Bangkok (Day 2): River Kwai

After I had done with Boat Ride, I went to River Kwai.

Maybe some of you do not have any idea about River Kwai at all. I got this info from here:

In case there was any doubt concerning man's savagery to his fellow kind, then the Thai-Burma railway, all 415 kilometres of it, stands as a horrific testament to human brutality. Constructed under order of the Japanese by prisoners of war and enslaved locals during WWII, the Death Railway's most famous section, 'The Bridge Over the River Kwai', now acts as one of Thailand's major tourist attractions.

The bridge is located in the small town of Kanchanaburi where the majority of guesthouses back onto the infamous Kwai River.

The bridge is, well, a bridge. The history behind it however is far from ordinary. As the Japanese extended their invasion of Thailand into the West of Burma, their success was hampered by the difficulty in supplying troops with provisions and so a supply line, the railway, was built. The Japanese, using POWs and civilian conscripts, adopted a brutal and barbaric work regime that saw the completion of the railway in one year rather than the three it was estimated to take. These 'speedo' tactics cost the lives of a staggering three hundred thousand men.

Fuhhh!

It is not a good story to know even though it is part of world history. When the tourist guide told me about this, my jaw dropped and I felt sad about the brutality. Even though it is history, I wonder how cruel a human can be.

It reminds me of a video I watched last year; a video of a pregnant monkey which was attacked by a leopard and suddenly the baby came out from the mother.

Hmm.
Back to my travel adventure, I would like to share with you some pictures as usual.

So, that is River Kwai. I did not across the bridge :-)

It was very hot and the local durian ice cream was very good!

Stay tune for more adventure. Me with some real TIGERS. Rawrrrrrr!!!

Bangkok (Day 2): Boat Ride

After I have done with the Floating Market, I went to the other side which was just beside the floating market entrance for the boat ride. The boat ride was included in the package that I paid earlier.

I’d say that Floating Market is a must and it is ok if you skip the boat ride. Nothing much to talk about :-)

Enjoy the pictures ya.

… and this was after the boat ride. They have Snake Show here but I did not go in. It was pricey and I did not think worth it.

Ok, done with the boat ride :-)

Stay tune for Kwai River story.

Bangkok (Day 2): Floating Market

My second day in Bangkok.

Woke up at 6am and did my routine exercise such as push up and sit up. Then slowly moved to bathroom, brushed my teeth and took shower. While I was taking shower, I got a phone call. My friend answered it and it was the tour van driver. He was at the hotel at 6.30am! The agency told us last night at 6.45am! Damn it!

Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you which agency we dealt with. It was MamTour. Click here if you want to know more about it. It is the cheapest price you can get. Even the hotel staff was shock with the price we got!

I rushed out of the bathroom and grab some buns and chocolates that I bought at 7 Eleven last night when I walked home from Pat Pong. I ran to the van and he was in hurry. The van driver told us that the agency always gave the wrong information. Hmm, at least he knew it wasn’t our fault.

The van kept moving at the same place like 3 or 4 times. Why? Because some of the tourist that booked the same tour were late! Hate it. I mean, can you be less self-centred? Punctual?

Then, the stick a sticker on our shirts to differentiate the package that we took.

I can’t remember how long the journey was, roughly around 2 hours? Oh yeah, we went out of Bangkok actually. The first venue was Floating Market. I missed the chance when I went to Hadyai last Februari. It was a very short trip. I stayed there only for a night! This time I didn’t want to miss it anymore. I didn’t want to be like some tourist who only come to Bangkok for shopping and sex. Travelling suppose to give us more knowledge about people culture and religion. Respect other human being and be grateful as I could see many poor people struggle with their lives where most of us sighing in the aircond room that we called office.

When we reached there. The tourist guide told us that the boat ride was included in the package but not the traditional wooden boat. So, I paid 150 baht to them and went onto the boat.

Let me share some pictures:

The best souvenir hahaha!

Sleepy face!

Ok, I hope these pictures can tell you how is the Floating Market looks like. I only saw on TV and magazines before but I have seen with my eyes now. Great experience of course!

