Time for the proper update on the trip to Amazing Thailand.

First 7 days of the trip was spent in Chiang Rai, Catholic Mission Centre of Wiang Kaen, where i spent time with the most lovable and innocent kids.

Ones who need no technology nor electronic equipment to bring about the widest and cutest smile.

This is Tatchai, born with a question mark on his head. Simply Adorable!

So it was basically alot of SLEEPING, downloading korean music for the priest (long story), afternoon naps, playing the guitar, sleeping, bible study late into the night, going to the local market, full body massage, going to their school, and just relaxing while the kids were at school.

Later on, i tagged along to fetch them and send them to school with this truck. Now I know how mothers feels anxiously waiting for their children outside the gate, just to see them run towards her with a big smile on their face, maybe with a hug, or whatever signs of a safe and happy child. Simple pleasures of life.

Weekends they will play, work in the garden, watch tv and study. I just snapped away with my camera.

Hard at WORK!!

Play See-Saw while cutting wood

Little Harry Potters

Make-shift bed to rest

Sis and Farmer boy (Tong) that works hard to look after pigs and cows, corn and pineapple and other crops in the farm. Tong was one of the boys i met 3 years ago. Time has passed real quick!!!

chubby “elephant” writing the alphabets many many times.

lining up to go to school

art/math class in school is out in the field under the shade

draw some pictures

father and oldest son, cuts hair for younger sons

take some photos

farmer boys in school uniform =)

Group Photo

Ah i love chiangrai. =( Chiang Mai for one day was basically transit to Bangkok, but managed to meet up with Wasan, one of the boys i met 3 years ago.

Did a little shopping, took the local bus service (which was abit like the anastasia movie bus you jump on and stand holding a pole) ate super yummy coconut sherbet, went to visit an old aged home, and walked around town for abit.

Next destination was to: the World’s Largest Carpark!!! BANGKOK

There’s a jam in at least one road at any time of the day. It’s just like cars in a car park moving around to find lots. There’s even jam in the actual carpark itself.

Some of the cars don’t put on their handbrakes so the police can push the car aside to make space for other cars to move around -_-” Poor owner comes back and find his car being pushed another 100m away. hahaha

Bangkok was more shopping and eating. Meeting up with the others i met 3 years ago.

I love this restaurant. By the river, with good view of the bridge and splendid sunset at 6pm.

The weather lady was good to us, we managed to avoid rain all the way till last two days. Monday we took the bus 1 and a half hour out of town to meet up with Kajohn and Pi Chee one more time, don’t know when’s the next time i can meet them.

Chinatown has many many things but not walkable when it rains. So basically covered the main areas in Bangkok, Chatuchat, Siam Square, some malls, Chinatown,

oh and the FLASHLIGHT NIGHT MARKET, you used to have to bring a flashlight to go around and buy things cos it’s really dark. but now most of the stalls have their own lighting. It is like the thieves market, but it has EVERYTHING, car seats, car steering wheel, knuts, bolts, screws, mop, light bulbs, many many household stuff, bicycles, clothes, cds, food… etc.

Bangkok was very rushed, wake up, go out, come home sleep. At least I didn’t feel too much of a tourist cause sis brought us around like locals (she’s almost half thai already). HAHAhaha…

I still love Chiang Rai. I wanna go back!! I miss the children! =( I miss Fr Paul and his interesting interpretations, his crazy music randoms, I miss simplicity.

3 Years Ago.

When will I come back to Thailand again? When will I see you again?

And the minute i reach Changi Airport, “BACK TO LIFE, BACK TO REALITY”. UGH!

Got to start packing and meeting up with the rest. My schedule’s packed and I can’t believe I’m leaving in two weeks!!!!!! Super excited

Love you all!

i’m home!

sadly, back to reality.

many many things have happened while i was away.

will update tml. sleeping time!!

heading to thailand in a few hours

cut out from the world and technology. no way of reaching me by mobile, except email.

went to modesto’s with dumbernarians today, ater pizza, wedges, calamari. super yummy =)

before that was Song of the Seas, soemthing i wanted to watch for a very long time. I must say it was quite impressive as compared to the older musical fountain. But it was a little funny with their exxagerated hand signs and actions.

Anyway, cool catching up with the girls and lovely good byes. Aww!!! I’ll miss DIANA!! my cow!!! I won’t get to see you anymore!!! till dec =( WA LAO!!!! =(

Im tired, lazy to upload pictures and need to iron clothes, so till 2nd July!!! CIAO!

Yes I’ve been missing from this blog!

Been super busy the past week!

On 12th was IT show, went to get my laptop at a considerably good offer, ACER ASPIRE, and on saturday Terence and Marie got me a Panasonic Lumix Camera =)

And only after 5 LONG DAYS, today… did i open the boxes and actually touch these two items. This is the first time that I’ve not reached home and immediately open my new toy. ahahah

Basically from 13th to 16th I was in church for a camp, no internet access so was basically cut out from the internet world. haha I was photographer for the camp. love taking photos and clicking away =)

Super tired after the camp, i slept for 12 hours and awoke on Tuesday to go for my hair appointment. Straightened my hair, look so flat now. HAHA =) but i like it. nice =) not so messy..

Then at night Jammers headed to Villa Bali!!! =) Long awaited… food *thumbs up* really good!!!

We had super nice yummy Tauhu Telor, EXTREMELY tender chicken kebabs, and best tasting beef rendang, pizza was so so… but the SERVICE… BAD, SLOW, POOR, DISAPPOINTMENT!!!!

They took like 40 mins to get us out food, giving excuses that cos their kitchen was upstairs and it was busy. IT WASN’T EVEN FULL!!!!! pissed off… and other tables were getting their food. Why weren’t we?

But overall ambience was good, pretty hot so we had to ask them to turn on the fan, we got a nice day bed sort of table, and i guess everything was alright, GOOD food, but lousy service. Pictures up soon!

And… I’m leaving for Thailand tml morning!!! =) for 2 whole weeks of HOLIDAY!!! I don’t have auto roam so don’t bother trying to contact me. Email me or leave a comment here, i MIGHT drop by once. haha…

Will be going to Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai and Bangkok. Don’t miss me!!

Till 2nd July! =)

*oh and the swelling in my wisdom tooth has gone down tremendously =) need a while more to heal fully though*

just had my two left wisdom tooth extracted.

and i’m in PAIN!!!!!!!! ok it’s more like the aching pain… but still, the anesthesia has worn off and sighs…

It was quite a scary experience, and it seemed like the longest time of my life…. The way the dentist drilled and drilled and drilled ANd drilled… i thought he was gonna drill a hole right through my mouth.

He kept changing tools to get the tooth out, and that tooth was HUMONGOUSLY big, too wise you see…

He gave me so many jabs of anesthetic, and one more after the operation, its as if im immune to it.

Anyway, so when the bottom wisdom tooth that was so stubborn finally came out, he stitched it up, and within seconds he extracted the top one.

look at the size of that huge monster at the back of my mouth!!!

yeah thats the top one and the bottom one. HUGE… and the red stuff is parts of my gum.. EEeewwww

sighs… i’m like a puffer fish now..

menu for the week = porridge =(