February 15, 2009

• Krabi!

  The sand and sun! Visiting Krabi with a bunch of friends has been on my list of things do this summer. A group of 6 of us were there. I went 3 days later on February 8th while all the others were there since the 5th. I wanted to spend some time with other friends. Time was really short for me, just 3 weeks in total was barely enough to do everything I've set out to do. Anyway, Krabi, Thailand. A nice sunny tropical getaway renown for it's beaches, corals and spectacular rock formations. One of the Bond movies was filmed here. AirAsia made getting to this place easy for a fee of RM300 for a return flight from Kuala Lumpur. It's quite easy to get around Krabi with the number of cabs around.

  

  

   
    

  I was to meet the rest at Au Railay West beach, which was accessible by long boat. It cost around 80 bath (RM8), one way. The beach itself was pretty good, loaded with cafes and tourist, mostly European. I was unaware it was a nude beach. Upon getting to Railay I linked up with the rest and jumped straight into the water. we wanted to head to a nearby beach north of Railay but was detered by rocks. I fell down chasing a mudskipper, sustaining some cuts to my arm.

  

  We spent most of the day at the beach, either in the water, sunbathing, playing sports or just cam-whoring. When it gets dark a totally new set of activities emerge. Hitting the pubs! Of course we needed to wash up first. Dinner was classically and authentically thai with the standard sets of tomyum kung (prawn), green curry chicken, yellow curry, with random types of fish and vegs.

  
  

  I'll leave it to the imaginations of the masses of what happens when we drink. All I'll say is that I've seen different colours of the friends I knew. Not to worry, no one got drunk - only really high, but sober (or at least that's what they claim). Drinks there were relatively cheap, on average about 140 bath (RM14) for a cocktail and 70 bath (RM7) for shots. We really drank alot. It was a little over done unexpectedly when we bumped into a bunch of Swedish tourist who invited us for drinks. Too bad we didn't talk too much. They left halfway without saying goodbye at the end of the session. They probably found us too quiet and boring. Oh what to do. We're Asian =P

  Bumped into this kitten during the first night. It's so fluffy I called it Fluff. It's not it's name of course. I had a good laugh when it "attacked" Elisa who's afraid of cats

  
  Left: Roti (basically prata, but with a difference. Usually coated with condense milk. Right: Kayaking on the second day

  
  Left: Scooting around town. Bike rental was just 140 bath a day (RM14!!!) Right: Typical sight at town.

   
  Left: Horse shoe crap. Texture was like gum. Right: Anyone wanna get high?

   

  After two night at Railay we were ready to head back to a more happening environment back in Ao Nang. It was mainly shopping, eating and feeling the reluctance to head home. Although spending 3 days shorter than the rest, I really enjoyed myself at Krabi. Kap Kun Cap Krabi!

         

  
  Me, Yasmeen, Elisa, Aun Ling, Julian and Marc

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