31st August, 2008

Today's weather;

Whilst Thailand is in turmoil, Pattaya is waking up under a fairly blue sky with some scattered clouds and a current temp at 7 am of around 25C.

Yesterday we completed our first day of diving in Pattaya, and it was a nice and warm day. Lots of sunshine out over the ocean but fairly cloudy over land. Max temp was in the lower thirties, 31.7C to be precise.

Camille

30th August, 2008

Today's weather;

Arrived save and well in Pattaya yesterday and it looks nice this morning with a lot of blue sky around. Current temp at 7 am is around 26C.

Yesterday was hot and warm in Samui and upon approach of Pattaya, it looked cloudy from the plane. There were some bouts of rain here and there but it was mainly dry and sometimes even sunny.

We went for dinner at the Swiss House, a good quality restaurant that I visited in February already.

Today we're off to get our first dives in, so keep an eye out on my dive blog.

Camille

Goodbye to August 2008

Goodbye to August 2008

Maybe a bit early, but considering the fact that I'm about to leave to Pattaya for the 'rest' of the month, I thought it legit to wave goodbye to this lovely August from Samui.

In contrast to last years August which saw lots of bad weather all over the SE Asian region, including flooding, typhoons and storms which claimed many lives, this years August was and still is lovely!

The weather has been almost non stop great, exactly as it should be on Samui during August. Hot and sunny!

The diving I did during this August was also excellent, great dives at Chaweng Beach, a whaleshark at Cumpon Pinnacle and a fantastic dive at Sail Rock. I can't recommend enough to dive during your holidays. If you're interested, let me know and I can help you out with your requests.

Furthermore, thanks for reading and following my blog(s) and stay tuned for my Pattaya adventures.

Camille

29th August, 2008

Today's weather;

Once more a blue sky reigns over Samui and at this moment no dark clouds visible over the Gulf. Current temp at 7 am is 25.4C.

In a few moments I'm off to Pattaya for a long weekend, so my next updates will be from Pattaya.

Yesterday started out lovely, but the dark clouds that were lingering over the Gulf moved in fast and around 10.30 am when I was in Maenam, running errands, it hosed down with a vengeance. When I needed to leave the car, water was ankle deep on the road! Plai Laem had only a little bit of rain however and around 3 pm the sun came out again and heated things up.
Max temp reached 31.7C

Camille

Bandon International Hospital, Bophud

My last hospital review, for the time being, of hospitals on Samui is about Bandon International Hospital.

This hospital did not use to have that good of a reputation when I arrived on the island, in late 1999. Part of the reason was if you delivered an injured person to the hospital, your received a fee and there are also some stories about how patients were handled and treated in not so good or friendly ways, but over the years it seems they made a good turn around and my mother in law, when she was still alive, visited on a regular base and now my wife  and myself visit here when in need need treatment or consult of a doctor.

The prices they charge are very competitive compared to the other hospitals on the island.

Bandon Hospital in 2008

The hospital does not have the latest equipment but they get the job done. The doctors seem adequate and the rooms are clean. Over the years I visited many people who stayed here, including my wife and other members of her family and since the last couple of years there are no complains from my end.

It's located next to Big C on the Chaweng part of the ring road.

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Camille

28th August, 2008

Today's weather;

A blazing blue sky is shaping up with cloud formations over the ocean, the Gulf of Thailand, which surrounds Koh Samui. Max temp at 7 am is 25.5C.

Yesterday started out very nicely and I was on a dive trip to Koh Tao pretty much all day and we had lots of clouds but no rain. This in contrast to Samui, where it drizzled all day long until 3 pm at our side of the island. Max temp only reached 30.5C.

Tomorrow I'll be off to Pattaya for a long weekend to complete some wreck diving courses so my next updates will be from Pattaya.

Camille

27th August, 2008

Today's weather;

Once more a near perfect blue sky is welcoming Samui this morning. Current temp at 7 am is 27.2C.

Yesterday was the usual warm and sunny weather with a max temp around the mid thirties.

Camille

26th August, 2008

Today's weather;

It's a near perfect blue sky overland this morning but heavy clouds linger over the Gulf. The current temp at 7am is 27C.

Yesterday was fairly cloudy but with enough sunshine as well. As usual during this August, it was warm! Max temp reached 33C.

Chaweng beach early evening, around 7 pm

Yesterday we did a night dive at Chaweng beach, my dive blog will be updated soon and after the dive there was a beautiful, star littered sky!

Last night there was some heavy rain in the middle of the night though, good timing and good for the plants and other vegetation on the island!

Camille

25th August, 2008

Today's weather;

It's cloudy but warm. Current temp at 7 am is 26.7C.

Yesterday was a fairly cloudy day but with still plenty of sun and it was hot. Max temp reached 33.5C.

Camille

24th August, 2008

Today's weather;

There's a fair amount of clouds on the sky this morning although the sun starts to peek through. Current temp at 7 am is 27.5C.

Chaweng beach yesterday around 10 am

Yesterday was once more sunny and warm with a max temp in the mid thirties.

Camille