Cruise to Phuket - Part 2
Sarwardee Kar~ Pete here reporting the 2nd part of the cruise. (as my camera was used for the 2nd part. ;-P)
So after 2 days of cruising on the Straits of Melaka, we were finally here at Phuket~ The ocean liner was anchored offshore and we were to take another boat to the shores of Phuket from our ship. We took the shopping tour as the other tours did not seem to fit our style very much, and we did not do enough research on Phuket to be going free and easy. So here we go~
View of Phuket from the top deck
Look at my belly from all that food~
Down shot~
Up shot! Nothing to do while waiting for the boat
On the rickety old boat
On the beach, the downside of being in a tour with aunties was already apparent as we had to wait for the late comers. The sun was scorching hot, and ah mi was looking for anything that can provide some shade for her delicate skin. Interesting thing is that when we were disembarking from the smaller boat to the beach of Phuket (Patong Beach), we realised that there were several locals taking pictures of us. Initially we did not know what their intention was, but later you will see. ;P
View of the ship from the jetty
Sunny Phuket~
Squinting from the sun
Oh my delicate skin~
First stop - Cashew nut factory. Basically, it's a tourist trap lah. The factory already has arrangements with Starcruise to bring the passengers there as part of the tour. The cashew nuts there were not exactly cheap also loh. However, there was unlimited sampling there, so ah mi and I had our fill of cashew nuts and other local delights. :-) When we were back on the bus, several of the aunties were late as usual. :S
The cashew nut factory~
Giant cashew nut
Me trying to bite everything as usual~
Say NUTS~
What real cashew nuts look like (they are fake, by the way :P)
Next stop was a jewellery factory. Lots of shinies but nothing really interesting. :P
Third stop was to the biggest shopping mall in Phuket (Central Festival). We were supposed to stop here for lunch and the guide said that fast food places like KFC and McDonald's were here, so I was looking forward to having my McPork there. However, it turned out that our guide was wrong loh.. No McPork for me, so we had Phad Thai (what else do you eat in Thailand?) at the foodcourt above. It was okay loh (shrugs), but I think Thai Express's Phad Thai tastes better. :P
Phad Thai for lunch...
and Baskin Robbins for dessert (lose to Ben & Jerry's :P)
After lunch, we had some time to shop around the mall and ah mi's top place to be is VNC, a shoe shop (diaoooo~) We got a magnet (yah yah.. typical tourists) and a nice miniature tea set as decor for our new home.
After this stop, our last stop was atourist trap place famous for their dried seafood products. Due to lack of time (all thanks to the aunties) we had 15 mins here to make our purchases. We got some "bahu" stuff for our families and we were all out of Thai Baht liao.
With this, we were on our way to the beach to re-embark on our ship. On the way to the jetty, we saw tables set up with many framed photos of us as we were disembarking. What a way to earn quick bucks.
So after the shore trip, we were back on the ship, starting our journey back to Singapore. It was kinda sian, as there was 1 full day in the ship, with nothing to look forward to except arriving in Singapore which signifies the end of our little holiday.
So what did we do on the ship? We ate, checked menu for the next meal, and ate, and checked menu again and ate. Occasionally, we played some games. Just wanna say that playing Jenga on the ship is not a very good idea. :-S
Our usual buffet meals~
Look out for a R(A) word :P
Timber!!!
This is an intentional pose by the way~ :P
And that, my friends, is our first cruising experience (and we won't be back for a long long time :-P)
So after 2 days of cruising on the Straits of Melaka, we were finally here at Phuket~ The ocean liner was anchored offshore and we were to take another boat to the shores of Phuket from our ship. We took the shopping tour as the other tours did not seem to fit our style very much, and we did not do enough research on Phuket to be going free and easy. So here we go~
View of Phuket from the top deck
Look at my belly from all that food~
Down shot~
Up shot! Nothing to do while waiting for the boat
On the rickety old boat
On the beach, the downside of being in a tour with aunties was already apparent as we had to wait for the late comers. The sun was scorching hot, and ah mi was looking for anything that can provide some shade for her delicate skin. Interesting thing is that when we were disembarking from the smaller boat to the beach of Phuket (Patong Beach), we realised that there were several locals taking pictures of us. Initially we did not know what their intention was, but later you will see. ;P
View of the ship from the jetty
Sunny Phuket~
Squinting from the sun
Oh my delicate skin~
First stop - Cashew nut factory. Basically, it's a tourist trap lah. The factory already has arrangements with Starcruise to bring the passengers there as part of the tour. The cashew nuts there were not exactly cheap also loh. However, there was unlimited sampling there, so ah mi and I had our fill of cashew nuts and other local delights. :-) When we were back on the bus, several of the aunties were late as usual. :S
The cashew nut factory~
Giant cashew nut
Me trying to bite everything as usual~
Say NUTS~
What real cashew nuts look like (they are fake, by the way :P)
Next stop was a jewellery factory. Lots of shinies but nothing really interesting. :P
Third stop was to the biggest shopping mall in Phuket (Central Festival). We were supposed to stop here for lunch and the guide said that fast food places like KFC and McDonald's were here, so I was looking forward to having my McPork there. However, it turned out that our guide was wrong loh.. No McPork for me, so we had Phad Thai (what else do you eat in Thailand?) at the foodcourt above. It was okay loh (shrugs), but I think Thai Express's Phad Thai tastes better. :P
Phad Thai for lunch...
and Baskin Robbins for dessert (lose to Ben & Jerry's :P)
After lunch, we had some time to shop around the mall and ah mi's top place to be is VNC, a shoe shop (diaoooo~) We got a magnet (yah yah.. typical tourists) and a nice miniature tea set as decor for our new home.
After this stop, our last stop was a
With this, we were on our way to the beach to re-embark on our ship. On the way to the jetty, we saw tables set up with many framed photos of us as we were disembarking. What a way to earn quick bucks.
So after the shore trip, we were back on the ship, starting our journey back to Singapore. It was kinda sian, as there was 1 full day in the ship, with nothing to look forward to except arriving in Singapore which signifies the end of our little holiday.
So what did we do on the ship? We ate, checked menu for the next meal, and ate, and checked menu again and ate. Occasionally, we played some games. Just wanna say that playing Jenga on the ship is not a very good idea. :-S
Our usual buffet meals~
Look out for a R(A) word :P
Timber!!!
This is an intentional pose by the way~ :P
And that, my friends, is our first cruising experience (and we won't be back for a long long time :-P)
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