Cool!

I still remember it was while I was chilling out at my sis' place that I was introduced to these few videos. Together they add up to about 40 minutes but they are definitely worth watching. Enjoy......

Nap Patong

Somehow this hotel felt different from the others I have been to before. The concept. The spaciousness. The music..... This hotel was chosen by another army buddy who did not make it for the trip in the end :( But I must say he made a good choice. Only thing was that the distance from the hotel to the shopping area was slightly further.










The lobby was open air concept and very spacious. The setting was a contemporary one. The background music was that of a jazzy feel. They took many of the popular pop songs and made it more jazzy. So the feel of it was like 'chill' feel much to my delight.

The rooms were spacious and of a minimalistic concept. It felt empty, in a nice way. The balcony was very spacious and comfortable, thus making it an excellent place for our pre-bedtime chat and drinking session.

 The drinking lounge followed the same concept as well. Only problem was the mosquitoes. Thankfully, they decided to attack Ryan more instead of me. Phew ;)

Forgive me for the quality of the photos. I forgot to bring a gadget for my proper camera so I ended up using my iphone for most of the photos.

;)

Good Friends

I sometimes (ok very often!) blame God for the fact I am still single now but one thing He has made up for this loophole with are good friends. I was chatting with Ryan during our trip and I realised we have been friends for a good 11 years! It's really scary when the time line you use start to go into decades rather than years.

Frankly he has been a great pal. He has been there practically all the time for me. Despite the fact that he's married, we have been able to meet up consistently. For this I am really grateful. Still remember the time we went kk together. During the climb he was looking out for me many a times. His friendship is that of a practical one. No fancy mushy words. Just friendship in action. Thanks Ryan, it has been a great 11 years. More good decades to come I hope. ;)

"Great" Singers

So far there was only one singer who could sent chills down my spine when he sings. Just this afternoon I have found another. Here's the first one,......



Here's the new addition. Mind you as you read this blog this singer already has 60 million viewers for the video below that was only added bout a month ago......



The lesson learnt here is pretty simple. Either you be really good at what you do, or just simply be the worst! Enjoy.

Time Flies

Today will be my last day in Phuket. Kind of sad. Not that this place is so good or anything. Think it's kind of the company for the last few days.I just learnt a new statement from the movie 'I Am Number Four' I managed to catch last night. "It's the company that makes the place." Actually I think they kind of learnt it from me. I always say:"It's the company that matters." ;)

Lunch

Now having lunch @ beachway Phuket. So far things pretty ok cept for the gloomy weather. It's been drizzling for the past few days so there ain't much sun. Might not be a bad thing now that I am on Roaccutane again. Gonna try to get a facial and massage later. Can't believe how many massage palours they have side by side. Hmmmmm how do they survive man?

Nap Patong

Now at Nap Patong hotel chilling out with my army buddy Ryan. Actually it was supposed to be 3 of us but unfortunately a friend could not make it. But it's ok. Good enough for me with Ryan around. This is what I call a holiday. ;)

Going Off

Now sipping my Milo at Wang in T3 while waiting for my friend. Soon I'll be going to the budget terminal to fly to Phuket. I realised how tired I was when I tried to order eggs and I asked for tea instead. Looking forward......

When The Walls Come Crumbling Down

It's not that I enjoy writing "emo" posts. It's that my emotions have really been out of whack prior to me leaving for London. Today I finally realised I should have made going to Israel a priority instead of London. I tried to kick up all my good habits prior to London and it has been the hardest thing to do. Take for example gymming. Ever I came back I have been sick since. So it's been effectively a month since I last worked out. I can feel myself losing my tone and I am sure others have noticed as well. So much so for wanting to go to the beaches of Phuket with a toned body. The same goes for my guitar, keyboard and voice as well. Right now as I am typing this post, I am in the midst of doing my SS as well. Thank God so far so good.

As I mentioned, I have been sick since I returned from London. It started with 'URTI' and my stomach started to get involved. It became so bad that I crawled back to my Chinese physician. I cannot understand why the good doctors always have their clinics situated at places so far from home or work. Anyway I am finally getting better physically and tomorrow I think I will go back for a review to make I am fit to fully enjoy my Phuket trip.

Oh yes then there is the spiritual side. It's been a long while since I missed three Sundays at one time. And I surely paid a price for it. My emotions have been as down as my spiritual life. Life really lost its luster and I have been so weak against sin. So glad I am starting to get things back in order. Don't think I'll ever attempt such a stunt anymore. Hmmmm, is there any church in Phuket?

Acceptance

I learned a fair bit from this trip I took to London. I realised how much I crave acceptance from others. It's funny how I have never really been sensitive to this before. I have never been sensitive to being slighted or despised because of my race. I have heard of racism from the caucasians before but it's either I really never had experienced it firsthand before or I am being overly sensitive during this trip. On a number of occasions I felt slighted by the people I came across with the worse being from the people in Paris. I have been warned about them not being very helpful to English speaking people by the landlady but it's another thing to experience it firsthand. To be fair, the majority of people were really nice as a whole but I suppose I was locked into the "black sheep" of the lot.

I traveled with a group of my colleagues initially and continued my trip with one colleague while the rest headed back home after the business was taken care off. To be frank I was often annoyed with my colleague due to the little differences we had. Trust me. I usually am pretty accommodating but for some reason, many of the little nuances bothered me. The worst was the fact my colleague chewed with his mouth open. That really irritated me. On a side note, while having dinner with my 2 nephews just now, I realised both of them chew with their mouths open. Eeewwww! The ironic thing is that their father (my brother) used to bark at me for chewing with my mouth open when I was really young. I suppose it's karma. :) Back to the topic. My colleague also made little comments here and there which irritated me as well. Frankly, they were not hurting words or anything but again just little nuances.

All these made me struggle inside. Here I am wanting and hoping people would accept me just as I am. Yet, I can't seem to extend that kind of acceptance to others. My conclusion at the end of the whole thing is that I am just screwed! Hopefully this will be just one of those freak incidences whereby my mood is just all over the place. Or maybe it's just the jet lag. Yah, it must be the jet lag......

In A Split Second

It's amazing how in a split second my mood can change so fast. I was not in a fantastic mood already. Then I found out one of my closer friend's wife is pregnant. As if that was not enough, he told me another close friend's wife is pregnant as well. I guess I got no feelings to hide in here. That means we'll all get to spend less time together, as if it's not already bad enough. I have already promised myself I'll steer clear of wedding invitations. Great! Soon I'll be steering off one month celebrations as well. Sigh. Someone just kill me......

Back From London

Finally! Frankly, of my number of trips so far, there as not been one which I so so desire to return home from. The sad part is that it's mostly me that has caused me not to enjoy the trip to the max. Anyway, no point crying over spilled milk now. Hope to upload some photos really soon......