I’ve left Thailand yesterday, after ten days. I’m now at my brother’s house in Singapore, trying to get in the mood to start writing the many entries and articles I need to post online and submit. Meh. Maybe tomorrow. More pictures posted at my flickr.

Damnit, why am I online again? They shouldn’t Internet cafes in every corner *grumble*

It’s drizzling outside, so I ducked in this one building to get out of the rain. There’s an Internet Cafe so might as well go online. I like this computer though… they have Opera! Yay! The computers also have this coin thingie beside it. Fifteen minutes for 10 baht. Not bad.

So far, I’ve ridden the BTS, ridden 3 ferries along the Chao Phraya, wandered around until I got lost, but I still managed to find the travel agent’s office. I rule. Nyahahahaha. Yet, I’m still in front of — CRAP! My botter water spilled on my seat The seat of my pants is wet. At least my pants are a bit water resistant. I should be dry in a couple of minutes. I hope. –
the computer. *sigh*

This water bottle is giving me tons of trouble. I also spilled water in the travel agent’s office earlier. I dropped the cap on the floor and when I bent down to get it, out comes the water. Go me.

After my 2nd 15-minute Internet, I’m going to continue searching for the elusive Tha Pra Ahtit pier and maybe head on to Wat Po. Or maybe to the mall. Hmmm.

Fourteen hours, two plane rides, two bus rides and a walk in the rain. I’m still alive, and somehow managed to survive. Whee!

I kept on dozing on the plane to Bangkok that I never even took ONE picture. Wow. I’m feeling kinda woozy, probably the result of not eating or drinking much.

Must rest now, long day tomorrow.

Blogging from Singapore’s new budget terminal. Doesn’t look budget to me. I like.

The weather has cooperated so far; sunny and cloudy skies with no rain. I hope it holds out until I reach Bangkok.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to check where my boarding gate is.

I *think* I have everything I’d need for a 10-day trip. Somehow, I was able to accept the fact that I can only bring 3 shirts. Then again, I cheated and bought one big shirt for a cover up, which I can also use for going around the city and two tank tops.

I’ve also managed to fit in a duffel bag inside my backpack. Hey, I plan on doing some Christmas shopping in Bangkok; having an extra bag is necessary. Also, with this extra bag, I can leave it in my hostel in Bankok with my city clothes inside. That way, I won’t have to lug everything in my backpack when I go to the islands, and I have clean clothes on my return.

These are the contents my backpack. I’ll update this when I get back and comment on how each item fared.

Which means it’s already the 17th tomorrow. I’m leaving tomorrow!

It seems that the rainy season is upon us. *sigh* Forecasts shows that Manila, Bangkok and Ko Samui can expect some thunderstorms in the next 5 days. *gloom* I guess I’ll be packing an umbrella.

On a lighter note, at least I’ll be able to wear my new green jacket.

Not that I’m a musician (can’t play any instrument, sings off key, don’t even ask about dancing), but music is important to me. It has the power to affect my moods and cheer me up when my friends are not around.

When I started planning for this trip, I never considered buying an MP3 player. That’s because my phone then can play MP3 and even take pictures. However, phonie and I weren’t meant to be together, and he vanished even before we were together for a month.

That left me with an ancient dinosaur of a phone whose sole purpose is to help people track me. If I was travelling with somebody, I can still bear not to have any music during long bus or train rides. However, plans change and now I’m alone without any music source.

After debating which MP3 player to buy, I settled with Sony’s Network Walkman. Why this? Well, for one it’s small and has an unusual shape. Also, I know if I get a MP3 player that has a higher storage capacity, I’ll just end up skipping through the songs. I’m pretty careless when it comes to thumbdrives, so if I use an MP3 player that can store other files, I just might end up leaving it connected to the computer. Actually, what I liked about this is that it uses AAA batteries. I can just toss out the battery once it’s drained, and buy new ones to replace it. That’s one less charger to bring. Whee.

I still can’t get enough of reading up on Thailand. As suggested by a friend, I visited Lonely Planet’s ThornTree Forums to get my daily Thailand fix.

Thailand is such a popular destination that it has its own category, and have as much posts as the two other South East Asia forums combined. I was reading through this forum when I came across a thread where a poster was asking whether to go to Thailand for the nth time, or go to the Philippines for the first time.

It saddens me to read what travellers from other countries have to say about my home. It hurts even more when I realize that I agree with some of their observations.