The Marooned 5

The Marooned 5

by

Luke Peter

Introduction

Our trip to phuket was among the most enjoyable vacations that I have had.. There was many sights and sounds to take in and many lessons to learn, some of which i think nary of us was expecting before we left Singapore.

Chapter 1

Along with the fact that it takes as long to travel from Singapore to Phuket as from the airport to our hotels, one of the first lessons we learnt thanks in part to malik's eager converstion was one that im sure many elderly male tourists took to heart and to Bangla road.. no money, no honey...

Chapter 2

None of us will soon forget the bustling street known as Bangla Road which we set our eyes upon on the very night that we got our asses rocked of at the unparallelled Rock City. Ken may have gotten his ass rocked off later in the night than the rest of us though, since he decided that rock city was tame enough for him to have a nap in.

Chapter 3

Patong Beach, home to massages, hair braiding, expensive umbrellas and crocodiles... We were lucky to emerge unscathed, especially since in addition to the crocodiles, Phuket is littered with numerous land mines...

Chapter 4

The speedboat we took to Phi Phi Island must be driftwood on the ocean by now, unless its hull is reinforced with titanium. Probably the least comfortable journey I have ever been on and yet one that I have no regrets embarking upon, for paradise and most unexpectedly, a space explorer awaited us on the other side.

Chapter 5

As our journey reached its final chapter, I could not help but feel slightly overcast, much like the sky on our way to the airport. It was a trip of laughter, friendship and good times, not forgetting good food and it was saddening that it was nearing its end. The sea may wash away our footprints in the sand, destroying any evidence of our evanescent presence there, but our photos are testament to that havoc holiday of December 2007. Goodbye Phuket. Thanks for the memories. Big Style.

~The End~