End of the Orphanage and onto Elephants....

Hey Everyone,

So completed my time at the orphanage project, and feel quite happy that I have contributed in some way to making the kids life a little bit better...

For majority of the week I have( Wait for it).....

Been Bricklaying for the week, and building a wall for a new library that is to be built, sounds rubbish but I was proud of my wall at the end, and was even known as the bricklaying master, maybe thats my new career path when I get back home!

I am now in Krabi on Ao Nang beach where today I did the Koh Phi Phi island tour, as it's monsoon season over here at the moment the speedboat ride was TERRIBLE! The thought that I might die did cross my mind a few times whilst we were rocketing over the huge swells. Thankfully i am alive to re-live the tales. Phi Phi island is lovely- although too touristy now, which ruins the whole ambience of the place, amazing cliffs and clear waters made up for that though. Doing Krabi alone so kinda missing having my buddies with me! I MISS YOU ALL!

I head back to Bangkok on Saturday for the night, and then onto Phitunsluk- Wang Thong to be a Mahout for two weeks which should be lots of fun, I only hope that they treat the elephants with care and not handle them violently, as I went to see a elephant show in Ayutta(not sure if u spell it like that) and I was brought to tears by how they were treating the elephants, making them dance and kneel to attention- one can only think how they train them in order to make them do these tricks.

Kinda looking forward to August now, as this is when I move over to my new destination Indonesia- Yay! Can't wait, Although I love Thailand, I think a change of scenery is now needed.
But i do want to come back to Thailand and do the island tour more- so if you wanna come then let me know!

Ok well will stop yapping on now, hope everyone is ok- sorry I am sooooo P00 at keeping in touch.

Much Love

Niketa xxxx

Orphanage and Goodbyes.

Hey All,

Just returned back from one week on Koh Samet where it was Party Party everynight, sunbathing, jetskiing etc. On saturday I had to say goodbye to all my fellow travellers that I had been travelling around with for the month, and it was one of the hardest things I had to do. As the group had created such a strong bond the whole time that we were away together... I miss you guys! I am now back in Singburi where I am doing Orphanage work, today was my first day in the orphanage and I wanted to cry as soon as I stepped into the place. A bad smell took over the whole grounds and children running everywhere, some of them looking sick, others covered in bites from head to toe- which I later discovered was due to the boys room been an open area as they cannot afford at the moment to cover the windows to stop the mozzies from coming in. Liertally around 50 children crammed into a very small room- the only saving grace was that they had beds that had been donated by previous volunteers. Today I have been doing construction work- tiling the staff room( which I am not happy about as the staff room is not the most important thing that needs to be seen to)- Tomorrow however I am helping in building a seating area for the children which will be in the school Yard. I get to play with the children and have already made a little bond with a small skinny Thai girl named Nas-damy(I think). She is now proudly wearing a ring that I gave to her- Very Cute check her out on Facebook when I upload pictures on Saturday. One of the Co-ordinators told me that most of the girls who are there end up in the sex industry in Pattaya as there parent send them when they are 15 to earn money, and the boys seem to end up in the Thai Mafia- Heartbreaking stuff, but although there is much sadness there, all the children seem to be running around with smiles on their faces. Thailand really is the land of smiles!

When I get back home, I would like to raise some money to send over here, to provide anything from mozzie nets to new fans( I will keep my eyes peeled for the most needed things). so if anyone wants to contribute then please let me know when you see me, trust me its for a worthy cause.

Thanks for reading this, and miss you all.

Much Love

The Hardest week of My Life

Hey Hey everyone,

I am alive still.... after what can only be described as the hardest week of my life... Trekking!!

If I wrote all the things that I did last week I would be here for hours, and you guys would fall asleep of boredom, but to some up...

