Long Live Patong (phuket)

[Cloe Scott]

Guys

I cant describe to you how I feel at the moment, but I know this feeling, its remorse

But let me ask you something - DO YOU LOVE PATONG

I know you do!!! just like me

Please come as soon as you can, show solidarity, dont consider going anywhere else, if you have cash dont sent it come and spend it!!

Bangla Road and all the soi's around it have made an incredible recovery and just about all are now open - WAITING FOR YOU

If you like nighlife and are not too concerned about the beach then you will still have a great time.

I have every confiedence in the future of Patong and so should you, dont hang about come now

I hope everyone takes this in the context of helping Patong & Phuket to recover

RIP all who perished here and elsewhere

a lucky ex pat survivor - Geespot

 

[No God]

Now is the time to spend money and stick around, did not concider for a second to relocate, better to stick with it and keep the wheels turning.
The local buisness has taken a big enuff blow, I do not want to add to that by spending my money elsewhere.

Cheers geespot, oh and thx for the B52

 

[Blake]

I AGREE WITH EVRY THING...........COME SPEND YOUR MONEY.......LIFE HAS TO GO ON.......
MY RESPECTS TO ALL THOSE THAT PERISHED.............
AS FOR THOSE B52s ..MAN THEY MAKE ME SICK............
JONNY

 

[Im back for my TC title]

Yes, I follow your appeal and i'm going to patong in 2 weeks for a month and spend my money there.

If the patong beach isn't the same as before yet, no problem - there some other beaches in phuket which have been cleaned up yet.

I hope I'm not the only one and in there will be a bustling nightlife in patong...

Life is going on

Patong pictures after Tidal Wave

:cheers:

 

[MOMIN]

I have just been to the airport and put my best friend and his tg on a plane to los, he arrive to patong january 2 his plan is to stay 3 month . january 10 i go to the airport again whit another friend, and i told them to spend alot of money in Mtb :cheers: .
And myself come to the LOS march 10 :happyi:
noway i gone cancel. my friends was thinking about cancel for 10 seconds then decided to not
Take care all.

 

[Sunshine!]

It's interesting that so far everyone is encouraging the tourists to come back to Patong but I have a different problem. Follow Kelli's link to state of the beaches in Phuket and read about Kamala. My GF lost many friends (as did I)and is only sticking around to help out her friends with the money I sent her. After that she is going back to Bangkok and said she would meet me there. She is really reluctant to return because of the sadness it brings her but said she would come back with me if that was what I wanted (although she really doesn't want to). She apparently went down to watch the waves as well and was lucky to escape with her life. I want to go back to Kamala as I still have friends there but I don't know if it would be very enjoyable for the both of us.

 

[tarhousecafe2007]

I wont be able to get there until April but I never for one minute thought about canceling, And I just hope everybody else feels the same.

 

[blackboi]

I did not cancel Phuket, but did my week of Kao Lak! :sad:

Situation is much worse and in 2 months it will not be better. Hotels are washed away and I cannot yet figure out whow it is going to be there!

Next year I certainly will support these people by visiting, but now it is too early to go there!

 

[nice hard worker]

Seeing Pictures of Karon Beach makes me want to leave today, but I must wait 18 more days staying this time for 3 months.

 

[Rick Rick]

I have decided to come to Patong and spend so as to support...I have no annual leave to take but will take with out pay.My sincere sympathy to all families.i intend to pay 10% more on anything I purchase eg: if a room is 1000bht per night I will pay 1100 bht...if the beer is 150bht I will pay 165bht...plus I shall be very liberal with my tipping.....I feel so sad about all these events

 

[Maru Ramos]

I've just joined the chatroom and I like to seek clarification of what is LOS.

I'm from Auckland, NZ and is due to be in BKK later this month and no doubt I shall be visiting PATONG.

See some of you then.

:cheers:

 

[momma merri]

LOS = Land of Smiles.

 

[Qassem]

Hi BM's
I have booked my first trip to Phuket in feb 1 week phuket 3 nites Bangkok. After this horrendous event i was thinking twice about going however it looks like they are doing a good job at cleaning up if it was not for some of the reassuring posts on this forum i probability wouldn't of gone. i will be going and im sure ill have a wonderful holiday
Thanks BM's

Patto

 

[noodlecakes]

I'm scheduled for Feb 25 and canceling never crossed my mind. I just left BKK. I was scheduled to fly to Phuket from BKK on Sunday Dec 26th, but just before boarding the airline got the news about the disaster, and canceled the flight. If I could I would have gone anyway. Still had a great time in Bkk, but it wasn't the same without seeing the friends I made last time I was there.

 

[insider]

I will be back in 04/05, i booked the ticket a month after i returned last time.
I know it will be different without many of the faces i have known over my trips.
I will spend some time in reflection, but will smile when i see friends i have made in patong.
When a gunman killed 36 innocent people on my island, i was one of the first dealing with the aftermath, i wondered if i could ever return to that place.
It took 3 years to do so, time can heal the pain.

The people of LOS and Patong deserve our support and that support after immediate aid, is people returning it to a place of life not death.

Love to all in LOS and peace to the lost.

 

[My_Babies_Mommy]

Will be back end of the month and being a Free n Easy guy, I need this service which was offered previously. 1 person payin 500-600 baht 4 a ride is 2 high for me.
Also that latest TAXIMETER service offerred when you land at the airport has been a rip off when I used it 23 Dec 2004. After dragging yr bags 100+ metres to the TAXIMETER tent, you become a ripe victim for a tout/rogue who will charge you any amount he wants.Its bargain or you drag your bags up slope to the airport terminal and pay the officially offered transport services.
After reading all the "I'll Be Back" feedbacks, I am tempted now 2 book a ticket 4 next week and visit patong for a few days just to thank the many who have helped me last week. And of cos check out the bars!

 

[Julie Hedden]

i will definately go back and take my family with me
i cant believe the ammount of destruction.nothing surer
though when we go back i bet the people are as friendly
helpfull and smiling as they always seem to do. i have never
met people like the thais

 

[~A.Michelle~ M]

ill be back, possibly for sonkran, i wouldnt consider any other destination ,phuket is the only place i love

 

[Bad Ash]

Yeh..I too will return in MID FEB.Never for a minute did I contemplate not returning. no:
Can't wait to have my first drink over there...it should be 3 weeks of good times.

 

[crc]

i am decending in to phuket on feb 2nd ,and staying until the 28 , in expat hotel