phuket 3

September 15, 2009 ben de leon Leave a comment

here’s pretty much how we spend our mornings at the hotel.. eat, check email, fool around, plan our day… we’re there at the hotel restaurant for more or less 3-4hrs!

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everyone brought their laptops with them…

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… including baby maia!!

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phuket 2

September 15, 2009 ben de leon Leave a comment

early next day after we arrived we went diving w/ sea bees aboard their huge dive boad the exalibur II.  anyways it was a great day but winds picked up on the way to the dive site. we had to abort the dives because of the difficult conditions.

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here’s our canadian DM tim

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boat’s rest area… we love it here

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our traditional “beers after diving toast”

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hung out at jeremy’s hotel after drinks.

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took a tuktuk back to our hotel

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7 days in phuket!!!

September 13, 2009 ben de leon Leave a comment

first of several posts..

on our way.. 3 airports, 2 airplanes. that took up most of day. left my condo in ortigas at 10am. arrived in the hotel around 10pm phuket time.

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indie playlist for the trip

indie playlist for the trip

thai airway's b777 interior.. i believe my first time on this type

thai airway's b777 interior.. i believe my first time on this type of plane

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i chose the pork and potatoes meal.. terrible.
i chose the pork and potatoes meal.. terrible.
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my cousin and her family

her dad got left by the bus transfer to the plane for phuket.. such a daddy's girl

her dad got left by the bus transfer to the plane for phuket.. such a daddy's girl.

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mom tries to calm her down

mom tries to calm her down

bkk airport's tarmac.. looks like it needs sheep.

bkk airport's tarmac.. looks like it needs sheep.

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like its promising a good week in phuket :)

some random couple enjoying the view before getting on the plane

some random couple enjoying the view before getting on the plane

at phuket airport.. merlin's reaction when he found out its another 40mins drive to the hotel

at phuket airport.. merlin's reaction when he found out its another 40mins drive to the hotel

fast asleep while waiting for our bags

fast asleep while waiting for our bags

finally, our home for the next several days

finally, our home for the next several days

sugarfree dekada

August 30, 2009 ben de leon 7 comments

august 29 ‘09

music museum

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mela (8-28-09)

August 29, 2009 ben de leon 2 comments

meet the newest make-up artist in the metro. mela asked me to take her photos for her last day of classes at The Australian College of Hair Design And Beauty. hit the comment box for her contact details.

make-up/ model: mela delos reyes

location: ACHDB 4th level, The Podium Mall, Ortigas Center.

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