Koh Samui

Last week Greg and I were invited to Koh Samui, Thailand for an anniversary party of two of or very good friends. They have been together for 5 years. Every year they will celebrate their anniversary and it is usually no small event. When it is almost time for their anniversary the rest of us will be guessing what will they come up with this year, and trust me every year will be more ott then the last! It’s like they are trying to outdo themselves…. not that we are complaining tho… They are just really fun and they just love to entertain. And we, just happen to be SO, SO lucky. AND this year we are just SUPER DUPER lucky I must say…. All we got was an invitation card that we are invited to celebrate their 5th anniversary. A list of things that we need to pack and our passport with a 6 months validity period. Venue is a secret! That really sent us all guessing and all excited!! Some of us guessed it right, most of us only found out when we arrived at the airport. 

I must really salute them for all the time spent organizing the whole trip for all 34 ‘queens’ and 2 straight men from almost 5 countries!! Not to mention money spent!! It must have cost a BOMB! To organize a dinner party is already A LOT of work… what more to get all 36 people to an island…. You have my utmost R.E.S.P.E.C.T sista!!

So.. we all departed from Subang airport, flying Firefly to Koh Samui. And true to their style, everything was well thought of to perfection from the time that we arrived till we left the island. We stayed at Bhundhari Resort near Chaweng beach. It is a lovely resort, the signature color is pink! See… I love it already! Just perfect for a bunch of sistas!! Visit the site, you’ll see what I mean. All together our group took up 14 villas/rooms and the Presidential Suite, where all the partying will be!

On the first night we had a lovely buffet dinner by the beach and followed by some dance performance and fire dancers on the beach!! It was really a special time we had catching up with our friends who live in other countries and cities. After the fire dancers were done, the happy couple lighted up their ‘heart’ on the beach… It was just so lovely… and romantic. 

Fire Heart

Just as we thought the entertainment for the night was over and we were so ready to adjourn to the Presidential Suite to party the night away… that we were told that there was one last surprise for us… 

They arranged for all of us to set free a Hung Meng Deng (sky lantern). The host from the hotel explained to us what is a Hung Meng deng. You can read about it in detail here. It is said that when you make a wish and set free one of this sky lanterns, your wish will come true. What a truly meaningful way to celebrate this very special night. It was just SO beautiful to see all the lanterns floating up into the sky carrying all our wishes and hope to the heavens above. Sigh!! And sharing this experience with so many of my closest friends made it even more special for me. 

Thank you F & M… It was really so thoughtful and special.

After that very ‘feeling-feeling’ moment, all of us finally went up to the suite to PARTY!!! After that, all was a blur to me… We really let our hair down and really had too much fun (as if there’s such a thing!) LOL!! 

Here are the pics!