sleep was difficult tonight in the bungalow. after falling asleep, i was woken up by a crunching sound. it was LOUD and would not stop. i finally turn on the lights… to see the hugest cockroach of all time. great. it was on a shelf, so i had no way of stepping on it, so i just had to let it keep crunching away. luckily, my bed has mosquito netting all around it, so i tucked the netting around my whole mattress so no roaches could attack. yikes!
i wake up in the morning to a crazy sound that’s coming from all directions. it keeps starting, stopping, ad echoing from all sides. it takes me a while to figure it out, but it turns out that it is the crowing of hundreds of roosters coming from all sides of the island. what a way to be woken up!
let me tell ya about the inside of my bungalow. there’s a bed, covered w/ pink frilly mosquito netting and about 2 feet of space between the bed and the wall… and that’s pretty much it. this bungalow is TINY! the whole thing is built out of sticks and plywood and really looks like if you hit a wall, the whole thing would disintegrate into a pile of rubbish. then there is a door that leads to the bathroom. the weird thing about bathrooms here, is that the whole bathroom is also a shower. so basically, the toilet and sink are there in the shower w/ you. technically (although i have no idea why you would) you could shower while on the toilet, or while brushing your teeth at the sink. also, no hot water. only cold. did i mention that the toilet has no flusher? doh!
after waking up i take diving lesson number 2. we go in a super shallow part of the ocean and practice the basic skills. very easy and quick. no fish yet.. that’s next time. even though the sky is overcast, the ocean is still sooo nice and warm! awesome!
later, i take one last moped ride, and then head for the ferry. i take the ferry to kho phangan cause that’s where i’m gonna meet up w/ jamie, tom, and their friends. the ferry ride is fine and soon i’m on the next island. i go looking for “mr chicken”, the restaurant where i’m gonna meet them and end up running into them elsewhere. turns out there is no mr. chicken. oops! so lucky then that i saw them. if i had ended up going to this island and not meeting them, that would have really sucked.
now it’s POURING! it’s really really coming down. the roads are turning into rivers and it just looks like a mess outside…
-v
so how did this one compare to the ones we saw in hawaii? did it jump or fly?
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now vlad, don’t get too used to showering while brushing teeth while taking dumps… we wouldn’t want you developing any offensive habits and bringing them back to 1230 7th Ave.
ps: how’s your thai sounding?
sharon gerbode
“the weird thing about bathrooms here, is that the whole bathroom is also a shower.”
Mental note, not going to Thailand where using the shower as a toilet is more commonplace than here.
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Wtf is up with Mr. Chicken and how did you think you were supposed to meet everyone there?
Ah Mr Chicken , also know as Chicken Corner… Dood , that place is crazy at night from late to later… its like the jack in the box for the island.
“did i mention that the toilet has no flusher?”
Yeah so you are pooping regularly? Do you understand now what i was saying, when i was talking about putting a little back spin when tossing the water in the basin.
-j
heh, well the restaurant is mentioned in my guide book, and joey mentioned it to me, so that’s where i told everyone to meet up yesterday. unfortunately when they asked around, they were told that there is a chicken corner, but no mr.chicken. it turns out though (we found out the next day) that what used to be called “mr k chicken” is now called just “mr. k”.
and yes, the bathrooms are freaky. when i finally get to upload some photos.. you’ll know what i mean!
-v
i cant exactly remember how big the ones in hawaii were.. but this one was damn big. i didnt see it move around at all it just stood there crunching away. EW!
heh… well.. ya know.. sometimes when you’re in a hurry, ya gotta multitask! j/k!
my thai is actually not really sounding like anything at all. other than hello and thank you i dont know any whatsoever. oh wait, actually i know how to say “basil chicken” and “hot and sour soup”… heh, just the essentials!
-v