Monday, January 15, 2007
back from bangkok.lovely!
well, dearest gf, this is for you in case u are so forgetful and u forget all abt wat we did in bangkok.
day 1
i went over to gf's place to pick up our luggages. we took airasia at terminal one. flight was at 2250. my gf's first flight. she was a little nervous but she mustered her courage to look down and viewed the beautiful scenery down the plane. she slept bcos she was so tired driving up and down for e entire day at work. took a cab at the bangkok international airport to our hotel! arrived ard bkk time 1am. checked in and did some admin stuff. fell aslp at 2.30am. phew.
the only sad thing was my camera was spoilt. :( cldnt tk pics for memories sake. but i know for sure, gf wont mind travelling w me again when we have the chance.
day 2
went for bfast at the back alley near our hotel. had pork+pig blood kway tiao. gf tried the coffee in bkk for the first time. omg, it was almost like espresso can. and we tried the $0.40 omelette rice as well. had some fishballs to go along. stef+bf and i had the iced milk tea. best drink in the world. :)
i, the bossy tour guide brought them to erawan shrine. the 4 faced buddha whom everyone claimed to be very effective in answering prayers! paid 100B (SGD4) for some flowers and joss sticks to pray to the buddha.
next, headed to the hot and humid weekend market, chatuchak. gf bought a pair of yellow and green slippers. and wow, we got another pair free cos the uncle was so blur. he accidentally packed another one in. and it happened to be my size! :) yay.
next, we headed to mah boon krong, the shopping mall for miss stef to buy all her lingerie. (i dont say bras hor, i say lingerie. heh.)
gf bought lotsa tibits back. (no wonder u are sick now!) i bought a lovely aqua blue tee there.
day 3
went down to pratunam wholesale clothes market and pantip shopping mall just right opposite our hotel. we bought lotsa jeans and clothes there. at night, we headed to suan lum night bazaar. things were a little expensive. :(
day 4
we headed to yaowarat aka chinatown and chionged for the accessories wholesale centre. ermerm, we had a little hiccups there. not me and gf. but well, the other couple. :(
tried the herbal tea at only 5B! it is SGD0.20 la! :) tried shark's fin for SGD12 for a 4 pax portion! then we made our way to wat prak kaew. we were pestered by some tour company, trying to make us take their boat ride for
yes i am a lousy tour guide, but i dont visit the temples! im so sorry, but like i always tell gf, getting lost in other countries is part of travelling and it is fun to get lost together like how we always get lost together in the car in sg. heh. we took a boat from one pier to another and got lost eventually. :( i felt bad getting lost cos we had another couple. well, the day was considered gone. and i cldnt find the dinner cruise along chao phraya river. gf consoled me by telling me there is always the next time. :) but luckily we went back for a rest and we visited the night bazaars near the pratunam centre and the ones right below our hotel. :) managed to have a sumptuous dinner and gf managed to buy a pair of black jeans.
day 5
made everyone wake up at 7am!
it was spent doing last min shopping. we ran frm places to places. firstly, we went to the pratunam wholesale centre again to buy more clothes. then we checked out. and we headed to the temple. the same temple, wat prak kaew. i stayed w stef outside the temple cos she didnt wear the appropriate bottom and gf went in w stef's bf. omg, have to pay SGD10 to go in. i remembered i didnt even have to pay a single cent to wat arun. then went back to mah boon krong for stef's bf gold peadant and then headed back to hotel and e wholesale centre. i love the dresses so much but 3 pieces were a little too much for me la. (cos it is a wholesale centre and we have to buy 3 pc up) :( so sad tt i didnt get them.
headed to the airport at ard bkk 5.15pm and communicated to the cab driver in thai to drive a lil faster to the airport cos we were running a little late. it turned out tt flight was delayed for 1 hr. that is where my thai language comes in useful! :) bargaining, asking for directions, gg to places, ordering food. as basic as it gets! better than nothing. i am determined to upgrade my thai to anotther level by taking thai classes outside since i cant get my level 3 thai in nus this sem. furthermore, this is my graduating sem. :(
everyone fell aslp in the plane. cos we were so tired.
and in 2 hrs time, we were home sweet home!
gf's bro, steve fetched us home and we saved on the cab fare. money saved is better than nothing. we tucked in at 2am sg time. home sweet home love. :)
i missed those times where u gobbled e pig blood down. missed those times where u complained abt the yucky coffee. missed those times where u looked so slpy cos i made u wake up v early each morning. missed those times where u glued ur eyes to e tv and ignored all tt i said. missed those times where u smoked like a chimney and i was making so much noise. missed those times where u grinned and grinned cos u had coke for drinks each meal. missed those times where u slurpped everything on the table cos it was so delicious. missed those times where u smiled at me when i told u to try on different tees and colours. missed those times where u looked so funny in those super tight pants! missed those times where u opened ur eyes so big bcos u saw things tt u dont see in singapore. missed those times where u smiled at me when u think i look nice in some tops. missed those times where we heard those english songs tt brought us back some memories. missed those times where u kissed me before we slpt each night. missed those times where u made so much noise cos i made u drink herbal tea and eat fruits before we sleep each night. missed those times where u cleaned and cleaned the hotel room bcos u thot it was too messy! but we have pp to do room service ma!
i missed everything about you and us. :(
may we save enuff and have another opporunity to travel again. :)
filled w lotsa memories,
jo.
chr|s on 2:07 PM
