here's so much to write about phuket, I don't know what not to write about it. I guess I should start that I have never seen crystal clear waters in my entire life. Not once and that was the reason why I'm so hyped about Phuket in the first place...=)

and then there's the spa massage that I've always wanted to try because I know my muscles definitely need it for it has been long overdue....so i'm glad to say that i've tried it all!
in another note, i'm sure some of u would be alarmed that i'm sleeping in the same bed as my guy-friend (not boyfriend hor). I feel compelled to explain myself because that's not normally the social convention, and so to avoid misunderstandings in the future, I have personal reasons for this and I hope you don't judge me too poorly for my choices. It's simply that I cannot sleep alone in a foreign place because I tend to have night terrors if I do...so if any of you had been to chalet with me, will realise that I'm always sandwiched between people....and i never sleep well when I sleep alone....hahaha!
In any case, let's have a day-to-day account!

Day 1
On that morning, my father was still complaining why we brought such a huge lugguage for a 5 day trip....i chose not to argue with him at 5:30am in the morning because it was fruitless and it'll just spoil my wonderful mood for that day. It's just one of those generation gap instances where you know you'll be shopping like crazy and know that you need that extra space....

In any case, I'm already glad that my dad's sending chris and i down to the airport. So while we were there, the checkin counters hasn't opened yet, so we decided to cam-whore a little, and to draw out extra cash in case we needed it in phuket...
and when the counter opened, my dad smoothly went in queue and motioned for us kids to come over....we also smoothly cut queue amongst like 30 other waiting passengers...hahaha.....Singaporeans' kiasu forever!

So after washing off the sand the silt, we headed to the more famous beach above us...Patong beach for some shopping and sight-seeing. We ended up in Jung Ceylon where our shuttle bus (or rather, converted truck) alighted us. The reception strongly recommended this place so Chris and I were wondering what's the hype about.

Apparently, this mall is huge. I cannot stress the immensity of it. We didn't even manage to finish walking all of it in one afternoon and that's not even mentioning the outdoor stands. In any case, I bought my DKNY (di ku nei yi aka. underwear) here. I think cat remembers the bra shop in vivo that closed down. I found the exact same model for like less than half the price! eh, bras in Singapore are expensive ok? Although they cost 900baht for 2, it's still a steal. I don't really care if I'm eating into 1/5 of my spending money...=X

So people, when you want to go underwear shopping, please go to thailand, they have good quality bras for much lower prices. Even Wacoal and Truimph is cheaper there...

After Jung Celyon, we went around Patong to shop and I bought a few more items for my friends and family...and chanced upon this 'ice-kachang' stall parked alongside...it brought back old memories of how the ice-kachang man near my nanny's house used his hands on the grinder rather than the automated machines...some long-forgotten charms =)

medication at all! they are VERY clean and although flies surround them, they are not the least dirty. Of course, you need to also have a reasonable level of immune system first=)

at night, we went to the famous Simon cabaret show...it was a really huge production with fabulous costumes and we enjoyed every minute of it! Oh yes, and i'll never hear "Barbie Girl" by Aqua the same way again....*disturbed*BUT! the girls are all so pretty! It just goes to show that gender is not synonymous with sex...HAHA *yays feminine literature*

While on Phi Phi don, which is one of the 2 islands of Phi Phi Islands connected by a tombola (or a stretch of sandy land built up by deposits of the longshore drift aka waves), I was throwing coral reefs and rocks at Chris for making fun at me....I found a heart shaped, duo coloured rock! How sweet right? It's the best souvenir Phuket has given me!

So we headed back to shore all wet, salty and sticky to bathe and rest for the night. It was exhausting and so we turned in at about 9:15pm Thai time....hahahaha....but we played Tai-di everyday la...got so much to learn from the master (Chris) himself and discovered many of the flaws in my playing...=D

So we walked down the street and there were many 'boys' calling us to go in here and there.I call them boys because they look so young and feminine. They are not transvestites, just very fresh and young looking boys. We went into a few of the many cabaret shows and it really shocked us to see why they are famous. The clubs are almost like a shop selling bodies. It's that obvious that they want you to bring them back for a night of 'favours' because after the cabaret show, the guys will line up in front and sway their almost naked bodies (save for the briefs and the number tag) in front of the audience. You can feel like it's a silent competition, to see who yields first, you or the guys and they somehow know, that many people have yielded first by calling their numbers out etc. It's a pretty eye-opening sight.

In short, they sell sex, and they're not embarassed by it. And I've also seen things that I'll only tell my closest friends if they ask. HAHA...i guess social taboos prohibit me from discussing them here.

But we later went to the Boat Bar, which is featured in many of the travel books we read and it was not disappointing at all! They had performers from the Simon Cabaret show and were superb lip-singers. HAHA! Plus, the cute guy we both liked and took picture with (see above) was performing out favourite song - For Your Entertainment. He almost renacted the whole MTV awards scandalous scene, but more toned down. I'll like to think he didn't kiss a guy is because he's straight =X

Oh well...what are the chances...but he's really cute in real life!

So this is the end! We didn't do very much except do a lot of last minute shopping (my purple bag being one of those) because Chris wanted to spend all his baht there and I didn't do very much except politely nod and give my opinion. HAHA...was broke at the end of the trip la that's why...=X

We also went across the beach on the last day to say goodbye and take some more photos before we left. It's pretty sad that we have to go =( I was quite tired to show any real emotion, but I think Chris was more affected...HAHA, he stayed out at the beach the entire afternoon while I took a nap at the hotel lobby.

But we did take some interesting pictures! I never did a jump shot before and thanks to buddy's wonderful idea, why not take a jump shot against this beautiful backdrop?