Feeling Grateful Now

Just came back from Ranong. Beautiful place. FYI, we went there for mission trip. We touched down Malaysia at 6.20pm. Wow! What a grateful feeling now. Let me tell you guys what we did and... Wow! You will feel amazed lar!

6December
At 7.45am, we went to the Bukit Beruang Taj Mahal. Everybody gathered there. Said a word of prayer before journey begins. Everyone was quite drowsy... as you can see in the picture lar..

At 10am, we arrived LCCT. We went shopping. It is a really very nice and cool place but packed with billions of people. *laughs*

At 12.45pm, we were all boarding the aircraft and ready to fly! It is a very interesting for me to enter the plane. My first time entering lar!

At 1.20pm[PKT], we kissed Phuket a Hi. *laughs* We met nice and friendly people. Sawatdee-ka! *laughs* We sat in a very cool van.

Banyak space

At 2pm, we had lunch at a very nice restaurant in Khaolak or something lar..Very beautiful. Tables and chairs and everything are made of wood!

At 3pm, we traveled for 4hours to Ranong from Phuket. I enjoyed throughout the journey! I laughed the most. I laughed my heart out!

At 7.30pm, we reached Ranong. Checked in Ranong Garden Hotel. Very nice hotel. They've got bathtubs!
And not forgetting, the good food! *laughs* At 10 something, Joanna and Jolene and Christine came over with Joel and Jeremy knocking on the doors and ran away. Sick fellas! *laughs*

At 11.48pm, I wanna snooze off. But Joanna came knocking my door for food! So, to be a good citizen and good example, I gave them biscuits. *laughs* Approximately at 12, I slept. Good sleep I had!

6December
We had breakfast at the RGH. At 9 something, we checked out from RGH and waited for the shoppers to come back from shopping and head to Ko Payam. But at 11something, they just came back and we rushed to the river bank to the boat.

At 3.23pm, arrived Ko Payam. Lunch was a little wierd to me. First day what... But later on sudah biasa. Hentam-ed everything! *laughs* After that, we went to our rooms.

At 5pm, we went to villgae and played and ministered to them. Villagers, the fishermen, living a hard life. Anyway, children was cute! I remembered, Jeremy wants to play with them but Jeremy got knocked on his head and everybody laughed!

At 8.15pm, water was low tide. We head back to the hotel. 1km walk. Very scary experience. Whatever you are thinking in your brain that lives in the water may appear. A lot of scary things lar.

At 9pm, we had dinner. Full of laughter! Crazy lar.

At 10 something, was going to say good night.

Lesson for the day - Always bring Dettol wherever you go for safety!

8December
Had devotion at 7am. After that, we practiced songs of love of God. At 10.15am, we head to village. I played football with them!

At 3.07pm, we head to Ko Chang. A lot of GRASS! My enemy! But it is a beautiful beach. We had a hard time to go down from the boat anyway.

Just imagine this - We had lunch at 5pm! We were free until night but we used time wisely. We did bunga manggars and wrapped presents for the villagers!


Later at 10.30pm, we had dinner! *lalala* Food was delicious. Too lazy to take shots of them. I wanna eat! Green curry chicken and vegetables.

Then at 12am, we slept. Phew!
9December
At 7am, we had devotion(as usual). After discussion, the SSMC guys came. The laughter team! *laughs*

At 11.15am, we walked to the village. Another half of us sat boat. Small boat. Can't fit many people. SO we walked to the mangrove trees and the boat went there and get us up. We went to village. Get ready some things for the Christmas Party tonight. The bunga manggars that we made yesterday night was a big blunder. All went haywire. *laughs*

At 1pm, we went back to chalet and check out and ate our last meal there. Lunch was very delicious. We relaxed until 2.30pm. Later, we went back to village. We did blow loads balloons. Very tiring for us but not for the Mokens because their lungs can expand naturally.
At 5.30pm, we started the party! We cooked nasi lemak. With the sambal ala Moken! Superbly hot. I ate them and I 'cried'! Their main ingredient is cili padi and dried chili. All pounded! Super powerful! The hotness... I can't take it! Argh!

Take a look at the Sambal ala Moken-

At 10.07pm, we went to the boat to head back to Ranong. Starry starry night... Later at 1am, we reached Ranong and we found no resort to stay! So we stayed in the church.

Like Joanna has said, "Kita tadi joget lambak, duduk lambak, tidur pun tidur lambak!"

So, at 3 something, after all the searching of hotels, we went for bath. We waited so long. So, Mark said to go to the hot spring.

Joanna said, "Wah! Tak cukup lagi.. Mandi lambak! Hoi!"

After everything is done, we went back to church. I did not sleep after that. Can't sleep. *laughs* We learnt a Thai version of Ku mahu Cinta Yesus Selamanya:-

Ka ja rak PraYesu chua ciwit kong ka [2x]
Taam glaang kuam lambak lec juam jeb buat ma nai ciwit kong ka
Ka yang rak PraYesu chua ciwit kong ka

Oh... PraBidaJao lauk kong PraUng yuu ti nii
Hai ka kuu kuan nai sai Pra net PraUng

Oh... PraBidaJao luuk kong PraUng yuu ti nii
Hai ka pen ti po Pratai chua ciwit ka

10December
At 7.15am, we had breakfast at a Chinese Thai restaurant by the street. Very nice kuihs! A little like Malaysia. SSMC guys belanja-ed us. at 8am, we started our journey to Phuket Airport. I slept all the way.

At 1pm, we had lunch at the restaurant on the first day we ate there. After our lunch, we head to the airport but on the way, we went to shop for cashew nuts.

At 3.15pm, we were in the airport. We checked in our luggage and at 4.05 should be our flight but delayed for 10 minutes. Not as bad...
The time in the airplane is history! I love the scenery of Phuket!

At 6.20pm, I kissed the ground of Malaysia!