Marcus’ Blog

By Nadine

Today is our nth day in Phuket, Thailand. We’ve been bumming on the beach soaking up the sun and sucking up Singha beers and mojito. So far we’ve absolutely done NOTHING and will continue doing NOTHING till it’s time to step on friendly skies! Oh, hang on! We joined a Thai cooking class yesterday. That was fun! Marc & I has now learned th basic ingredients in Thai appetizers, salads and curries. We’re proud both to say that we can whip up a party serving Thai appetizers. That’s all. Hey, we even have certificate aafter the course!

I’m completely choco brown while Marc is lobster red. He will be main course while I, Dessert. So we thought of running to the nearest spa for sunburn relief. And found out that Marc haas to be wrapped in a seaweed concoction for one hour unabe to move nor hold the remedy that Dr. Singha has prescribed him. Ah, too much time spent away from the comforting coldness of that aluminum prescrition can! So we didn’t do it.

We both went to Patong to check out Friday night. And we ended up checking out the katois dancing without panties on a platform! I almost choked on my B52s! It is as anyone have been here in Phuket or Bangkok a sensory overload once you hit Bangla Road. Girls, girls, boys, katois! Haggling with the tuk-tuk cartel is also a bit of a frustration as you mgiht end up paying too much or having to stay in Patong should you refuse to pay the fare they’ve all decided to extract from tourists.

Shopping is good here in Phuket. I’m planning to hit the largest Central Festival shooping mall tonight. Children’s clothes are quite affordable here. And they are of good quality,too. There is no haggling in this mall but tourists get 5% off on all items bought plus a detax of 7%. You need to claim your detax on the same day you purchased all these items. Minimum is THB1,500.00. I’m also hoarding on Thai fish sauce. A must on almost any Thai dish!

Anyone coming to dinner at our place tonight?