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Tuesday, July 05, 2005

SAWASDEE!

I just arrived from Bangkok less than 24 hours ago and I am totally drained from the trip. My boss thought I just lost the love of my life as I looked so spaced out. At least I did everything I had to do even as my brain was close to shutting down mode. Yawnz...

However, I guess I better blog before I forget.

Upon touch down, the first place we went was World Trade Centre - Isetan, to buy bra. Sounds weird? Not exactly, if you went with a bunch of aunties my mum and grandmother's age. The underwear over there is cheaper than in Singapore, so if any of you happen to eye some Triumph sloggi or something and plan to head to Bangkok, do make use of the exchange rate. The first night, we went to Chinatown to buy the pork floss my dad ordered. Thank goodness we found someone who could direct us to the shop because the taxi driver did not know where to go. And I had to lug 6kg of pork floss to eat a bowl of bird's nest for SGD$8. I was really grateful for the cooling desert but to be honest, the bird's nest my mum cooks occasionally is nicer.

The second day, we woke up real early, 5am local time, to head down to Jatujak market, the famous Thailand weekend market. At first, the place looks deceptively small, but once you start walking, the whole place is a maze. We walked for almost 8 hours straight, stopping once to have lunch and we still could not cover the whole place. The older folks couldn't take it and left early, and my grandmother even developed leg cramps. It was really hot and stuffy, plus the crowds, made the experience a little claustrophobic. However, if you are looking for cheap handicrafts and home decor, Jatujak is the place for you. The clothes and accessories are really not my style, too loud and colourful, although they are my size.

As I was looking forward to buying new clothes, I was a little disappointed. Also, I had quite a lot of money left at the end of the second day. Thankfully, on the last day, we went to Pratunam wholesale market and Indra square, which was just a 15 min walk from the hotel we stayed in - Bangkok palace. Clothes there were not very cheap unless you bought more than 3 pieces but I managed to buy a white cordrouy bolero for B$250 as well as the DVDs my brother wanted. Soon I realised I only had B$150 left, and I remembered I wanted to buy a skirt which cost B$220. As I was all alone, I decided to use to my debit card to draw money. I drew out B$100 only to find out the service charge was B$150. Lol... In the end, I felt that the skirt was too short and did not buy it. Lol...

After that, I waited for 3 hours at the hotel lobby as the others were too tired to go anywhere else. We then found out that our flight was delayed for an hour as the flight was not fully booked. Sigh... Waiting can be tiring. At the airport, we waited somemore and I spent my last B$250 on some juices/smoothies for myself and my cousin. It is pretty expensive, but I have no use for Thai baht either.

The plane took a long while before takeoff as it was raining, so in the end I reached Singapore 2 hrs later than expected. By the time I unpacked and took a shower, it was past midnight. My bed never felt so good =) In fact, I am yearning for it right now. But I will catch Youfu first! Tata!

Lydea blogged at 9:49 PM

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