Arrived at Phutonei National Park and did the following-

1. Climbed the Highest point in Thailand.. took a long time and with the steepness and humidity was a personal challenge.
2. Climbed a massive waterfall- slippery rocks and no safety harnesses made that soooooo Hard.
3. Climbed and crawled in three caves- each one offering a new challenge- Bats, Spiders and small crevices etc.
4. Sleeping in a tent for 4 Nights- no sleep.... I hate tents!
5. Cold bucket showers- Man they suck! Literally had to throw ice cold water over myself to stay clean- not nice.
6. Living with various creepy crawlies, some as big as my hand- yak!
7. Living with no electricity at all, no phone, no Luxuries.
Sounds like hell, but it was amazing, I feel so great that I have faced so many of my fears doing this week, for those of you who know me you know I hate spiders and heights, but I have managed to overcome them now. When i finished my trek up Wada mountain I was so overwhelmed with emotions I had a little cry... I couldnt believe I did it!
In Koh samet at the moment, where I shall be doing Para-Gliding- another challenge! After this week I shall be starting my month long volunteer work- starting with the Orphanage which I can't wait to do, and then onto the elephant Santuary.
This week I a hard week as I have to say goodbye to all my buddies that I have been with for the past month- bonds are made so quickly over here so should be an emotional day on Saturday- Boo Hoo.

Ok well, keep reading. Miss u all.

The Koh Islands

Ok so the last time I wrote on the blog i was in a rural place called Singburi- with pretty much nothing going on there so some of the group decided that we should head on over to Koh Toa... well let me say that it was amazing, we spend 5 Nights over there, and it was like paradise, lots of sun sea and you know the rest of it.
Did a day on a boat snorkelling which was good and bad, as the waters were so choppy we all felt like we were going to Puke! and plus the water was splashing into the boat- not good times!
Nightlife is pretty cool in Koh Toa- but most of the group were tired( we are all getting old) so we didnt go to crazy, but last night which was our last night in Koh Toa- we did go a little crazy... just a little, but I won't delve into details too much...
Back to Singburi tomorrow where i will be doing the weeks trek in a national park, and then after that we are going to Koh Samet for the week.. and after that the work starts where I will be working in an orpahange for two weeks and then off to the elephant sanctuary can't wait. Hope you are enjoying the photo's on Facebook... More to come.

Sorry haven't really delved into everything we have been doing, as I would be here all day and night...

Well Miss u all loads, I am off to Thai Bikram Yoga now... Should be an experience. xxx

The First of Five Days

Well here I am in Thailand, and so far it has been a interesting five days here!

Arrived into Bangkok feeling tired and basically rubbish! but soon got over that when I saw just how bloody cool Bangkok is, lots of Crazt Tuk Tuks zipping in and out of the roads- Ur-Mazing! we should so invent those for London.. I am on it already.

First Night we decided to be crazy and see a ping pong show, which was lets say the most surreal experience ever- for those of you who dont know what it is, it's basically a weird show that involves varoius objects coming out of a ladies nether region! Weird, but strangely entertaining!
Second day was crammed to the rafters with Temples- Note to myself never to go and see another temple again... ZZZZzzzz.. in the night we went to a show called Calyspo where lots of hot Lady Boys danced and pranced around the stage.. Cool Pictures on Facebook! We ended up in a bar on Koh Sam road- which ended with us street dancing and entertaining a throng of people- Oh the Hilarity!

I am now in a small Province called Singburi where we are getting submerged in Thai Culture- Cue more temples etc, but have also been able to see lots of elephants swimming in the river, which was amazing. We have two weeks of culture week where are going to be shown around lots of temples, so half the group have decided to rebel and go and travel to one of the islands.
So me and Sab's have decided to have a mini adventure and travel to one of the islands- but not decided which one yet! SSSoooooo Exciting!

Well I could gabble all day on this thing, but I won't. Having good times, and bad... but not missing home yet, just the people!

Keep checking.

Much Love

Niketa

Good bye everyone!!!

Good bye everyone!!

well it's here one more sleep then i am up up and away! Yay.

Just want to say goodbye to all, and that i am going to miss everyone who know's me!

Keep on checking the blog, as the next time i update it, it will be from Thailand.

Catch you all later,

Much Love

Niketa x

It's soooooooooo Nearly here

OMG... six days to go. How time flies when you are literally clock watching every day( note sarcasm) feels like I have been counting down when I am going for the past 4 gazillion years!

Thanks to all who came to see me off on my leaving party- nice to know i am so popular- LOL!(god I hate that word- Laugh out Loud- stuuuuuuupid).

Packed my backpack yesterday and let's just say that there is no room at all for anything else- literally i will be carrying what resembles a big fat body in a black bag- and boy does it feel like it too!

That's all for now,

Lots of Love from the

Unemployed Bum! xxx