Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Bangkok (Part 3)

Finally.. the finale post for my Bangkok Trip! =)
The main attraction I'm gg to talk about will be the Half day tour - floating market..
Too much to talk about.. Let's just start with the early hours in the morning.. Yes, I overslept.. Such a pig right!! =P HAha.. Ong Heng knocked at our door at 625am.. I rem vividly coz I looked at my hp at that time.. I was like "Sh*t!, I switched off my alarm!" We're late.. With only 5 mins to wash up and change (for Mr Koh and I), I thought to myself.. 'Die, how to meet the tourguide and the rest at 630am?'... HAha!

Mr koh rushed to the toilet imm.. while i packed my bag and putting the essentials in my bag.. HAha! He was fast, got ready in a few mins... Me? I was a lil slower =P but still fast! comparing to my normal washing up time..

HAha.. Ong Heng n Feli went to meet the tourguide, 'Sunny' first.. to buy some time.. Haha.. Received a call from OH when I was in the toilet.. Subsequently received a call from 'Sunny', asked us to hurry.. coz apparently the mini van still needs to pick up other 'tourist' from other hotels... Long story short, we're LATE... paiseh wor..

So within ard 10 mins.. TADAH! we're inside the van liao... =) reading the time on my watch: 6.37! My goodness.. formidable feat!
The van began moving to other hotels.. to pick the rest up.. Mr Koh was feeling vv uncomfortable throughout the whole journey, due to the ride's bumpiness and stuffiness... Thanks to my trusty tiger balm.. managed to survive the trip.. HAha!

Off we went, in a small and stuffy minibus.. =P To the elephant ride place.. where u have to pay to ride on them.. Not included in the 950 Baht we paid.. We were obviously cheated! We basically idled around.. talking.. took pictures... hee!
Next.. We reached the jetty with long long boats, that will bring us to the floating market...

TRAGEDY! I lost my bro’s camera pouch there.. which made me sad for ard 15 mins.. =P I must have dropped it into the river… Nevertheless, the floating market was vv colourful and it brought us away from the shopping =) We had to pay the tix for the boat ard the floating market again.. Cheated again! But the good thing was, the noodles were good! Sedap~

The Duo behind us.. HAha.. So serene right? =)
Classic shot of Sunny.. HAha... 'Conning' us to get tix to get into another short boat ride around the market *tSk Tsk*

The floating market sells alot of things.. Mainly fruits, souvenirs, and hats.. All out to cheat tourists' money.. haha!

Next stop, we were conned to some cobra show.. Haha! Once again.. u need to pay to get in =P so the 4 of us, lingered ard the area.. went to the temples nearby to take pictures, laze ard..
Hot and Sunny... HAha! OH posing with the plantation behind..

Final stop, some souvenir stopover and gem factory.. cheated again!! Haha.. we could have just taken a cab to floating market.. since that’s our main objective.. Toopid ‘sunny’.. *piak* Till today, I can still remember her motherly face.. Saying her trademark "take peecher, take peecher", and her "you like chopping?" I know she meant shopping.. But it's reali hilarious.. can't stop luffing.. hee!

Posing with the sacred elephants...

We ended our grad trip with some arcade games at MBK.. We were bored with shopping with MBK so gg to the arcade in a foreign land was definitely welcoming!

Professional racers spotted at MBK...

Shooters at work!!
As usual, we played the bball game, and the Initial D racing.. the game is shorter leh! cheat my money.. HAha! I bet we are the only tourists playing in the arcade loh.. HAha..

Next, a Japanese buffet which costs 219 Baht ($9.52) Cheap cheap cheap… We ate like scavengers.. HAha! Even the ang mohs beside us were looking at us.. We sure can eat! HAha… look at the amt of prawns gorged down by us.. Pretty ba! Prawn shell display never looked this creative.. =P
It was a hot and steamy affair.. HAha!
The way to the airport =)
Reached Singapore loh! Waiting to collect our luggages..........

I still love my Changi Airport! =)
Special mention to the mangoes in Bangkok! They are sweet... juicy.... vv juicy!! but not very fragrant tho.. But still!! the price is cheap! i bought 3 big mangoes for like 79 baht ($3.43).. hee!
Another highlight of the trip is the LOOT i managed to kapo from the hotel.. WAHAHA! look~Cheapo right? Haha... this is only 2 days worth... I forgot to take the first 2 nights' supplies loh.. =P

Bangkok Trip ended just like that... So fast =P I'm back to reality.. But i'm glad that I had a reali good time shopping, eating, laughing, playing.. hee! Happy and joyful! =) Special thanks to Mr Koh.. Accompanying and taking care of me throughout the trip.. I know shopping is boring.. hee! Enjoy luffing, eating, cam-whoring and being siao char bos with Feli.. And had a great time eating alot of PORK in Bangkok.. as recommended by Ong Heng (Pork Specialist)..
I look forward to another vacation/getaway overseas... HAha! Till then... Bye bye Bangkok! =)

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