The following story contains action, thriller, drama, sex and booze.
Remember THE BIKINI GUY?
Introduction:
Hello i am arvin, a differently abled guy from ph who got a 3D printed arm by a fellow steemer @metrox the Bikini guy.
and here is my first adventure abroad thanks to this awesome guy!
How did it started:
I was surfing the web one day at mid summer(march) and thought of how about
i create a home made prosthetic arm since i have nothing to do this summer and my study will start in july. Then, i stumbled upon a site a non profit community that gives free 3D printed hand i followed their instructions on how to avail the prosthetic arm.
First i need to find the closest chapter in my location and it was in Thailand a 2987km away from PH. haha
I contacted them thru their fb page and i found this guy @metrox a fellow steemer who does not only love to wear bikini in his spare time hahaha
but he is also a volunteer who prints a 3D arm!
I sent him a message regarding about my condition and within 24hours i got a reply from him saying
He does not only agreed on making me an arm but he was too kind and took the liberty of raising funds for my plane ticket so we could do the final fitting in thailand, i wasnt prepared for this and i really am afraid of riding a plane hahaha but we raised the money and i processed all the documents that i needed for the trip.
The first Trip (got laid):
He booked me on a connecting flight Davao to Manila to Kuala Lumpur > Thailand
I arrived at the traveler hotel in KL at 0600 i rested for a while and
0900 i took a shower when i got out i was surprised that one bunkbed was occupied by a female,
i really thought i was the only one staying for the night since its late already, so she introduced herself her name was Abbie , she likes to visit temples during her holidays
and i asked her for a drink and so we did.
after few booze and chitchats the author of this blog got lucky! haha
And the day after,i thanked her by saying "Thank you for letting me visit your temple."
She laugh and replied "Awh, filipinos are interesting." We bid goodbye to each other.
Kuala Lumpur to URT(Thailand)
it was a 30 minute flight with no delays, the staffs were very accomodating during the entire flight. I arrived in URT 1230 and took 4 hours bus ride and boat to reach to Lipa Noi Pier
i was so excited, i have never been so happy and afraid at the same time hahaha!
0530 We met at the Pier, He is living in Koh Samui with his girlfriend over nearly a decade now.
Yup the bikini guy has a girlfriend. haha
And my Holiday in Koh Samui began.
1st night we got a couple of whiskeys and sharing about my trip and his ideas about the project, and went to bed at 3am drunk af.
The next day we fitted the arm
and casted some grips
And the following sums up the activities we did with the arm.
The Mojito Challenge ( The challenge we promised to our sponsors who funded the ticket haha )
We tried Jetski too , it was the ultimate test for the arm, i lost a washer but we had a spare hehe
Met some new friends
Ate some great food!
Koh Samui is a party island they got all the kinds of different food from western , greek, italian, thai, and many more.
I had a great holiday in Koh Samui, and for the bikini guy @metrox thank you for being an awesome person and introducing me to Steemit not only did i got an arm but i got a buddy whom i will treasure forever !
P.S.
We manage to raise funds and get me my own 3D printer,
soon i'll be printing 3D prosthetic arms for kids to counter bullying
imagine how it could change the hardship of being a kid with the same situation like me .
Til next time :) .
Special thanks to
- Enablefuture.org
- Team unlimbited for the arm design
- weboon.org
- generosity.com
- Shaun for the 5 star food accomodation :)
- @espenmp
- the people who are involved in this project
- STEEMIT some of the booze money came from a fellow of steemer haha
Sorry for the long post .
Heres a cute puppy
That is INCREDIBLE, i love love love stories like this, It actually makes me want to tear up when i see things like this
im so so glad that people put technology to good use to help others, its an indescribable feeling
Amazing, this is the best story I have read on Steemit so far. It prooves how generous and awesome this community is. We should all use it as a case study for our friends and family. Two thumbs up!
Resteemed, Followed, Upvoted and memorized. You guys are awesome!
thanks flauwy! im inviting my friends to use this sc platform too :D
and please resteem it :D
Such an amazing story! I am also designing in 3D ( still newbie) but this 3d arm/hand is life changing :-). I am happy for you and your plans for children who need it :-). Thanks for sharing!
thank you fathin, im a newbie too.
btw ,what software are you using to design 3d objects?
Im using fusion 360
Amazing!
thank you :D
This sounds like such an amazing experience, have to say I give you some solid props for getting laid along the way!
you bet.
i wasn't even expecting a night with a british girl hahaha.
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This is actually super inspiring.
I love to see the smile on your face! I'm glad that this new arm works well ;) ps. the puppy is adorable <3