Delivery Fee

I called silkair today to check with them how could I make purchase. They said I could fill up the purchase order and then they would have it delivered to me. Or I could take their flight again within this half an year and bought on flight. I told them it's not very likely I could make it within such a short time frame. So I asked them how much it will cost to have it delivered to my house. They said S$15/piece. I told them it's not flexible in this case, because the voucher itself was only US$30, then almost half must be used for delivery fee, it did not show much of your goodwill. I hope whether this delivery fee could be waived. After a short discussion, they agreed. I think silkair is really a world class carrier.

Complimentry Inflight Gift Voucher / 30 美金的购物券

总算受到了Silkair的答复，他们说退钱是不可能的。为了表示歉意，给了我一张30美金的购物券。
I just got the reply from Silkair. They said it's impossible to refund any money, but out of their good will, they were willing to give a 30US$ inflight gift voucher.

Elephant Tour

第三天一早，我们参加了大象团。包括骑大象，看大象表演，猴子表演等等。还平生第一次尝试划独木舟。也骑了水牛，坐了牛车，听了种稻子讲解，还有现场示范做泰式青木瓜沙拉，嗯，味道还不错。他们拍了很多照片，都放在粗糙的自制像框内，卖的时候不单卖，必须连像框一起卖，价格超贵，本来有两张我很喜欢，但一听价格，也只好忍痛割爱了。
吃过饭我们就打听怎样去机场。酒店提供的车需付700株，可书上说只需400株，我们考虑这里四六不靠，很难叫车，所以才贵，就打算去海滩，那里车多，应该好叫吧。可去海滩的车需200株，而按实际距离应该20株就够了。没办法，只好等酒店的车，他们收每位80株，也不便宜。到了海滩，发现这里同样是乱收费，没有一个肯打表，好容易找到一辆嘟嘟车，同意收450株，但香说再走走看，如没有便宜的就回来。没想到真的就没有，回来找他，他却说要700了，你说气人不欺人。活该他们没生意。最后我们找到了计程车公司，他们同意500株，并交了钱，坐上车后，总算松了一口气。可司机突然说要加收100株，我气得掏出收据同他理论，最后他总算同意放过我们了。
终于到机场了。回家的感觉真好。

The third day morning, we went for an elephant tour. We enjoyed: an elephant and buffalo ride and we even tried a ride in an oxen cart. We watched an elephant and a monkey performance. We tried canoeing as well for my first time. We enjoyed it very much. They demonstrated rice planting and harvesting as well as how to make Thai green papaya salad. It tasted very good. They took lots of photos, but they sold them together with a frame which made them extremely expensive. There were 2 or 3 photos I really liked, but I have to give them up due to the high and unreasonable price.

After lunch, we had been trying our luck with getting to the airport. Based on the guidebook, the cost should have been 400 bhat. But hotel charged us 700. We were thinking because of the isolation of this area, why everything was so difficult. So we decided to go to the beach. There were many taxis there, so should have been cheaper. But the taxi’s that went to the beach cost 200 Bhat, which by right should be a tenth as much. We had no choice but to wait for the hotel shuttle which cost 80 Bhat per person. When we reached the beach, we found it was the same situation there. Nobody was willing charge by meter. The average price they asked was 600 Bhat. I found one tutu driver who was willing to accept 450 Bhat. But 香 suggested we walk further. If we couldn't find anybody cheaper, then came back to him. In the end, we really did not have the luck and came back to him. Guess how much he wanted? He wanted 700 Bhat! Thai are most greedy people in the world. Then we decided to go to the taxi company which agreed to charge us 500 Bhat. We made payment and got in the car. Just when I was about to feel relieved, the driver asked for 100 Bhat additional. I was so angry and took out the receipt and argued with him. Finally he agreed to let us go.

We felt so good when we reached the airport and returned back home. Home sweet home!

Phi Phi Island

第二天，我们去了Phi Phi Island. 感觉船搭了好久，这是我平生第一次晕船，几乎要吐了。风景超美，只可惜我无福欣赏。所有的能量都花在克服运船上了。岛上有好多可爱的小猴子，我们下岛后就忙着喂它们。但他们不懂得配合，要抓拍一张这样的照片真是太难了。这之后我尝试了潜水，当然是穿了救生衣的，因为我连游泳都不会，更不用说潜水了。水里还真美，珊瑚啦，鱼儿啦，都是七彩缤纷的，可爱极了。很想伸手去触摸他们，但他们的动作实在是太快了，很难做到。不过这却消耗了我很多能量，以至于我中餐吃了好多好多。中餐是自助式的，种类很多，但都很难吃。吃完饭很想像电影上演的那样，在沙滩的躺椅上休息，可这里的躺椅都是要钱的，而且还很贵，还是算了吧。

The following day, we went to Phi Phi island. It was loooong boat ride and it was also my first time to get seasick. I felt almost vomited. However, the view was splendid. But I couldn't enjoy it. I spent all my energy to overcome my sickness. There were many monkeys on the island and it was fun to feed them. But they were not very cooperative for posing for pictures After that I tried snorkeling. Of course, I had a life jacket on. I did not even know how to swim, let alone diving. The sea was truly beautiful. I saw lots of colorful corals and different kind of fishes. It was extremely lovely. Many times I tried to touch them, but they were too swift. It was not an easy task. It consumed lots of my energy; so until lunch time, I was soooo hungry and ate a lot. Lunch was a buffet with many varieties. But it all tasted bad. After lunch, I wanted to lie down in a coach on the beach just like showed in movies or TV dramas. But it needed to pay for it and it was quite expensive. Forget it.