I was really just in transit in Bangkok for my Monday flight to Laos. But I figured I stay over the weekend and try to see the places I wasn’t able to go to last time, like Wat Po, Wat Arun, Ayutthaya and the River Kwai. Fate has other plans, however, and I ended up staying in bed whole day Saturday. <\/p>\n
Still, it was a weekend well spent. I spent Friday night going to where the locals go, thanks to Ming, and Sunday, I discovered where to buy dollie clothes and accessories in Bangkok’s Chinatown. Damnit, it’s hard not to shop in Bangkok!
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| Bangkok 2009<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n June 5 – 8, 2009<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | Exchange Rate:<\/td>\n | US$1 = THB 33.70<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | THB1 = Php 1.30<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | In THB<\/td>\n | In PhP<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Land Transfer<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Aranyaphratet to Bangkok<\/td>\n | THB 207.00<\/td>\n | PHP 269.10<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Government bus<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Accommodation<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Shambara Boutique Hostel<\/td>\n | THB 1,170.00<\/td>\n | PHP 1,521.00<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Single a\/c room, shared bath<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Transportation<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Tuktuk to bus station<\/td>\n | THB 80.00<\/td>\n | PHP 104.00<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Taxi<\/td>\n | THB 486.00<\/td>\n | PHP 631.80<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n BTS Skytrain<\/td>\n | THB 160.00<\/td>\n | PHP 208.00<\/td>\n | 1<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Chao Phraya River Express<\/td>\n | THB 32.00<\/td>\n | PHP 41.60<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Airport bus<\/td>\n | THB 150.00<\/td>\n | PHP 195.00<\/td>\n | 2<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Food<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Meals and snacks<\/td>\n | THB 1,168.00<\/td>\n | PHP 1,518.40<\/td>\n | 3<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Miscellaneous<\/b><\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Admission Fees<\/td>\n | THB 100.00<\/td>\n | PHP 130.00<\/td>\n | 4<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Medicine<\/td>\n | THB 255.00<\/td>\n | PHP 331.50<\/td>\n | 5<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Doll things<\/td>\n | THB 1,640.00<\/td>\n | PHP 2,132.00<\/td>\n | 6<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Toilet and tissue<\/td>\n | THB 35.00<\/td>\n | PHP 45.50<\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Toll<\/td>\n | THB 45.00<\/td>\n | PHP 58.50<\/td>\n | 7<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Internet<\/td>\n | THB 250.00<\/td>\n | PHP 325.00<\/td>\n | 8<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Total<\/font><\/td>\n | THB 5,778.00<\/font><\/td>\n | PHP 7,511.40<\/font><\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n 1 This was for the new Smartcard Skytrain ticket, which is reloadable, and valid for 5 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 2 Airport bus was more like a van with travelers packed like sardines.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 3 Surprisingly low. 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