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Sunday, December 19, 2004
aiights. it feels good to be home. but i really miss thailand. and it's NOT cos of you-know-what and you-know-who. -glares at eli
hahas. all the rushing in the morning, the constant packin and unpackin of my luggage due to our 'love' for hotel changes. there's also the FREEZIN weather which none of us were prepared for. of all, it's the slaaacking i feel so robbed of. over there, i had zilch to worry about (or so i think)
anywayy, here's da happenings...
(it is highly recommeded that you leave my blog now or suffer from brain cramps due to the high dosage of words)
day one
elvis came as early as 630am to send us off -huggs to her :) ben came too. but that would be another story altogether. ha
reached bangkok. the president of lions' club sakaeo picked us up.
on our way to sakaeo, we stopped by a palace cum temple. nutting much. just sightseeing
after which, we made our way to sakaeo which was 2 hours drive away. get sleepy!
after driving past vast plainlands, we finally reached the lil town.
checked into the hotel and rested
in the evening, we went for dinner and dance
all the members of lions' club sakaeo were present.
eli and i were BORRRED to death cos all the adults were doing their thing.
social dance -.-"
day two- formal dayy~
put on pweety dresses, make-up and all da knick knacks.
went to a school with hundreds of students present. so were the generals, ministers and principals
'yawnin session' -speeches were delivered in both thai and english
scholarships presentation time. hey, eli and i got to give out the scholarships to the kids too! :D
walked around the school
they were havin a bazaar sorta thing. bought purple cotton cloth. hahas.
went over president Pom's place. her house's damn impressive la. there's artifical waterfall and all.
what to do. she's richh
visited another school. gave out sweets, tibits, school bags...
the lions danced the circle thing again
went for an army ceremony thingy.it was grand but sheesh, ive got no idea what's going on. the only thing i can remember was..me dozing off a couple of times. heh. aunty ann almost did too! rahh.
thank god, we could return to our hotel after that
but no, the nice thai lady brought the four shopaholics (aunty doris, eli's mom, eli and me) to tailor-make dresses with the cloth we bought
took a looong time choosing designs. came outta shop, contented :)
evening, it was dinner and dance again.
eli and i were spose to do our thing this time. practised our raunchy moves the previous night
BUT BUT BUT. none of the songs worked -scowls. not tata young's S.N.B nor shakira's whenever wherever. it was most infuriating.
still, i had fun learning social dance from this lao shi. he's old but his dance steps are so sleeek!
hahas. and he made sure i know every step and could dance for a period of time w/o making mistakes
fun but torturous! i was wearing heels mann. took em off once and got shaun laughin at me. rahh
anwayy, mel's proud to annouce. SHE CAN DO SOCIAL DANCE!! yay! cha-cha anyone? :b
day three
checked outta hotel
the sakeo lions brought us to the border of sakaeo and cambodia. cool :)
went to the thai silk shop next. hahas. that was when all the uncles went crazy. to think that they were teasing us for being shopaholics. uncle jeffrey should be the happiest. right eli? hahas.
had beef noodles for lunch at some lil shop. the kinda place i'd never enter for lunch. surprisingly, the food was good. ha
after lunch, went over to president Pom's place again.
then, it was GOODBYE to the sakaeo lions
we were leavin sakeo for bangkok!! yes yes, it's time for endless shopping!!!
slept the whole journey there
checked in to Pathumwan Princess hotel. i love dat place the most. not only it's 5star, it's PURPLE too!! my god. it was purple everywhere. the big xmas tree, the small xmas tree, all the deco, the toiletries, the room card. yeah, you get the picture. purrrpleee -squeals.
oh and! our hotel is JUST next to MBK. just as in we dun even have to cross any roads nor streets. it's connected to our hotel's lobby!! it's heaven i tell ya.
the four shopaholics worked on the mall right away while the others took a rest in their rooms
within that short one hour or so, we've bought tops and dresses -sheepish grin
had dinner with the rest and carried on shopping
but eli and i decided to change our shopping strategy
we took a cab and headed down for lumpini night market with her mom, aunty ann, shaun and uncle james.
shopped and pigged out later at the beer garden
day four
shopped till we dropped. for the first time, my legs actually screamed for help. hahas
took studio photos with eli
did steam bath with eli and aunty doris before meetin up with the rest for dinner
more shopping -thumbs up.
day five
checked outta my purple hotel early in the morning -sniffs sniffs
took a domestic flight to chiang mai
sight-seeing. main attraction: purple orchids!! pweety pweety flowers!
