Koh Phi Phi หมู่เกาะพีพี

Koh Phi Phi or Phi Phi Islands (หมู่เกาะพีพี) are located in Thailand, between the large island of Phuket and the western Andaman Sea coast of the mainland(Krabi province.) I went there for a scuba diving trip end of last year with Debt and Archeng, my HACCerz friends. Such a beautiful and lively islands. Koh Phi Phi is made of 2 main island,Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Leh.

Do you know? The name Phi Phi (pronounced ‘pee pee’) originates from Malay, the original name for the islands were ‘Pulao Pi ah Pi. The name refers to the mangrove wood found there.
(source : My sister who reads Wiki a lot!!)

Basically Phi Phi Don is the main Island and where the town, hotels etc is situated while Phi Phi Ley is a protected island. Preserve for its beauty! Ko Phi Phi Leh was the backdrop for the 2000 movie The Beach. Leornardo Decaprio in it!?? the beauty is mesmerizing! The island also have a cave called Viking which produced one of the most extravagantly, 'out of this world' expensive bird nest!! Phi Phi Don is so packed with western tourist that i only saw few Thais. It kinda ashamed because all the restaurant and dive shop there are run by non-Thais. Thais claim back your land please! The town is lively day and nights. Night full of lights and pub is bursting with people! Drunk of course! I think the most memorable thing i do in Phi Phi Don is climbing a hill to see the view of the island's sunset. Amazing!

Maya Beach at Phi Phi leh & The Beach Poster!

Phi Phi Don town full of people! like Petaling Street! you can get anything here! It s amazing how they built up this place back after totally wreaked by Tsunami back in 2005!
\Crazy bunch of people! The dancing masseurs, the drunken santa and the Lady Boy!

View point of Phi Phi Don. See the neck of the island called Ton Sai Bay!

Out of thousand scuba center, I choose Phi Phi Scuba Diving Center and we got a Irish girl as our dive master. Cool! During the dives, we meet a lot of people from around the world. we changes idea and experience about traveling and scuba diving around the world. The best thing is one of the dive master shoots our crazy experience diving there by a underwater video camera. There is a video of me jumping from the boat into the crystal clear ocean! Scary... from about 2nd/3rd floor!

My scuba team: Me, Dee( dive master) Archeng and Debt.

Still picture of me jumping from the boat!! yea! i look darn stupid wearing those goggles!

The Beach starring myself as the leading actor , stay away Leo, Its Zam's time to shine!! haha:

Part1-preparation before 1st dive. kinda weird cause 1st time in front of camera


Part2-1st dive..beautiful coral, lively creatures and crazy divers!


Part3- the jumping scene is inside this one..see Archeng afraid to jump again..got panic attack!


Part4-oh this is the best..i got to see my 1st leopard shark and octopus!

Now scuba is one of my passion. I'm addicted to it but i just don't have time to fulfill the craving, all thanks to the hectic schedule as a medical student. Sigh! i will definitely come back to this island someday and it's one of the island recommended you all to go. But my next target is either, Redang, Bali or Phuket! Please god grant my wish before i become a full pledge doctor!

A harmless leopard shark and octopus!

Graceful merman!

P/s: hope you enjoy the videos..cause i like it a lot! damn fun!

"As a diver you are weightless and can move in all directions. You approach the freedom of a bird as you move in three dimensions in a fluid environment"