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I arrived into kho Pahngan via ferry and instantly fell in love with the place. I met a guy on the ferry called jack, he used to work here so gave me a quick tour. Everything is centred around hat rin. Its like a little backpacker village with a beach. All the restuaranted play movies or TV series, i used to like to start my day with an episode of family guy at the pla bla, but their food was like bin scrapings so i'd move on to the Casablanca for Friends and breakfast.
As you'd expect they show The Beach everywhere, i was trying not to be cliche and watch it but i met an israelie girl, tootie, who had never seen it and that crime had to be set straight. So i watched it once.
Its so easy to meet people in Kho Phangan. Everyone has the same mentality and parties until 6 in the morning, every night. My first night was mainly spent with an Irish and American duo, Daz and Pete. Pete was a huge scary lookin guy full of distain and misery, but i love the ioccassional miserable bas***d so he had me cracking up. The last hour of that night was spent avoiding man love, in particular from an israeli guy. He kept looking at me like i was his prince charming or something, and this guy was less subtle and more pushy than a Thai hooker. He wasnt taking my ever so subtle hints of "IM STRAIGHT, NOT INTERESTED" I eventually got saved by a thai guy who works in the beach bar. (i got to know him really well over the 10 days i was there, an absolute legend, proper hardcore) Im not sure how but i finished my night handing out biscuits to the locals which won me many friends.
The first 2 nights i stayed at the Pla Bla. An absolute dive!!I couldnt lock the door when i was in the room, it smelt, the air con had more of a sauna effect, reaching my room involved a suicidal walkover a really narrow hallway with no barriers preventing my falling 20ft the the ground and to top it off the toilet had no chain. Consequently i was dining out to go toilet for a few days (toilet talk is just for you fee)
I spent the rest of my time at the Phangan Bayshore resort. I had my own little bungalow by the beach with a hammock!! (i fell out of the hammock one night when drunk, much to the amusement of passing israelis) The poeple there are really cool, the night watchman guy used to play me a song on his giutar every night before i went bed. always like to spend a little time getting to know the owners, its a good way to understand thai people and more importantly, if they like you then you have more chance of escaping a late checkout fee.
I spent 4 days hangin out with this English girl jess. We went on a snoop dogg boat tour (no prizes for guessing why its called snoop dogg) It rained all day and this meant we couldnt go the best beaches. We did get to do some snorkelling. The rest of the group got out of the sea pretty fast shouting something about dangerous jellyfish. I stayed in as i was too preoccupied wondering what these wieird floaty see through things were that i kept seeing. (yes i was being special and they were jellyfish)
Amongst our favourite hangouts was the reggae magic bar. Everyone writes on on the floor, wall, tables in uv opaints. I continued to spread the word of granny rave. (it is slighhly worrying that i dont have my own ideas to spread throughout the globe and have to steal my sisters, but hey, i never claimed to be innovatibe Burton, just the superior one!! In there we met one crazy old english guy. Amonsgt his claims were that he is on the run from england, hes been in the Sun, he is Buddha, a woman and his name is god. The guy made about as much sense as paper candles. Had rin is a corrupt place. at the sunrise end of the beach they have mellow mountain.Here they pay the police so that they can sell "special shakes." Certainly the most expensive drink youll find in thailand.
After Jess went the last 5 days were the most fun ive ever had. I got in with a group of 8 israeli guys (they looked more jamaican), 2 americans, a canadian and a kiwi (also our token girl) My role within the group was lead drinker and lady boy attracter. The pool party was one of the best nights ever. I ended up soaking wet and lost. Never fear, there is always a thai guy on hand lookin toi make a quick dollar and take you home. Its like the israeli version of sprin break and they all came here in big groups. They can be hard to penetrate but once you do they are cool people. Only one annoiyed me, i told her i was from england and she tutted!! i pointed out to her that her dress was stuck in her knickers and walked off.
The full moon party was one of the best nights ever. I had been social networking all week so when i lost people i just bumped into another crowd. The attention seeking burton DNA in mer chose to where my "nobody knows im a lesbian" tshirt. Which worked a treat. I had about 20 photo requests and loads of random banter from it. True to form i bought the UV paints which also went down a treat. Pre full moon we were in the backyard pub painting loads of randomer making loads of friend. (whildt lidterning to a thai ladyboy band play the beatles and oasis)
The atomosphere at the party was just amazing. Ive never seen so many people up for a party in my life. The beach was packed and everyone was just going nuts. By the early hours i was falling over passed out people and there were couples at it all over the beach, insane!! The sunrise was awesome and i eventually made it too bed at god knows what time, (mid morning i think)My last night was proper emotional. We were all going our seperate ways so there was "i love you's" all over the place.
I went to kho tao with tootie on friday. Ill leave a blog for that later. Anyway, Kho Phangan is amazing, i cant fit it all in one blo, simply have to go back one day
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