day 3 koh samsui thai: before disembark, got warning that: rambutan, mangosteen, durian cannot be bought back to ship. cooked food also. 5pm last ferry from land back to ship. time zone difference: thai 4pm, sg 5pm. foul weather before hence late arrival, at thailand.those with tour pakage piority first to disembark. wait lo. take pic with the new canon EOS600. ls-ed. aft breakfast. the toilet here the exit pipe very small hole but no matter how much soft crap someone unloads the vacuum suction pump will flush it away. damn amazing but very loud. took ferry from ship to koh samui. quite a long trip. 20 mins? got a bunch of fat bimbo were like wah lao why must the cruise park so far from the land. closer lah. why ah why ah why ah..... (is'nt it very obvious the cruise need a deep harbour/water) so they complaint abt hot weather, choppy seas for 20 min until upon reaching the jetty 1 of the bimbo went: oh.... the cruise need deeper water. the other 2 went :"huh?" then the smart one need explain to the rest of them. apparently seems like 1 of them dun gets it and appears puzzled... wth... got the cab rental service whole day. sg 200 plus. apparently if the taxi drivers are smart, they should advertise themself as english speaking or chi speaking liddat confirm get customer. (business idea for tourist) advertising as the "best" is not tat effective. taxi driver background: married, seems honest, decent, worked 10 year in hotel hence learnt english. (not bad standard) saved up, bought a 6 seated lpg n petrol car, became taxi.driver. work life balance. smart. very good life plan. travel location: firstly went to go kart, sis first time. 600baht 10 min got helmet. with "visor" if not wind in eye how to see? the first kart abit lousy, wire loose or wat engine will die suddenly, so change kart, new kart was better hence drove faster, at a U-turn experienced a DRIFT! kart just skid, cant control even after jammed break. so bo bian the ppl in charge help to reverse the kart. aft tat noticed the rear tyre no traction at all wth... over took sis 2 lap, cuz she drive very slow, dun dare acclerate.. got feelin tat gonna fly out of seat. oh. no seat belt. haha. hence all the weird feelin when u turn at sharp corners. nxt stop is this 12m golden buddha temple. the temple is still under construction. got place where ppl queue up to be sprayed holy water by the monk, and a walkway of bells, walk to the bell n. ring it. abt 12 bells? idk the meaning to it. got the donation for tiles to build temple then can write name on the underside of tile. the temples very well decorated, as if all the money pumped to building temple. then nvr develop the area. culture to note, the dragon there are have those with multiple heads and a pointy single horn head, then buddha is lean not like the sg one tat is buff. second temple more majestic, on the lake, with a walkway. edge of temple got lotus carving as if temple on huge lotus. got the "HOLY PLACE" signage so no trunks n bikini. standard no footwear n restricted area for monk. murals inside temple walls n window panes, filled with shiny tiles, mosiac, lots of birds droppin on walkway, the fresh, dried stain n clean area. like a minefield. went to a mummified monk temple. they said this guy had good life then became monk, know he is gonna gg so told his disciple, then he died, body nvr decompose, put in meditate pose, inspire the future gen. apparently his corpse is wearing shades. wonder wat happens to his eyes. but still, the eng explanation needs some spellin check. went to tesco lotus, like some GIANT or CARREFOUR ate kfc there. originally wanted chi food, but driver brought us to their hawker, dad see like very dirty, mini freak out, so suggest fast food. then see whose eye sharp can spot food outlet.