July 25, 2005 12: 35 a.m. – Thailand Phuket scare!

Time: July 25, 2005 12: 35 am

Location: Thailand Phuket Padang Beach holiday flats (Patong Bay Garden Hotel, Patong Beach)

Event: Tsunami Warning (tsunami warning)

12: 35 a.m., my husband is in his sleep a shrill alarm siren wake, I almost at the same time from bed-up-tsunamis came, the first reaction of escape!, I'll grab a backpack containing valuables, luggage do not, and dragged away by LG room.

After seeing the hotel door stop a small trailer, someone is up, car standing hotel boss, he waved to shout "we GO! GO!”。 But around the quiet, nothing unusual. I thought it was some fighting, police arrests. Husband ran downstairs to ask that a hotel staff towards his shouting "Tsunami is coming! Get your passport and leave now! (Tsunami coming, quickly get your passport away!). " LG later returned to the House immediately, thanks to our luggage was packed, his hand me a hand luggage, hurries to flee.

Hop on the bus, leaving soon.

But the car along the beach side to open a certain distance before transfer to the island's interior. Her husband tried to cover my eyes, I see the sea, he was afraid I was afraid. But I broke his hand, eyes down staring at the sea, the sea is very dark, and not far away, but the waves are great, the tide has risen more quickly flooded the beach, this distance is the most horrible! if the tsunami at this time, we sure didn't hide. The car also has 2 pairs of lovers, is the gweilo, they get nothing, men of even voyeuristic. They also do not know what has happened, like us. In addition to the sound of the waves, can hear is the sound of breathing rapidly with each other. The road passes through some of the hotel, we are all scrambling of boarding the flight.

About 10 minutes later we arrived at a local home Buji, there have been gathered a lot of tourists that are residents of our hotel, we have taken to quite late.

Then, quickly asked the person is not really a tsunami is coming to? they also say it's not clear that it has been said that Indonesia earthquake, some say is the India earthquake, but also some people said that the earthquake. Later the exact message is the Adaman sea 7.3 earthquake happened, Japan Tokyo earthquake, India, Malaysia and Phuket have released the official tsunami warning! but we here at the beach on the Adaman sea of is my worry here!!! topography also is not high enough, ask the host was, they say that there have been security, when they last tsunami is in this place. There we only seven Chinese, other 40 more were Westerners. A woman can't find her little son, but I can't leave to go to, foam tears, fortunately, he was soon car, thank goodness!

Someone with a camera when shooting the scene, it was in the House watching CNN news, others are in the UK outside the tree to sit down, home, end up coffee and drink to greet everyone, but LG and I drink.

Although many, we are all very quiet, the child is not noisy, although non-understanding, but each comfort, atmosphere and peaceful as possible let down. We very much appreciate the Westerners in this quality, cool temper, not noisy. Imagine if we all noisy, it will only get panic.

We also find chairs to sit down, husband hold my hand, he is usually very calm, but now look dignified, frown, I know he has no bottom.

I very much fear, but still very cool, because I understand that the more intense moments more need a cool head. After her husband, when he has done for the worst, if it is caught in a that would be identified. Sitting across from us is a pair of honeymoon from Ireland to the couple, they are called home safe, and immediately after the end of the phone to us, asking us to do not call home. We are very grateful, but declined, because people do not want to let parents worry that, besides telling them. They both look more relaxed, also tell us a joke, but it is not stopped smoking. Everybody what mood chat, in addition to mutual comfort in a few words, they are silent about the wait.

I've been worried about is, if the tsunami came here enough security? last winter when the tsunami, now is the summer tide season, if the recurrence of words, in theory, be serious than last time, there may not be safe! anyway, then mind full of terror, more and more afraid.

That moment, feeling the sea suddenly become ugly face, good horror or cruelty, humanity before it suddenly become, more than anything else, small. Never feel that they are so vulnerable and helpless, waiting in addition to the fear, we can't do anything. I do not believe in God, but suddenly I felt that only God can save us. So I began to pray, pray to God to help us through, this moment, I really believe in the existence of God!

