Wild on at Koh Phangan
I am not exactly a gimikera in Manila. I would rather watch a movie than anticipate a Friday night out complete with wickedly revealing clothes, stilletos and red lipstick. I could be that but it is such a task for me to have that gimikera aura because if i really wanted to party and dance like there's no tomorrow then i wouldn't wear high heels. hehe. But that is a bar night out staple---girls oozing with sex appeal and chica fashion lining up to get a ticket inside the hippest club. That is the normal way and i guess a teeny bit pretentious way of partying since you just want to strut your stuff then just look hot and tipsy.
But if you really want to party like hell then go to Koh Phangan, Thailand on a Full moon night. Ha! I mean it! This is serious partying since it's a bomb full of endoprhins there. And they stretch over the morning with more people acting crazier as the sun shines on them.
The place is stripped of all the norms of partying in a bar with the full beat and drum of a great night out with friends. You don't have to wear high heels because it won't do you good. Goodness, its' on a beach. And throw that revealing thing off-- get it on and just reveal! A bra and panty would do for this kind of party not beacuse you look hot in it, but because it is the most functional attire for that party. Believe me.
So here are some musings based from what came over me there.
1. On a Full Moon party, people wear body paint. And it adds up to the craziness and mood of the night. So my friends and i did our part in painting each other.
2. Drinks are sold on small buckets with a variety of mixes. Around 200 baht i think? This is our suki Emma. She gives us free shots of rum if we order from her. We were warned to look when the tindera is making the drink because some of them pop drugs into the mix.
3. There are a lot of white people. And it's mostly a straight crowd with an age range of 25 below and younger; these are the age of raging hormones! Oh and they like women and they're not afraid to show it. So if your'e a hot Filipina like some of my friends. Expect men to come in batches. hahaha.
There are too many people from the other side of the globe that the moment anyone of us sees an Asian, we immediately volt in. We're just so happy to have found fellow people with black hair. Comfort in the fact that we came from this side of town.
A warning to really hot girls on the night of the party. As much as you enjoy the men pouring in just make sure that you can handle yourself. hehe.
Hindi talaga nila ma-resist ang mga bilat na katulad nating kulay mocha, mature yet fun, hitting 30 and earning money on our own (saabeeeh?) So i guess, flirt with caution? Or do it with protection? Or have that french kiss with a total stranger and don't let it fire up the puson? I don't know. Things can be really free flowing here. Unless you really want to hook up with someone then that is definitely going to happen because everyone is so open and just too happy. If you're the teaser type then do it with calculation, i guess, because i read that some people get raped here. But if you feel so spontaneous because the night is so magical with someone then by all means marinate in it. I'm all for finding love in a hopeless place ika nga ni Rihanna.
4. The best part comes when you're into deep of the dancing and then suddenly it rains. Sarap lang. Suddenly, the crowd goes wild and you're smacked in that moment so what do you do? Beat your body to it! Bawal ang killjoy. Because we all know wet dancing is as sexy as hell and makes you feel like you're in one of those J.Lo videos gyrating and nobody gives a shiz what move you do.
The full moon, the rain and the outpour of good vibes just made it more surreal.
As for me, I really enjoyed it. I savored every fucking moment of that crazy night. You see, it sucks to be working on a vacation and the moment that you finish, you know you want to let loose. That was my prize, my reward and my body ached for it. Bluntly put--- give me my parteyyyy! And i'm gonna drink, scream and move till my hips fall apart.
Few reminders: Don't bring too much stuff or even a bag. Don't bring your passport here because if you lose it then there's zero chance of finding it. Just bring enough money. Ang beach mismo ang CR dahil 10 baht ang CR, ke dumi dumi pa. And be safe, kasi mas madaming umuuwing sugatan at masakit ang mga katawan pagkatapos ng party (madami namang clinic/hospital dun in fairness)
P.S. I guess you'll enjoy it more with good set of buddies, an open mind and a sense of self. At kung tumodo ka then i guess, no place could be more true to this old mantra--What happened here, stays here.
But if you really want to party like hell then go to Koh Phangan, Thailand on a Full moon night. Ha! I mean it! This is serious partying since it's a bomb full of endoprhins there. And they stretch over the morning with more people acting crazier as the sun shines on them.
The place is stripped of all the norms of partying in a bar with the full beat and drum of a great night out with friends. You don't have to wear high heels because it won't do you good. Goodness, its' on a beach. And throw that revealing thing off-- get it on and just reveal! A bra and panty would do for this kind of party not beacuse you look hot in it, but because it is the most functional attire for that party. Believe me.
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| this is really packed with party people |
So here are some musings based from what came over me there.
2. Drinks are sold on small buckets with a variety of mixes. Around 200 baht i think? This is our suki Emma. She gives us free shots of rum if we order from her. We were warned to look when the tindera is making the drink because some of them pop drugs into the mix.
3. There are a lot of white people. And it's mostly a straight crowd with an age range of 25 below and younger; these are the age of raging hormones! Oh and they like women and they're not afraid to show it. So if your'e a hot Filipina like some of my friends. Expect men to come in batches. hahaha.
There are too many people from the other side of the globe that the moment anyone of us sees an Asian, we immediately volt in. We're just so happy to have found fellow people with black hair. Comfort in the fact that we came from this side of town.
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| korean, filipino and japanese |
Hindi talaga nila ma-resist ang mga bilat na katulad nating kulay mocha, mature yet fun, hitting 30 and earning money on our own (saabeeeh?) So i guess, flirt with caution? Or do it with protection? Or have that french kiss with a total stranger and don't let it fire up the puson? I don't know. Things can be really free flowing here. Unless you really want to hook up with someone then that is definitely going to happen because everyone is so open and just too happy. If you're the teaser type then do it with calculation, i guess, because i read that some people get raped here. But if you feel so spontaneous because the night is so magical with someone then by all means marinate in it. I'm all for finding love in a hopeless place ika nga ni Rihanna.
4. The best part comes when you're into deep of the dancing and then suddenly it rains. Sarap lang. Suddenly, the crowd goes wild and you're smacked in that moment so what do you do? Beat your body to it! Bawal ang killjoy. Because we all know wet dancing is as sexy as hell and makes you feel like you're in one of those J.Lo videos gyrating and nobody gives a shiz what move you do.
The full moon, the rain and the outpour of good vibes just made it more surreal.
As for me, I really enjoyed it. I savored every fucking moment of that crazy night. You see, it sucks to be working on a vacation and the moment that you finish, you know you want to let loose. That was my prize, my reward and my body ached for it. Bluntly put--- give me my parteyyyy! And i'm gonna drink, scream and move till my hips fall apart.
Few reminders: Don't bring too much stuff or even a bag. Don't bring your passport here because if you lose it then there's zero chance of finding it. Just bring enough money. Ang beach mismo ang CR dahil 10 baht ang CR, ke dumi dumi pa. And be safe, kasi mas madaming umuuwing sugatan at masakit ang mga katawan pagkatapos ng party (madami namang clinic/hospital dun in fairness)
P.S. I guess you'll enjoy it more with good set of buddies, an open mind and a sense of self. At kung tumodo ka then i guess, no place could be more true to this old mantra--What happened here, stays here.
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