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Posted 2010-06-18 09:29:58
 pattaya_girl, on 2010-06-17 12:58:00, said:
She should have stayed and mingled in with the crowd instead of going off, sleeping in some rocks on her own if she was so so scared. Glad the Lady is ok though.
A deep-rooted fear of Monkeys isn't generally conducive to a nice trip to 'Monkey_Beach'!!! I've encountered a few in various places in Thailand - and tried to keep a 'respectful' distance!.. pretty opportunistic, though I understand they'd usually only attack if grappled with.. lucky lady considering and I'm pleased to see her smiling again now.. could be they picked up on her fear, especially when the lady backed-off, pack-mentality kicking in and all that.. Jeez, how DO you react correctly in such a situation?? I'd probably have just died of heart attack surrounded by such a bunch of wild animals which have clearly made you their target and have 'lost it'!!!
Edited by spectrumisgreen, 2010-06-18 09:42:42.
Posted 2010-06-18 09:41:38
Macaque have teeth. Serious teeth. Just in case someone thought it was creepy little monkey teeth too
Posted 2010-06-18 10:22:36
Ramdas, on 2010-06-17 17:55:49, said:
By the way the reason why I highlited the fact that the stick was wet is that I could noteven lit it up to keep the monkes off..! In the end and finally my inital longtail boat which I started the tour with turned up at 19.00 As I was already thinking of how to prepare myself for the night and prepare myself to face further fears and possible animal's attacks..Again..respect the nature and the nature will respect you back..
Cheers, Ramdas..
What a fascinating life you lead with such newsworthy advetures, surely there is a movie here or at the very least a series of adveture travel books.
Posted 2010-06-18 11:36:27
‘I’ve paid to come on this trip, I’ve been bitten by a monkey, been brought here for a lunch I couldn’t eat and I’ve just come here to rest and now I have to pay extra for a place to rest,’” she recalled
NOW LET ME GET THIS RIGHT. She is afraid of Monkeys so books a trip to a island full of monkeys...eh why? She then moans that after being bitten by a monkey so was off her food and further more had paid for it in advance. Surely the tour company should have expected a stupid foreign tourist to go to an island of monkeys, off which she is afraid, let her stay alone, lay down and get bitten. She is quite right, the tour company should have catered for one less person and refunded her. IS SHE MAD? Then she moans about paying for sdomewhere to sit down. The moral is dont go to an island full of monkeys, that you are afraid off and THEN you wont get bitten so wont need to sit down. She could have saved her money becuasshe would not have needed to sit down. Sometimes people astound me. Time to go. Can't swim so i'm off snorkerling. Hope the tour company makes arrangements for a drowning man during the trip. Stupid woman.
Posted 2010-06-18 11:50:40
tatt2dude, on 2010-06-17 19:25:56, said:
Ramdas, on 2010-06-17 17:55:49, said:
By the way the reason why I highlited the fact that the stick was wet is that I could noteven lit it up to keep the monkes off..! In the end and finally my inital longtail boat which I started the tour with turned up at 19.00 As I was already thinking of how to prepare myself for the night and prepare myself to face further fears and possible animal's attacks..Again..respect the nature and the nature will respect you back..
Cheers, Ramdas..
Great post, glad you survived with just scratches, the mental image of your monkey skirmish made me laugh out loud what a great story!
Cheers, that has been my monkey's island hardcore and lonely experience whilst I noticed that many people seem always ready at critisize and judging other beings when we are the INTRUDERS on their territories..I kept the distance from them and I managed to get out of this ordeal without any serious injuries.. I'd simply keep off from potential threats like these since these are wild hungry animals hence don't instigate them neither..!
Respect the nature and the nature will respect you back..
Ramdas.
Posted 2010-06-18 12:10:37
Goshawk, on 2010-06-18 03:52:09, said:
Yep, I entirely agree..if you don't respect other beings on THEIR grounds you learn the hard way..I'm not sorry about this dumb lady..Live and learn..Respect nature and the nature will respect you back..Ramdas
Posted 2010-06-18 16:44:39
I am sorry for the woman....I wonder if the tourist who screamed and ran off has emerged from under his rock....... what a wimp!!
Posted 2010-06-18 16:53:19
It made the pages of the British press. Check out www.dailymirror.co.uk.
