Sa-Wa-Dee-Kap
Hello everyone, the bangkok gang and I are finally back. Well its really hard to pen down 5 days of happenings, so I'll just sum up by writing some thoughts. I'm sure mich and tk would prolly blog something about the trip too.
Overall it has been really enjoyable. It was tiring as we walked alot doing lots of shopping, as our feet ached very frequently, but I'm sure the purchases of new clothes and accessories eased some of the pain in our feet. But as mentioned in my previous post, what I really enjoyed was the company, as it is kinda like my first time going traveling with my friends on a leisure trip. The trip was not only about shopping and walking the streets of bangkok, but also the mini mahjong games and chit chat sessions during meals and at the hotel room. I was really looking forward to this short break and vacation after a horrible time with school and exams, and as much as my feet suffered, I had a great mental break.
Just some thoughts:
I so gotta go back to bangkok again. Still got so much of chatuchak to see, even more of suan lam night market to see, seafood to eat, and more thai food to try. Also didn't get to visit phat pong or any of those 'live shows', and would probably just one to go and see what it is all about. Whats going to bangkok without visiting these areas, visiting and nothing more :)
Although my first experience was a butt burning one (the gang would know why), tuk tuk rides were very fun and exciting. Definitely beats the boring and oh so normal taxi rides. Was also quite surprised at how modern and advanced their train system is already.
And as much as we didn't really want to risk our stomachs, I think I would probably want to try more street side food. Fast-food there is even more expensive than Singapore, and when they say double big mac, its not double the size, its just more slices from the same thickness of two beef patties we are used to. Got faked. But A&W was good though. Really loved the waffle ice cream. We talked about A&W at the airport before leaving, and I was so glad we really found an A&W. And yes, pad thai from the food courts are real good and cheap!
I so liked the boutique hotel we stayed in. It was so artsy fartsy, with a room nice enough for a comfortable sleep at night after a full day of shopping. Even had LCD television and some cable channels to watch.
Bargaining was real fun and eye opening. I guess in some sense we all improved in our barganing skills, but I guess its still far fetched from what those really good bargainers can do. It was interesting, especially on the last night, to see the many different bargaining technics which we soooo lacked. Even had one incident where it kinda backfired, as we pissed the stall keeper off, haha. And our favourite phrases, (in very soft and draggy tone), '2 hunled bahhtttt, no discount, hosale plice'. Hahaha. It was so strange hearing the ever-so-used-to Singapore accent again when we boarded the plane back home.
Well so many other things happened, but I guess its just so hard to pen it all down. Haven really unpacked my stuff as I was busy up catching on sleep as we slept very little last night due to our early flight. Kinda having some post-vacation syndrome, as the routine for the 5 of us were pretty much the same for the past 3-4 days, and suddenly it feels all so different at home. Then again, its a real good chance to rest my very tired feet.
Oh, after finally surfing all the web pages, blog surfing, checking e-mail and stuff, I realised alot of people are either going on vacation soon, or have started working. As for me, I am feeling a little lost now as I really do not know how I am going to spend the rest of this short holidays. Probably going to slack alot at home, but I also don't see myself doing that for 4 weeks. Hmm, wonder what I can do. And coming back home has also brought me back to reality, that results are coming back in about 2 weeks time. I really feel damn sian everytime my chain of thoughts comes across issues about school and exam results. As the days go by, I'm getting a worser and worser feeling each time. Suddenly I just feel like going out to work, earn some money, and go on more vacations :p
Overall it has been really enjoyable. It was tiring as we walked alot doing lots of shopping, as our feet ached very frequently, but I'm sure the purchases of new clothes and accessories eased some of the pain in our feet. But as mentioned in my previous post, what I really enjoyed was the company, as it is kinda like my first time going traveling with my friends on a leisure trip. The trip was not only about shopping and walking the streets of bangkok, but also the mini mahjong games and chit chat sessions during meals and at the hotel room. I was really looking forward to this short break and vacation after a horrible time with school and exams, and as much as my feet suffered, I had a great mental break.
Just some thoughts:
I so gotta go back to bangkok again. Still got so much of chatuchak to see, even more of suan lam night market to see, seafood to eat, and more thai food to try. Also didn't get to visit phat pong or any of those 'live shows', and would probably just one to go and see what it is all about. Whats going to bangkok without visiting these areas, visiting and nothing more :)
Although my first experience was a butt burning one (the gang would know why), tuk tuk rides were very fun and exciting. Definitely beats the boring and oh so normal taxi rides. Was also quite surprised at how modern and advanced their train system is already.
And as much as we didn't really want to risk our stomachs, I think I would probably want to try more street side food. Fast-food there is even more expensive than Singapore, and when they say double big mac, its not double the size, its just more slices from the same thickness of two beef patties we are used to. Got faked. But A&W was good though. Really loved the waffle ice cream. We talked about A&W at the airport before leaving, and I was so glad we really found an A&W. And yes, pad thai from the food courts are real good and cheap!
I so liked the boutique hotel we stayed in. It was so artsy fartsy, with a room nice enough for a comfortable sleep at night after a full day of shopping. Even had LCD television and some cable channels to watch.
Bargaining was real fun and eye opening. I guess in some sense we all improved in our barganing skills, but I guess its still far fetched from what those really good bargainers can do. It was interesting, especially on the last night, to see the many different bargaining technics which we soooo lacked. Even had one incident where it kinda backfired, as we pissed the stall keeper off, haha. And our favourite phrases, (in very soft and draggy tone), '2 hunled bahhtttt, no discount, hosale plice'. Hahaha. It was so strange hearing the ever-so-used-to Singapore accent again when we boarded the plane back home.
Well so many other things happened, but I guess its just so hard to pen it all down. Haven really unpacked my stuff as I was busy up catching on sleep as we slept very little last night due to our early flight. Kinda having some post-vacation syndrome, as the routine for the 5 of us were pretty much the same for the past 3-4 days, and suddenly it feels all so different at home. Then again, its a real good chance to rest my very tired feet.
Oh, after finally surfing all the web pages, blog surfing, checking e-mail and stuff, I realised alot of people are either going on vacation soon, or have started working. As for me, I am feeling a little lost now as I really do not know how I am going to spend the rest of this short holidays. Probably going to slack alot at home, but I also don't see myself doing that for 4 weeks. Hmm, wonder what I can do. And coming back home has also brought me back to reality, that results are coming back in about 2 weeks time. I really feel damn sian everytime my chain of thoughts comes across issues about school and exam results. As the days go by, I'm getting a worser and worser feeling each time. Suddenly I just feel like going out to work, earn some money, and go on more vacations :p
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