Blogging in Tahiti- 15-21Dec 2008

Finally, reached Tahiti after a 15 hours flight. 10 hrs flight from Sin to Auckland, transit waiting time 5 hrs and another 5 hrs flight from Auckland to Tahiti... very tiring flight ah!

And you know what? I lost my baggage in transit again. Was waiting to collect my baggage and realised that I am the last one in the baggage claim area... alone looking at the belt until it came to a halt... haha! Again???

Worst to come, wanted to call my boss to inform them of my plight and you know what? M1 do not have mobile reception in Tahiti! NB! maybe Singtel is a better choice after all...hmmmm...

Check into my hotel, bath and slept almost immediately... too tired after the long flight to think any further. The next day morning, went to the authentic "CARREFOUR" as early as 8am to buy clothing and accessories since all the necessaties are all inside my lost baggage. Looking at the price, I realised that the prices are very expensive over here. 2 sets of bermudas,T-shirts, socks, underwears and slippers cost me about Sin$300, even after i chose the average price items. And a prepaid SIM card cost about SIN$100.. NB..

Went sight seeing around my hotel... to be frank... quite dissappointed with the scenary. Not as good as what I have seen on the internet and nothing camparable with Saipan scenary. Maybe it is the wrong time of the season and the water is not clear. Or maybe my hotel is not located stragetically for the nice scenary. Hopefully scenaries will get better once I get onto the cruise ship to other islands.

The people on this island are mostly made up of French, Tonga, Samoa and a little bit of Chinese. And I notice the women here are separate into 2 major categories...either very beautiful or very big size... I know the description is kind of weird but that is what I have seen over here.

Ok, that's all for now.