2: 30 pm, we were told to tsunami warning lifted, you can go back to the hotel.

Hotel start car batch sent us back to the hotel. We still don't believe, meant to not go back to the hotel, because our hotel on the beach, distance from the sea is only 50 meters. But watching everyone one after back, we also had to hard this skin head into the car. We returned to the room, just escape the missing items packed, 3 a.m. No, certainly not sleep, what to return to Singapore's ticket was booked, tomorrow 8 p.m., as is the cheap air tickets, so we can't refund cannot be rescheduled, and tomorrow also arranged to ride the elephant, the money paid. While watching CNN news that has been lifted tsunami warning, who knows what would not be happening earthquake? you know, large earthquakes are often not just a time of 2 minutes were considered!!, I immediately decided to provide returns immediately surf the net: Singapore's earliest flight! husband agreed. InAs we come to the hotel lobby, Internet access, but also good, very easy to set up 9 a.m. Tiger airway returns Singapore ticket, and not expensive, two talents 230 SGD.

Booked votes, the most difficult time coming-waiting for the dawn! toss for a long time, we are very tired, but still very tense nervous system, although not sleep, but try to lie in bed.

Distance 9 a.m. There are 6 hours, 6 hours seems to have been more than 60 years long. We turn on the TV news channel, CNN, concern all related news. TV sound cannot open because you want to watch on the outside. LG has calmed down, he was too tired to die at last to lie down to sleep. I can't close the eyes, hearing suspicious sounds, they immediately ran out. Once just encountered the couple to Ireland is downstairs with others open party, inviting us to participate. They are ready to check out tomorrow morning, away from the beach of the hotel, but temporarily do not intend to leave Phuket because they only yesterday, look at the situation and then make a decision.

I am not able to remember how many times I watch, the watch is almost every 1 minute to look at.

So wait, is that I've ever experienced by the most suffering most tortured people's hearts. Every slight noise will stimulate my nerves jump up, the whole people collapse, as if not already support. But I will tell my must be sustained, and I also very calm force yourself to sleep in a sense, because if you really have to flee again, also need to rest well, otherwise there may be run. In this environment, instant is asleep, the brain still awake. Drowsy probably sleep to 5 and a half, and then woke up.

Finally, the tsunami did not occur, we safely lived to 6 points and a half, it was already very bright, and her husband also woke up, grooming grooming will continue to eat breakfast.

At 7 o'clock, car to pick us to the airport, a night in the heart, the plane took off the section finally calm down. Thank God, we come home safely!

Summary: the husband said that the experience they have our lives, made sense, but also blame the said she gets the experience proved that our love is proven, our distress is no doubt their fly "".

Haha @ _ @, Oh, Christmas came of course put it nicely! this tsunami warning for some people, just not experiences, especially for the residents of Phuket, or those that grow in frequent earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, riots in the country. But my heart fragile, after all, life is not lived more terror. Now, every day there are countless people going on holiday to Phuket, I don't want to tell us not to go to Phuket, there is indeed a very beautiful and interesting places. Do you have your own judgement, you can decide for yourself. But I will pray for you and wish you all a safe and pleasant journey, come back! I also pray for the people to Phuket, bless their homeland, not to be nature's aggression, for generations to come! (P.S.: If you really want to go to Phuket or Indonesia, remember to choose away from the beach of the hotel to stay at the night high-rise, luggage to pack up, in case of emergency you can always carry the luggage and leave, but also concerned about the news, pay attention to the nearby countries have no earthquake occurred. ）

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The following also wrote several summary of the tour, after all, in the tsunami warning occurred before I and LG there still play very enjoyable.

1) playing – Phuket is really fun, the most fun beach is Patong Beach (Padang), fun means a lot of exciting features with Thailand's activities and programs.

Go to Phuket is what needs to be done before the preparations and arrangements for local travel agency is everywhere, you just walk into a House, it can arrange for you a few days of exciting trips, for example, PP Island Tour, Krabi Krabi Island Tour, elephant tracking (elephant), Simon cabaret (renyao Sau), sexy show (we did not go, hear performances very explicit), diving ... And so on. No matter where to play, includes hotel and attraction shuttle transportation between, some also with lunch and dinner, the agency found smaller cheaper. It is best to take several agency, you must shop around. We strongly recommend a home ASAP named "TRAVEL" shop, honest, and inexpensive, we see a lot of home later find the best. It is the telephone: + 66 76 244185. You can call to let them go and pick you up at your hotel to their shop.

