thirty first.....bacardi

3.1.08.
6.45AM...ALARM.
7.00AM...SHOWER.
7.20AM...HADN'T UNPACKED...SO DIRTIES IN TO DIRTY BAG...CLEAN WEAR ON.
7.40AM...BREAKFAST...NO BREAD!...JUST A COFFEE WILL DO.
8.00AM...HANDED IN KEY...GOT DEPOSIT BACK PLUS PASSPORT.
8.20AM...IN TUK TUK ON THE WAY TO FERRY PORT...200 BAHT.
8.45AM...FERRY PORT...COFFEE...BOUGHT TICKETS...300 BAHT EACH.
1030AM...SPEEDING ACROSS THE WATER...SOME THAI GUY SINGER ON TV SCREEN TRYING TO BE FUNNY...SO UNFUNNY...THOUGH I HAVE TO ADMIT I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND A WORD HE WAS SAYING...HAD A BRANDY AND LEMONADE.
11.40...DOCKED...FAIRLY PLEASANT JOURNEY...PASSPORTS STAMPED.
12.05PM...IN TAXI TO PANTAI BEACH.
12.35PM...TAXI DROPS US OFF AT PANTAI BEACH GUESTHOUSE...NO ROOMS AVAILABLE TO SATURDAY...OUCH...I'D CHECKED THE NET AND THEY HAD PLENTY TWO DAYS AGO...PLUS THE PRICE AS DOUBLED!...IT'S A PLACE WE WANNA STAY BECAUSE IT'S NEAR THE BEACH IN A NICE AREA...SO I BOOK FOUR DAYS STARTING SATURDAY...GOTTA FIND A PLACE TO STAY FOR TWO NIGHTS NOW...SINCE MINIBUS FROM THAILAND WE'VE MADE A COUPLE OF FRIENDS...THEY STAYED IN THE MUSLIM HOTEL AND CAME IN THE TUK TUK WITH US AND ARE WITH US NOW IN THE SAME POSITION...BEING A BIT YOUNGER AND A BIT MORE SPRIGHTLY THEY SET OF TO LOOK FOR A PLACE...WE BOOKED INTO THE NEAREST OVERPRICED HOTEL...FOR TWO NIGHTS IT'LL DO.
2.00PM...OUR NEW FOUND ALLIES JOIN US AT THE WATER HOLE OPPOSITE OUR HOTEL...THEY'D HAD NO LUCK...EVERY WHERE DECENT WAS BOOKED.
3.00PM...2,3 BEERS LATER WE ARE ALL TRYING TO PUT THE WORLD TO RIGHTS.
3.20PM...WE ARE IN MALAYSIA AND I'VE JUST TASTED THE BEST THAI FRIED CHICKEN RICE.
4.30PM...BACK AT HOTEL...OUR FRIENDS BOOK IN TOO.
4.50PM...SHOWER.
6.30PM...OUT STROLLING...NU INVESTS IN TWO NEW TOPS...ITS VERY QUIET.
7.15PM...BEACH.
7.50PM...IKEA DEBRIS RESTAURANT...HAM AND CHEESE TOASTIE...OH DEAR...FANTASTIC STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE.
9.05PM...WALKING BACK TO HOTEL.
9.35PM...TELE DON'T WORK...READING...GOODNIGHT.


