Patong
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August 4th – 12.30PM
Location: Kata Beach, Phuket.
At present, I am sat on Kata beach watching the emerald waves go out, thankfully it is beach is a lot less popular therefore more relaxing. I hope that soon I will find a completed secluded beach somewhere whilst I am in Thailand. My netbook is definitely coming in handy because the versatility has allowed me to write a blog updates in a stunning location. Tracy is sitting beside me, topping up her tan before she returns to the Australian winter on Wednesday evening.
We left the school as planned on Friday evening and stayed in Patong which is the most popular town for tourists in Phuket. There are an endless amount of street vendors constantly asking if you’d like to buy a DVD, have a massage or get a tuk tuk. Despite how many times you pass them in a day they will continue asking and this becomes very frustrating very quickly. Patong’s nightlife is located on Bangla Road and is mostly made up of small bars with ladyboys dancing on a podium all night long and other various tourist delights. The most shocking and unpleasant thing to see was the huge amount of old Caucasian men with beautiful Thai women.
I would have avoided Patong altogether but to mark the completion of the CELTA course we chose to dance the night away in a nightclub on Saturday. As it is low season, the club we chose called ‘ClubLime’ wasn’t too full but the Thai DJ, who had dreadlocks down to his bum, was very talented and played a selection of good house, trance and minimal beats. A few gin and tonics later, Tracy and I danced for hours on end.
Sunday was a day that I will definitely not forget for a long time. We woke up and went shopping around 11a.m and for the following three hours my stomach churned from nervous anticipation because I was booked in to have my first tattoo. I was very excited because the design was beautiful and exactly what I wanted but I had no idea what the pain would be like and I really hoped I would be able to cope with it.
When I arrived at 90 Nine Tattoo, Barney who is the owner and is originally from North London chatted to me whilst Chatchai, the tattooist, drew up the stencil. Twenty minutes was spent by me asking Barney to explain what it feels like and how painful it is to which he said, expect the worst and hopefully it will not be that bad. The time came for me to lie on my front and wait for the needle to be dragged across my skin. To my surprise and elation, when Chatchai began the work it didn’t even feel painful at all. In fact, I had to try to refrain myself from flinching because the sound of the vibrations was making my spine tingle uncontrollably. The outline took two hours which I sat through continuously and the shading took another hour. Overall, I’d say that I didn’t find the tattoo painful although the shading can feel uncomfortable at times. I’d certainly prefer to get a tattoo over getting muscle cramp, period pains or stubbing a toe!
Chatchai is a very talented tattooist and he has won Thai competitions for freehand work, he made me feel very comfortable and I’m sure I will return in the future for more. It is true what they say, tattoos are addictive and over the next few years I would like to complete an artwork on my whole back.
On our last day in Patong, we went on a full day tour of the Phi Phi Islands which was a great experience with beautiful scenery although it is unfortunate that it is spoilt by huge amounts of tourists that visit the islands on a daily basis. We travelled to each island on a speed boat and Tracy and I chose to sit at the front which was extremely adventurous. The boat went speeding over waves 3 metres in height which would result in a very hard collision with the sea underneath, in total this made up 4 hours of the day but I thought it was the most fun. Even three young men who sat at the front couldn’t bear the feeling of the collisions and they were holding onto each other for their lives which made fantastic entertainment.
The day ended with a move to Kata, an evening meal and a quick return to our hotel room because we were so exhausted. I had the pleasure of watching ‘Flight of the Concords’ for the first time yesterday before going sleep, an excellent programme indeed.
Location: Kata Beach, Phuket.
At present, I am sat on Kata beach watching the emerald waves go out, thankfully it is beach is a lot less popular therefore more relaxing. I hope that soon I will find a completed secluded beach somewhere whilst I am in Thailand. My netbook is definitely coming in handy because the versatility has allowed me to write a blog updates in a stunning location. Tracy is sitting beside me, topping up her tan before she returns to the Australian winter on Wednesday evening.
We left the school as planned on Friday evening and stayed in Patong which is the most popular town for tourists in Phuket. There are an endless amount of street vendors constantly asking if you’d like to buy a DVD, have a massage or get a tuk tuk. Despite how many times you pass them in a day they will continue asking and this becomes very frustrating very quickly. Patong’s nightlife is located on Bangla Road and is mostly made up of small bars with ladyboys dancing on a podium all night long and other various tourist delights. The most shocking and unpleasant thing to see was the huge amount of old Caucasian men with beautiful Thai women.
I would have avoided Patong altogether but to mark the completion of the CELTA course we chose to dance the night away in a nightclub on Saturday. As it is low season, the club we chose called ‘ClubLime’ wasn’t too full but the Thai DJ, who had dreadlocks down to his bum, was very talented and played a selection of good house, trance and minimal beats. A few gin and tonics later, Tracy and I danced for hours on end.
Sunday was a day that I will definitely not forget for a long time. We woke up and went shopping around 11a.m and for the following three hours my stomach churned from nervous anticipation because I was booked in to have my first tattoo. I was very excited because the design was beautiful and exactly what I wanted but I had no idea what the pain would be like and I really hoped I would be able to cope with it.
When I arrived at 90 Nine Tattoo, Barney who is the owner and is originally from North London chatted to me whilst Chatchai, the tattooist, drew up the stencil. Twenty minutes was spent by me asking Barney to explain what it feels like and how painful it is to which he said, expect the worst and hopefully it will not be that bad. The time came for me to lie on my front and wait for the needle to be dragged across my skin. To my surprise and elation, when Chatchai began the work it didn’t even feel painful at all. In fact, I had to try to refrain myself from flinching because the sound of the vibrations was making my spine tingle uncontrollably. The outline took two hours which I sat through continuously and the shading took another hour. Overall, I’d say that I didn’t find the tattoo painful although the shading can feel uncomfortable at times. I’d certainly prefer to get a tattoo over getting muscle cramp, period pains or stubbing a toe!
Chatchai is a very talented tattooist and he has won Thai competitions for freehand work, he made me feel very comfortable and I’m sure I will return in the future for more. It is true what they say, tattoos are addictive and over the next few years I would like to complete an artwork on my whole back.
On our last day in Patong, we went on a full day tour of the Phi Phi Islands which was a great experience with beautiful scenery although it is unfortunate that it is spoilt by huge amounts of tourists that visit the islands on a daily basis. We travelled to each island on a speed boat and Tracy and I chose to sit at the front which was extremely adventurous. The boat went speeding over waves 3 metres in height which would result in a very hard collision with the sea underneath, in total this made up 4 hours of the day but I thought it was the most fun. Even three young men who sat at the front couldn’t bear the feeling of the collisions and they were holding onto each other for their lives which made fantastic entertainment.
The day ended with a move to Kata, an evening meal and a quick return to our hotel room because we were so exhausted. I had the pleasure of watching ‘Flight of the Concords’ for the first time yesterday before going sleep, an excellent programme indeed.
