BKK - 24 June 2005 to 25 June 2005

I have some "interesting" events while at BKK and on the trip back... share it with whoever is interested.. :)

Kiasu Singaporeans
On friday morning, i reach the airport very very early... way too early for check in.. so i just sit around near the check-in counter, reading a book and wait for the counter to display check in for my flight... then 5 minutes before the available check-in time i see a queue at the counter.. i got curious.. huh the counter haven't even display the flight pple is already queue-ing.. i'm like duhz...

Helping a foreigner
Then this guy sat down beside me and start reading the Singapore map. After flipping and flipping the pathetic map, he ask me where we are and ask me to point out to him on the map. But the problem is the side of the map he is reading shows only the town area. So i asked him where he want to go. He told me he is going to YMCA orchard. So I gave him the instructions to take the sky train to terminal 2 and take an MRT to orchard and ask for directions there. And i turn the map around and show him again where is orchard and told him its actually quite far from here. He thank me for it and commented that it is easier here as pple speaks English. Unlike last here where he was at BKK where he had a hard time. I can only agree.

Shopping at DFS
After i checked in, it was still very early.. so i shop around wanting to buy facial wash as i don't have a travel size one and also sun block for next week bintan trip.. i walk around and found Origins shop and saw a SPF25 sunblock sample.. but i search high and low for it but could not find the selling bottle.. so i ask the sales, she look around and say she think its sold out.. i'm like duhz wat do you mean you think? anyway then she ask me to try when i get back and then she explain cos she is not from origins so she doesn't really know... sighz... fated... in the end i din't manage to get anything.. got to go down origins the coming week then...

Meeting with Client
meeting with client was quite okie.. it ended at close to 6:00pm singapore time.. which i'm quite happy.. as my boss previously had a meeting with them all the way to midnight.. so i'm actually prepared for a meeting ending at that time.. but heng we ended early, which means i can go shopping... BUT i have to wait for them to drive me to the hotel... and they have only 1 car and they have to go fetch a customer first... so in the end i waited close to 2 hour for her to get back.. cos she got stuck in a traffic jam (double confirming the bad traffic at bkk.. a 1 km trip took 1 hour...). So during this 2 hours i have to tok to my another client... who keep on toking about the same thing over and over again until i almost fall asleep. I think i yawn quite a few times and even look at my watch a few time.. guess he saw at as he shortly say we go wait for her at the spa... so pai seh...

Special Place

Guess where is this place... Hair Salon? okie maybe its not so obvious like tat.. let me show u another picture.

This shld make it more obvious.. yeah its toilet... hiding in a corner and there is not word stating its a toilet... just some metal door and the pics on top of it... and the wall along it also have similar pics.. if the staff did not direct me to place i guess i will nvr know that its a toilet...

Hotel
So when i finally get checked into the hotel i felt relieve not having to entertain my client... probably he is the one entertaining me... anway the hotel was quite big... but rather bare...

Anyway i was glad to have a big room.. probably too big for one person.. but it have been a long time since i'm able to sleep comfortably in a hotel room... hahaa.. the mafians shld noe why.. but anyway i actually prefer squeezing then staying alone in hotel room.. its really boring.... i'm missing the fun we had while squeezing together... i'm missing the sniff sniff of someone... the snoring of another and the water parade of others...

Patpong
So after I rest for a while.. going around my room doing the routine (normally i don't do it.. but since i'm alone and under the influence of QH i just did it)... i head out for patpong with my army knife in my left pocket... the whole trip walking to the BTS i had the knife in my hand... cos i scared if i just leave it in my pocket if anything happens it will be too late to whip out... (i actually practice whipping out the knife the night before at home.. :P paranoid.. yes i am)...

but actually the way to BTS was quite well lit and besides there was quite a lot of pple.. there was alot of hotels along the way and also street hawkers... i saw fried chicken along the way and i tot of QH... :P

when i reach patpong i head straight for the store i'm looking for and again its daylight robbery.. she is quoting me 1500 baht for it.. crazy.. the last time i manage to "sha" the price until 850 but still i find it expensive... so i quoted her my last price 500baht but she still say no.. and drop the price to 1300 baht... like linda say.. she might as well go rob... so i walk away empty handed.. wasted effort to patpong...

on the way back to the MRT i bought BK for my dinner... and the waiter spoke to me in thai first.. then i give the blur look and he start speaking me in english... afterwhich i was boh liao enuff to go shop at TOPs supermarket.. to buy chewing gum for BL... and i also bought some snacks in case i get hungry...

This is wat i bought on the first night.. in the end i din't eat any and it took plane with me back to singapore... (linda the "cuttlefish" is crab one leh.. droolz)

On the way to the MRT i saw an adidas boutique... and naturally i walk into it trying to help linda find the cap... but they don't have.. BUT i got a good news to break (not so good for linda.. hhehehe).... the adidas there is CHEAPER (nic.. next time can go there buy)... at least for the arrow series... the leave series i'm not so sure.. how did i noe? cos before the trip me went to adidas to buy a pouch and linda who is there to accompany saw a bag and bought it... and i saw the exact same bag selling at the boutique... and is SGD20 cheaper!!! so next time i noe.. i go adidas bio the bag i want and i go BKK to buy..

