1st Colour Photo

Fm L to R: Patrick, Jessie, Francis and me

Probably one of our 1st coloured photographs. It was taken in March 1973 at Block 7 Margaret Drive. The developing at that time cost about 80 cents per piece. So cheena pok, right? Haha! Those were the days....

It's the time of the year for travelling again. Allow me to wish the following:
Tony Koh 10 Dec 2007 Vietnam
SC Ng 10 Dec 2007 Gold Coast Australia
Lee Hoon 15 Dec 2007 Vietnam
Have a safe and enjoyable trip!

More Bangkok tour photos

A coffee cafe on the outskirt of Bangkok


Fyn wearing a Indo-Chinese hat.


Sure, it's a hot, hot day.

Lighter side of the tour

Fyn's daily breakfast

The sadder side of the tour

These kids should be enjoying their childhood instead of hawking.


The original train (Death Raiklway) on display at the museum.


Mm....that's all folks!

Bangkok/Kanchanaburi/River Kwai/Ayutthaya Day 4, 5 and 6

25 Nov 2007. The highlight of the day was the visit to the Royal Summer Palace Mongkol Borpot at Bang Pa-in. In fact, we were told that the Queen just visited the palace the previous evening. It's a fascinating Palace with eastern and western style buildings and well maintained gardens.





After the Palace tour visit, we travelled back to Bangkok for lunch. We were brought to 2 places next. The first was where they were promoting Thai gem stones and the other, Thai honey. On our journey back to our hotel, the guide brought us to the ever popular 4 Face Buddha site. In between, we managed to sneak into a McDonald's outlet to grab.... Pork Burgers!



26 Nov 2007 and 27 Nov 2007. The 5th and 6th Day were free and easy. Needless to say, it's Shopping, Shopping, Shopping! We shopped at Siam Paragon, Central World Plaza, MBT, Suan Lam Night Bazaar and many others. Finally on 27 Nov 2007,we boarded our plane at 7.45pm and arrived at Changi Airport at 11.20 pm.

Bangkok/Kanchanaburi/River Kwai/Ayutthaya Day 3

Ayutthaya

24 Nov 2007. Today, we visited Ayutthaya, the former capital of ancient Siam from 1350 to 1767. Our first destination of the day was Don Chedi, a historical monument. It commemorates a former king who lead his army and defeated the Burmese.


From left to right: Don Chedi : Me, a hawker?




Thailand is basically a Buddhist country. There are tens of thousand Buddhist temples there. This morning, we visited 2 temples, Wat Pa Lelai and Wat Phra Non. Before I left for Bangkok, my mom handed me some Bahts left behind by my late father. With her blessing, I donated this small amount to Wat Pa Lelai.

Wat Pa Lelai




In the afternoon, we were brought to the star attraction of the tour. The Magnificent Ruins of Ayutthaya. The Burmese once captured it and ruled there. Before long, the Thais drove them out. The Burmese destroyed whatever they could. Instead of reconstructing it, the Thais shifted their Capital to Bangkok.







Loy Krathong
It was our first time celebrating Loy Krathong. Me and Fynn bought a flower float each. We dined at a restaurant besides a river. After dinner, we lighted the float. made a wish and released it. It was quite fun and hopefully our wishes come true.

What's the buzz.....1 Dec 2007

1. Fly away..... Jeffrey and Jared is on a 3 weeks holiday in America. I do not know the exact location they are in. Understand from Fyn that they are somewhere in Washington. They should be back for Christmas. Meantime.... E..N..J..O..Y..!
2. Can't get enough! The mood is still there. Hooray! It's a holi, holiday. Just came back from Johore Bahru. I had my haircut and Margaret, foot spa. We are on the lookout for short trip nearby. Who knows?
3. Just because I was not around to support, Arsenal lose their unbeaten record in the European Champions prelimary match. I couldn't believe Arsene Wenger was ordered to leave the dugout too. What a shame! For tonight's away match against Aston Villa, they will be without Fabregas and Van Persie. Let's hope.......

Bangkok/Kanchanaburi/River Kwai/Ayutthaya Day 2 (Afternoon)

Death Railway

23 Nov 2005. After lunch, our next tour visit was River Kwai Bridges with a scenic train ride along the Death Railway that leads to Burma. This bridge was brought by the Japanese during the World War 2 and about 60 000 Allied Prisoners were sacrificed there. I observed that there wasn't a single Japanese tourist among the crowd.




While waiting for the train which operates once a day, the tour guide brought us to Krasae Cave nearby. We dare not to venture too far inside for fear of getting lost.



Waiting for the train......

The train finally arrived and it was packed. We managed to squeezed in and had a 25 minutes ride. It was bumpy but enjoyable. We proceeded to the River Kwai Bridge next.

River Kwai village

We had dinner at a nearby restaurant there. After the meal, we were fetched to watch the Floating Nun's performance. She meditated in the water with various formation of the Buddha Image.


The Floating Nun

It was a hectic day. Though tired, we still went to the night market for a stroll instead of resting in the hotel room. Okay, we did pampered ourselves with a foot and shoulder massage @ s$9.60 per hour. Fresh from the massage, Fyn went to the hotel internet cafe to chat with her friends. For us, we called it a day.