Just relaxing now in our room waiting for a cab to pick us up and take us to the ferry. We are heading back to Bangkok.Last night was a fun night. Walked down the main street looking for some bars that we had heard about. I wanted to go to the Reggae Pub because it just sounded awesome. On the way to the pub Kevin saw a painting that he liked of the two old men from the Muppet Show. The Critics or something like that is what they're called. The painting dealer wanted 2,400 baht for it, Kevin offered him 1,000. No deal. I think the guy was probably insulted for being offered less than half. I have to pack my bags up now and will finish writing on the ferry.
2:00 PM – Ferry between Ko Samui and Surat Thani.
Kevin and I have hopped aboard the Ferry. It is about 75 feet long and holds about 150 people.
Anyways, I really need to write about last night. About that “original art” for 2,400 baht that Kevin wanted… well, two stores down they had the exact same painting for 1,400. Kevin really wanted it but didn’t get it.
We kept walking and walking looking for the Reggae Pub and eventually saw a sign that pointed us in the right direction. The street that led up to the pub was completely lined with about fifty brothels and as we walked down it every single one of the 500 girls working the street tried to catch our attention. I would like to say that they were attracted to us because we were so handsome and radiated charm but I think they just wanted our money.
As we made it though the girls we came to the pub. It was a huge place and was constructed to hold about 300 people but because it is the rainy season there was only us and a group of drunk Chinese kids.
The band at the Reggae Pub was pretty freaking hilarious. It was made up of a group of five or so Thai guys playing American songs like Shaggy's, It Wasn’t Me, various Sublime songs and the always popular Will Smith’s, Getting Jiggy With it. Again, as in Chiang Mai, they didn’t completely know the lyrics to the songs, just mimicked the sounds. Crazy.
A lot of things in Thailand that mimic western or American things are like that, the same but not quite right. Cover songs by bands, even cover songs by Thais on bar CD players or pizza at an Italian restaurant, just not quite right. French fries are pretty on point though. Anyways, that’s how it is and you shouldn’t need that stuff over here anyways although sometimes it is good to get something familiar. Problem is you can’t get it even if you try. Just not quite right.
Eventually we moved on from the pub and headed back across the lagoon thing that divides the town and came upon a flea market or night bazaar. This was authentic Thai and I only saw a couple of other western people here. Vendors were selling various flea market goods like clothes and art things and food. Oh, also real crossbows.
As we were walking Kevin veered off and came back to me saying that he had found it… bugs for sale… that you eat. He had a bag in his hand of basically the sampler platter of the bug stands bug dining selection. Kevin started off by chomping a dragonfly on a stick. I personally enjoy eating new and interesting cuisines but couldn’t bring myself to eat a bug. After much convincing and and after learning Kevin’s technique, which is, "don’t think about it," I broke down and tried a nice juicy fried meal worm. It was kind of squishy as I chewed it and had an earthy flavor, sort of like a crispy mushroom in texture and taste with some Mansmiths or Pappies grillin' seasoning on it. I also tried a large cricket, about an inch long with legs included and Kevin finished off the night with a specially purchased, two inch long, biggest roach I have ever seen. When you eat a bug the wings aren’t that easy to swallow. They are sort of the last thing that remains in your mouth and you have to chew them for awhile.
That’s about it for last night, took a quick walk back to our room and passed out. Should be in Bangkok by tomorrow at 10:00 AM after we transfer to a night train in Surat Thani following this ferry.
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