reporting from Bangkok!!! - from our ciplak hostel - wendy Guesthouse! see: www.wendyguesthouse.com near Rama Road I.
It's day 2 here in bangkok. weather is almost the same as malaysia, and it rains every evening too! well, it didn't spoil our trip to patpong in first day. we actually went to watch the ever talked about 'ping pong' naked act by those fat naked girls, and i am still wondering how they blew off those candles using air from their servical openings. we drank in the same pub that showed us the performance and got cheated by giving too much tips (we enjoyed the show, that's why!). Patpong was very happening - we ate authentic thai food by savouring hawker/stall food = phat thai, barbequed chicken liver and pork, and try to refrain from fast foods restaurant and starbucks as to maintain our primary purpose of learning only thai culture. The night crept in tooo quickly.
The tut-tut were crazy, drivers, and worst than me, so nuff said! :P
Chatuchak market was the best thing that ever happen in our lives! This weekend market is not for the faint hearted as it welcomes you with its spiciness and glaring heat, but slowly warms you down with the smiles of amazingly friendly thai people. EVERY local is basically friendlier than your door-to-door salesman in Malaysia. Yes, my ultimate aim was to purchase and bargain, but i finally gave up as haggling had caused me to lose my breath literally. I bought everything without reducing the price. Didn't buy much things, but bought much food instead.
Then we both went to do something I considered 'constructive' - visiting tourisy places! Visited the grand palace. Very GRAND. Well, was hampered by GRAND heavy rain too. To shed ourselves from rain, bought some jewellery from an authentic jewellery factory. Then, sorta regret it. But it's for my parent's 30th year of anniversary this Dec. 2007, so can't blame my dire urge to get something for them. Spent RM1500 there!! Don't ask me. Ask Jonie the whole jewellery story. She was the lucky one.
Went shopping til our feet sore and our asses sitting on every bangku available in any area. But, my best purchases was the very cheap authentic Levi's jeans! Plus, their new shopping centre Paragon is super nice. Nicer than KLCC indeed.
Til, tomorrow. See you all......sob sob ...in Malaysia.
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