Dear Pink Bloggie
My Phuket trip was absolutely fun and amazing:) Even though it was only a weekend trip, I enjoyed myself very much. On the night of my arrival, my parents and I checked into this four star hotel, the Royal Paradise located in the heart of Patong Beach. The room that we were assigned to was much better than I had expected. The room looked new and comfortable. It even had a balcony! Looking out from the balcony, I could actually see beautiful scenery of mountains. It was absolutely fantastic!
I must say that Patong Beach is a very happening place! There were prostitutes, gigolos, mamasan boys and lots of massage parlours. Just opposite our hotel, there was a gay bar full of lady boys. Oh my gosh! The lady boys were so much prettier than me. Jealous jealous!!! All thanks to the cosmetic surgery that they have gone through. Every night, the lady boys would actually put up a free parade to attract customers to their gay bars. How interesting!
Phuket is a place for Caucasians. Everywhere we went, we would see bunch of Caucasians hanging around. In fact, most of them were Australians! Australian dollars are going very strong lately so it is definitely a great time for the Australians to go Phuket where everything sold here is cheap and affordable:) Also, there were lots of bars at Patong beach. Nightlife at Patong is very exciting and happening:) There were prostitutes walking around, hoping to find a guy to sleep around with. It's really an eye opening for me!!!
Morning arrived and I woke up early to have a full American buffet breakfast. The food at the hotel was really great:) Everything tasted so yummy:) After breakfast, my parents and I headed down to the Patong Beach. I must say the beach was really nice. It was beautiful!!!!:) The currents were so strong as if I was gonna swept away by the strong currents! I had a fun time playing with the strong sea waves. We spent three hours at the beach. I wanted to try activities such as Jet Ski and parachute but to no avail. I really want to head back to Patong again and try out those activities. There were just so much things to do at Phuket. I have not headed down to Phi Phi island and James Bond island to try out snorkeling. If I have the chance again, I would wanna head back to Phuket with my parents again:)
After having fun at the beach, my parents and I headed back to our hotel to have a shower. After that, we headed down to the Patong Seafood Restaurant. All the seafood were sold at cheap prices. Can you believe it? One big fresh oyster costs at only $50 baht. We were too spoilt for choices! Haha:) After finishing the sumptuous meal, we walked down the Patong street. There were lots of things sold here. Can you believe it? I even saw DS, PSP, IPHONE being put up for sale. Then, I spotted this Hello Kitty shop where they sell all sorts of Hello Kitty stuff at a much cheaper price than the Sanrio shops here. I bought quite a lot of hello kitty stuff. I had a fun time choosing all those hello kitty accessories from earrings to laptop cases. The prices were damn cheap so there was no need for a bargain:)
After shopping at Patong street, we headed down to Jungceylon, the largest shopping centre at Patong beach. I saw this PAUL FRANK bag that costs at around $1450 Baht. Mum wanted to buy it for me but I declined because I thought it was quite expensive. Now, I sort of regretted for not buying it! I wonder if we have Paul Frank stores in Singapore because I have not spotted any so far! There were also Robinson Shopping Centre there. I was pretty amazed when I saw ROBINSON. I think Jungceylon is great because there is even a mini musical fountain there. After our shopping trip, we headed back to our hotel:) I thought it should be ten plus at night when we reached the lobby:)
I thought my parents and I were pretty lucky that night. We managed to meet an Uncle who has always been conducting city tours for Singaporeans. We managed to hire a private car with Chauffeur for only $1500 Baht. It so much cheaper than the normal price!!!!:) When we checked with other travel agencies, they charge more than that. So it was really a great deal!!!:) Haha!!!:)
The next morning , we then realised that the Chauffeur is related to that Uncle we have met. Both of them are Mr Koh and they were brothers!;) Hahaha!!!:) Then, Mr Koh told us that they helped tourists to book hotel rooms and other tours. Think, I can find him again the next time I head to Phuket because my parents have his name card:) Haha!!!:)
The city tour was amazing:) All sorts of activities were available. There were Go-Karting, Shooting, Paintball and elephant trekking:) I have only tried Go-Karting and elephant trekking. The next time, I wanna try out shooting and Paintball:) Haha!!!;) Then, Mr Koh drove us to the Old Phuket town for another shopping spree:) I thought the things sold at Patong was already very cheap but things sold at the Old Phuket Town was much cheaper:) I found another good place to shop around. I bought a green Beverly Hills Polo bag at only S$6, around $149 baht. Also, I managed to find a Hello Kitty Boutique where they were selling Hello Kitty clothings for youngsters like me. Oh, I can't find it in Singapore! Another fruitful shopping spree at Phuket!:) After shopping, Mr Koh drived my parents and I to the airport to catch our flight. At the airport, I spotted good food again. I tried Chester's Grill. It was yummy!!!:) Then, I also spotted Dunking Donuts!!!:) I didn't know there was Dunking Donuts at Phuket:) My Phuket trip has finally come to an end and it was time to head back to Singapore:) If I have the chance, I would definitely go Phuket again:) Good island for all sorts of activities:):)