Sunday, November 9, 2008
hello!!!!!
i am in bangkok now!!!!!!! not in singapore.
there is a time difference of 1 hour... only :P
9 november 2008
it was pouring this morning so my relatively useless dog woke me up at 3am this morning. 5am i had to get out of my bed, bid the house and its remaining occupants goodbye and get into the cab that was waiting outside of my house under the heavy downpour.
outside the bangkok airport, there were cab drivers screaming their lungs out for passengers. apparently, from what i heard from the locals, they did not have a license. it was a long ride from the airport to the hotel - grand hyatt erawan bangkok. we checked in on the 17th floor and lady at the counter recognized my mom, and served us a glass of orange juice each (on the house). i'm staying in a special room, in the business floor which is not available to ordinary guests. my mom has 3 free nights here as she comes here so often she has choked up enough points to redeem them.
the room- beautiful, especially the toilet. the toilet is paved with marble floor and has 2 sets of lights. the first set of lights has one blub shining on the sink, one bulb shining on the bathtub, and one bulb on the toilet bowl. it creates this heavenly effect of the sacred toilet bowl saying: "come and use me."
we headed immediately to the chatukchak, where its only opened on the weekends. its an amazing nosy place there, and the sun is literally scorching hot. its much hotter than singapore. they sell all sorts of things there, from paintings to squirrels to food. one word- weird.
my leg was aching after weaving through the fascinating maze of wierdness and i went back to reside in the hotel. after about an hour, my mom brought us to amarin plaza where i had a thai massage. ahhh....
after dinner at koka (it originate here in thailand), i walked along the streetmarkets, where things are rowdy and beggars flooded the streets. those desperate beggars will step into your personal boundary and beg. at times like these, it is always good to know a few important thai phrase at hand. in preparation for a bumpy trip, i called waranya (a.k.a. ping, my thai secondary school buddy) and asked her how to say "dont kill/harm me", "i am one of you", "look there". Security here is rather tight. security guards and policemen are stationed at the walkways, bridges, and every entrance to the hotel. anyway, i have no fear as i have my handy phrases that will hopefully be enough to keep me breathing.
Lights out.
i am in bangkok now!!!!!!! not in singapore.
there is a time difference of 1 hour... only :P
9 november 2008
it was pouring this morning so my relatively useless dog woke me up at 3am this morning. 5am i had to get out of my bed, bid the house and its remaining occupants goodbye and get into the cab that was waiting outside of my house under the heavy downpour.
outside the bangkok airport, there were cab drivers screaming their lungs out for passengers. apparently, from what i heard from the locals, they did not have a license. it was a long ride from the airport to the hotel - grand hyatt erawan bangkok. we checked in on the 17th floor and lady at the counter recognized my mom, and served us a glass of orange juice each (on the house). i'm staying in a special room, in the business floor which is not available to ordinary guests. my mom has 3 free nights here as she comes here so often she has choked up enough points to redeem them.
the room- beautiful, especially the toilet. the toilet is paved with marble floor and has 2 sets of lights. the first set of lights has one blub shining on the sink, one bulb shining on the bathtub, and one bulb on the toilet bowl. it creates this heavenly effect of the sacred toilet bowl saying: "come and use me."
we headed immediately to the chatukchak, where its only opened on the weekends. its an amazing nosy place there, and the sun is literally scorching hot. its much hotter than singapore. they sell all sorts of things there, from paintings to squirrels to food. one word- weird.
my leg was aching after weaving through the fascinating maze of wierdness and i went back to reside in the hotel. after about an hour, my mom brought us to amarin plaza where i had a thai massage. ahhh....
after dinner at koka (it originate here in thailand), i walked along the streetmarkets, where things are rowdy and beggars flooded the streets. those desperate beggars will step into your personal boundary and beg. at times like these, it is always good to know a few important thai phrase at hand. in preparation for a bumpy trip, i called waranya (a.k.a. ping, my thai secondary school buddy) and asked her how to say "dont kill/harm me", "i am one of you", "look there". Security here is rather tight. security guards and policemen are stationed at the walkways, bridges, and every entrance to the hotel. anyway, i have no fear as i have my handy phrases that will hopefully be enough to keep me breathing.
Lights out.
colours of life 11:59 PM.
