Easter in Koh Samui

Being in Thailand wasn't going to stop me from having an awesome time during the Easter holidays. A couple of stops at Tesco and a little ingenuity furnished me with all the ingredients I needed to celebrate this most auspicious of occasions in style. Bec's additions also ensured that the day would turn out to be amazing: she actually forged a scrabble board out of pieces of paper torn from her diary and sticky tape (what an amazing woman!). I started off the day with the traditional egg fight; although the eggs were pickled this time rather than the usual hard-boiled type. They worked equally as well, and one of my eggs, “El Diablo” (a mexican drug lord) ended up the victor, laying waste to Bec's “Evil El Bunnito” and “Jasmina, Temptress of Doom” (a belly dancer assassin).

I then feasted on (admittedly stale) croissants from Tesco. The pickled eggs were by no means edible, so they took a short leap into a long bin. We had also hired a chopper-style bike, a silver-black phantom in actual fact (extra exciting for any Meatloaf fans), so spent part of the morning riding around like a bat out of hell. Afterwards, we settled down to a game of scrabble, and I to gorge myself on my easter provisions: a Twinkie from bec, Tim Tams, and instant coffee, as well as hot cross buns, of course.

The hotelier was kind enough to supply us with a hot water boiler, so we have enjoyed tea, coffee, and instant noodles all week – it's nice to have homeboiled hot food! I also found some Deb instant mashed potato, which is horrible compared to the real thing, but absolutely scrumptious when one is without the means for actual mashed potatoes. After a long scrabble game (Bec thrashed me), we cracked open the South African shiraz that Bec had provided for the occasion (another gift, lovely belle!) and some peanuts. After a delicious dinner of garlic and pepper squid, I retired to the room to enjoy dessert: ice cream, chocolate cake and leftover tim tams. What a great day! Now we're off to Hat Yai near the southern border of Thailand (520 for combined ferry and bus from Koh Samui to Hat Yai) and to Malaysia from there. Hopefully we'll stay at the Bird's Nest once we get to our destination, which is my favourite haunt in Kuala Lumpur – although the bedding isn't so good, a kitchen is provided there for guests, which is all I need to make me immensely happy.