So my flight here was on the 19th June. The night of the 18th/morning of the 19th was Ko Pha Ngan's infamous full moon party. I knew I had to take it easy, just the 2 buckets of vodka this time. The usual happened, I lost Brad, met a brummy courtesy of my Villa shirt, got mugged by a Thai girl while asleep on the beach (luckily the pocket she picked only had about 200 baht (just over 3 quid) in it) and I woke up hungover on the beach with sand all over my body which now even 3 showers later I still continue to find. I then had to make my way home to the bar where I'd left all my luggage. After saying all my goodbyes (including Brad who will stay on in Thailand another month) I headed to the pier for the midday Ferry to Ko Samui which has the nearest airport.
The ferry was extremely sombre, or should I say, hungover. Everyone had a bottle of water in their hand, paint still on their face and nobody talked. After a transfer to the airport I got to experience Samui aiport. It's quite amazing. Imagine a regular airport, with terminals, check in desks and luggage desks, but all outside. Roofs only covered the desks and terminals themselves, the walks in between were all outdoor. It was like walking through a town, parks, gardens, fountains, benches and courtyards. Aftter meeting another fellow brummy and Villa fan from Erdington courtesy of the Villa shirt I was still wearing, I proceeded to fly to Singapore.
Upon arrival I grabbed my luggage, checked an internet station for cheap hotels and proceeded to get some money out. Before realising I had no idea what the money was worth. I thought 100 dollars would cover me, but that turned out to be around 37 pounds. I've had bad experiences with taxis from airports, the drivers seem to see you as walking cash machines. So I headed to the underground system and asked the lady at the desk which station was closest to my hotel.
The hotel was in Geylang, about halfway between the main shopping centre, The Orchard and the airport, about a 12 minute ride either side. After a good night's sleep I decided to become a tourist again. Too many times in Ko Phangan, after being a resident of 5 weeks, I was the one advising the newcomers where all the hotspots were. Now I was a full on tourist, snapping photos and crossing the road whilst reading a map. After a bit of shopping I went to see the new Incredible Hulk film, then headed to the DHL balloon, a tethered hot air balloon that rises 150 meteres into the sky, I couldn't wait. It was closed for yearly maintenance. Darn. So as it began to get dark I headed to the night safari, which is where you get to view all the nocturnal animals up close and personal, I'll put up some pictures later.
Today I made up for the lack of a hot air balloon by going up the Singapore Flyer, a big wheel exactly the same as the London Eye. I'm now at the airport waiting for my flight to Sydney where I shall encounter my first family member for 3 months. I'm meeting my Dad who has brought along my treasured Hawaiian shirt I had inexplicably forgotten to bring on this trip. Theres alot I hope to achieve in Australia, lets see what happens. First things first, lets see if they let me in on this working visa.
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