MOKEN STYLE: SEA GYPSY WAY OF LIFE | āļ§āļīāļ–āļĩāļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļŠāļēāļ§āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™

Moken Village on Surin Island, Phang Nga, Thailand. āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāļšāđ‰āļēāļ™āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™ āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāđ€āļāļēāļ°āļŠāļļāļĢāļīāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒ āļ­āļļāļ—āļĒāļēāļ™āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļēāļ•āļī āļžāļąāļ‡āļ‡āļē

Despite the fact that there have been more and more tourists visiting the island, the Mokens are truly island childs still.  In this blog I have put together a few footage and images of them doing their “Moken things”: building huts, fishing, picking up wild fruits in the woods, and simply chillin’!

āļ–āļķāļ‡āđāļĄāđ‰āļ§āđˆāļēāđƒāļ™āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒ āđ† āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāļœāđˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļē āļĄāļĩāļ™āļąāļāļ—āđˆāļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ—āļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļžāļĢāļąāđˆāļ‡āļžāļĢāļđāļāļąāļ™āđ„āļ›āđ€āļĒāļĩāđˆāļĒāļĄāļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāđ€āļāļēāļ°āļŠāļļāļĢāļīāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒāļĄāļēāļāļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™ āđāļ•āđˆāļŠāļēāļ§āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™āļāđ‡āļĒāļąāļ‡āļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļ§āļīāļ–āļĩāļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļ”āļąāđ‰āļ‡āđ€āļ”āļīāļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ„āđ‰āļēāđ„āļ§āđ‰āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāļ•āļĨāļ­āļ”āđ€āļ§āļĨāļē āđƒāļ™āđ‚āļžāļŠāļ™āļĩāđ‰āļšāļĩāļĢāļ§āļšāļĢāļ§āļĄāļ§āļĩāļ”āļĩāđ‚āļ­āđāļĨāļ°āļĢāļđāļ›āļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡ āđ† āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļēāļ§āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™āļĄāļēāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ”āļđāļāļąāļ™āļ™āļ°āļ„āļ° āđ„āļĄāđˆāļ§āđˆāļēāļˆāļ°āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļˆāļąāļšāļ›āļĨāļē āđ€āļāđ‡āļšāļœāļĨāđ„āļĄāđ‰āļ›āđˆāļē āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āđˆāļ­āļĄ āļĢāļ§āļĄāđ„āļ›āļ–āļķāļ‡āļĒāļēāļĄāļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™āļŠāļīāļ§āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ āļĨāļ­āļ‡āļ”āļđāļāļąāļ™āļ„āđˆāļ° ðŸ™‚

Moken Village on Surin Island, Phang Nga, Thailand. āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāļšāđ‰āļēāļ™āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™ āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāđ€āļāļēāļ°āļŠāļļāļĢāļīāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒ āļ­āļļāļ—āļĒāļēāļ™āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļēāļ•āļī āļžāļąāļ‡āļ‡āļē

Moken Village on Surin Island, Phang Nga, Thailand. āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāļšāđ‰āļēāļ™āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™ āļŦāļĄāļđāđˆāđ€āļāļēāļ°āļŠāļļāļĢāļīāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒ āļ­āļļāļ—āļĒāļēāļ™āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āļŠāļēāļ•āļī āļžāļąāļ‡āļ‡āļē
Being welcomed to the village by the Moken kids (I brought my own flower halo though haha)

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BONDING WITH THE MOKEN SEA GYPSIES | āļĄāļēāđ€āļĨāđˆāļ™āļĄāļēāļŠāļīāļ§āļāļąāļšāļŠāļēāļ§āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™āļāļąāļ™āļ”āļĩāļāļ§āđˆāļē!

Moken Sea Gypsy Surin Island Thailand Travel Adventure

After a few days of adjusting-ourselves-to-primitive-island-life, it was time to properly bond with the lovely Moken Sea Gypsies.  We came up with games, taught them to sing, and simply hang out with them, trying to learn as much as possible about them and their way of living.  Let’s have a look at a video on how we did this:

āļŦāļĨāļąāļ‡āļˆāļēāļāļ—āļĩāđˆāļšāļĩāđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ™ āđ† āđ„āļ”āđ‰āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ„āļļāđ‰āļ™āđ€āļ„āļĒāļāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļŠāļīāļ§āļīāļ•āļšāđ‰āļēāļ™ āđ† āđāļšāļšāļŠāļēāļ§āđ€āļāļēāļ°āđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ Â āļžāļ§āļāđ€āļĢāļēāļāđ‡āđ€āļĢāļīāđˆāļĄāļĄāļēāļ—āļģāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļđāđ‰āļˆāļąāļāļāļąāļšāļŠāļēāļ§āļĄāļ­āđāļāļ™āļāļąāļ™āļ„āđˆāļ° Â āđ€āļĢāļēāļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ€āļ”āđ‡āļ āđ† āđ€āļĨāđˆāļ™āđ€āļāļĄāļŠāđŒ āļŠāļ­āļ™āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļ‡ āđ† āļĢāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļžāļĨāļ‡āļāļąāļ™āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļŠāļ™āļļāļāļŠāļ™āļēāļ™āļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ āļĨāļ­āļ‡āļ”āļđāļ§āļīāļ”āļĩāđ‚āļ­āļāļąāļ™āļ™āļ°āļ„āđ‰āļē:

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ARRIVING AT THE MOKEN VILLAGE, SURIN ISLAND | THAILAND

Last year I had a spontaneous trip to the Surin Island National Park in the South of Thailand, and this trip has and will surely remain my Top 10 favourite trips of all time.

