feb 24th was the full moon party on ko pha ngan. it was running a few days behind schedule (which is the norm for, well, EVERYTHING here), but managed to go off without a hitch. other than occasional rain showers, of course.
the evening started out with me + the argentinians making the cross-island trek to sunset beach to meet up with a couple of chilean guys they'd met. their hotel was fairly nice, not to mention walking distance from the festivities, and made for a pretty good pre-party spot. as it turns out, the chileans were a really cool group. most of them were jewish, and when they found out i was a member of the tribe, they treated me like a brother. after several rounds of brandy and fernet branca (a potent italian spirit that the argentinians go CRAZY for), we deemed ourselves party-worthy, and headed to the sand with a few israeli girls from the hotel. heebs are out in full force on this island. it's always nice knowing i'm not the hairiest guy around.
wow, what a sight! picture thousands of people on the sand in various states of dress, waving glowsticks and covered in day-glo paint, dancing to techno/trance/drum+bass/whatever other repetitive beats europeans go gaga for. and yeah, most of the partiers were westerners, but the locals played their part as well. they lined the sand selling food + booze by the highly inflated bucket, which didn't hold anyone back. the thais also contributed to the mix by adding a healthy dose of prostitutes. well, i can only assume they were prostitutes.
now, i happen to be exceptionally good looking, and i'm used to women to throwing themselves at me, offering me drinks, food, presents, or whatever else it takes to get my attention. that's right, i rock. but when a bunch of girls, i mean a whole bunch of girls, all go through these motions in a matter of minutes, it can only mean one thing: their love comes at a price. so yeah, to put it nicely, the full moon party was crawling with whores. and the kicker is, most of these women weren't really women, but (drumroll) ladyboys. yeah, they do stick out. well, most of them do, at least. some were still really ambiguous. but you know what, for most of them, all the plastic surgery in the world ain't gonna hide those large hands and broad shoulders.
watching the 'girls' in action made for quite a sight. some of them were doing quite well at landing guys. were they too drunk to notice, or did they just not care? or where they totally, willingly and knowingly into it? i wish i knew.
in all, the party was fun, but i got separated from everyone i went with. it would've been a lot more enjoyable dancing and laughing at the ladyboys if i'd done it with the people i knew.
here's a few pics...
argentina, chile + u.s.a.
steve, juan + clara.
random partiers.
fire dancer.
-sg
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