Wheel Pack (6)- Pai

9 June

Both of us were so excited for the challenge! 862 curves to reach Pai.. OMG!!

When we were waiting for our tuk-tuk to come, another guy was waiting, a german who also heading to Pai. We were the 1st batch, and the tuk-tuk continue to other GH to pick others up! Total of 6, 2Malaysians, 2Germans, another couple, should be Scotland! LOL!!

They shared their interesting experience when we were on our way up to Pai, but me, my partner and another german just ignored, we have date with Uncle Chou! Yet, due to the super curvy road, i didn't have my good nap; thank god that i didn't puke! hahahaha..

Once reached Pai, u'll thought that u're at other place else not Thailand, angmo is everywhere which makes my partner said she doesn't like Pai. LOL!! don't care, i wanna stay here for days!!! hahaha... and then we continued our journey to Family Guest House, recommended by someone we met! LOL!! the most wonderful thing was the room rate is cheap!! 200B per night!! omg!! the condition of room still acceptable..

After settle down, we started our journey. first to fill our stomach at Good Life(forgot the shop name), i ordered my favourite Pad Thai, kinda expensive but nice! LOL!! and another two germans came to join! What funniest thing was my partner tend to leave after she has finished her thing, while i was still talking with them. Its so awkward to tell them that i need to leave and without knowing their names... damn sigh~~

Healthy Wheat Grass!

Pad Thai Pad Thai!!

Good Life Restaurant

As she wished, we rent a motor, its cheap, 140B for 30hrs! LOL!! We went to Pai Canyon! Thanks to my newly aladdin pants, i don't get to climb.. regret!! And, the rain god loves me, whenever i go, it rains! So, stopped by at bottom of Pai Canyon, a stranger reached us; he told us that we can actually go Mae Hong Son from Pai, they have their package.. woots!!! oohhh, and met another china girl, without knowing her name again! >.<" she's so brave to travel alone while waiting for her VISA to India!! awesome!!

Spot the emo angmo! :P

God of rain loves me!! 

SS @ Pai Canyon

Pai Canyon.

After that, get back to our GH, and wait for dinner. We had our dinner at Fruit Factory which is highly recommended by website! It was somewhere in town but kinda hard to find its way.. On the way to Fruit Factory, there're views that u'll want to stop by for few shots!! Fruit Factory is a western restaurant, inside the shop, they sell souvenir like magnets, shirts and painting which drawn by the owner's daughter.

Fruit Factory

d menu.. 

owner's daughter & her drawing (magnet)

deco!

Interior of Fruit Factory

my deep fried pork, not recommended, 139B.

When we back to our GH again, everyone's getting ready for jungle party, Pai is famous with that! like what they told, its superb with alcohol drinks & drugs! i really wanna to take a try i mean 'look'.. hahahaha! but clumsy partner said NO! sigh~~  So, stuck at GH for the night surfing net.. LOL!!

Exploring the town!

Memorial Bridge. 

SS@ memorial bridge

Sweet Memories @ Pai

its ideal to held a wedding here <3

Dessert House! 

The Heart of Pai Resort, My next destination! 

d Ting Tong Signboard :P

Phoromraun. (closed during low season)

d wall.

Night Market @ Pai

Souvenir Shop

Happy at PAI.

10 June

Have forgotten what time we depart for sight seeing in Pai, but the first station i went was Tha Pai Hotspring! we managed to reach that place, but we didn't try it. Next station will be Wat Mae Yan, a temple on the top of the mountain. When we reached, there were another 3angmo! each of them take one bike! LOL!! Should have asked my partner to rent another bike! HAHAHAHA... The scenery at the wat is nice, but its not nice when it rains! sigh.. We stopped there for quite long and the 'master' of the wat came and have some conversations, i have forgotten what's the topic was!

Rain is coming...

"Zoom In"

Wat Mae Yan

The painting of 18 stages of hell.

Later on, we continue our journey to Tree House, as its name, its a house on a big tree! LOL!!When we were on our way, we passed through a elephant camp!! i told my partner that i wanted to see, curious about what were 3angmo doing!! hahaha.. Its a elephant training camp which provide services like jungle trekking, elephant feeding and many more! the trainer told us that we can climb up but we refused to do so! as i said, i don't to add burden to them as those elephants are already have such weight and i'm not light too!! Yet, i did something which i felt sorry too~ while holding their food, i curve my hand to another side just to let that elephant to lift me with their long nose! sorry~~

Posing 

Rough Skin :P

I'm not meant to hurt u! 

After that, we continue to Tree House! kinda disappointed as there's really that tree house! left within 15mins! wahahaha... and due to my curiosity, we rode for very long to the waterfall. Our actual plan was Chinese Village but i saw a signboard, so i insisted to go there.. hahaha!! and the awesome driver>me did it! hahaha... Nothing much to see there, just... waterfall... relax for a while & continue our journey to Chinese Village.

Road side

To Tree House

Tree House

Restaurant at Tree House

At the waterfall... LOL!!

Amazingly, everything in this village is written in Mandarin! COOL!! and its not a small village. This place was suggested by my partner, but she stopped half way, so, i walked in myself.. there's another view at the other side, luckily she followed, else i think i'm not going to call her :P

Shan Di Chun huan ying ni! :)

The second thing we saw! hahahah

Cha Fang ?

Post Box @ Pai.

Its their swing! Just wondering how another 3ppl get up there? LOL!!

My partner! 

Me :)

Their hut?

Reflection ? HAHAHA.

