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Part3: Koh Phi Phi and Patong Beach
Then I flew Chiang Mai – BKK – phuket with Airasia again.
When I arrived in Phuket, I took the ferry to Koh Phi Phi to stay there one night. The island itself was very beautiful off course, but I found that lots of the Thai people there were less friendly than the ones in other parts of Los. Maybe they’re tired of all the backpapers, don’t know? I did a sunset trip around Phi Phi without seeing the sunset (clouds) and did some snorkelling. All very nice.
Back in Phuket ditched my luggage at C&N-hotel and took off to Bangla Rd.... with all bars closed. Bugger. It seemed election day or something and all bars were closed for 2 days and a total alcohol-ban. Went for a bite in one of the little sois on Bangla, think it was called “Mengrai Seafood” and still got a beer in a Coca-cola cup. That’s what I like about Los: lots of rules but there’s always a way around them. Same with the smoking-ban in BKK: in a bar there was a A4 “no smoking – 2000 baht fine” sign on every table but everywhere were ashtrays and everyone was smoking their longs out.
Anyway, closed or not, Bangla Rd was still filled with tourists and bargirls, so I started walking up and down Bangla Rd and Beach Rd.
On Beach Rd I eventually found my companion for the rest of my holiday. She sat at the beginning of Beach Rd, so I sat next to her and started talking. She spoke English quite well but seemed very shy. At first I even thought she wasn’t a BG. She also wasn’t the miniskirt or cutoff-jeans type. We went for some more food (I’m hungry all the time in Los) and ended up in my loom. Once there...well, let’s say she wasn’t shy at all once the door was closed.
Called her the day after and met her at Jungceylon. Since the bars were still closed we went for some food and emptied the minibar at my hotel and stayed in my room for the rest of the night.
The next day we went to the bar where she worked. I still don’t know the exact name of the soi. It’s one of the first ones on the right of BanglaRd, coming from Rat-U. It has a sign with Bangla on it. Anyone know the name of that soi?
At the end of the night, when I wanted to barfine her, she said: “No you don’t pay barfine; I met you outside bar, so you don’t have to pay barfine”. Which was nice. Actually, there wasn’t talk about money at all.
This went on for the rest of my holiday. I guess that’s what called “the girlfriend experience”. We spend the day together, she took me to the movies (Chocolate), to Banzaan market for cheap and great food, went swimming on Soi Sanasabai,...
At night we always started in her bar. During the evening I went for a walk along Bangla Rd and some more food. In the meantime she had some ladydrinks with other men and came to sit with me again when I returned.
I also went to her room where she lived with 3 other BG’s. Had dinner there with a bunch of BG’s that all lived around there. (Dinner= eating lots of mussels, clamps and squid with a dipsauce of pure smashed chili’s and nam pla, beer with icecubes, sitting on a dirty cloth outside on the ground)
Then they got out the TV-set and started singing karaoke, which was hilarious. I was prepared for a serious food poisoning the day after, but luckily I could leave the Imodium in my suitcase.
The only downside of her was that I got really exhausted by the end of my trip because she didn’t allow me much sleep at night.
Eight days later came the day I had to leave and we still hadn’t talked about money. So, I asked her. She only wanted 3000Baht. Gave her 5000 instead.
We still keep in touch now by e-mail and sms. And no, you won’t hear me say that she’s “different”. I know that she’s a bargirl and goes with men all the time. But she isn’t a hardcore BG neither; guess she isn’t long enough in the business for that. I also know that she has a sponsor (HE probably thinks she’s different), she was very honest about all that. I’m ok with that. Hey, at least I don’t get the sick-buffalo-stories if someone else is sponsoring her.
When I got back home I didn’t feel good and went to the doctor. His diagnose was: a serious case of LosBlues. So, I followed his advice and have already booked a trip for 5 weeks in June and July.
I plan to see the girl from Patong again, but have told her many times in advance that I’m no rich man (which is true) and that she must not expect any sponsoring from me. She’s ok with that and is even searching a budget guesthouse for me. I also told her that I maybe want to barfine other girls while I’m there. Maybe I will also go to Koh Samui for a week, don’t know yet.
I know it’s dangerous to fall in love with her, but I just have lots of fun with this girl, so that’s a problem for later, I guess.
I’m glad that I’ve already seen some other countries before I discovered Thailand because I know where my future holidays will be now. After one visit I’m already addicted to the place.
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