Must be a quiet newsweek.
Posted 2010-06-19 14:14:52
jackr, on 2010-06-18 07:00:05, said:
Jirapa, on 2010-06-17 16:36:49, said:
Are you mad? Tell me one case of a human getting HIV from a monkey.
Didn't it all start from injecting monkey parts into humans?
It would seem ALL human HIV infections vectored from primate infections.
It is believed to have started from substance hunters eating infected Chimpanzee or monkey brains or spines.
And in a few isolated instance cross-species sex was suspected, but never proven.
Posted 2010-06-19 21:21:05
Goddamn evolution. We were quite happy before some d*ckhead decided he didn't like to climb the vine and dance the branch. He had to show off by walking on the ground on two legs. The result is, many eons later, that we can bite you in the a*** for being so stupid as to evolve into tourists. You deserve it.
(Apologies to the woman bitten by her ancestors. I'm not being insensitive as I've experienced a similar, albeit very minor incident - stolen glasses, and my fault entirely - on Bali. Could have been worse -- I got the glasses back by putting a silver coin on my guide's head and then pretending to comb his hair for ticks - the monkey couldn't resist and came down from the tree to check it out -- LOL. Human do, monkey see.)
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Posted 2010-06-19 23:47:32
Is she really blaming the tour group. If she was seriously injured she should have insisted they take her back. Take responsibility woman. You shouldnt have gone. Or you should have stayed with the group. Or you should have thrown down against the monkey and his gang.
Posted 2010-06-20 22:42:28
cowboydog, on 2010-06-17 13:53:27, said:
Poor woman!
Time for Thai police to crackdown on these monkeys. 
HAHAHAHAHAHA Good one!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 2010-06-21 14:40:31
It's gotta be asked ...is the monkey ok?
Posted 2010-06-21 14:51:09
Ramdas, on 2010-06-18 12:10:37, said:
Yep, I entirely agree..if you don't respect other beings on THEIR grounds you learn the hard way..I'm not sorry about this dumb lady..Live and learn..Respect nature and the nature will respect you back..Ramdas
No it won't. Nature will take you when it can or whether you respect it or not and there's nothing in this story other than the lady being perhaps ignorant to the dangers, and/or not being told of them, to indicate otherwise. Ie, she didn't go at them with a stick or try to muscle in on their camp. Perhaps you will also learn the hard way one day and we can all bring you down a peg.
Posted 2010-06-21 17:39:27
pattaya_girl, on 2010-06-17 12:58:00, said:
She should have stayed and mingled in with the crowd instead of going off, sleeping in some rocks on her own if she was so so scared. Glad the Lady is ok though.
Quite agree. OhMYGod! Some countries still have indigenous and not always the fluffy litle things on Disney!
Idiots. Who's planet do you think this is anyway? (and that goes for many of you).
PS Next time try bloody Wipsnade.
PS Couldn't be bothered withe the usual utter tripe that passes for 'news' on this site, but if you're from the US or Oz, what about suing the bloody monkey:lol:
Posted 2010-06-21 17:44:31
pattaya_girl, on 2010-06-17 12:58:00, said:
She should have stayed and mingled in with the crowd instead of going off, sleeping in some rocks on her own if she was so so scared. Glad the Lady is ok though.
Quite agree. OhMYGod! Some countries still have indigenous fauna, and not always the fluffy little things a la Disney!
Idiots. Who's planet do you think this is anyway? (and that goes for many of you).
PS Next time try bloody Whipsnade.
PS Couldn't be bothered with the usual utter tripe that passes for 'news' on this site, but if you're from the US or Oz, what about suing the bloody monkey:lol:
Edited by evanson, 2010-06-21 17:45:38.
Posted 2010-06-21 17:45:35
kuffki, on 2010-06-17 13:15:16, said:
Simple rules for dealing with animals
1. Animals are very territorial
2. Animals can always sense fear
3. Do not go to monkey beach if you are scared of monkeys
4. If you do decide to go, you can not stray alone and feel fear because they will attack, same goes for dogs, cats and every one animal. If you come to their territory you must assert your presence.Keep in mind that monkeys are pack animals so if 1 attacks-others will join.
Hmmm, strange, I seem to recollect hearing the same about people in a country somewhere.