checked in to a resort on the mountains that was practically OH MY LORD. there was nutting 'cept for the bare necessities.
there were a couple of rooms, COMMON toilets, a small pathetic tv and fridge.
wait. the worse has yet to come. the beds were ROCK HARD, the blankets looked dusty, there were only fans and no curtains!
plus. it was friggin cold at night. so cold that none of us wanted to bathe (tho we had to) you may think that the water heater in the toilet makes a difference. but hell NO. i turned the heater to the max and all that came out was warm water!!
both of us sat in the room and stoned. i was stunned. is this some attempt to copy the tv series 'simple life' ? the torture that paris and nicole went thru -shudders.
went for dinner, and guess wud. even a mere dinner took 45 mins drive. it's krazyness! took a nap in the van, and after i woke up, we've yet to reached. arghs.
i froze thru dinner and we had to drop by the night bazaar to stock up on thick pullovers and shawls.
good thing, they managed to find a shorter route back to the 'resort' so it took only bt 20mins.
the temp dropped lower and lower
i shivered so much that even the bed eli and i slept on shook! not bad ehh. hahas. stupid eli. first thing she said to me the next morning was " mel arh! why you keep movin?!.....(baq to sleep)". wud an ass right?! hahas. couldnt help but laugh when she said that.
day six
everyone had a hard time bathing in the morning
shaun said he could hear uncle richard jumping away in the toilet going "ooh..ooh!"
okayyy..that sounded sexed up. LOL
after breakfast, we all got busy with visits to schools. giving out apples, food, clothes..
the poor kids there have heard and seen pics of apples, but have never tasted them! it's.. so hard to imagine that. and when you see the smiles on their faces when they recieve the apples or ice cream, it's pure joy. amazing.
late afternoon, we went for elephant ride!! tralala..it was the huuuge huuge kind you know. anwayy, eli and i screamed our heads off when it started to move. everyone else were laughing larr. yikes. and so, we shrieked our way up and down the mountain. the trainer started to get cheeky. he made the elephant move right to the edge, like it's gonna throw us off or something. as expected, we'd hang on for our dear lil lives by screaming. and he'd smirk. wah laus.
after dinner, there was no way we were gonna stay in that place a night longer.
president linda (eli's mom btw. haha) arranged to have us stay at a hotel instead. not some 5star place but much much better than the 'resort'. yes, W A R M T H.
and you how my hands get cold so fcukin easily, yes? w/o elvis next to me, i found two more mel's hands-warmers. ELI and shaun :b
just that one of em slacks alot while the other's very.. err. hard workin? hahahas. okayy, whateverr la. i see da smirks. tsk.
day seven
checked outta temporary hotel.
headed to another area off chiang mai. a few hours drive again
school visiting-
one of the schools we went had such sweet kindergarden girls. they're so damn pweety i'm jealous!! serious. eli and i couldnt stop takin snapshots of them. there were three in particular. the cai yi ling (jolin cai) one. the really chio one. the super cute one.
first we started to play with them. and before we know it, they started crowding round the both of us. loads of em sat on eli's lap. the super cute girl made me run around with her, piggy back, then carry. my god. she held on to me so tightly i couldnt breathe. each time i put her down, she clambered up again. next, she started planting kisses on me. i love that cute lil thing to bits!!
all that innocence. really, it was unforgettable. sweeties over there, mel love y'all!! -mwaks
that evening was shioook.
the rest went to have thai massage for one hr and a half while the eli and i went to soak ourselves in the hot pool.
it feels SO DAMN good. buuttt eli just had to start a water fight. it all began with splashing of water in the pool. then that woman went to use a water sprayhose to squirt all that ice cold water on me!!! i was just happily standing there waiting for my turn to use the sprayhose and she had to do that to me -pouts. and so, with all the sprays of water, it was most natural to exercise our vocal cords. guess wud? even those having their massage on the other side of the river could hear our screams -grins.
had half n hour of thai massage after the hot pool. haiiiii. didnt feel like moving at all. too comfy!
checked in to another slighty better hotel before dinner. see wud i meant when i mentioned earlier on..about our 'love' for different hotels. arghs.
day eight
visited 2 more schools in the morning
few hours drive baq to chiang mai
from chiang mai took a domestic flight to bangkok
from bangkok baq to spore!!
home sweet home
ps: surprise surprise! elvis said she wasnt coming, but she turned up in the end. gave her a nice beeg hugg. hahas. that stupid B tho. grrr. i'll slap him the next time i see his face -chuckles
to those that are readin this line. congrats.
you're really a fan of mel's nonsense bloggings arent you? :)
hahas. all the rushing in the morning, the constant packin and unpackin of my luggage due to our 'love' for hotel changes. there's also the FREEZIN weather which none of us were prepared for. of all, it's the slaaacking i feel so robbed of. over there, i had zilch to worry about (or so i think)
anywayy, here's da happenings...
