Came into Bangkok dusty and tired all over *cough cough phui*
Excuse my manners... but the three-hour long 25 baht train ride from Kanchanaburi did offer more than sights... yes yes. I better get my lungs expunged when I get home hahahaha :D
Initially planned for a Chao Phraya boat ride down to Chinatown or " Yaowawat" area but somehow or the other when I told the cab driver I wanted a ride to the Railway Station pier, he brought me over into town.
Thankfully I realised he was already on the other side of the river (Hey... I am no 'Holland' King okie?
Therefore, like the chinese saying goes... 'Jiang cuo jiu cuo' I told him to go to Chinatown. So I got plonked into Chinatown. As the saying goes... living where the action is hehehe :)
After a good shower... (seemed like ages to get washed up... or to say.. wash down all the dust kicked up along the way hahaha) I went around for dinner and walkabout. Somehow my "Phad Thai Chey (pronounced as 'J' became mixed with small prawns; I ended up having to do 'filtering' before I eat *chamz* For dessert, I had tang yuan to wash down.. though my taste buds were craving for the big and delicious DURIANS!!!! :)~~
The night market could not be compared to what we have in SG but then, why compare?!?! *smirks*
The crackers went off at the stroke of midnight, but I was already half asleep and plonked down after finished reading the english papers. *snores*
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This morning I barely wanted to climb out of bed... the bed was soooo irresistable hahaha... but the call of breakfast (thrown in with the room) was too much to resist. I washed up and 'makaned'
From 0900 onwards, after I checked out, lugging my haversack, it took me nearly 2 and 1/2 hrs from one end of Chinatown to reach where Grand China Princess hotel was. (This latter hotel costs 2000 baht per night *cough cough cough* as compared to my 720 baht (still a ripthroat price)
And frankly speaking, this is the first time in my life I have seen a RED orgy all over. Literally everyone on the streets from vendors to whatever people are wearing red. Anyway, it is good to be here in Bangkok, at least it is an experience to see how they celebrate CNY. And for those interested, make sure you have a BKK trip lined up next year. At least come see it for yourself!
Presently holed up along Khao San road where the bulk of the 'farangs' - angmos are. Of course where the ang-mos are, the so-called 'Shi-Wu / Chap Gor' are apparently around. Previous years I would have groused and minced my words under my breath.. but then these are beyond my scope of control. Better keep myself in line rather hahaha.
Just a thing to add, it seemed that I have sort-of developed a natural instinct to spot where the naughty areas are, even though I do not go around with the intent of doing so.
I am starting to smell *yea... from the sweat* and I need to go wash up. Will be back again soon with further updates. Till then, this is Pirate. Goodbye *chey... macham real*
Cheers
HJ
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