Sunday, 12 July 2009

• A little Charlotte-time

  
  It was there, in the middle of a narrow 2-way muddy road, where I waved my goodbyes to my lovely girlfriends Celia and Julie as they climbed onto a minibus bound for the Airport. We could have opt for a more convenient method - have the cab pick us up at the hotel entrance - which would cost an extra 50 Baht, or prolly more.
  Instead we made an informed decision of flagging down a random cab on the roadside. Could save some moolah. Just that the luggage had to come along as we trekked our way towards the main road.

  

  We looked like penniless tourists getting lost in the middle of nowhere. The road condition (sand, mud and big-ass trucks both ways) isnt making the luggage-carrying easy on them. Didnt take too long before a minibus driver stopped infront of us.

  "Harllo! Where you going?"
  "We want to go to the Airport. How much?"
  "Airport? 300 Baht."
  "No no! Just the 2 of us (Julie signaling to both Celia and herself). 150, can?"
  "Airport...OKAY. 200!"
  All three of us shakes head simultaneously. And resumed our journey. We aint desperate yet. Cabs are aplently here.
  Half second later we hear the driver yell,
  "OKAY OKAY, 150. Come."

  Bingo. Another victory, for us. Stubborn and shameless negotiation is fast becoming our forte. 4 days in Koh Samui Thailand has given us some good useful training.

  Local time: 11.15am.
  They should be seated on the plane by now.
  They are leaving me behind. 
  Their flight to HongKong, as it turned out, leaves 5 hours before mine. Which means I have 5 hours of Charlotte-time. Alone. In a beautiful island all by myself.

  

  

  Chaweng is ze best.

  It just sucked that right now my perfect plan didnt turn out quite so well. Not yet.
  Im sitting in the Internet booth, staring into the unfriendly skies. Patiently waiting for the dark clouds to pass so I can head down to Chaweng's super-frigging-awesome white sandy beach all by myself, have a bottle of ice-cold beer in one hand and fresh pineapple in another and get some good suntan action going.

  11.27am
  Fuggit. Its raining. ARGH!

  Koh-Pun-Ka, Mr Clouds. Go away larhs!

   

  ZLOK from Koh Samui.

   

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