Koh Samui, Thailand 7 August 2009 - 10 August 2009

Koh Samui was a destination trip planned a few months ahead because of the one-flight-per-day to Koh Samui from Singapore. So this was quite an anticipated trip.


The flight was scheduled in the evening. We had a good time grabbing dinner at the airport, then did our usual foot massage using the free machines. We even bought a book on Mental Mathematical Calculations to keep us awake throughout the journey. We arrived at Koh Samui, local time approximately 9.15pm and was quite impressed by the open-concept airport. Our transfer was very timely and in no time, picked us up and delivered us to our accommodation at X-2 Resort situated some 30 mins away from the main Chaweng Beach.

Upon arrival, we had a nice meal in our own unit. We were given an upgrade to a pool suite by the generosity of the hotel and had an early night for our Samui dive the following day.


The next day, we headed for our dive at Chumpon Pinnacle and Koh Tao. The hotel delightfully packed breakfast for us, and before long, the dive centre came to pick us up and brought us to the jetty some 45 mins drive away. We took a nice dive boat off for a 1 hour journey to Chumpon Pinnacle for our morning dive. The waters were severely choppy but we did have a nice dive, witnessing a Groupa as big as a beetle car!

We had lunch onboard and the boat was set next to Koh Tao. The beach was beautiful and pristine sand laced by the kissing waves was a sight to behold. We had our second dive and saw some nice underwater scenery which surprisingly lasted 1 hour airtime in the water! After the dive we had a very bumpy boat ride back to Koh Samui, and it was quite a dreadful one as the waves were strong and motion sickness came through. Fortunately, we made it back shore in one piece and no puking.

After completing the dive, we headed back to the hotel for a good body massage followed by a beautiful dinner at the hotel's restaurant. The food was delectable and the bill was not as damaging as we expected it to be. After dinner, we retired into our hotel room, watched some nice in-house videos and went off to bed.


The third day saw us spending some nice time at the hotel pool before heading to Chaweng Beach after breakfast. The waters at Chaweng beach was delightful with little waves and was crystal clear.

We had a nice snack then spent 2 hours at the beach before heading to the Chaweng shopping area for another massage. After that we returned back to the hotel for dinner and had a nice dip in the room's indoor pool. Then, it's back to more movies before ending the day.

The last day, we had another swim before checking out. We had a little hiccup at the airport as the plane was delayed by 1.5 hours. However, we were pleasantly surprised that we were given 'courtesy food' which actually meant 'complimentary snacks' by the airport. The portions were generous and free coffee/tea accompanied.

Before long, the plane was ready for boarding and we left Koh Samui filled with wonderful memories.