(it is highly recommeded that you leave my blog now or suffer from brain cramps due to the high dosage of words)
day one
elvis came as early as 630am to send us off -huggs to her :) ben came too. but that would be another story altogether. ha
reached bangkok. the president of lions' club sakaeo picked us up.
on our way to sakaeo, we stopped by a palace cum temple. nutting much. just sightseeing
after which, we made our way to sakaeo which was 2 hours drive away. get sleepy!
after driving past vast plainlands, we finally reached the lil town.
checked into the hotel and rested
in the evening, we went for dinner and dance
all the members of lions' club sakaeo were present.
eli and i were BORRRED to death cos all the adults were doing their thing.
social dance -.-"
day two- formal dayy~
put on pweety dresses, make-up and all da knick knacks.
went to a school with hundreds of students present. so were the generals, ministers and principals
'yawnin session' -speeches were delivered in both thai and english
scholarships presentation time. hey, eli and i got to give out the scholarships to the kids too! :D
walked around the school
they were havin a bazaar sorta thing. bought purple cotton cloth. hahas.
went over president Pom's place. her house's damn impressive la. there's artifical waterfall and all.
what to do. she's richh
visited another school. gave out sweets, tibits, school bags...
the lions danced the circle thing again
went for an army ceremony thingy.it was grand but sheesh, ive got no idea what's going on. the only thing i can remember was..me dozing off a couple of times. heh. aunty ann almost did too! rahh.
thank god, we could return to our hotel after that
but no, the nice thai lady brought the four shopaholics (aunty doris, eli's mom, eli and me) to tailor-make dresses with the cloth we bought
took a looong time choosing designs. came outta shop, contented :)
evening, it was dinner and dance again.
eli and i were spose to do our thing this time. practised our raunchy moves the previous night
BUT BUT BUT. none of the songs worked -scowls. not tata young's S.N.B nor shakira's whenever wherever. it was most infuriating.
still, i had fun learning social dance from this lao shi. he's old but his dance steps are so sleeek!
hahas. and he made sure i know every step and could dance for a period of time w/o making mistakes
fun but torturous! i was wearing heels mann. took em off once and got shaun laughin at me. rahh
anwayy, mel's proud to annouce. SHE CAN DO SOCIAL DANCE!! yay! cha-cha anyone? :b
day three
checked outta hotel
the sakeo lions brought us to the border of sakaeo and cambodia. cool :)
went to the thai silk shop next. hahas. that was when all the uncles went crazy. to think that they were teasing us for being shopaholics. uncle jeffrey should be the happiest. right eli? hahas.
had beef noodles for lunch at some lil shop. the kinda place i'd never enter for lunch. surprisingly, the food was good. ha
after lunch, went over to president Pom's place again.
then, it was GOODBYE to the sakaeo lions
we were leavin sakeo for bangkok!! yes yes, it's time for endless shopping!!!
slept the whole journey there
checked in to Pathumwan Princess hotel. i love dat place the most. not only it's 5star, it's PURPLE too!! my god. it was purple everywhere. the big xmas tree, the small xmas tree, all the deco, the toiletries, the room card. yeah, you get the picture. purrrpleee -squeals.
oh and! our hotel is JUST next to MBK. just as in we dun even have to cross any roads nor streets. it's connected to our hotel's lobby!! it's heaven i tell ya.
the four shopaholics worked on the mall right away while the others took a rest in their rooms
within that short one hour or so, we've bought tops and dresses -sheepish grin
had dinner with the rest and carried on shopping
but eli and i decided to change our shopping strategy
we took a cab and headed down for lumpini night market with her mom, aunty ann, shaun and uncle james.
shopped and pigged out later at the beer garden
day four
shopped till we dropped. for the first time, my legs actually screamed for help. hahas
took studio photos with eli
did steam bath with eli and aunty doris before meetin up with the rest for dinner
more shopping -thumbs up.
day five
checked outta my purple hotel early in the morning -sniffs sniffs
took a domestic flight to chiang mai
sight-seeing. main attraction: purple orchids!! pweety pweety flowers!
checked in to a resort on the mountains that was practically OH MY LORD. there was nutting 'cept for the bare necessities.
