Honestly, I couldn't remember much of Bangkok before the trip. Not much photos were about the city in my photo album. So, when I first stepped out of Don Muang, the immediate memory struck me...the expressways. Lol....
Ya, I wonder how they build their expressways, it's messy to me. Kinda spoilt the city landscape. Their expressways were very high up, dont know how many storeys high though. U have to pay a toll free whenever u use the expressways. Not like our ERP, only at certain time hor.
Also, they have to make big u-turns in the city. No kidding man, it can be as long as 30mins leh!
Yellow shirts...all over the city & on the tv too. This is how they loved their King. Really impressive. Their yellow shirts are not very cheap also..haha!
I think Thai students have to wear uniforms even in Universities (not sure about private ones). Anyway, alot of their uniforms are in black colour..very hot leh! Many i saw outside Bangkok were like wearing heels and formal (blouse & tight skirt) to school lor. Some others even wore those with blazzers and tie! Like office ladies...and black colour blazzers of course.
Generally, if u think our SR gals' skirts are long, see the thai gals. U will know how long are their skirts. Hah! Thank goodness, i really must pei fu them. It was really bloddy hot there.
Taxis ... basically they are safe transport. However, it gotta depend on your luck sometimes. It's cheap to travel in taxis la, but it's a different situation when u are stuck in a traffic jam. Hahaha! Their meter jumped very slowly, not like ours...aiyo! Sometimes i also wonder how they can earn money like that. Lousy drivers, i met them in mins time. It was raining that day and we were queuing @ the taxi stand. Some drivers either dont know the destination or refused to switch on the meter. Kns! We finally met one cabby after two failures. He requested for tips, good enough. He told us they can fetch many people on rainy day, so many wld switched off their meter. Very unprofessional...sianz!
Ha...Thai Dramas. From monday to sunday, at least 3-4 stations showing dramas at their prime slot, 8 pm plus ba. Saw some familiar faces..hehe (I had watched some thai series on TV2 la..) Handsome guys and gals all on tv ah...lol! Their drama plots quite similar la, but their filming techniques were kinda "outdated". Also, they jumped many scenes, no connections in between and suddenly the scene jumped back...diaoz~ Well, hardly any other entertainment besides the world cup matches, Thai dramas are still ok to watch la, despite the language barrier.
I believe that in 10 yrs time or even lesser, things in Bkk wont be as cheap as now. Their std of living are getting higher lah. Just look at their downtown. We have a Taka & a Paragon..they can have a few "paragons" just down a street. Also, 3 Robinson buildings which are quite near each other. Hahaha! Many rich ppl sia.
Nice trip overall, though some unhappiness struck me in between. Dont know when I will step into Bangkok again. Till then...
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