Accompanied by my childhood friend and her freediving instructor, I hopped on a speed boat from Phang-Nga province in the West coast and headed off to our destination.  Just like most tour boats, there is a mix of foreign and Thai travellers and some staff from the touring company.  I however spotted a small group of young men who didn’t look like visitors from abroad.  They didn’t look like guides either.

They all had very similar features, height, big shiny eyes and beautiful dark skin.  They spoke some sort of dialogue in which didn’t at all sound familiar to me.  My freediving instructor then explained that they were the “Mokens”.

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MY ISLAND ADVENTURE TRIP–AN INTRODUCTION

Have you ever wondered how it is like living on an island 60Km, off-shore with no electricity, water supply network or phone reception?

Last year I visited a sea gypsy village near to where my friends and I stayed for our getaway.  I never knew a small beach front on an island had been hiding a tribe of hundred with a primitive way of life all along.

And I wonder how their everyday-life was like.  To be inhabiting on a piece of heaven like this, it is surely a blessing. However, when it is rainy season the Monsoon storm had no mercy for small long tail boats nor for human.

But still I would dream to live on this island.

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SNORKELING IN ICELAND | āļ”āļģāļ™āđ‰āļģāļŦāļ™āđ‰āļēāļŦāļ™āļēāļ§āļĢāļ°āļŦāļ§āđˆāļēāļ‡āđāļœāđˆāļ™āđ€āļ›āļĨāļ·āļ­āļāļ—āļ§āļĩāļ›āđ‚āļĨāļāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ„āļ­āļ‹āđŒāđāļĨāļ™āļ”āđŒ

What is the most out-of-this-world experience you have ever had?

āļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļšāļāļēāļĢāļ“āđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆāļŸāļīāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļŠāļļāļ”āđƒāļ™āļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“ āļ„āļ·āļ­āļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢ?

Were you expecting it to be so unforgettable?

How did you feel afterwards?

My last day in Iceland couldn’t have been any better.  If you are planning to visit Iceland, I strongly suggest you prioritise this over other excursions.

āđāļĨāļ°āļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļšāļāļēāļĢāļ“āđŒāļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™āđ€āļ›āļĨāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ™āđāļ›āļĨāļ‡āļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢāđƒāļ™āļ•āļąāļ§āļ„āļļāļ“āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđ€āļ›āļĨāđˆāļē?

My good friend Cod Starusayang said to me me “Dude, you HAVE to go diving in Silfra in Thingvellir National Park.  I did it and it was just out-of-this-world–nothing like I had experienced before”.  To be honest, though knowing Cod is a very well-travelled individual, I still wasn’t convinced when he told me so.  Not because I hadn’t done scuba diving before and hence I would only be able to snorkel, but it was because I am from warm sunny Thailand and we have some of the World’s best diving spots visited by thousands and thousands of international travellers each year.  Why would I want to go diving or snorkelling in ICELAND in the winter?

āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ™āļšāļĩāļ„āļ™āļ™āļķāļ‡āļšāļ­āļāļšāļĩāļ§āđˆāļē “āļšāļĩ! āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđ„āļ›āļ”āļģāļŦāļ™āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­ Snorkel āļ—āļĩāđˆ Silfra āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ„āļ­āļ‹āđŒāđāļĨāļ™āļ”āđŒāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ„āļ”āđ‰!!! āļĄāļąāļ™āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļšāļāļēāļĢāļ“āđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆāļŦāļĨāļļāļ”āđ‚āļĨāļāļŠāļļāļ” āđ† āđāļšāļšāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļĢāļēāđ„āļĄāđˆāđ€āļ„āļĒāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ—āļģāļĄāļēāļāđˆāļ­āļ™āđ€āļĨāļĒ!!!   āļ•āļ­āļ™āđāļĢāļāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļŸāļąāļ‡āđ€āļ„āđ‰āļēāļžāļđāļ” āļšāļĩāļāđ‡āļ„āļīāļ”āļ§āđˆāļē āđ€āļ­āđŠāļē! āđ€āļĢāļēāļĄāļēāļˆāļēāļāđ€āļĄāļ·āļ­āļ‡āđ„āļ—āļĒ āļ‹āļķāđˆāļ‡āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ‚āļ”āđˆāļ‡āļ”āļąāļ‡āļ—āļēāļ‡āļ”āđ‰āļēāļ™āļ—āļ°āđ€āļĨāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāļ”āļģāļ™āđ‰āļģ āļ—āļģāđ„āļĄāđ€āļĢāļēāļ–āļķāļ‡āļˆāļ°āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđ„āļ›āļ”āļģāļ™āđ‰āļģāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ„āļ­āļ‹āđŒāđāļĨāļ™āļ”āđŒāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ?  

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