Ask, if you have any question? :-)

Bangkok (Day 1): Airport, Narai Hotel & Pat Pong

It has been a while since I blog last. I won’t give lame excuse as usual such as busy or not in the mood even though it’s fact.

25 days after I came back from Bangkok, now I start writing.

No picture for the first day I reached Bangkok. Arrived at the airport around 4.30pm (if not mistaken) Bangkok time and we took cab to Narai Hotel, Silom. It cost me around 430 baht.

Picture was taken from here.

Too bad I forgot to take picture of the hotel including the big pool, nice room and the building itself from the outside. I’d suggest this hotel to you if you want to go to Bangkok. But it depends on what you are looking for in Bangkok. If you are looking for Mall, you should stay in Pratunam or Sukhumvit. But if you are looking for night life and the famous night market – Pat Pong, you should stay in Silom. Another part of Bangkok is Sathorn which I would put it last in my list.

I reached hotel around 7pm and unpacked everything. Then, showered and got ready to go out.

Picture was taken from here.

Picture was taken from here.

Picture was taken from here.

Picture was taken from here.

I walked to Pat Pong since it was not far from our hotel.

Picture was taken from here.

Picture was taken from here.

Hmm.

It is a night market that you can get whatever stuff you want. Just say it out, and you get it. Not only things, but human being! Hahahahaha.

I was hungry. It’s not nice to walk with empty stomach right? So, I decided to find a restaurant and if possible a Tomyam restaurant. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any and end up eating at Pizza Hut. These were the foods that my friend and I ordered:

This was what I ordered. Spicy seafood spaghetti. It was VERY spicy!

This was what my friend ordered. Black spaghetti with mussel. My first time see and taste this black spaghetti.

After finished our dinner. I started to walk around the night market. So many invitation from the people around there. Two most famous were porn DVD and special package for adult’s show. The most famous show was Ping Pong show! Don’t ask me. I didn’t go :-)

We didn’t buy anything but looked around and tried to find things that we would like to buy for souvenir.

Then, we walked to the hotel and found a good place for massage. I didn’t want a hanky panky massage place. See… how good am I? >:-)

As soon as I reached hotel, I went to the hotel staff to use the telephone. I needed to confirm about the tour to Floating Market, Kwai River and Tiger Temple with the agency that was suggested by our friends. I managed to call them and confirm about the time and place to wait. 6.45am at our hotel. That was convenient enough.

I walked to my room, took a hot shower and went to bed while watching TV until I fell asleep.

Any question, readers?

Why???

Got it via email. 

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------       Why do supermarkets make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.   Why do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke. Why do banks leave vault doors open and then chain the pens to the counters. Why do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds in our driveways and put our useless junk in the garage. Why do we buy hamburgers in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight..       EVER WONDER ... Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? Why can't women   put on mascara with their mouth closed? Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'? Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word? Why is it that doctors call what they do 'practice'? Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavouring, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons? Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour? Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food? Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes? Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections? You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?! Why don't sheep shrink when it rains? Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together? If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal? Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread the stupidity and send this to someone you want to bring a smile to (maybe even a chuckle)...in other words, send it to everyone. We all need to smile every once in a while.    This message has been scanned by TM antivirus for viruses and spyware and found to be clean.

Hiatus mode.

I will be in hiatus mode. In Bangkok now.

Take care guys!

Zaman sekarang orang suka cari musuh dari cari kawan.

Kamu setuju?

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Hardwork is never appriciated.

Ha ha ha. 

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Begin forwarded message:

When a lady is pregnant, all of her friends touch the stomach and say "congratz".  But, none of them come and touch the man's penis and say "Good job". Or at the least,console him,"Accident do happen"after pleasure. Moral of the story: "hard work is never appreciated"

Singh.

