our last day in HH

while we were laying next to each other on the beach yesterday afternoon, i told BB that tomorrow morning he could sleep in if he wanted to. i didn't want to drag him out to the beach to watch sunrise with me but he knew where to find me if he didn't see me in my room. he said we had to do it together. so, here we are again. at the beach at 6.30 am. it seemed like i was torturing him for dragging him out of his bed to the beach this early. but he looked fine but sleepy.

..i took pictures at the hotel while waiting for him to get ready..

there were not so many people at the beach yet, so we picked the spot to lie down talking. i was the one who talked and he listened. i was wide awake in the morning, while he was a sleepy head. until the sun got stronger and the sea got warmer, i moved into the water. he said i played in the sea like a dolphin and came out of the water only when i need some air. yeah, i guess he was right..

i tried to drag him into the sea to have some fun bc i was sure that he was not going to have this fun in his home country.. i wanted him to enjoy while it lasted. he was hesitant and preferred being on the beach than getting wet.. but finally, he gave in.. and yeah, we did have a good time together at the beach on our last morning together. (sorry to throw so many sand at you, sleepy head... the dolphin just wanted to play and attract your attention..)

when the sun was stronger, we moved out of the beach to look for something to eat for breakfast. when leaving the beach, we had learned that it was already 9 am. we heard the tourist police sing thai national anthem and stopped still until they finished. it meaned we'd been at the beach for 2.5 hours. my burnt-honey skin had finally transformed into brownie dark skin on the last day..

along the way to the foodshop, we still stopped to take some mirror photos.. we'd been doing this the whole trip. i wish every time he sees mirrors on the road in his home country, he is going to miss me and think 'i wish joy were here..' ;]

we went back to that famous local restaurant but there were too many people and there were no seats for us, so we went back to another shop. the food was equally yummy here but there were less people. we sat and had a long breakfast. i felt the sadness in the air. it was our last breakfast together and the conversation was getting less. we say thank you to one another for showing up and making this trip unforgetable.. until 10.30 am, we walked back to the hotel to start our packing..

at 12 am-ish, we checked out. i left my backpack at the reception and walked with him to the mini-bus stand. we stopped at starbucks to have teas, brownie and banana muffin and some more talk.. nearly 2 pm, we walked to the mini-bus stand and i saw him off there. we hugged, said good bye and wished each other luck with what life will throw at us and with our travelling.. he is heading to india after thailand and i to philippines next month..

stolenjoy goes to india with BB

and bb goes to philippines with me

i walked back to the hotel alone. i was lost in my own thought with mixed feeling. the road seemed farther than when i walked with BB. i told myself..whatever, life goes on. party was over and i had to get on with my life.. i am so glad that we both showed up and made this trip enjoyable.. it was a blast actually..

i stopped by at the internet shop near the hotel and sat there for 2 hours to just check mails and pass the time. i didn't write much of things on the net but i just sat there to reflect the time we'd shared and abosorbed it bit by bit..

at 4 pm, i walked back to the hotel to get my backpack and moved on to the train station. there were 2.5 hours to pass there. i looked for a foodshop to have early dinner and write postcards to myself and py. and i just sat there thinking.. when i was done there, i walked around looking for a post box but it seemed there was none around. so, i asked a perfect stranger to post them for me. i asked her if she was passing a post box. she said yes, so i asked her to post the postcards and she was eager to do so..

the train was 1 hour late. i was there with bb, waiting, taking photos and looking at the 3 night-old memories in my camera... i kept looking at them again and again..

the train arrived hatyai at 7.00 pm. thank god, the upper bed was comfy, the air was not too cold and the train didn't shake too much. the blanket was clean and thick. bb was a nice little thing to cuddle with on the moving train.. still, i couldn't sleep.. if i were on a holiday longer, i might develop insomnia.. i finally arrived home at 7.30 am.. sleepy, safe and sound.. and i miss hua-hin already..