thailand

yuPz, back from a 5 day thailand trip. touched down at 10.40pm~ it was really quite an experience cos it was my first time going to a less developed country.

i was quite sian when i reached there on my first day despite convincing myself a few days ago. the new airport wasn't well furbished and had cobwebs in the ceiling. haha! then, the next thing was how disorganised and inefficient the airport arrival hall was. and followed by the massive crowd at the gates. a spate of unhappy events welcomed me upon my arrival.

alright, thailand is a country that does not have many iconic buildings, except for those huge temples and i realised that it's symbolic of thailand buildings to have pointed and curvy edges. visited pattaya too and went deep underwater to feed the fishes, of course with scuba divers around to aid us. and also played those inflated dingy boat. it was quite fun over there, basking in the hot sun and having a good tan!


the curvy pointed buildings


see the simple life that these thai lead. totally diff from us city dwellers. and those houses along the river bank were supported by stilts. the inhabitants just bathe, do their laundry in the river!


that's me in pattaya! i'm being pulled by the boat and parachute!

find the food there so-so cos it's like our cai fan! but on my last day when we had a free day, my family went to Mah boon kohm to shoP! it's size is akin to vivo though not as beautiful, and we had shanghai xiao long bao for lunch! totally cheap! the mian was like $1 and the prawns were like $10 per plate! argH! and MBK is a good place to shop but sadly, we need to rush back to our hotel to check out and thus didn't have the luxury of time to slowly shop. and i actually swam at pattaya resort cos i couldn't stand my bulging bellY! find their swimming pool really special, with a bar in the middle of the cicular pool. cool rite~


this was taken in the giant room jack and the bean stalk at dream world themepark. i sat the harrowing revolving merry go round! it's really scary la!


i'm sitting on a big big arm chair.


such a fat butt! took it at the safari world.

night markets are also another 'must-go', only for some. for me i thot it was quite ok cos it's similar to bugis street and i'm one who don't support imitation, so i only shopped a little over there. And from this trip, i managed to get 3 diesel jeans for like $80, 1 pink shirt, 2 bracelets, 3 pairs of socks and a wallet. quite satisfied with my purchase, especially the jeans.

what i dislike about the country as a tourist: the lousy transport network (there were no lights along the highways), the incessant bargaining, the dirty waterways etc. and i find the people here very peculiar, they're unlike those whose countries i've visited. the stall owners are very persuasive and persistent when they see that u have the slightest interest in their goods. well, i definitely prefer the UK to thai but i guess both are 2 diff countries, 2 diff culture so there may be no basis of comparison at all less the economic development that both have attained.


the transvestite show1~


the transvestite show2~

and the most memorable part of this journey was the transvestite show that i went to. it was really an astounding performance and they look so women. and this is the 1st country that has no social stigmas against these transvestites. it's a really refreshing experience. haha! and also not to forget the journey with SIA was totally awesome too! i love SQ!