{"id":89,"date":"2005-12-25T01:16:45","date_gmt":"2005-12-24T17:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archiworks.net\/?p=89"},"modified":"2019-04-10T00:20:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T16:20:55","slug":"dare-mo-shiranai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archiworks.net\/?p=89","title":{"rendered":"Dare mo shiranai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last two weeks, mark the second time I\u2019ve been in Bangkok. it was better than last time. maybe because we\u2019re not \u2019stuck\u2019 with tours all day every day.. anyway, for 4 days staying there, lets just say, now I can live there.. this post might take some of your time to read since I get the feeling it would be long.. if you guys wanna know more about the trip (and maybe learn something), please do continue reading\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1st day<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Arrived in Bangkok around 10.30am er waktu tempatan (it is 1 hour late than kl). without a clue + a budget we have to think about all the time, not sure how to go to our hotel, thus, we just took an airport bus. the cheapest way to get to town from the airport \u2013 only 100 Baht! (well, it\u2019s around RM9+) hehe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

we stopped at silom road and asked by the tuk-tuk driver, our destination. but ofcoz, mahal la kan? 150 baht to get to our hotel? wtf? we only paid 100 baht je from the airport. tipu je ceh! we decided to walk and we saw a tourist info booth. cut things short, we ask, we follow the map and we walked. lets just say that when we arrived at Forum Park Hotel, my kaki tercabut! (nak bajet sangat.. hambek kne jalan kaki! wargh~)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

we rest a while. decided not to go so far and just sight seeing\/surveying for day 1. we walked again (20 mins walk) to the nearest skytrain. jangan tetipu ngan nama \u201csky\u201d tu, sebenanye same je ngan lrt er kecuali kat sana stesen nye tesangatlah besa! then, off we go to Siam Square. it was like bukit bintang area with lrt, but every shopping complex is next to each other in a \u2019square\u2019. just imagine sgwang, times square, mid valley & pertama in one area with one huge linkage (jejantas) to one another! keputihan mata yg terlampau pada hari pertama tu sbb byk gile dah target nak beli. isk, sebaik baru 1st day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sebelum balik tido, we went to Patpong Night Market (of course!) it\u2019s about the same like I remembered. but there\u2019s an addition for the t-shirts and i\u2026. like! we just walk around and survey the prices. yeah, the sellers were nice, but once you ask \u201chow much?\u201d uh uh, they can be mean and shout a lot! and of course, things get worst if u decided not to buy hehe. well, it\u2019s just like Petaling Street I guess. my advice, just ignore and walk away\u2026 fast! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2nd day<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We went for a tour of the infamous Damnoensaduak \u201cfloating market\u201d. it was damn far from the town. honestly, you might not reach there by yourself. we asked our hotel for the tour and we need to pay 700baht for a half day tour. it was like, from KL to Seremban or Melaka! to me, nothing much there in the market. yeah they sell fruits, keychains, umbrella, shirts and even goreng pisang (we tried some, it was deliciouss~) but one thing that’s very special was the experience! you can never get it elsewhere. surprisingly, we stopped by at the coconut farm, cobra show, woodcraft center and the gems gallery in Bangkok. we were told that every tour has to end at the gems gallery to promote Thailand. it was a great experience, unexpectedly great half day journey for us \u2013 well, it was worth the rm70 that we paid <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our plan to visit the Grand Palace was much easier when there\u2019s a tour van from the gems gallery dropped us there. we didn\u2019t go inside since I\u2019ve been there from the previous visit and I told them that there was nothing much in there to see. We then walk to Wat Po just beside the Grand Palace. as you might not know, the reclining Buddha was inside Wat Po temple. luckily, we met this Thai friend and he told us that it was closed for a while coz that day was \u201cBuddha Day\u201d and the Sami(s) is praying inside to get blessed. he told us to go to the lucky buddha temple, Piyamanee, Standing Buddha and come back there again around 5 pm. he told the tuk-tuk driver to take us there and back again just for 20 baht. it was cheap but the journey didn\u2019t take long either as the other temple was also closed. anyway, we get to see the Reclining Buddha before we went to Wat Arun or as they say, Temple Of Dawn. it was tiring as we head back to our hotel\u2026 walking..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– end of day 2 \u2013<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

3rd day<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

What can I say.. we started the day just to get lost! haha. ouh yeah! why not? we\u2019re outsiders staying in a town where the people didn\u2019t talk that much English. ok2 here\u2019s what happens. it\u2019s our first time wanting to go to the nearest skyway NOT by walking.. so we just waving to all the public transport to stop, and there\u2019s this lorry taxi nearby. we asked if they go to Chong Nonsi Skytrain, and he says \u201cyes, yes\u201d. uhuh, it was a different Chong Nonsi. near the highway? wargh! huh, luckily we didn\u2019t have to pay, er and unluckily, we\u2019re lost! we then asked the locals (like they can understand) and at the end of the day, we were guided to a bus that didn\u2019t go where we headed. again, it\u2019s a free ride. At last, we took a cab to the Skytrain station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like a pro, we headed to the riverside and took a boat to Chinatown market. it was unexpectedly long! er the market that is. half of the day we spent shopping and browsing for stuff that we don\u2019t even want. yeah2 we bought for others too. it was late, but we manage to go to the most talked about place in Bangkok \u2013 Khaosarn Road. a lot of tourists spotted there, and of course there\u2019s a market just around the corner. same stuff, same price. nothing much for us there except for the \u201ceye candies\u201d. we went back to the hotel and took a walk in Patpong market later that nite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– end of day 3 \u2013<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

4th day<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Since it was our last day in Bangkok, what else there is to do? SHOPPING!! uh oh, our plans \u2013 daytime: siam square, nite: Patpong market (again)! no need to explain what\u2019s there in Siam Square, but we manage to cover all the shopping complex(s) around and I saw a lot of Xbox 360 (s) that cost about 30000 Baht!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– end of trip –<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

yep, that was it! we had to wake up at 4 am and took our flight to Malaysia\u2026
khorb koon krab~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last two weeks, mark the second time I\u2019ve been in Bangkok. it was better than last time. maybe because we\u2019re not \u2019stuck\u2019 with tours all day every day.. anyway, for 4 days staying there, lets just say, now I can live there.. this post might take some of your time to read since I get … <\/p>\n

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