SS @ Chinese Village

Still under construction.

Orchid?

SS while partner is waiting :P

Toilet! 

"Ting" for resting..

Resort that still under construction!

Finished Chinese Village, we went back to GH and had shower to prepare for dinner! When in the 'lobby', i heard the owner of GH gossips with another backpacker! they have amazed me, as they gossip is really bottom heart thinggy!! how could people sharing their things with 'stranger'? or maybe they have stayed there for weeks/months? For me, after 4yrs in uni, i still can't find anyone that i can really share everything with! LOL!!

For dinner, we came to a place called Baan Benjarong, its recommended by owner of Fruit Factory! wow!! its a fine dinning serving those thai's signature food but with higher rate. abit sim tia as we have budget. We have ordered, 2dishes & 4cups of steamed jasmine rice, each of us had 2cups of rice! OMG!! she is a big eater, so do i! wahahaha...

Partner with Baan Banjarong's menu! 

Their setting.

Counter.

Omelette stuffed with minced pork, 105B.

Chicken yellow curry, 105B.

ohhh, we have registered for a private tour to Mea Hong Son, we thought we can share with another couple, too bad they didn't register, so left me & my partner, and its more expensive for a tour for two! after negotiate, we got 2000B exclude food & drink! i am so gonna die!! >.< argghhh!!! forget it, just look forward to meet my long neck lady!! :)

11June

We started our very first private tour at 830am with four wheel drive. Its awesome that the tour guide is friendly.. LOL!! he shared his stories when on the way! and one thing that super crap was!!!! he asked whether both of us are couple??? OH MY??? do we look like we are?? *TOUCH WOOD* wahahaha.. but this joke is really laugh me off, and of course my partner too.. HAHAHAHAHA... besides LOL, i'm just speechless.. Then in a sudden, he suddenly changed his face expression! SOMETHING IS WRONG with his car after 30mins drive! we stopped at somewhere(i don't know where) and he started to check his car's engine, making calls. He told us that we might need to change car, his friends will drive another for exchange. While waiting, there were cars that dropped by to show their concern, i think it'll not happen to Malaysia. Frankly, i'll not stop by if there's any car break down half way! Sorry~  

Car broke down! :(

Chevrolet- Triton

Emo tour guide.. 

Waited for 20mins, his friend drove Honda City(old) to us! After exchanged, we continue our journey to Mea Hong Son, and he started to worry about his car, so do we.. And its like everything mess up in a sudden like i'm not able to enter to deeper long neck village due to their road condition, a normal car can't drive through.. Sighhhh... We stopped at hill on the mountain for few shots! 

View point- with Burmese border.

"couple" XD

Pai Taxi!

After 3hrs journey, we reached at the most-touristy-long-neck-village. First of all, entrance fee of 250B to be paid. According to them, they said its a fund to raise the village. Then, once u stepped in, everyone in the village is busy making scarf to be sold to u. I was not in a good mood seriously. It's just not what i saw in the TV!! I'm not sure whether they are too young to have that brass or they just put the fake one! For me, it just not real!!! until my partner pointed a ama and said, i think she's real. Yeahh!! this is what i meant!! but she is not her! ok lar, i abit crazy abit 'her'. but she is just awesome!! hahahaha... I mean the one i saw in real.. and i bought scarf & their 'powder' from her and she plays guitar for 'us' too.. Left with scarfs handmade by long neck village.. TOURISTY!!! LOL!!

Long Neck Village

The REAL long neck lady

Me & Long Neck lady

Her handmade scarf, 50B.

All of them are doing handcraft to earn some living cost.

Naughty kid-ignored me for times! >.< 

Before i went off, then only she's willing to hi5!

She plays music too! cool

Another tribe-Bankayaw

Trying scarf!

Should have bought this colour! 

Fishing while enjoying the view! THAT's LIFE!!

After this, its lunch time.. He brought us to a restaurant. Price is reasonable and i love their furnish! They recycle the sewing machine into table, antique tv into aquarium and many more! He was funny, out of sudden asked us to see his fb pic! he is a addictive facebooker! hahaha... asked for friend request face to face!! LOL!!

Temple opposite the shop.

Sewing machine>Table!

Royal fan of facebook! hahaha

Toilet

Thai xx rice! :)

LIGHT HOUSE!!!

TIPS!!!!

After lunch, we continue to a famous temple, Wat Phra Doi Kong Mu. Its a temple located on the mountain, famous with its panorama view. Nothing much to describe! hahahaha.. And our itinerary left with Fish Cave, when reached there, my partner already fell asleep.. After much considerations, we skipped it as it needs entrance fee of 100B, according to our tour guide, there's nothing much to see!! LOL!!

Wishing tree? 

Very old board.

As usual, the bro is always abandon. 

Wat Phra Doi Kong Mu

When on our way back to Pai, both of us were sleeping, and he promised us to drop by at another viewpoint! too bad, he failed to do so. As a customer, i think he should at least wake us up and ask for permission, ain't it? abit unprofessional hurh?! Yet, if there's another chance to Pai again, we will still find him for tour!! Crazy right? LOL!! He stopped to take a look on his car, massive damage but don't know why! He said the foreman will sends his car to Chiang Mai, it may cost around 80000B! omg..

Dinner at Baan Pai J_____, Supper at roadside! hahaha.. leaving for Chiang Mai again! Sunday Market, we are coming!!! :)

Life at Pai, Light & Easy!

Supper!!

Our dome.

Dome with shared washrooms.