Chiang Mai & Bangkok

Day 1 (18 Dec): Chiang Mai

Took air asia from sing to BKK, then transfer to NOK air. Flight was delay for awhile so by the time we reach Chiang Mai is already 7pm. Arrived at Tamarind Village our hotel, was told by the staff that we are been upgraded to their suite. WOW suite leh haha…

After taking pics of the room and happy to see the suite, we took tup tup to the night market. First thing to look for is FOOD, walk through the night market found a place to book our adventure tour for the third day and found a place full of food. We decided to go to this restaurant to eat. We ordered 7 disks and everyone around was looking at our table haha… so much food. The food was nice and CHEAP.
Then we carry on shopping at the night market till around 1am. Took tup tup back to hotel, the driver say he know how to go, but end up he lost his way too…
I was angry that he mention he know how to go, but actually dun know. We asked around, ask a police on the road and even call back hotel. Finally back to hotel 2+am… so tired.

Day 2: Chiang Mai

Slept till 10am faster go for breakfast. Then check out our beautiful suite then go to our day 2 hotel at Mountain View Guest house. Ai yo, it’s a guest house dun expect much ok. Still quite good lah…

Went to Central Airport Plaza to buy tickets for the Ratchaphruek Flora Expo 2006.
This 12 week horticultural show in Chiang Mai is part of year long celebrations honouring His Majesty. It spectacular showcase of tropical flora with 2,200 species and 2.5 million tropical plants from around the world. We were lucky to be within the 12 weeks hehe.

Saw some stuff to buy at the Central Airport Plaza, but will buy them after the Flower visit.

The day ended at the night market again and back hotel around 12am.

Day 3: Chiang Mai

Adventure day. Had our breakfast and waited for the tour guide to come pick us up. On board a pickup with shelter behind and on our way to the mountain. It happens that today is the driver’s birthday, so on our way he requests to visit a temple at his home town. Finally we reach our camp site with elephants walking around. First we took at ride on elephant up hill slope and feeding them with bananas. The ride was fun, but I am scare of height…
Then we board the pickup and drive further up to start our trekking to the waterfall.
Along the way was cliff, rocks and streams. Have to climb rocks, cross streams by bamboos lay across. A lot of balancing… Thanks to the army training haha… Along the way we saw 3 sites for tourist who wants to stay in the mountain and by the stream overnight.

Finally reach the waterfall after about an hour. The water was ice cold. Another group of tourist arrives behind us, there are some kids. The kids quickly change to their swimming attire, but realize the water is too cold quickly changes back their clothing haha…
We took a lot photos then have to trek back to our pickup.

Next drive back to the camp for rafting and bamboo section. On board the rubber boat, our instructor is a playful young guy. We start off ahead are rushing water down the mountain. It was really fun. Then we change to the bamboo raft. A slow flow down the stream. Our butt is on the cold water. Nice and relaxing down stream.

Back to hotel was about 6pm. Took our luggage and head for the night market’s food section. This time we try another restaurant just opposite the one we eaten on day 1. The food was disappointing… not nice and expensive…

Then on our water to the airport head for Bangkok.
Arrive at Bangkok late night. First sms on my phone was notice from air asia that the flight back on the next day to sing was delay by 2 hours. Good that means we can have more time in Bangkok haha…

Took meter taxi to china town, Shang Hai Inn.
The room is nice, very Chinese.

Day 4: Bangkok!

Woke up quite late was very tired after the adventure. Walk along the china town area and realize there are nothing much. On board tup tup to the shopping area!

Arrived at MBK. Went shopping at Discovery Centre, Siam Paragon (Hmmm the Christmas tree is the same as last year…) and Central Plaza (Completed their renovation).

Shop till 6pm then quickly took a taxi ask the driver to bring us to the hotel and also the airport. The traffic was bad… Arrive at Airport we quickly check in (the flight was further delay by 30 mins). Along the way bought Burger King so that we can eat on the flight. Rush all the way to the gate, the staff told us the flight is delayed. Then we decide to go shopping around the airport shops.

Time to board the flight. As there is no sit allocation, we have to queue. Hmm some people cut queue through the young children and elderly gate… When it’s time for us to board, there were this group of Indians each standing at a row of sits to book sit for their relatives… so BAD. We end up sitting near to the back. The flight took off, then the flight attendance announce that it’s not allow to eat outside food on board!!! My BK!!!
Hmmm we have to quickly and not to let them see our food while we eat… but the smell cant be hidden… one of the attendance saw our drink, but he keep quiet.

Finally about the land at Sing. Just after the pilot announces the plane is about the land, someone at the back fainted! The flight attendant quickly help and shouted that there is a doctor on board could you identify yourself. Hmmm for nothing the attendant took off his uniform, but still got a t-shirt on lah. They manage to keep that person breathing. The plane continues proceed with the landing. The attendant began to show an angry face or fastrated face because everyone was looking at the incident. He shouted everyone to fasten their sit belt, hmmm what kind of attitude?

After the plane landed, thought they will carry that person down first, no he still lay on the floor. I got off first. 2 of my friends got off later. They told me the attendant give them the face like they wanted to look at the person fainted so stay behind… there are a couple whose luggage was on the last roll, the attendant angrily past it to them and ask them to go… what a service!!! You think everyone so KPO?!?!

Arrive home at 1am…