Category: Thailand

  • Mr. Fish

    In front of one of the houses inside Jim Thompson’s compound is a huge clay pot that is filled with water and inhabited by this fish. With tours around the house every 20 minutes, I think he has learned to pose when people get near and not dive and hide. He was facing the house…

  • Stalked by a raincloud

    In the days before my departure, it started raining. I have nothing against rain; it brings down the temperature and it can even cancel classes. However, I’m no longer in school and rain and travel don’t really go well together. On the morning of the 17th of May, the sun was out and it was…

  • Doggy encounters

    See this dog? While I was walking along the shores of Thong Nai Pan Noi, this dog kept on barking at me. I walked along, ignoring him and hoping he won’t come near to take a bite. He didn’t and he eventually stopped. I also stopped as I found a spot on the beach. I…

  • Drool

    Yes, I went to Thailand to eat a hamburger. Baan Panburi boasts of having the best restaurant in Thong Nai Pan Noi in Ko Pha Ngan. Though I never ventured out to try the other restaurants in this small beach, the dishes they serve at the Terrace Restaurant is simply sumptuous and reasonably priced. The…

  • Pack me again.

    As a follow up to my post about my packing list, here’s how my items fared in this trip. Items in normal font are the things I have used once or twice. Items in bold are the things I have used often. Items underlined are the things I never had the opportunity to use. Items…

  • Travel Expenses: Thailand and Singapore 2006

    Updated 17 June 2006 Let’s start off with the most painful one – the post trip accounting. Sans my shopping expenses, I managed to stay within my estimated budget. I had a couple of expenses that I didn’t allocate for: Internet and laundry. However, since I got a free and loaded ez-link card in Singapore…

  • Updates coming soon

    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.

  • I have no life

    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…

  • Iā€™m alive!

    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…