It's Sunday morning...

13 April 2008
"It's Sunday morning......" Dewi chanted. It was the beginning of continuous chanting ngga jelas for the next three days and a half.

Yea, it's Sunday morning now. Hari minggu terpanas di Bangkok, 41 derajat di malam sebelumnya, and getting hotter this afternoon, for sure. The news said it's gonna be 43!

And we hit the town right away, boating along the Chao Phraya river, Temple of Dawn Arun Wat and the Grand Palace. And, excuse me.... it sounds like "it's sunday morning..." yeah madam, it's sunday morning now. Would you stop that plii......

Anyway...

The heat makes me tired. Back to the hotel, Astera Sathorn, collecting scattered energy for another days to come. In the evening still I heard "it's sunday morning......." oh no no... it's almost midnight madam, plii.....

Wake up in the morning another day and it heard like "it's sunday morning......"
Oh it's a definite NO. It's Wednesday and we're on Phi Phi Island. It's ain't Sunday morning no more madam, plii.......

Phra Borom Maha Ratcha: it's the Grand Palace

14 April 2008

Grand Palace, Lumpini Park and Patpong

What's in your mind hey Rama the King of Ayyuthaya, you build such a glowing golden castle, not only golden but a solid gold Palace, the Phra Borom Maha Ratcha Wang (the Grand Palace...)

Eventhough the heat reaches 41 degree, and my clothes are soaking wet, not to mention my blackened forehead, it's a damn worth-visit place in the downtown Bangkok... the Grand Palace, last inhabited by King Mahidol. Of course ladies shall wear proper dress, and men too--security checked point prevails, besides a costly entrance ticket of THB250/head! Well....it's worth it.

I love the hermit statues in various colors--besides the golden shine at the left hand side of the main hall. Also the dragon stairs and reclining Buddha of course. The biggest sleeping Buddha statue, made of gold.


Then the itinerary goes continue. Lumpini Park is next, sport and recreation at one place. One thing unique from this place is the iron pumping tools available in the park where gym freak can show off their muscles to the passer by.

>>>I love to see this empty bench at the park, expressive! >>>

Wrap up the day with a street cafe dinner at Patpong.... pulang masuk angin, basah disiram bencong patpong, dasar conggg............! (2nd day of Songkran)

QZ-7716 Air Asia Story

12 April 2008
13:00 me, only me, with my yellow-backpack.

Arrived in Cengkareng T2-D. Lousy and gloomy terminal, as always, but I love it. Every time I see the dark-red-rotten tiles in the departure hall, I am disconnected from my routines. My passion aroused. I go traveling! Wherever my destination is, and whatever its purpose, ah it's later to be discussed.

I AM LEAVING ON A JET PLANE!

This time around destination is: Bangkok Songkran Festival. Yea, we're chasing the 13th & 14th of April, when the sun crosses exactly overhead and the temperature reaches it's peak boiling heat. Thus people throw waters and powders.

13:10 my two buddies popped up to my sight. Jomima with her blue backpack (it's the twin of mine) and Dewi with her girly rolled cabin bag.

The red iron bird was pulled to the runway at exactly 16:20 as scheduled. And after 3hr 45min flight, we landed at Bangkok Int'l. "Sawadee krup... welcome to Suvaa-na-phumm the ei-pot of Bangkok". Yeah whatever, for the next four days and a half, sawadee.....krup is the anthem.