And while buying my tix in the MRT through the machine i realise i'm sort of 1 baht... but heng heng got this staff there automatically took out 1 baht and help me pay.. really thanks to him.. :)

and in the MRT train itself, i was standing opposite this policeman who has already knock off (no weapons on him).. he look like the very build hong kong actor who is not very tall.. and the thing is, his uniform is so damn tight at the tummy there.. (at first i tot he has a tummy but i realise it has to be his 8-pack...) it look like its gonna burst any moment.. and all the way he is standing very upright (no slouching) with his hand behind... like he is on duty.... i think he really take pride to be a policeman...

Breakfast at Au Bon Pain
I woke up rather early the next day.. in fact i din't really sleep very well although i have 2 beds to myself... i think cos i was a little scared about the security.. so in the end i woke up early to see if i can go shopping earlier...

and i really was too early... i reach MBK area at about 10:00am SG time.. and i saw this shop at the national stadium bts...

I wonder if they really sell pooh things... i make a mental note to visit it when i take the BTS back.. :(

anyway i was too early at MBK... but they don't due to open until 11:00am (SGT)... I tot maybe the mac will be open for me to take breakfast.. cos mac is selling Pooh toys... but its not.. so i ended up walking over to Siam Discovery Center to eat breakfast at Au Bon Pain... where i sat there and pple watch for an hour... interesting things came to my mind during the hour.. :)

MBK and Siam Discovery Center
Then finally 11:00am reach.. i walk over to MBK and most of the shops are already... usual shops.. so nothing much for me to buy.. walk around in my heels to help my sis buy her things.. so in the end my leg feel like its gonna break any moment... but i'm too broke so i decide against buying a slipper to replace... sat around at Mac to have lunch and finally got my ugly looking pooh toy.. but still its pooh... (coming to pooh i will call it obsession) then i realise i din't have enuff money to take cab home and buy loop choops so i went to change another SGD50 to baht (and lucky i change cos i realise i really not enuff to spend... funny thing is i din't spend much but my money just go missing.. oh btw i lost 500 baht even before i reach sg.. took it out from my pp at the customs and put it in my pocket.. when i'm in the plane then i remember but i think i have already dropped it)... so with the money i bought myself a pair of slippers and i could walk more comfortably now... and also bread for my sis (again!)... then i walk over to Siam Discovery center and yet another Adidas boutique... but no luck on the cap... and back to hotel...

Hotel to Airport
Back at the hotel i sat at the lobby packing my stuff into my luggage... and ask the hotel person to get me a cab.. was too tired to walk out... and they freaking hell charge me 350 baht for it.. but anyway i'm too tired to care much.. beside i'm given allowance for this trip so doesn't matter... and i got a lok kok taxi and the stupid driver drives at a break neck speed of 110 in the small size toyota and the stupid vehicle is vibrating like mad... and to make matter worse he kept on making phone call and driving with one hand.. at one point in time he even took out a booklet to look for phone numbers... i really worry about my life...

During the trip i also saw a tourist bus broke down in the middle of the highway.. so there were a group of tourist standing there with their luggage.. i really pity them.. the smoke and weather is killing....

BKK Airport
I reach BKK airport super early... think about 2.5 hours earlier then the flight... but was surprise that i can check in already... so i just check in and walk around the air port... found the loop choop, and took a seat near the gate to wait for it to open...

Mountain Tortise
While on the flight back, i choice a window seat... cos i have a notebook and a backpack as my hand carry... would be easier if i sit inside... and there is this family who is sitting in the row infront of me which really puts me off...

first their nephew came to their seat before they board... and he is those "gei kiang" kind of kids which i don't like... then when they themselve reach they took their seats and the guy was sitting in front of me.. so the first thing he did was to push back his chair... which i feel like telling him you need to put the chair upright when taking off.. but anyway its none of my business... so i just kept to myself....

then he did something which makes me put off.. he kick onto my luggage under his sit... and he look down as if i'm in the wrong to put the luggage there.. but i ignore him... then after a while he fidgets again and kick onto my luggage again.. i feel like telling him to be careful.. its a laptop below u.. but i din't.. i just shifted my luggage out a bit...

following the air stewardess came to tell him to put his chair upright.. the air stewardess also ask me to push in my luggage as its obstructing the path.. i feel like telling the stewardess to go tell the guy in front to stop kicking onto my luggage first.. but of course i din't...

so we took off.. and the whole trip he keeps fidgeting around and keep knocking into my laptop.. i was very pissed...but i controlled... then the ultimate came... food was serve and he very kan cheong raise his head to see... and din't straighten his seat which was again being reminded by the air stewardess later... so while i was still eating, my guess is he has already finish his food, plop he push down his chair again withouth checking and my food is still on the table.. lucky i was holding on to the cup else the water would have splash onto me... bloody idiot... i exclaim almost wanting to curse but there was a kid seating in my row so i controlled... and he din't even bother to turn back and apologise... freaking hell.. so the whole trip he keep on knocking onto my laptop and even before the plane stop he has already took off his seat belt almost standing to leave the plane... my godz....

Tour of Airport
Anyway my plane took a long way before parking at its bay... my guess is it landed at T2, drive across the bridge tour one round before parking at its bay.. i think there were a lot of plane landing at that time tats why....

so while on the "tour" i saw a 2 fire engines and some police waiting at this cathay plane.. i wonder wat really happen.... so kay poh me keep looking but din't manage to see anything.. then when we reach and step into the airport... we have to go through another round of screening of our bags again... i really wonder wat happen (chris.. anyway you noe.. :P me 38 lah)...

So now i'm back in SG safe and sound.... an interesting trip but nonetheless i still prefer to travel with others... (wow this is a long piece of posting)