Tuesday, December 09, 2003
03,1205
green tee,slightly baggy jeans,hazel eyes,dark hair,khaki colored backpack,6ft tall,dashingly handsome.sighted at changi airport T1 outside DFS cosmetics shops.1828h.
1945h(GMT +0800) flight.TG410.2h long flight.freezing cold on the plane.stepped out of Bangkok International Airport only to be greeted by the heavily polluted air that reeks of smoke.Eastin Hotel.room 2824.spectacular view from the hotel room.overlooking the bangkok skyline.though late into the night,traffic's still heavy as ever as vehicles race down the many expressways.numerous billboards peppered the area,street lights dotted the roads.the view was simply spectacular.
03,1206
morning market.so totally unhygienic as houseflies attacked the food.makeshift stalls set up on the roadsides.walls blackened with dirt and algae.was through and through disgusted.a faint resemblance of s'pore in the '60s.weekend market.handicraft stalls.clothing stalls.pet shops.florists.constant arguing and haggling over the prices filled the air.hot and stuffy weather.a perspiration soaked shirt.only a cool drink of ice blended kiwi and a can of coke saved me.MaBoonKrong.wonder how people shop in this terrible condition.was a thai version of the nightmarket in s'pore.narrow passageways made worst by inconsiderate people blocking the way.standing in front of the shops.deciding to enter or not.went japanese for dinner.paying less than S$30 for a meal for four in a restaurant is something you cant do back here.went back to hotel and was entertained by the newcastle V liverpool match which ended 1-1.and the leeds V chelsea match which also ended 1-1.too bad espn didnt show the man utd V aston villa match.but they thrashed the visitors 4-0.both nistelrooy and forlan scored twice.arsenal was held to a 1-1 draw by leicester.man utd closes the gap on the table!
03,1207
siam discovery center.a more upmarket place with familiar names like mambo,esprit,loft,and kipling.spent a bomb.almost half of the gifts were bought at loft.boring day.spaghetti carborona for lunch and spaghetti bolognaise for dinner in the hotel.everton V man city match was going on but was in no mood to watch...
03,1208
woke up,looked outta the window and saw the congested freeways.clear blue sky fades into an unsightly shade of gray as you lower your glance.air thick with smoke and pollutants from exhaust of vehicles.just a whiff of this deadly mixture and its enough to leave you gasping for fresh air.four faced buddha temple.unbearable smell of incense and joss sticks.colorful flower wreaths.thai dance.traditional thai music.statue of the four faced buddha's sitted in a extensively decorated pagoda-like structure.devotees kneel in fervent prayer.refusing to enter,i was left on the bench to wait,observing the place and watching the passerbys.Gaysorn mall.furla.givenchy.swarovski.gucci.louis vuitton.fendi.dior.omega.emporio armani.its even more impressive than s'pore's paragon..whoa.
1916h(GMT +0700) flight.TG401.the plane glides down the runway and lifts off.it continues rising,leaving bangkok behind until the city peeks from below the clouds,until all but a spark is left.yes,i'll miss this place.the cheap food,the cheap goods,the vibrant nightlife,and of coz the cheap barcardi,the hotel's big comfy bathroom,the omelet for breakfast..well.everything.even the heavy traffic and the reckless driving of the taxi drivers knowing it'll be a long time before i return again.i saved my journal in the hp outbox so the above may be a little incoherent.and now,i shall amuse myself as i try to clear the flooded outbox.touched down at about 2230h(GMT +0800).perhaps pressure control was not that great,the pain traveled from my left ear to the brow area to the bridge of my nose.the pain was sharp and splitting,as if the blood vessels were about to burst.
03,1209
the pain refused to go away even after 3h.
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