A big boat, a dangerously low tide and Japanese bikini models learn they can't swim - the hard way
Some guy went awol on the last island stop of our cruise around the Phi Phi Islands and messed up our tidal schedule, and we had to search for him for half an hour. As a result, the driver of our 3 engine mega speed boat drove like a crazy man on our return trip to reach the harbour before the water became too shallow for us. It seemed like we were racing at 30 knots through this channel with only 2 metres of water on either side of us. What a rush! In Australia you'd get fined for speeding for something like that. It felt like it was a rally event, heaps of fun! 
The next two pics are from the Chalphya Hotel in Din Deang in Bangkok, after I had returned from Samui, before I went to Phuket. Anna had just left, and I was looking out the hotel window, when I noticed that these two Japanese models, a photographer and a manager looking type of person were preparing for a bikini photo shoot by the hotel pool. Judging by their movements, the plan was for them to run up to the side of the pool, jump in the air in an "oh yes" celebratory way, and then land in the water, whilst the photographer captured it all in a high speed series of photos. Simple enough? Yes you would think that. I was packing my bag, and looking down to the pool level about 5 floors below me every now and then to see what they were doing. Sure enough, they went for a practice run. Then they did the real thing and jumped up in the air, up and then splashed into the swimming pool. The photographer got his snaps, all was good.
THEN.. I couldn't believe my eyes. The girls had started floundering in the water, and seemed to be DROWNING! The manager lady grabbed the nearby lifesaver ring and threw it at them but as they were panicking they didn't grab them. I wanted to run down and help, but it was 5 stories away so I had to just watch. The photographer flung off his shirt and put his camera down, and was about to jump in but then noticed another life saver ring to throw to them. He held the string, and then just managed to keep a grip of it and threw it right on top of the girls. They soon grabbed it and then he dragged them to the side of the pool. The girls were alright, but very shaken.
I couldn't believe what I had just seen. How utterly stupid were all of those people! Did they not think to ask the models if they could swim? Were the girls such utter bimbos that they didn't think to mention that they couldn't swim? Unbelievable. Not a good look at all!
The pics were taken about a minute after they reached the side of the pool.
The next two pics are from the Chalphya Hotel in Din Deang in Bangkok, after I had returned from Samui, before I went to Phuket. Anna had just left, and I was looking out the hotel window, when I noticed that these two Japanese models, a photographer and a manager looking type of person were preparing for a bikini photo shoot by the hotel pool. Judging by their movements, the plan was for them to run up to the side of the pool, jump in the air in an "oh yes" celebratory way, and then land in the water, whilst the photographer captured it all in a high speed series of photos. Simple enough? Yes you would think that. I was packing my bag, and looking down to the pool level about 5 floors below me every now and then to see what they were doing. Sure enough, they went for a practice run. Then they did the real thing and jumped up in the air, up and then splashed into the swimming pool. The photographer got his snaps, all was good.
THEN.. I couldn't believe my eyes. The girls had started floundering in the water, and seemed to be DROWNING! The manager lady grabbed the nearby lifesaver ring and threw it at them but as they were panicking they didn't grab them. I wanted to run down and help, but it was 5 stories away so I had to just watch. The photographer flung off his shirt and put his camera down, and was about to jump in but then noticed another life saver ring to throw to them. He held the string, and then just managed to keep a grip of it and threw it right on top of the girls. They soon grabbed it and then he dragged them to the side of the pool. The girls were alright, but very shaken.
I couldn't believe what I had just seen. How utterly stupid were all of those people! Did they not think to ask the models if they could swim? Were the girls such utter bimbos that they didn't think to mention that they couldn't swim? Unbelievable. Not a good look at all!
The pics were taken about a minute after they reached the side of the pool.
posted by mrlederhosen at 2:47 pm
1 Comments:
are you for real?? that is absolutely nuts. I can't believe models would get into water if they couldn't swim! it must have been horrible for you to have to just watch.. that really sinking feeling.. (no pun intended)
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