Ain't no beach babe
Two weeks ago, I was enjoying the sea breeze, walking along Chaweng Beach at Koh Samui. As much as I love the beach, I can't be the beach babe in her bikini who lazes all day, with sand between her toes, sipping an icy cold mango fruit shake while luxuriating by the beach.
I brought two sets of bikini with me to Samui and didn't even once wore them. Perhaps, I was alone and after seeing gwai-los armed with Thai prostitutes, I'd rather not risk any chances of chatting up or being friendly with them. I could only allow myself to let my guard down with the men at Laine's wedding party. However, the local Thai folk are friendly and always smiling. Everytime I walked past the hotel's guard house, the smiley guard would wave and wish me, "Sawadee krap!" and I'd grin back, "Sawadee ka."
Not the beach babe, I just had to do something during my week-long stay at Samui. So I enrolled in the 3-day fruit carving course at the local Samui International Thai Culinary Arts, also known Sitca. During my first 3 days at Samui, I woke up early, at around eight, to have a hearty American breakfast at the local Khao San restaurant/bakery where friendly young Thai waiters served me. After a leisurely hour of breakfast, I'd head back to the beach and walk along Chaweng Beach to Sitca. It was a good half-hour walk. I now have a tan from all the walking by the beach.
Fruit carving class was super-fun. I learnt how to hold and angle a carving knife and learnt bits and pieces about local Thai culture from my instructor, Kim a sweet 25 year old Thai girl. After completing the course, I was stuck at Laine's wedding villa for the next 3 days, completing the mammoth task of baking and decorating her wedding cake.
After all the wedding excitement and holiday enjoyment (shopping, drinking, dining, staying out late and waking up late) I didn't realise how exhausted I was until I came home. I was completely knackered for the past week, really tired to the bone.
Perhaps, doing nothing and luxuriating by the beach would have been a better way to spend my holiday. Hmm.. nah, I think my toes would start wriggling and I'd start to get fidgety and restless.
Yep, I ain't no beach babe.
* From top - Carved watermelon flower, vegetable plate cravings, mini mock cake of Laine's cake (sorry, no photos of the actual cake as I had too many cocktails on the night of the wedding party)
I brought two sets of bikini with me to Samui and didn't even once wore them. Perhaps, I was alone and after seeing gwai-los armed with Thai prostitutes, I'd rather not risk any chances of chatting up or being friendly with them. I could only allow myself to let my guard down with the men at Laine's wedding party. However, the local Thai folk are friendly and always smiling. Everytime I walked past the hotel's guard house, the smiley guard would wave and wish me, "Sawadee krap!" and I'd grin back, "Sawadee ka."
Not the beach babe, I just had to do something during my week-long stay at Samui. So I enrolled in the 3-day fruit carving course at the local Samui International Thai Culinary Arts, also known Sitca. During my first 3 days at Samui, I woke up early, at around eight, to have a hearty American breakfast at the local Khao San restaurant/bakery where friendly young Thai waiters served me. After a leisurely hour of breakfast, I'd head back to the beach and walk along Chaweng Beach to Sitca. It was a good half-hour walk. I now have a tan from all the walking by the beach.
Fruit carving class was super-fun. I learnt how to hold and angle a carving knife and learnt bits and pieces about local Thai culture from my instructor, Kim a sweet 25 year old Thai girl. After completing the course, I was stuck at Laine's wedding villa for the next 3 days, completing the mammoth task of baking and decorating her wedding cake.
After all the wedding excitement and holiday enjoyment (shopping, drinking, dining, staying out late and waking up late) I didn't realise how exhausted I was until I came home. I was completely knackered for the past week, really tired to the bone.
Perhaps, doing nothing and luxuriating by the beach would have been a better way to spend my holiday. Hmm.. nah, I think my toes would start wriggling and I'd start to get fidgety and restless.
Yep, I ain't no beach babe.
* From top - Carved watermelon flower, vegetable plate cravings, mini mock cake of Laine's cake (sorry, no photos of the actual cake as I had too many cocktails on the night of the wedding party)
posted by Cupcake Queen at 5:06 PM
5 Comments:
The pictures look lovely, especially the mock cake! Were the orchids edible too?
Yep, they are as they're made out of sugarpaste but they're rock hard.
Oohh, the mock cake looks delish and beautifully decorated!
Thanks, cake was a hit.
Hey queen, you've been tagged! :-)
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