4.1.08.
8.05AM...DIDN'T SLEEP TO WELL...NOT SURE WHETHER I'M HAPPY WITH THE BED.
8.25AM...COFFEE.
8.45AM...SHOWER.
10.00AM...THE STREETS ARE QUIET...LOOKING FOR BREAKFAST...EVERYWHERE CLOSED.
1045AM...WALKED TO SUN CAFE...CLOSED!...IT SAID WESTERN BREAKFAST ON MENU WHEN I READ IT LAST NIGHT...NU ASKS SOMEONE...ITS FRIDAY...HOLY DAY...OH AND OUCH.
11.30AM...THE CHINESE IS OPEN...WE SIT DOWN...CHINKY MAN IN DIRTY TROUSERS ASKS IF WE WANT SPRING ROLLS...NO...COFFEE WILL DO...ARE SURE YOU DON'T WANT SPRING ROLLS...YES...COFFEE WILL DO!
11.40AM...COFFEE ARRIVES WITH CARNATION SWEETENED MILK...OUCH.
11.45AM...DO YOU HAVE FRESH MILK?
11.48AM...CHINKY RETURNS WITH POWDERED MILK!
11.55AM...TASTING COFFEE.
12.05PM...AFTER 3 SIPS PAY 4 RIGGETT AND LEAVE...[6.5 TO THE POUND].
12.30PM...BAR/RESTAURANT JUST OPENED...IN WE GO...NU HAD OMELLETTE...JUST COFFEE FOR ME.
1.30PM...STILL AT SAME OUTLET...THAI FRIED CHICKEN RICE...NOT AS GOOD AS YESTERDAY'S.
5.00PM...BACK IN ROOM...NEED SHOWER.
5.30PM...ON BED...READING.
7.30PM...TASTE BUDS SAY PIZZA.
8.05PM...T.JAYS...NUMBER 1 PIZZA PLACE IN TOWN...APPARENTLY?
8.30PM...SALAMI/MUSHROOM PIZZA...HOW MUCH SALT!?...NU HAD FISH AND CHIPS...STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE TO DIE FOR...HAD TWO!
9.35PM...HEADING BACK TO ROOM.


5.1.08.
8.10AM...DON'T THINK I SLEPT THE LAST TWO HOURS...PROBABLY DID...IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL LIKE I DID...AT ABOUT 3AM I SAT EATING MALTESES ON THE SIDE OF THE BED...STRANGE NIGHT...TOO MUCH SALT ON THAT PIZZA I RECKON.
8.25AM...COFFEE.
8.50AM...SHOWER.
9.45AM...SITTING ON BED...PACKED AND READY TO GO...MOVING TO OUR LITTLE HUT BY BEACH TODAY...GOTTA A FRIDGE AND WE CAN COOK FOR OURSELVES.
10.10AM...DROP BAGS OFF AT RECEPTION...HUT NOT AVAILABLE TO NOON.
10.45AM...MUSLIM BREAKFAST PLACE...TASTY CHEESE OMELLETTE...CAPPUCINO OK.
11.30AM...DEPARTMENT LIKE STORE...10 CANS OF BEER TO CHRISTIAN OUR FRIDGE...BOTTLE OF ROSE...AND NU AS NEW FLIP FLOPS...WITH HER TWO NEW TOPS AND TROUSERS SHE HAD MADE UP IN VIETNAM...SHE'S GETTING QUITE 'WITH IT'.
12.55PM...SETTLING IN TO OUR NEW ABODE.
1.40PM...NU SENDS ME OUT FOR SUPPLIES...CORNFLAKES/MILK/BREAD/BUTTER/TUNA AND TOMS.
2.35PM...READING...WELL HOT...WELL STICKY...MIGHT HAVE A SHOWER...MIGHT HAVE A BACARDI?
2.50PM...BACARDI AND COKES!
4.00PM...MATT AND VICKI...OUR TRAVEL COMPANIONS JOIN US.
5.30PM...TINA JOINS US.
7.00PM...A DUTCH COUPLE JOIN US.
7.30PM...NU MAKES TUNA/TOM SANDWICHES.
9.00PM...TWO IRISH GIRLS JOIN US...THE PARTY IS HAPPENING...BACARDI AND BEER FLOWING.
11.30PM...3 LITRE BOTTLES OF BACARDI AND SEVERAL BEERS LATER...TIME FOR BED.


6.1.08.
9.30AM...FEEL ROTTEN.
10.00AM...TOAST/CORNFLAKES/COFFEE.
10.30AM...WHOLE BODY ENERGILESS.
11.00AM...MORE COFFEE/PARACETEMOL.
12.10PM...UNDERWATER SEA WORLD...FISH GALORE...BIG/SMALL...THE BEAUTIFUL/THE UGLY...IF YOU EVER COME TO LANKAWI...IT'S A MUST SEE!
3.00PM...BACK IN HUT.
3.15PM...IN BED.
5.25PM...TIME TO GET UP...GOING FOR A MEAL WITH MATT AND VICKI AT 6.00PM.
6.30PM...RESTAURANT...POTATO AND LEEK SOUP...LOVELY...SIRLION STEAK?...NOT AS SIRLION AS I WOULD LIKE...STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE...DELICIOUS.
9.00PM...PLAYING CARDS...MATT EXPLAINING GAME...CUPPA TEA.
11.00PM...BED.


CUPPA TEA.

BYE FOR NOWZ.