where thoughts materialise.

So we're into the sixth version of my blog after the last version hung around for a year or so.

Now, a bit of info on this image. This photo was taken one lovely spring afternoon, featuring the iconic Old Well from the UNC Chapel Hill campus. I would like to think of this image as a tribute to my time in UNC Chapel Hill, the awesome friends I made and the memories I now hold dear.

A milestone in my life indeed.

I've dropped the tagboard cos its useless and taking eons to load. But thanks to Angela who helped me set it up, I still do like and will miss the pink interface.

So yeah, it's the sixth one you fellas!

Yours.

27 April 2008

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Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Day 2 - Krabi Town to Phi Phi Don Island
Good morning, and morning does start early in Krabi town. The cock-of-a-rooster downstairs could not stop cocka-doodling since 3am as we awoke for breakfast at 8am. Being the only ones they were serving breakfast to at that time, we were given special attention which was a little unnerving but that also meant we had speedy service.
This day, we await transfer to Klong Ch'lad Pier to be ferried for Phi Phi "Paradise" Island.
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So the bus arrives at our doorstep earlier than expected and I had to give up checking my emails by the internet station that seemed to run on a 28.8k modem. And from this point on, it would become apparent, till the very last day, that we would find ourselves the only Asians where-ever we went (not counting the locals of course). We boarded a super sardine-packed bus for the pier and we finally on course to PP.
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And on the ferry, no one seemed to want to sit within the air-conditioned interiors and started spilling onto the deck, which we gladly did so as well. Truth to be told, everyone on the deck looked like a scene where survivors were ferried from the Titanic ruins to New York. But 1.5 hours of a journey to PP means we had a gd time to tan and slack as the oceanic winds blew past.

As we steered into Ton Sai bay, we set foot onto PP's pier, where as you can see, is still dilapidated by the destruction of the tsuinami. We transferred to our hotel's long boat service and were whisked away to Bay View Resort, a 5 min boat ride from the pier. Bay View was good.
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So what you see above are namely the beach in front of our resort where we spent a good deal of the afternoon swimming and tanning at. Also, our dinner at a restaurant set against the picturesque Ton Sai bay. We walked round the village and ended up at the notorious Apache Bar for drinks while Man U and Liverpool fought it out on the big screens.

Everything was overly touristy, made-for-tourists shops and services sprung from every corner as we quickly got bored. And yes, we were still the only Asians around.

The next day would be yet another highlight of the trip - our day out around the Phi Phi chain of islands for snorkelling and kayaking.

We slept well, and there were no roosters around.

nimgnoy let the night fall at 10:47 AM

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