KKCheong's Blog: Trip to Thailand : Day 4 (Koh Samui)

Day 4 (21 September)

Location : Koh Samui

Forth day is the first and final full day in Koh Samui. I admit that our trip is kinda rush. We got everything planned to do everything in one day. Our mode of transport will be motorcycle. PBS will be my pillion rider. I long time didn't ride a motorbike. I really got scared and hope that I will not screw up and get us both killed.

We start around 9am. Go around island. First we stop nearby a seaside and looking at a fastastic seaview. Next we go to a sandy beach. After the sandy beach, we stop at a resort where we can ride an elephant or ATV vehicle. But we decided otherwise because its too expensive. While going to Big Buddha, we stopped by a pier and bought shaved ice to eat. Its different from Ais Kacang we had in Malaysia where this is very sweet taste with variety of choice like apple, orange, etc. I got myself a pineapple. It has bread in it too with some attap chee (palm seed). Not bad for a hot day.

We arrived at Big Buddha around noon and take some photos. I got myself a Fortune Prediction Stick. Actually its not really a stick. Its now modernized using a electronic Wheel Of Fortune instead. So high tech. I got number 7 which is quite a good fortune. I'm glad...

Next, we ate lunch by the road side shop. I hate a dry tomyam if I'm not mistaken that's what they called. Taste good. Later, we decide to go Waterfall. Halfway, we stop at a shop selling gigantic robot (made with recycled material). Most of them looks like Alien vs Predator. Finally we reached the Waterfall. I paid money to go to the rest room first but the old man seems like he said I didn't pay. But my friend go and talk to him. Seems like he only accept single 5Baht coin and does not recognize 1+2+2 baht.

Anyway, we proceed up the Waterfall. We hear no rushing water and thing there might be no waterfall nearby. Climb 1/5 up, we saw a European and his girl friend climbing down and said they give up. So Aeroplane said he want to give up too. But others don't want. So we decided that Dino go up first. But I catch up with him and found a sign that says 5000m more. That's crazy. Upon seeing that sign, everyone feeling like giving up. But Jane skeptical that it is 5000m. It might be 500m. So again, me and Dino go up a little bit and finally saw a sign saying 300m. Some people just want to play around with signboard....wt..

Anyway, cut short story, we reached the waterfall finally. Not really a huge waterfall. Except me, I think everyone got into the waterfall water having a splashing time. But soon, we need to leave because we have one more place to go that is Grandma Grandpa stone. Haha...you'll see what it meant later...

And so, we're going to a long ride to the Hinta Hinyai. Not really a long ride. The longest ride is when we go to the water fall. Actually halfway to waterfall, we try to get to the three headed coconut tree. But it was burned down. Anyway, before we reached Hinta Hinyai, we drop by a pier and drank soya milk with some fruit cocktails. Another weird creation by the Thais. And its very cheap at 10baht. I love it very much. Only served hot.

Soon, we arrived at Hinta Hinyai....almost sunset. We quickly set off to the seaside. We need to climb some stones only reached the place. Of course we saw the Grandpa first. After asking around, we finally see the Grandma. Haha.... look at the pic and guess what it is. After watching the sun set, we go back hotel, take bath and go to get our ticket back home. That's fast right?

But the process of getting the ticket back home cost us few hours because we keep on asking here and there. We only manage to eat our dinner around 10~11pm T_T.... We took our dinner in Chaweng. We realised the place is a bit commercialized and not as nice as Lamai. We ate our deserved dinner soon. It's the most expensive dinner we ate during the trip. It has big prawn and stuff.

After eating the dinner, we walkaround that area. Its getting late. So not many customer and some already close shop. I bought a pancake (but its actually roti canai with chocolate). Its really sweet but taste good if we're not too full from the dinner. Haha...Soon, we left the place and stop by a hilly area and snap some photo. Then, we reached a pasar malam that is only visited by local people. Nice. At least we go somewhere tourist did not go before. Then we use short cut and reach our hotel again. We call it a night........