Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Bangkok trip
Juz got back from Bangkok this morning @ 0000 … would be reflecting about how I feel these 2 days…
The 7 of us went for this trip together…Bee, Her sis & Bf , Mom & 2 frens (L & H) …and myself..we checked in about 1 hr in advance..but in the end..we still queued rather behind.. lol..
The flight took about 2 hours … this is my 2nd time taking flight…the 1st time was with school…so wadeva checkin procedure everything is taken care off by the teachers.. this time round is different… since we are considered more “educated” ..we have to take care of all necessary things..after getting our passports inspected..we went to collect our luggage…
L was trying to get my mom’s bag…but 1 of the strap was stuck in a hole..she tugged once..& still it was stuck…& she tugged twice..& broke the strap of the bag..i witnessed everything..when my mom came..she told my mom the strap has broken off when she collected the bag… I was rather disgusted by how she managed to say such things to my mom…but I didn’t tell my mom what I saw until we came back from the trip…
After collecting our luggage..we wanted to get a cab.. in the end…some1 approached us for the service of a posh van ...lol..its really posh compared to the normal vans we have here… it costs 1,000 baht per trip… since there was a traffic jam..it took us 1 hour plus b4 we reached..
Settled down & we walked out in search for a place for food … we ate @ a coffeeshop & later walked abit of the Suan Lum Night bazaar..couldnt really shop since there was a conflict of interest between the younger & older generations… thus ….we went back to the Hotel to rest … we were discussing where to go the next day ..before the trip..we were planning to cover Chatujak, Pratunam Market, Chinatown …etc..
The next morning… mom & her frens went for breakfast themselves & we were supposed to meet outside the coffeeshop where we had dinner ydae… the 4 of us went to the place but didn’t see dem around..was rather worried..cox they cant really communicate with the people in English…. I tried calling L’s hp..but it was not in service? -_____-“ dunoe what happened also la…Lesson learnt: Even got auto-roaming doesn’t promise everything… cant connect means cant contact
Walked back to the hotel hoping to see dem…but was futile…Bee’s sis bf suggested walking down the streets to find dem.. in the end we saw dem outside 7-11 .. my mood was already affected for the day…somehow..our schedule is tight & time is lost here..decided to travel to Chinatown..& we got on the TukTuk .. hoping that they dun break the trust we’ve given dem … 1 of the driver claimed that he could get an oil refill for free if we visit the Jewelry gallery ..so we went in ..bought some souvenirs but not gems or jewelry .. they alighted us @ a place when there are some shophouses.. it doesn’t seemed like Chinatown la..so we went to ask some local students… in the end..we were @ somewhere else… but not anywhere near Chinatown …
So we walked along the street..hoping to get to our destination by asking for directions along the way….had communication barriers..haha… although the locals wanted to help us …we couldn’t understand what they were saying… alright..so we flagged 2 cabs…I shared the cab with mom & frens..we told the driver to follow their cab closely..& we lost dem! Imagine Chinatown is that big..& u can alight anywhere…where am I goin to find dem? Mood became worse…lol … my face turned black like soot ..i was tinking my holiday is ruined le… cox im goin to spend the rest of the day following them around to buy Pork Floss & those dry goods..
I admit my attitude was abit bad …I tried calming down la..but den I was really sian..cox I dunoe how else I can contact dem..so I told dem to go shop for what they want…den later go MBK…hoping to be able to see the rest of dem there by chance… mom told me Chinatown is too crowded to shop…I became more frustrated … … mom saw tt im irritated too..so abit moodless to shop …
from my perspective..I was tinking.. it took us great effort to reach this place…& yet they don’t wanna get anything there..telling me that we went to the wrong place...they wanted to go shopping areas (with air-conditoner that is) … I couldn’t contain my emotions la.. I juz showed my displeasure.. & I didn’t talk .. & they are abit wishy-washy on where they wanna go … tried to make do with the situations lor..bo bian…so I asked if they wanted to eat some birdnest…yeah..ate some bird nest …costs 500 baht … den I sort of cooled down …& they bought the Pork Floss & some dry food …& we took cab to MBK lor…
I was feeling really pessimistic that I would meet the rest in the mall..since it is rather big…but I was looking around la..i saw dem coming down the escalator …haha…cannot describe how happy I felt… my day was saved ….went to have lunch @ KFC while mom & her frens went to shop around demselves….
Didn’t really bought a lot of stuffs as usual ... Had Ramen for dinner..wasnt really filling..the portion is small …cannot expect too much..cox it costs only 40 baht which is less den $2…. Afterwhich we tried flaggin for cabs… many cabs didn’t want to turn on their meters..& charged us a high price which we declined … got back & the 4 of us went out to walk around Suan Lum Night bazaar …& Baiyoke sky tower area lor.. turned in around 12++ (BKK time)
Next morning..we checked out early & went to walk the Pratunam Market & Baiyoke Sky tower area… had our last shopping from 11am till 4pm …& headed back to the hotel to wait for the van to bring us to the airport …
Overall … the place is pretty nice to shop just that time is abit tight…& also..quite a number of obstacles cropped up..which made the trip pretty disorganized & perhaps abit of unpleasantness … felt bad for treating mom badly when we were separated from the rest… throughout the trip… I found out more about myself too .. I do get unhappy & show my displeasure .. I am not a saint..lol.. but still I understand I muz learn to control my emotions … I did try la..but wasn’t successful …haha…
I hope every1 of dem did enjoy abit la … next time if wanna go Bangkok..muz go for @ least 4d3n … hmm…this trip also let mom understand better, the reason why I dun really encourage her frens& herself to join us for holiday..it is not that I dun wanna bring her along..but we have to accommodate dem & @ the same time worry if they would get lost when we don’t see dem ….yeah..had a long chat with mom todae… we were talking about the displeasure of the trip..& im sure mom understands more about her frens too …whereby for me… I appreciate that bee, her sis & bf are understanding enough & throughout the whole trip we have to take care of the older peeps…im looking forward for the next holiday trip..hopefully it wud be a pleasant one…This is my 1st challenging overseas trip …haha…’bad’ experiences but it gives me an insight … there is always a 1st time for anything…
The 7 of us went for this trip together…Bee, Her sis & Bf , Mom & 2 frens (L & H) …and myself..we checked in about 1 hr in advance..but in the end..we still queued rather behind.. lol..
The flight took about 2 hours … this is my 2nd time taking flight…the 1st time was with school…so wadeva checkin procedure everything is taken care off by the teachers.. this time round is different… since we are considered more “educated” ..we have to take care of all necessary things..after getting our passports inspected..we went to collect our luggage…
L was trying to get my mom’s bag…but 1 of the strap was stuck in a hole..she tugged once..& still it was stuck…& she tugged twice..& broke the strap of the bag..i witnessed everything..when my mom came..she told my mom the strap has broken off when she collected the bag… I was rather disgusted by how she managed to say such things to my mom…but I didn’t tell my mom what I saw until we came back from the trip…
After collecting our luggage..we wanted to get a cab.. in the end…some1 approached us for the service of a posh van ...lol..its really posh compared to the normal vans we have here… it costs 1,000 baht per trip… since there was a traffic jam..it took us 1 hour plus b4 we reached..
Settled down & we walked out in search for a place for food … we ate @ a coffeeshop & later walked abit of the Suan Lum Night bazaar..couldnt really shop since there was a conflict of interest between the younger & older generations… thus ….we went back to the Hotel to rest … we were discussing where to go the next day ..before the trip..we were planning to cover Chatujak, Pratunam Market, Chinatown …etc..
The next morning… mom & her frens went for breakfast themselves & we were supposed to meet outside the coffeeshop where we had dinner ydae… the 4 of us went to the place but didn’t see dem around..was rather worried..cox they cant really communicate with the people in English…. I tried calling L’s hp..but it was not in service? -_____-“ dunoe what happened also la…Lesson learnt: Even got auto-roaming doesn’t promise everything… cant connect means cant contact
Walked back to the hotel hoping to see dem…but was futile…Bee’s sis bf suggested walking down the streets to find dem.. in the end we saw dem outside 7-11 .. my mood was already affected for the day…somehow..our schedule is tight & time is lost here..decided to travel to Chinatown..& we got on the TukTuk .. hoping that they dun break the trust we’ve given dem … 1 of the driver claimed that he could get an oil refill for free if we visit the Jewelry gallery ..so we went in ..bought some souvenirs but not gems or jewelry .. they alighted us @ a place when there are some shophouses.. it doesn’t seemed like Chinatown la..so we went to ask some local students… in the end..we were @ somewhere else… but not anywhere near Chinatown …
So we walked along the street..hoping to get to our destination by asking for directions along the way….had communication barriers..haha… although the locals wanted to help us …we couldn’t understand what they were saying… alright..so we flagged 2 cabs…I shared the cab with mom & frens..we told the driver to follow their cab closely..& we lost dem! Imagine Chinatown is that big..& u can alight anywhere…where am I goin to find dem? Mood became worse…lol … my face turned black like soot ..i was tinking my holiday is ruined le… cox im goin to spend the rest of the day following them around to buy Pork Floss & those dry goods..
I admit my attitude was abit bad …I tried calming down la..but den I was really sian..cox I dunoe how else I can contact dem..so I told dem to go shop for what they want…den later go MBK…hoping to be able to see the rest of dem there by chance… mom told me Chinatown is too crowded to shop…I became more frustrated … … mom saw tt im irritated too..so abit moodless to shop …
from my perspective..I was tinking.. it took us great effort to reach this place…& yet they don’t wanna get anything there..telling me that we went to the wrong place...they wanted to go shopping areas (with air-conditoner that is) … I couldn’t contain my emotions la.. I juz showed my displeasure.. & I didn’t talk .. & they are abit wishy-washy on where they wanna go … tried to make do with the situations lor..bo bian…so I asked if they wanted to eat some birdnest…yeah..ate some bird nest …costs 500 baht … den I sort of cooled down …& they bought the Pork Floss & some dry food …& we took cab to MBK lor…
I was feeling really pessimistic that I would meet the rest in the mall..since it is rather big…but I was looking around la..i saw dem coming down the escalator …haha…cannot describe how happy I felt… my day was saved ….went to have lunch @ KFC while mom & her frens went to shop around demselves….
Didn’t really bought a lot of stuffs as usual ... Had Ramen for dinner..wasnt really filling..the portion is small …cannot expect too much..cox it costs only 40 baht which is less den $2…. Afterwhich we tried flaggin for cabs… many cabs didn’t want to turn on their meters..& charged us a high price which we declined … got back & the 4 of us went out to walk around Suan Lum Night bazaar …& Baiyoke sky tower area lor.. turned in around 12++ (BKK time)
Next morning..we checked out early & went to walk the Pratunam Market & Baiyoke Sky tower area… had our last shopping from 11am till 4pm …& headed back to the hotel to wait for the van to bring us to the airport …
Overall … the place is pretty nice to shop just that time is abit tight…& also..quite a number of obstacles cropped up..which made the trip pretty disorganized & perhaps abit of unpleasantness … felt bad for treating mom badly when we were separated from the rest… throughout the trip… I found out more about myself too .. I do get unhappy & show my displeasure .. I am not a saint..lol.. but still I understand I muz learn to control my emotions … I did try la..but wasn’t successful …haha…
I hope every1 of dem did enjoy abit la … next time if wanna go Bangkok..muz go for @ least 4d3n … hmm…this trip also let mom understand better, the reason why I dun really encourage her frens& herself to join us for holiday..it is not that I dun wanna bring her along..but we have to accommodate dem & @ the same time worry if they would get lost when we don’t see dem ….yeah..had a long chat with mom todae… we were talking about the displeasure of the trip..& im sure mom understands more about her frens too …whereby for me… I appreciate that bee, her sis & bf are understanding enough & throughout the whole trip we have to take care of the older peeps…im looking forward for the next holiday trip..hopefully it wud be a pleasant one…This is my 1st challenging overseas trip …haha…’bad’ experiences but it gives me an insight … there is always a 1st time for anything…
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