What will be shall be

My new name is Surachai

God gracious I realize that I have not updated for quite some time. Sorry for the laziness.

Anyway I just got back from Bangkok and it was a great trip though I exceeded my budget big time. In fact I love that place so much that I got myself a new Thai name- Surachai. Not too bad huh?

Me and my 2 other friends touched down last Friday and checked in at Chapaya Park Hotel, a 4-star hotel. The charges were reasonable for a 4-star- $70 for a night a room. But the charges for the room charges and mini-bar was a bomb. $100 plus dollars for 3 rooms just for room charges +++. Lesson learnt. I will just sleep on the streets when I go there next time.

After checking in the hotel with our luggages, we went out for supper. There was this open-air restaurant selling seafood not too far away from our lodging place. We ordered this seafood platter - a big fish (bai chang yu), some big-head prawns, lots of lalas, cockrels and scallops for just $20!! Kao, for all these if you eat in Singapore, I think it will amount to around a hundred or maybe more.Furthermore the seafood are all very fresh. I was so touched that I cried when I saw the bill.

We went to one of their night markets which only operate during the weekends and bought some stuff. The T-shirts there are all going for around $10. I think the locals there could have gotten a better rate. I didn't dare to buy any food from the street vendors, mainly because their food was cooked right beside gutters, hardly appetizing. My friend bought a bag of fried crickets and I was game to try at first. But seeing the poor fellow's big eyes looking at me fried, dead and everything, I didn't dare to put it inside my mouth.

On Saturday, we went to their shopping malls which is like our Jurong point. Most of their stuffs can be found in Singapore. The difference was a few dollars cheaper. We also went to their Chinatown which was disappointing. There wasn't anything much there. We went to one of their restaurants for shark fins which was just quite average. Also the boss's attitude was also quite stuck-up. And it wasn't really cheap too.

There was much hype over there too as Singapore was due to play Thailand in the Asian cup final. We had actually managed to get tickets for the final at the stadium and ended up not going as we will be sitting right below the Thai fans. It's safety first and we ended up watching the game from the comfort and safety of our hotel room. When Singapore equalised in the 81st min, we opened our door and shouted "Singapore!" before retreating hastily into our room and locked the door.

The Thais weren't that hostile after the loss, as what we feared them to be. At the end of the day, it's just football. After coming back, friends asked whether I have seen any Lady-boys (Ah Qua) or not. Well, they are everywhere. Any corner you turn you are bound to see one. The funny things is there are so many beautiful women there but yet many Ang-mos chose the lady-boys. Perhaps a change of taste is what they are looking for. Ang-mos' tastes are really hard to comprehend.

There are many other more places which we visited but it's 2am in the morning and I have to wake up at 6. In conclusion, I have found another potential place to retire. And, don't call me by my name anymore, call me Surachai.

posted by malmoncolo @ 2:05 AM