As for the beaches, summer is the season, the tide, the sea waves are populated with the red flag, you cannot swim.

However to PP island and Krabi island can swimming and snorkeling (submarine floating), water is blue, you can see on the ship. Submarine floating can see colorful tropical fish, bread and throw into the water, get a group of fish swim struggle to eat. See the lovely fish, just to catch it, but always grasp.

In the evening, the bar street patong beach Zoo, dress sexy Thai girls she paints in a bar on the stage of the twist, of course, as they want to attract target is gweilo, selected will soon go away, and others to continue singing and dancing.

Western men seem to be obsessed about Thai girls, almost every Ghost are dragged Tai Mei. If you see so many other places of the red light district are sure to feel very uncomfortable, but will resist, but in Phuket, people can be very pretty well accepted, and enjoy the scenery as appreciate this unique culture. In this free space, each individual freedom to choose their own pursuit and enjoy – to find Thai girl's can pick their favorite charity, selected after you can eat with their shopping, drinking like drag-and-shoot with her lover; and to shopping spectators can enjoy the shopping heart shoppIng (although not a few streets may seem, hee hee).

2) eat – mainly seafood dishes as well as Thailand.

The most famous seafood restaurant is patong beach of Savoey, its specialty is a seafood barbeque (BBQ) packages, there are three price, 800, 1200-Thai Thai strains, 1600-Thai strains. I have the LG 800 points, and then to a fried rice, eating enough food. We ate at Savoey 2 meal, then to the back of the Tiger Bar food to eat for a few good, feel good, but still Savoey it would cost a lot, but subject to 5% of service charge. In Phuket 2 individuals have a common meal around 400 strains, expensive can be more than 1000 lines. In fact, Thailand who only know how to do seafood barbecue or frying, ate 2 above would not want to eat.

3) line-Phuket airport minibus and taxi exports from the unified management of the airport, the price is fixed, there is no private taxi.

From the airport minibus ride to patong beach 150 lines per person, one taxi approximately 550 strains. From the hotel to the airport, hotel or travel agency cars, minibus170 strains/person, car taxi550 strains/, we are looking for a travel agency provides minibus, 170 lines per person. Patong beach full of street are tuk tuk vehicles (like tricycles that look like), we did not sit, patong beach because they feel is a little large to walk. But regardless of whether go there to play with car Shuttle, save a lot of trouble. If we go to phuket town is going to sit tuk tuk. You can also rent a motorcycle, but let the police caught to fine.

4) live-many hotels in Phuket, you can go online and search, you can get there before the election.

Choose Hotel must look room, check row no air conditioning, and open the tap to see water is clean. We booked on the website, live in Patong Villa found that tap water is muddy, and cannot be used. We demand the immediate left, they are also easily persuaded to give us back the deposit, money is not accepted we leave, I have a little guilty. Suggested that they still lives far from the beach away, at least from the beach in 2 km above the evening before sleeping peacefully. Recommend a good hotel Web site, the above price can also be cut: http://www.phuket.com/hotel/patong-beach.htm

5) shopping-street are shops, buy is Thailand features handmade ornaments, but quality is lower, or not very pretty, buy back doing hand letter is then not release.

In patong, only a few fruit shop, coconut 25 lines, lines 1 kg 20 lines, dried 1 kg 60 lines, not cheap. Sell souvenirs places only the Ocean Plaza, 1st floor and has a negative, first floor, the negative on the first floor of the store, buy cheaper and much more can you want it to play discount, the price is still expensive compared to Bangkok and Pattaya. We do not have to phuket town, it is said that there will be more expensive.

6) summary-Phuket business atmosphere very strong, but still very interesting and worth a go.

Finally, I want to say: "Phuket, want to say I love you not easy"!