bangkok!!

haha.. waiting for my day 2 post? here it goes..

1/1/08

spent e last day of 2007 n 1st day of 2008 in bangkok.. haha.. n u'll expect shops to be closed on public holiday.. cries ):

my breakfast. look appetizing right? actually e food not nice ):

in hotel stairs

my trip was suppose to be free n easy but we had a half day city tour which was quite interesting. everybody need to give 100 baht tips to e tour guide which was cheap lah. first they pick us up frm our hotel n bring us to this river (dunno wat's e name) to take boat.

me n e boats

this is our tour guide katoon!!..though her english is not very gd but she was entertaining.. n she's only 24 this yr n she came frm chiang mai.

rich man's condo look like this

nice nice boat

reaching wat arun

e steps r sooo high! all e ppl scare coming down cos its a bit scary..

wat arun tickets.. they really noe how to earn tourist's money..

donations slot on the leaf.. wonder whether will ppl go n steal e money.. =x

need to scop the oil frm the tank below n pour in circles around the flame in metal pail.

dunno why a lot of ppl are clapping their hands at this tree (o.O)

some royal national museum

floating market. some of the boats stop by our boats to sell their things..

e tour guide said that we will be going to a fish farm.. i tot its really a farm but end up its jus e river we're going by.. there're really A LOT OF BIG FAT CATFISH!!! think all e tourists go there n feed them until they become SO BIG!!

temple along e river near e BIG catfishes

on e way to gem factory (:

SUPER BIG fishes at e gem factory.. think they have gd food everyday too.. nv see such big fishes in spore be4!!

went to patonum after gem factory.. its free n easy le. this street is jus like bugis street n a lot of times bigger than bugis street.. a lot of things to shop for but its a pity that most of e shops r closed on new yr ): ronald macdonald in patonum.. see he's no longer sitting on e chair but giving a welcoming thai gesture (:

patonum street

biyok tower 2 near patonum.. one of e highest tower in bangkok..

cos a lot of shops not open in patonum.. went to chinatown after that... n chinatown is famous for its CHEAP SHARKFIN SOUP and BIRDNEST!! haha.. had a bowl of birdnest there.. price vary upon e kind of birdnest u wan. e cheapest is 100 baht.. which is approx S$5!! cheap hor!!!

2 cute little dogs in one of e shops in chinatown (:

riding on tuk-tuk to suan lum night plaza.. weee!!!

me on tuk-tuk.. the tuk-tuk all anyhow charge e tourist so better ask e shopkeepers around for the approx price 1st be4 u actually take one. dun let them eat all ur money!!!

night plaza!! it opens @ 10am n closes at 3am.. a great place to shop at night n remember to BARGAIN HARD!!! haha.. tip of e day: walk around e place 1st be4 u decide to buy anything.. note down e things u wan to buy n look around for e lowest price. if u found e lowest price then bargain until they sell it to u!! but u can get lost in that place so remember which shop is it k? (:

e night plaza got a super big stage n there's performance there at night. in front of e stage are stalls where u can buy ur food n sit down at one of the tables there n enjoy e performance (:

back in hotel room (: time for slp n get ready for next morning's flight back!!

2/1/08

breakfast (:

reached e airport.. its rather cold in e morning cos its winter season.. we're waiting to check in..

half an hr later.. still at approx e same spot (-.-) S L O W

decorations at e bangkok airport

guess wat is this?? its a SPEAKER!!! 1st time see a super big speaker!!

flight back to SGP was almost full.. great to be back n slp on my nice comfy bed (: