Tuesday, 20 April 2010

To Bangkok and back again

Currently on my term break... 2 weeks is all we get, but much appreciated nonetheless! I'm riding through my second week now, but last week was great! Decided to spend some time with my parents in Bangkok, and when they heard I was coming, they asked me to bring my 5-year old niece along. So that was a pretty cool experience! She was well-behaved, so no horror toilet-related stories to tell! Haha!

Anyhoo... I'll let this be a picture post! Enjoy!

Day 1:
After morning church service, brother literally (almost) flew to the airport (in a car).
Arrived at airport, boarded, and waited... and waited... and waited...
Eventually took off and arrived 20 minutes late. Whee!
Went back to dad's apartment, chilled, swam (I think) then went for walk at the mall.
Then it was late and I was tired, so early sleep. (Although the clock showed 11pm, it was 12am Malaysia).

Mom was waiting at the airport to welcome us.

Swimming pool at dad's apartment.

Day 2:
Woke up early, visited gym and swimming pool.
Had breakfast then went to visit "Ancient Siam".
Went for Thai Massage (awesome!)
Dinner, then movie on laptop "Christmas Carol".

Dad's apartment in the background. Behind me was the shopping mall. It's THAT near. Oh, and on the day the REDs were bombing the city centre, my family members all decide to wear PINK! -_-''

Ancient Siam is a place full of replicas of historical old buildings. Beautiful gardens too!

But the best part of the visit was that I got to drive...

THIS!!! Muahahaa! You could rent bikes too, but nah! "Get out of the way, slowpokes!"

No pictures of the Thai massage. But it was so relaxing, I nearly pee-ed! Haha! My dad next to me fell asleep and was snoring away.

Day 3: Songkran Festival! (Water Festival and Khmer New Year)
Woke up early-ish again and went gym and swimming.
Went to shopping mall, but diverted to Chao Phraya river ride instead.
Night time at "Limpini" (I don't know how to spell it) Market.

Songkran was an experience! Perfect strangers would stand by the streets with pails and water guns and white powder; all for the cooling effect! It was respectable for the younger ones to splash water on the elders, and to put powder on their faces. If you ask me, it was an excuse for the kids to get revenge for making them eat the last piece of vege leftovers the previous nite! =)

So traveling with the niece does have some of its perks! *Hello!*
... people kept wanting to give her freebies!
*ahem* (what did you think these 'perks' were?!!) =P

so here we go... boat ride on the Chao Phraya River.
Oh, and for those interested to know, this is the Bible Seminary in Bangkok. Next to the river...

After the (long, hot, sleepy) ride, we had a quick bite and headed to the Limpini / Limpuni / Limpungi (somebody help me out here) Market. I did manage to get a shirt or two.


Oh, but the highlight of the evening, I must say, would have to be the "tuk-tuk" ride to the Market! High speed, dangerous, packed ride speeding down the streets of Bangkok!


Someone obviously enjoying herself.





Day 4:
Woke up not too early this time, but still had enough time to visit the gym and swim again! Fuiyo! Feel so healthy!
Went to MBK mall for a little more shopping with the family. This time we rode on the bus and MRT!
After that, it's off to the airport for me and not too long after, touch down in KL LCCT! Home sweet home!


No pics of MBK. But you know what they say, "See a shopping complex, you've seen 'em all!"
*hyuk!*

End.

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