The party would be at the Sunrise Beach in Haad Rin, a 15min ride away from my part of the island. From the resort, I had to take a 5min walk to the main road where I would catch a songthaew to Haad Rin. I'd gone out at 7pm thinking I'd grab a bite in Haad Rin before jumping into the party, but ALL the songthaews passing along were already full of tourists heading out to the FMP. After half an hour, a private pick-up truck pulled over in front of me and asked if I was going to Haad Rin. When I said yes, he motioned me to climb up aboard the cab. I appreciated the lift, and when I walked towards the cab I saw two guys already drinking their beers, also getting a lift to Haad Rin. They were Norwegians - Morten and Andreas, both 20 years old and fresh off their university, taking a break before stepping into the world of employment.
We had a good chat during the ride and while finding our way to the beach party. We had stopped walking for a bit 'coz Andreas had to go to the loo, and while I waited with Morten, I was suddenly overwhelmed by the fact that everywhere I looked I could only see WHITE PEOPLE. Seriously! In the bars, on the motorbikes, walking on the street... WHITE. Blondes, brunettes, baldies... WHITE. Egad... If it weren't for the locals manning the stores and serving food in the restaurants, you really wouldn't think that was an Asian locale.
My head was moving up and down and left and right as I scoped everything around me - all the colorful stuff being sold in the stores, neon lights from the bars, tables that showcased buckets with your options for the night's poison, people walking around with snakes and other exotic animals... The only thing that made me realize that we were already on the beach was the sand's cushion to my straying feet. Oh, sweet lord... Haad Rin's got BORA SAND!!! WUHOO!
I have arrived
The feel of the sand prompted my wandering eyes to look out front and my jaw just dropped at the view - a clear night sky with the huge full moon shining down at the sea... Tables, chairs and rugs sprawled out on the beach for people to find their own spots... More carts were lined up selling booze... At the far side of the beach you'll find the neon lights that read "KOH PHANGAN" and the bars had their djs spinning on overdrive. Oh yeah... :)
The Norwegians and I got our drinks and settled on one of those rug set-ups. Chatted up a neighboring group - Aussies. There's Jack, Danny, Scott, and another Scott - a Canadian who'd also just met the dudes that evening. Jack was up and about most of the time and had finally come back to our "mat" to pull us all into the Cactus Bar 'coz "the girls are starting to dance!" Hahaha! Good thing he did, 'coz that's when the party actually started ;)
Time to paaaaaarteh!
Lugging around our own drinks, we started groovin' on the dance floor. I realized Cactus Bar was the hiphop station on Haad Rin. Perfect. ;) A few minutes in, we lost Canadian Scott and the Norwegians. Don't think they liked the dancing bit. Hehe... After another half an hour or so, the other Scott was nowhere to be found. Last time I saw him, though, he was chatting up a girl... So I guess he hooked up! Wuhoo! ;) Meantime, Danny, Jack and I just kept on making a mess on the dance floor. They were seriously fun to hang with! Two other blokes whose names I never got joined in and we sorta stuck together for the rest of the evening. At one point, all my dancing buddies were already half-naked! (Well, except Jack) HAHAHA!
We were passing around drinks and smokes, dancing with each other and basically with everybody else around us. Round about midnight I stepped out to meet with a couple of Filipino friends who'd crossed over from Koh Samui to check out the FMP. I thought it was busy when I got there, but that time I left the bar to meet them, the entire length of the beach was now PACKED with tourists. PACKED! It was quite a relief to be able to speak my native tongue again, not that speaking in English didn't come easy. My friends eventually decided to get a massage while waiting for their speedboat trip back to Koh Samui, so I headed back into the party. Got a new bucket to pass around, and I must say, somehow that particular bucket jump-started the alcohol's effect on me! Haha... The second wave of partying was C R A Z Y! People were more uninhibited, or should I say more drunk? Haha! There we all were - dancing, grinding, drinking, touching, kissing, smoking, shouting... Egad... That was SOME night! I'm surprised I still managed to get on the right taxi back to my resort. I remember feeling all too woozy at one point as Jack kept me on my feet. After a minute's breather, I decided to call it a night and head back to my bungalow.
Awesome night. I'm sure the aftermath was just as wild. ;)
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