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| Morning sketch. View from outside my room in Casa Jip, Patong, Phuket. I've always loved the power cables running along and outlining the city line! |
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| Fellow sunbathers... good day. |
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| Always love Au Bon Pain. |
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| These two Russian ladies from St Petersburg
came over to look at my sketch and we had a good laugh. She insists that
she's smaller (i.e. slimmer) than depicted in the picture and is
drinking milk. I agreed: it's milk made from barley, wheat and hops. |
This trip in February over the Chinese New Year period marks my tenth trip to Phuket. My first trip there was very memorable for various reasons:
- It was my first time to Phuket;
- It was my first flight on a budget airline (AirAsia);
- It was my first overseas trip with Terrel;
- I came back just days before the Boxing Day Tsunami.
Yes, you read the last point right, I was there that year - 2004.
I love the place - the locals are so warm and friendly. The culture is so free and easy, live and let live. AND I have yet to find a place where you can go from beach to shops to shopping mall all within minutes of each other.
Yes, I love Phuket. Don't be surprise if one day, I should retire on that island with my own ocean view bungalow while running a B&B-cum-bar.