Posted 2010-06-21 17:47:15
stuandchris, on 2010-06-18 16:53:19, said:
It made the pages of the British press. Check out www.dailymirror.co.uk.
Must be a quiet newsweek.
Oh well, must be true then.
Posted 2010-06-21 17:55:45
sbk, on 2010-06-18 09:41:38, said:
Macaque have teeth. Serious teeth. Just in case someone thought it was creepy little monkey teeth too
Oh well. Best a new crackdown be brought upon the unfortunate macaques' teeth. And whilst we're about it, declawing what's left of the tiger population, detusking the elephants, despining stingray, defanging every species of snake, (et al ad infinitum), and be sure they'all don't serve your coffee too hot.
Posted 2010-06-21 17:58:47
Tanaka, on 2010-06-21 17:45:35, said:
kuffki, on 2010-06-17 13:15:16, said:
Simple rules for dealing with animals
1. Animals are very territorial
2. Animals can always sense fear
3. Do not go to monkey beach if you are scared of monkeys
4. If you do decide to go, you can not stray alone and feel fear because they will attack, same goes for dogs, cats and every one animal. If you come to their territory you must assert your presence.Keep in mind that monkeys are pack animals so if 1 attacks-others will join.
Hmmm, strange, I seem to recollect hearing the same about people in a country somewhere.
Posted 2010-06-21 18:17:00
jcartermad, on 2010-06-18 11:36:27, said:
'I've paid to come on this trip, I've been bitten by a monkey, been brought here for a lunch I couldn't eat and I've just come here to rest and now I have to pay extra for a place to rest,'" she recalled
NOW LET ME GET THIS RIGHT. She is afraid of Monkeys so books a trip to a island full of monkeys...eh why? She then moans that after being bitten by a monkey so was off her food and further more had paid for it in advance. Surely the tour company should have expected a stupid foreign tourist to go to an island of monkeys, off which she is afraid, let her stay alone, lay down and get bitten. She is quite right, the tour company should have catered for one less person and refunded her. IS SHE MAD? Then she moans about paying for sdomewhere to sit down. The moral is dont go to an island full of monkeys, that you are afraid off and THEN you wont get bitten so wont need to sit down. She could have saved her money becuasshe would not have needed to sit down. Sometimes people astound me. Time to go. Can't swim so i'm off snorkerling. Hope the tour company makes arrangements for a drowning man during the trip. Stupid woman.
Oh I dunno. Maybe it was one of those 'therapy' things where people try to overcome their, to some, irrational fear of whichsoever species of fauna.
First you sit in front of a picture of a monkey, then you move on to sitting some feet way from a caged monkey ... and then you visit a whole island of the buggers and hope you won't get bit:lol:
Edited by evanson, 2010-06-21 18:25:23.
Posted 2010-06-21 18:47:53
Monkeys can be very dangerous. I was bit by one in Lopburi several years back. Be very careful if you go to see the temple ruins there.
Posted 2010-06-22 21:48:52
she is lucky some thai did not claim she damaged his monkey and wanted money for repairs
Posted 2010-06-22 22:09:41
evanson, on 2010-06-21 17:58:47, said:
Tanaka, on 2010-06-21 17:45:35, said:
kuffki, on 2010-06-17 13:15:16, said:
Simple rules for dealing with animals
1. Animals are very territorial
2. Animals can always sense fear
3. Do not go to monkey beach if you are scared of monkeys
4. If you do decide to go, you can not stray alone and feel fear because they will attack, same goes for dogs, cats and every one animal. If you come to their territory you must assert your presence.Keep in mind that monkeys are pack animals so if 1 attacks-others will join.
Hmmm, strange, I seem to recollect hearing the same about people in a country somewhere.
Right,
from Koh Tuk Tuk! 
Posted 2010-06-23 01:40:57
evanson, on 2010-06-21 17:55:45, said:
sbk, on 2010-06-18 09:41:38, said:
Macaque have teeth. Serious teeth. Just in case someone thought it was creepy little monkey teeth too
Oh well. Best a new crackdown be brought upon the unfortunate macaques' teeth. And whilst we're about it, declawing what's left of the tiger population, detusking the elephants, despining stingray, defanging every species of snake, (et al ad infinitum), and be sure they'all don't serve your coffee too hot.
Wow! You are even more cynical than I am! Good one!
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