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I woke up on the morning if the 29th feeling more like a new 9 year old than 19 year old but oh well..very excited! Our room here is amazing and I have a humungous super king bed (best night's sleep in the world) buut it's not exactly the darkest of rooms (complete contrast to our room in KL) so we don't sleep in that late! I awoke to some lovely birthday emails and messages and had a real live birthday card from the cohens..so exciting! Tess had put together the most amazing birthday video EVER. Seriously you have got to see it and thank you soso much to everyone for taking the time to record a video and of course to my wonderful travel bud Tess who spent all that time putting it together..I was wondering why she always sat away from me with her earplugs in studying her phone so intently..at least I know I don't smell! I also recieved some M&S shortbread which was sorely missed and predictably was gone by the end if the day..oops! Tess and I then went out for breakfast - yes our hotel (love saying that and not hostel) provides an included buffet breakfast yey) - and then went back to prepare to go out for our long awaited luxurious massage.
We got a tuktuk into town, of course securing an extra discount as it was my birthday, and went to this delicious smelling spa we'd walked past the day before. We threw caution to the wind and decided to treat ourselves to the 'signature massage' (big thanks to my wonderful mother for chipping in to help us celebrate!!). We were soon greeted by two ladies called Nam and Toi and were very excited when they started calling us Miss Tess and Miss Flo..it was 'Miss Flo would you like to turn over' and 'Miss Tess how is the pressure for you' the whole time and took us far away from the grungey backpackers we'd become!! First we had a foot wash in matching robes in this little massage suite just for us and they they rubbed us over to open our pores or something?! We were given robes and slippers and predictably mine looked far too big and Tess' looked a bit too small..such is the story of our lives! We were them sent to the steam room for 10 minutes complete with cold towels and water. They sort of treated us like their dollies rolling us this way and that, dressing us and leading us around..was rather nice not to think though! We were collected and taken back to our suite for our massage which was AMAZING. We had the proper head holes in the bed and satin sheets and air con and music and it was just lovely :) we were very sad when it was over!
After that we were feeling very healthy albeit somewhat oily so we went for a scrummy salad at a salad bar next door. We then popped back to the hotel in a tuktuk..with another discount :) we spent the rest of the afternoon catching up with friends and family and lying by the pool. That evening we decided that we should probably try to look nice so scrubbed ourselves up and actually put on make up for the first time in forever!! Weird experience! At the reception I was very excited to be given a cake which I dutifully carried around all night but didn't get to sample until the following morning., I was so full! We started with drinks in this posh bar in town and whilst Tess's Cosmo was delicious..my attempts to try out a James Bond favourite fell short as I discovered at the grand age of 19 that he was wrong. Martinis are yucky!!! We also treated ourselves to nibbles and were feeling very satisfied when we set off for dinner. We ate at the Hard Rock Cafe for a bit of fun but had the most bonkers waiter ever! Of course the prospect of bottomless drinks was also very exciting so we had a lovely meal whilst listening to some catawalling Thai girls on the stage outside!!
We returned tired but thoroughly satisfied and I had had a lovely birthday :) my family all know that I will drag my birthday out for a while (lucky Tess escapes from me today) but looking forward to looking back on my 19th in Phuket, Thailand!!
Lots of love, Flo (and Tess) x x x
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Joanna/Mum Happy birthday darling! Missed you but looking forward to celebrating with you in May! Cohens have a super hol and Flo, happy safe travels and looking forward to hearing of all the excitements of China, take care! Xxx
YKW Happy Birthday my love, missing you like crazy but your day sounds as if it was A-MA-ZING!!!!