Away from home to Phuket 1
As promised post:On board on Tiger Airway to Phuket as early as 0800hrs flight (gotta wake up at 6am, DAYBREAK!) for the trip we longed anticipated. I guess i barely catch any sleep the night before cause we're still doing our last-min packing & throwing unnecessary stuff out; but i bet this is the only time that excites us more than sleeping.
The flight was only an hour & ta-dah: PHUKET!
We arrived way earlier & thus unable to check-in the resort, so took a cab to Phuket Town for some shopping. Dean (taxi-driver) drove us around during our stay in Phuket, nice guy ;), moreover, he charge a better rate than most cab & you can call him anytime, anywhere.
And YES, transportation in Phuket is EXPENSIVE, guess each trip is equivalent to SGD $20. Meter-charging cab is only available at the airport (cheaper ones) and most are local cab or tuktuk running in town, whereby they charged by per trip; they are also known as the Taxi Mafia.
Phuket Town isn't a huge mall, but they do have supermarkets & Robinsons (always seen in malls in Phuket). Beer (SGD $2) and liquors (SGD $45 onwards) is duper cheap over there and we got plenty to store in our room. The variety of liquors is more than we have in SG btw.
Outside of the mall are street sellers all along the road side; there's a PINK Theme hair salon, car mechanical shop, Converse but mostly aunties selling cheap tee, flops & sunhat. Most are repeated items, all depending on your bargaining skills which R is super good at being a "poor student", hahaha.
(Bold to still be in red, hahaha)
Dean came to pick us up after our lunch to get us to our resort at Kamala Beach, another 20mins ride. Nothing above 4 storey buildings (besides the malls & hotels) can be seen in Phuket.
According to Dean, the Phuket government prohibited building of factories and skyscrapers unless it has been built since 40 years ago. We still get to see the familiar signs like Esso, Shell and even AIA but mainly are houses & people selling food by the street.
View from Cape Sienna totally took our breath away when we first caught sight of it. The lobby faces the sea and nothing else in sight. Immediately, it calms your soul, oh, and definitely the hot weather (35 degree can be a killer). Services of the staff makes you feel welcome & we even get to choose the aroma smell for the room (which they lit everyday before you sleep).
And,
THE ROOM IS A TOTAL ♥
(Pardon the messy bed, it was taken on the last day)
Simple with a classic touch.
Seaview from the balcony with an outdoor jacuzzi, nothing else should occupy your mind other than feeling ethereal.
Had a quick bath & head off to Kamala beach for a short tan before the sun set.
Unlike Patong, Kamala beach is less bustling as compared. That explains why we fell into our sleep after resting on the beach chair with the sun gradually moving down the horizon.
Still in our sticky coveralls, dined at a restaurant while a huge rain starts to fall.
That ends off our day 1 after heading back for jacuzzi & beer ;)