"Me" Time in Krabi - Day 1

I have always been dreaming of traveling alone, spend some quality time with myself. And I am finally doing it now in Krabi !

Touched down. Checked in to hotel. and while I was looking for some food to fill up my tummy, I stumbled onto this :

A humble little store set up along Aonang street, for cocktail take away!! How cool can this be??
Needless to say, I “tar pau” my first drink in Aonang – Long Island tea. Going for only 100baht for all cocktail, I was half expecting the drink to be a diluted one. But it ended up not so watery after all. Though it is not the best Long Island I ever had, I have been sipping away happily… with empty stomach. Bad. I know..

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ok. I am a “Jakun”. There are more "cocktail take-away” from convenient stores along Aonang. And 100baht is not the cheapest cocktail on the street. Some restaurants are offering 99baht.

Still.... I like my take-away! :-D

I am now seriously thinking of having a margarita take-away tomorrow morning to Phra Nang beach : sun-bathing with a good book and sipping some margarita..... what more can I ask for?? just need to cross finger that they open early in the morning.. hehe

A Cuppa BAD ASS Coffee please...

I have been hearing about Mei bragging on her Badasss coffee for some time. I was not very eager to try as i am not really a coffee person. But the coffee addict had been promoting it strongly. (her office is just nearby... so she is trying to get her "BadASS~~!!" as often as she can)

One not-so-fine day, i was feeling down for no reason, mind was wandering while driving to office (no 13th month salary, of course no mood la....) and i was passing-by Tropicana Mall. An idea stroke me " let's fix my badass mood with some badass coffee....." So i made a last minute turn into the carpark.

I was greeted with a cheerful "ALOHA~~" from the bartenders and lively Hawaiian music. The decor was also very Hawaiian feel with surfboard as menu, and beaches and their mascot - Donkey!

If i was being my normal self, i would have ordered "ice-blended", but i was not. I ordered HOT Jitter juice, one of their 7 flavors of mocha. Dark chocolate and irish cream sounded just the drink i might need to boost my energy.

While waiting for my drink, i was browsing through their menu and this statement caught my eyes :

"The native people of Kona, Hawaii, remember the days of the "Bad Ass Ones". The bellows of the donkeys could be heard echoing through the mountaints as they hauled the heavy loads of coffee up and down the mountainsides. In honor of these hard working donkeys, we named our coffee company. The legend of the Kona nightingale lives on right here at the Bad Ass Coffee Company"

soh des kar...!! Bad Ass in honor of the donkeys....

100% Kona bean is used in Bad Ass coffee (now that i know the origin of the name, i shall mention it with more respect). Kona coffee has been classified as one of the world best coffee. Only coffee beans produced in the Kona districts can be legally described as "Kona Coffee". What makes Kona coffee so precious? Why is Kona coffee one of the most expensive and sought-after coffee in the world? Lady Kathy has no answer to that because Lady Kathy is no professional coffee drinker.

But if you ask me how is my cup of Jitter Juice? It is robust and aromatic and creamy and rich and the full-bodied froth is just like icing on the cake!!

I have been saved from a hellish morning to paradise! And yes, it is as orgasmic a drink as Mei claimed. And yes, i have been converted from a non-coffee drinker to a coffee lover~~! a Bad Ass Coffee lover, that's it...

Rating :

Ambiance : 4.5/5

Service : 4.5/5

Price : 4/5

RM 12.50 for a 12oz drink, and RM13.50 for 16oz, RM16.50 for 20oz of any of their flavored mocha.

Taste : 4.5/5

Recommendation :

I've since tried Snickerlicious (dark choc + caramel + hazelnut) and Monkey Mocha (dark choc + banana) and i still like Jitter Juice the best. I shall try on Bad Ass Mocha (white choc+ dark choc) on my next visit... or shall i just stick to my Jitter...? mmh....

Location :

Ground Floor of Tropicana City Mall, near San Francisco Steakhouse.

**Correction : Flavored mocha is not of 100% Kona coffee, but a "Kona blend" which consist of only 10% of kona coffee and mixed with other beans from Colombia and Brazil. maybe i should try their 100%  blend the next visit eh?