there were a couple of rooms, COMMON toilets, a small pathetic tv and fridge.
wait. the worse has yet to come. the beds were ROCK HARD, the blankets looked dusty, there were only fans and no curtains!
plus. it was friggin cold at night. so cold that none of us wanted to bathe (tho we had to) you may think that the water heater in the toilet makes a difference. but hell NO. i turned the heater to the max and all that came out was warm water!!
both of us sat in the room and stoned. i was stunned. is this some attempt to copy the tv series 'simple life' ? the torture that paris and nicole went thru -shudders.
went for dinner, and guess wud. even a mere dinner took 45 mins drive. it's krazyness! took a nap in the van, and after i woke up, we've yet to reached. arghs.
i froze thru dinner and we had to drop by the night bazaar to stock up on thick pullovers and shawls.
good thing, they managed to find a shorter route back to the 'resort' so it took only bt 20mins.
the temp dropped lower and lower
i shivered so much that even the bed eli and i slept on shook! not bad ehh. hahas. stupid eli. first thing she said to me the next morning was " mel arh! why you keep movin?!.....(baq to sleep)". wud an ass right?! hahas. couldnt help but laugh when she said that.
day six
everyone had a hard time bathing in the morning
shaun said he could hear uncle richard jumping away in the toilet going "ooh..ooh!"
okayyy..that sounded sexed up. LOL
after breakfast, we all got busy with visits to schools. giving out apples, food, clothes..
the poor kids there have heard and seen pics of apples, but have never tasted them! it's.. so hard to imagine that. and when you see the smiles on their faces when they recieve the apples or ice cream, it's pure joy. amazing.
late afternoon, we went for elephant ride!! tralala..it was the huuuge huuge kind you know. anwayy, eli and i screamed our heads off when it started to move. everyone else were laughing larr. yikes. and so, we shrieked our way up and down the mountain. the trainer started to get cheeky. he made the elephant move right to the edge, like it's gonna throw us off or something. as expected, we'd hang on for our dear lil lives by screaming. and he'd smirk. wah laus.
after dinner, there was no way we were gonna stay in that place a night longer.
president linda (eli's mom btw. haha) arranged to have us stay at a hotel instead. not some 5star place but much much better than the 'resort'. yes, W A R M T H.
and you how my hands get cold so fcukin easily, yes? w/o elvis next to me, i found two more mel's hands-warmers. ELI and shaun :b
just that one of em slacks alot while the other's very.. err. hard workin? hahahas. okayy, whateverr la. i see da smirks. tsk.
day seven
checked outta temporary hotel.
headed to another area off chiang mai. a few hours drive again
school visiting-
one of the schools we went had such sweet kindergarden girls. they're so damn pweety i'm jealous!! serious. eli and i couldnt stop takin snapshots of them. there were three in particular. the cai yi ling (jolin cai) one. the really chio one. the super cute one.
first we started to play with them. and before we know it, they started crowding round the both of us. loads of em sat on eli's lap. the super cute girl made me run around with her, piggy back, then carry. my god. she held on to me so tightly i couldnt breathe. each time i put her down, she clambered up again. next, she started planting kisses on me. i love that cute lil thing to bits!!
all that innocence. really, it was unforgettable. sweeties over there, mel love y'all!! -mwaks
that evening was shioook.
the rest went to have thai massage for one hr and a half while the eli and i went to soak ourselves in the hot pool.
it feels SO DAMN good. buuttt eli just had to start a water fight. it all began with splashing of water in the pool. then that woman went to use a water sprayhose to squirt all that ice cold water on me!!! i was just happily standing there waiting for my turn to use the sprayhose and she had to do that to me -pouts. and so, with all the sprays of water, it was most natural to exercise our vocal cords. guess wud? even those having their massage on the other side of the river could hear our screams -grins.
had half n hour of thai massage after the hot pool. haiiiii. didnt feel like moving at all. too comfy!
checked in to another slighty better hotel before dinner. see wud i meant when i mentioned earlier on..about our 'love' for different hotels. arghs.
day eight
visited 2 more schools in the morning
few hours drive baq to chiang mai
from chiang mai took a domestic flight to bangkok
from bangkok baq to spore!!
home sweet home
ps: surprise surprise! elvis said she wasnt coming, but she turned up in the end. gave her a nice beeg hugg. hahas. that stupid B tho. grrr. i'll slap him the next time i see his face -chuckles
to those that are readin this line. congrats.
you're really a fan of mel's nonsense bloggings arent you? :)