Tuesday, December 29, 2009

X'Mas at Bangkok 2009

Ok, I advise you scroll down and start to read from the bottom of this post...
LH Bank near our hotel and we are walking back to our hotel.
Suan Lam night market.

Two Ling Zhen Xiang next to each other, heard the brother had a fight, so they split their business.
荣幸有机会和蒋总夫妇合影,哈哈! (Run first before he whack me.. hahahah)
Told my friend Sian Lee that I am going to post this picture on my blog, with the description of: "典型Expat小两口的露齿笑容,反映了他们幸福,富足而又无忧无虑的驻泰生活" Hehehe
My friends are trying out the Pat-tai
Stop by for another round of food, unfortunately I am quite full already, noticed a cockroach and two rats around the drain area, really worsened my appetite.
Buying some local dry pork meat
Pig feet rice, my friend just love it, but not for me..
We had dinner in China town, trying the local food stall delicacy
My travel mate, Kong Tak is checking out on his drink.
Freshly squeezed orange juice, a must try in Bangkok! The lady is squeezing the orange juice with a traditional mechanism.

BKK china town

Street view


It was getting dark when we came out from the mall.




Street art?
Beautiful girls singing Christmas carol.
Out side of Centerworld


Zen shopping mall
Centerworld mall.Food court break at Platinum.
The hotel is just next to Malaysia embassy. Good place for us to hide during riot time.
Entrance
With the bright sunlight, I manage to take a very clear photo on this one.

Reception Area

Our hotel in Bangkok - The All Seasons Hotel, room rate is 1200 THB Nett, corp rate. The room is not big but it was okay even with twin bed. The building is pretty new, too bad I didn't get to take a picture of the inside because by the time I set up my camera, we have made the room look messy already, so I don't bother to take any photos of it. At first I thought I am staying at the Four Seasons hotel, didn't expect the hotel is that 'small'.. hehehe, but for what I am paying, really no complain la! It is quite convenient too, 12 minutes walk to BTS station.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Cockroach massacre 2009

One night, while I was trying to shut the window, I notice there were four cockroaches crawling on my neighbor's wall. Well, no wonder there is a rise of cockroach appearance in my house. I feel that I have to do something, so at night, I 'armed' myself:
VK's:
'Equipment': Torch Light
'Weapon': Deadly 'Giant step'
Deadly Shelltox Insecticide, specially designed for cockroach
King Kong cockroach house trap

Cockroach:
'Weaponry': Cockroach bite; (damage 0.0001-0.0002, insignificant)
Special abilities: Causes fear to someone like me.
Potential disease
Speed +1
Anti Radiation

Casualties for the first day: Human: Nil ;Cockroach: 27 (One killed by my giant step, the rest killed by insecticide)
Casualties for the second day: Human: Nil; Cockroach: 10 (My cockroach house trap is full house in one night!)
Took out 37 cockroaches in two nights. One thing I feel good about trapping the cockroaches with the cockroach house trap, cuz it is fully utilized. That means I spent only 0.138 cents on killing one cockroach, money well spent! I guess I will get some negative karma on killing them... damn... really have no choice, but I need to control their population.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Broga Hill Revisited

Woke up at 3:30am, just because I want to join my friends to catch the sunrise scene at Broga Hill. To be honest, I can't recall I ever seen a sun rises from the East in my lifetime. Arghh.. how 'unromantic' I am.. hahaha. I think it is really crazy to wake up so early to see sun rise, what is so great about it? Might as well continue to sleep! Well, I just want to see it once in a life time, before I am too old to climb the hill and watch the sun rise.

Arrived at the first hill, took a photos of the city... the surroundings are still dark. There are so many lights coming from the town, I wonder why people wake up so early? It is only 5:45am if I am not mistaken. The sky slowly turns blue...

Look at how many people on the hill, I can't even find a comfortable rock to seat for myself.




I think the sun rises from somewhere far away, I guess it is not so good to see sun rise on the hill.. The mist slowly retreated from the scene.



The sun ray breaks through the sky...


The time is around 8:22am, a friend of mine initiated it is time to leave and I think it is a good idea too... Reason? Zero rating on 'SPF' level.


We took a group photo before we leave. From left: Leong, Sally, Jonathan, Me, Joo Peng, Eng Eng.