It's been a while since I last post. Me and my family went to the Pattaya-SiamReap-Bangkok tour for 7days. It was awesome! ok let's start one by one..here goes..
PATTAYA - man, the place is full of night clubs, strips bar, girls, everywhere! ok.. call me ulu...but this is really my first time :P u get to see sooo many things, photos posted on walls to attract customers, posters, anything under the sun! wow.... ok back to the topic.. we reached bangkok on 30th May, that is Monday I think. travelled to Pattaya by coach...yeah..from now on everywhere is by coach! u'll see later how suffering it is... Pattaya beach was nice...but the weather is so hot.. I got a temp tattoo from a stall and that woman said it will last me 3 weeks...but then... it just faded even before I got back here...sigh.. we didn't play much of the watersport cuz it's way too expensive, guess that's how the local made fortune out of tourist like us.. are they thinking that all tourist come loaded with gold bars and cash? one have to bargrain everything from food to souvenirs and clothing. For one thing.. i'm bad in bargaining.. the tour guide said u could get them cut almost 60% of the original price that they set but still.. all i can get from them is like maybe 5-10 bucks less if lucky i'll get a cut of 20... and it still cost me over hundred. I really need to brush up my bargaining skill from mum! mum..where are u??!!! i wanna buy this blouse! come help me! :P heheheh....ok next..
SEAM REAP - ok it's part of Cambodia...first... from Pattaya..we're travelling by coach over to the border..i think the name is Poi Preit..am I right? then from Poi Preit to Seam Reap...and wow.. the journey is sure a memorable wan... imagine 5 hours ride in the bus, all the way on this bumpy red sandy and rocky road... thomp thomp thomp... u know the distance is only 160++ km apart and it took us 5 hours due to bad road condition and occasional flat tyres :P It is really some experience, and seeing the great Angkor Wat makes the journey worth it ;) the whole Angkor City is gorgeous! it's like a divine place on its own. The Angkor Thom of the Angkor City is a huge city that has a great number of temples in it, and Angkot Wat is one of the most distinguish and the largest of all. It was beautiful.... I regret that I dont have the photos with me now, I promise I'll upload them in my next post. You have to see it for yourself....the place is huge...every temple has their own story and unique design. To top it of..we had great local tour guide (and he looks like Wong Hei too *giggles*), he told us fascinating stories, how each temples were related to each other, the king's habits, the interesting corners, he makes you feel like u're actually inside the era.. I'll explain more on the next post when i have all the pics with me ;)
Next, we woke up at 4am to the Tonle Sap lake...the sunrise was a beauty... it's been a while since i last enjoy the serene view of a sunrise... Tonle sap is a lake where the ppl live and make a living on a floating houses... it's a very unique scene...the houses all are made of wood and straws...and all of them measures about 2mx2m... imagine living in such a house with 7 family members...yes...this is how their life is...it's pityful, everywhere you go there's children surrounding you begging for money.. It makes me feel how lucky i am...
BANGKOK - back to the city... it's a total scene change from the muddy dusty environment to a place with cars, traffic jams, shopping mall etc. Here is my first ride of the famous taxi Tuk-Tuk.. it's cool...they drive pretty fast and they can get u anywhere u want and of cuz...with a negotiated price :P u really need to bargain everything that's under the sun there :P We went to the famous Four-Face buddha where ppl say if u'd pray sincerely, your wishes will come thru...but u'll need to come back and repay the "debt". There's a story about a woman, she wished and she made a promise that if her wish comes thru, she'll dance naked in front of the buddha, In deed, her wish came thru.. she dismissed it as just a co-incidence however, since then, she always has this troubling nightmare... In the end she came back to Bangkok, wrapped the compound of the place and finally perform her dance to "repay" the buddha. I don't know if u'd believe it...but the place is really crowded with people from all over.. european, indians, the locals, chinese...u see it all... ask me wat's my wish? i'm so occupied with beating the crowd in lighting candles, josstick, hanging flowers etc...there so many ppl!!!!!! my eyes burnt with the fumes, i cant get pass the where i wanna me.... i'm not even sure whether did i make a wish or not hahaha.... blur d....
phew...7 days of travelling around.. rushing here and there...i'm home!!!!! HOME SWEET HOME :P i'm tired but happy ^_^ i'd really like to visit Angkor City again..this time..i'd like to take my own sweet time...visit each and every one of the temples... climb the hills and watch the sunset that will blanket the whole Angkor Wat in gold.... I'll definitely go back for more!
