Thursday, November 23, 2006

Koh Phi Phi Remixed

Hello,
So my orginal post just got erased when my computer just crashed, which is a bit annoying, however, my dedication to you, the people, has pushed me beyond giving up. So here we go again...

Joanna and I ended staying on Koh Phi Phi for longer than we expected, a full three nights actually. It was really nice to get to spend some time in one place and get to know it a bit. We stayed at this hotel on long beach and stayed in a little bungallow that was way too hot but very close to the beach. The first day out Joanna got very burnt and got sun stroke. She did try to be careful, but we all know how white she is. No really, she's totally white it's insane. Anyway, we got carried away snorkeling on the beach and I burt my back too, but also got tanned which was dope. Needless to say Joanna isn't as pale anymore(Joanna is protesting me writing any of it and hitting me, but we all know the truth). Everynight we spent on Ko Phi Phi was spent in Ton Sai, the main port there. it is only a short but expensive five minute long tail boat ride away from the beach we were staying on. The longtail boats are thin wodden boats with a car engine mounted to the rudder and a long shaft for the propeller to steer with. To steer the boat, they turn the whole motor to do so. I found out that Ko Phi Phi was one of the islands that was hit the worst in Thailand by the tsunami. The death toll was up around three thousand, which is very high, and very devastating for the main tourist destination in Thailand. Ton Sai is located on a peninsula that connects two parts of the island and the tsunami hit Ton Sai from both sides of the Peninsula. Very sad. Not that there is any evidence of the damage left though, although I here that most of the locals who live there now are new to the island since after the tsunami. Most of the bars on the island are on the beach and our favourite, Hippies Bar was no different. The Bar has nightly fire shows in which locals dance with Poi Balls( Chain with lit sandbags at the end) and staves lit at both ends. It is pretty cool to see. The first night we went there was a stage game of musical chairs. The prize was a bottle of vodka or a bucket of redbull, vodka and cocacola for second and third places. So naturally, Jo and I volunteered. The group of brits we were with volunteered aswell. When there were only five chairs left, the game changed. In order to get sit down in a chair, you had to get an item from the audiance that the host asked for. The items started off innocent; a straw, a cigarette. From there came a black bra(which Jo gave to one of the brits we were with) then a condom, then lastly male boxer shorts. The last was by far the most hillarious, because a man (presumably very inebriated) just dropped his shorts in front of everyone and threw them at our friend, who ended up winning. After the game there was dancing and the dance floor was made of raised sand with plexi-glass slabs on top of it. And that was pretty much our time on Koh Phi Phi. Wake up, beach, boat to ton sai, eat Roti(thai pancakes) lemon shakes, smoke, dance, boat home. We both had a great time but were ready to move on. I got an email from Kirsten, one of the brits we became good friends with in Chiang Mai saying that she was on Koh Lanta, so the next day we took a boat to Koh Lanta and met them on the beach. I would write about our time here and post pictures but I'm still choked about the post getting erased.
I'll post more soon...ish
I need to go dance with Brits and Sweeds
Later
Ben... and Joanna, even though she's not writing this. But she's been saying that she will this whole trip. we will see won't we?
Love you guys.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think you should quit smoking!

Anonymous said...

that sounds fucking amazing and i love thinking about Joanna hitting you as you write about how pale she is.

Anonymous said...

i agree with your mother. stop smoking!
<3 mollie

Anonymous said...

Oh man, I've read every post so far. I'm so incredibly jealous! The trip sounds absolutely amazing, and sirsly lolin at Jo's whiteness. Ben's gonna come back a black man, and Jo won't have changed colour. Hahaha.

I get so happy reading about your adventurezzzzz

Scott said...

you SMOKE?!?!

BEN!!!!!

that would totally freak me out about the tsunami. natural disasters terrify me. thanks for going this year and not last.

benjo said...

Don't hate me because I'm Beautiful! You're all racists!
*Ben Imitating Joanna's reaction to comments*