> > > One Singh was enjoying the sun at the beach in America . A lady came > > > and asked him, " Are you relax-ing?" Singh answered, "No, I am Banta > > > Singh". Another guy came and asked the him the same question. Singh > > > answered, "No No Me Banta Singh!" Third one came and asked him the > > > same question again. > > > Singh was totally annoyed and decided to shift his place. While > > > walking he saw another Singh soaking in the sun. He went up to him > > > and asked, "Are you Relaxing? The other Singh was a lot more educated > > > and answered, "Yes, I am relaxing." > > > The Singh slapped him on his face and said, "Stupid, idiot-fool. Everyone > > > is looking for you and your are sitting over  absolutely doing nothing!" > > > > > > **************************** > > > > > > A Singh died and went to heaven. When he got to the pearly gate Saint > > > Peter told him that new rules were in effect due to the advances in > > > education on earth. In order to gain admittance a prospective > > > heavenly soul, he must answer two questions: > > > > > > 1. Name two days of the week that begin with "T". > > > 2. How many seconds are in a year? > > > > > > The Singh thought for a few minutes and answered... 1. The two days > > > of the week that begin with "T" are Today and Tomorrow. 2. There are > > > 12 seconds in a year. > > > > > > Saint Peter said, "OK, I'll buy the Today and Tomorrow answer, even > > > though it's not the answer I expected. But how did you get 12 seconds > > > in a year?" > > > > > > The Singh replied, "Well, January 2nd, February 2nd, March > > > 2nd,etc.." Saint Peter lets him in without another question or word. > > > > > > ********************************* > > > > > > Jasmeet Kaur caught her husband Santa Singh searching high and low > > > all around his living room. Jasmeet : "What are you searching for?" > > > Santa : "Hidden cameras!" Jasmeet : "And what makes you think that > > > there are hidden cameras here?" Santa : "That guy on TV knows exactly > > > what I am doing. Why every few minutes he keeps saying 'You are > > > watching CNN'. How does he know that?" > > > > > > ********************************** > > > > > > Having lost his donkey a Singh, got down to his knees and started > > > thanking God. A passerby saw him and asked, "Your donkey is missing; > > > what are you thanking God for ?" The Singh replied "I am thanking Him > > > for seeing to it that I wasn't riding the donkey at that time, > > > otherwise I would have been missing too." > > > > > > ********************************** > > > > > > Sardar Gurbachan Singh is appearing for his University final > > > examination. He takes his seat in the examination hall, stares at the > > > question paper for five minutes, and then in a fit of inspiration > > > takes his shoes off and throws them out of the window. He then > > > removes his turban and throws it away as well. His shirt, pant, socks > > > and watch follow suit. The invigilator, alarmed, approaches him and > > > asks what is going on. Sir, I am only following the instructions in d papers"! > > > It says here "Answer the following questions in brief". > > > > > > ************************************* > > > > > > Two Singhs were sitting outside a clinic. One of them was crying like > > > hell. > > > So the other asked, "Why are you crying?" > > > The first one said, "I came here for blood test" > > > Second one asked, "So? Are you afraid " > > > First one replied, " No, not that. During the blood test they cut my > > > finger" > > > Hearing this the second one started crying. The first one was > > > astonished and asked the other, Why are you crying?" > > > The other replied, "I have come for my urine test." > > > > > > ************************************** > > > > > > A Singh goes to a hotel and eats heartily. After eating he goes to > > > wash hands but starts washing the basin instead. > > > The manager comes running and asks him, "Mr. Singh, what are you > > > doing?" > > > To this the man replies," Manager, see the board here ---" Wash Basin ". > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Sent from iPhone.

Segantang Garam, Sungai Petani

It has been a while since I fish on a chalet. If you read on my previous post here, I wrote about another chalet before that I went for many times either with my friends or family.

So, this one is new. The one that my colleagues found in the internet and also through friends.

I went there with my colleagues and altogether were 17 peoples (14th and 15th May 2011).

So here are the pictures:

Ok, now… here are the comments.

1. The surau was in our chalet which means any chalet nearby owned by the same owner could come to our chalet for praying. This is not good because we need privacy. We paid for the big chalet and people came in? Instead of privacy, it makes the chalet insecure as we brought many things including some valuable items.

2. People from outside who did not rent the chalet there could come in and without feeling guilty could fish at our chalet. We did not feel secure at all.

3. We didn’t get any fish. The owner kept telling me you could get so many type of fish here and there but we couldn’t even get any small one either! We kept getting starfish, instead.

4. Other people who rent at the smaller chalet nearby could come into our kitchen and cook their catch. This is ridiculous even more.

As conclusion, I won’t go to this chalet anymore and I guess I will stick to the previous one.