Money! from Ringgit Malaysia to Thai Baht. We are rich! Thaddes so proudly looking at the moneh!
The night that we missed our flight. We were forced to get the flight on the next day. So... we stranded at LCCT. Cis~ We were right outside at the benches infront of the main door but it was too noisy and smelly. So many funny people that looked at us like one kind so we 'pindah kem' to the benches near the car park. It was cold. Heh... This marked the STARTING POINT of our journey!
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Waiting for our luggage.
The Airport - Where we were waiting for the bus.
Bangkok! The Victory Monument. The roundabout has 'jejantas lalu-lintas' one. This part seriously looked like Sg.Wang. Our attempt to take the bus failed. There wasn't any when we were waiting. So we took a cab. Cost us about 59 Baht to Khao San Road.
Lamphy House! We found this place at one 'celah' in Soi Rambuttri (Soi means 'lorong' which is small lanes within a road). The first night we stayed here. 770 Baht for a Triple room. So cheap!
This is how it looks like from outside.
Our Triple room! Double bed x1 and Single bed x1. Just nice for all of us. Whee! They don't allow 3 people to stay in a Double room. But it was cheap anyway. Clean and it has got a balcony. Owh! and AIR-CON!!! It was so hot during Sonkran. I don't think we can survive without one.
Some Thai food that I can remember it's taste but can't remember it's name. heh! Yummy!
We 'pengsan' right after our lunch. hehe. See the water guns? 100 Baht. But we had lots of fun even on the day before Songkran.
Coke Songkran festival? haha... can advertise some more.
The amount of people even before Songkran
Colourful Flags
Got our selves cheap beer. This cost 50 Baht if not mistaken. Anyway, the cheapest around here is Lao Beer that cost only at 39 Baht and that's how much? MYR 4 only!!! Its like half the price of what we are getting in Malaysia.
People selling water gun everywhere. You can negotiate for price for the big ones roughly 250 Baht. They also sell WATER at 5 Baht per bottle. But on Songkran, they selling only 3 Baht. heh. Thaddes reloading his gun.
Wheehoo!!! I am ready!!!
This kid is so young that he needs both hands to pull the trigger. Heh... He was trying to shoot me but slow la he...
Police will come patrolling the place to keep us - the tourist and the crowd from getting tooooooo overly high. Alcohol is cheap. heh.
The 2nd day - On the way walking out from the Guest House... Somebody kena lottery. Her face so sad.
There are plenty of people that will help you to buy tickets get information from at the Train Station. and this girl beside me helped us on the first day when we came to the Train Station for the Chiang Mai train ticket( We didn't get the ticket to Chiang Mai as it has been fully booked. Over booked since it was Songkran. Everyone wants to get to Chiang Mai as it is the most happening place for Songkran. Owh.. . back to the story. This girl was a great helper. She even lead us to the bus ticket selling point to search for chiang mai bus ticket. On the day that we went Chatuchak, we saw her again!
Took the MRT at about 39 Baht to get to Chatuchak. This sign was in the Train... and it says:" please offer the seat to those in need" Gosh... I wonder why does the yellow-robe-fella doing in that signage.
Woohoo! CHATUCHAK! the shopping heaven. The only thing limited at Chatuchak is TIME.
This boy was shooting water at me just because I had a water gun with me. hehe. So cute. Then I took a picture with him. =)
We gotta rush ourselves out of Chatuchak and get to the Southern Bus Station in order to get a bus to Damnoen Saduak for the Floating Market. =) It was evening.
Crossing the bridge with all the stuffs that we bought. wheehoo! look at Michelle.
We look like we are some Amazing Race contestants.
Right when we stop at Damnoen Saduak, there is this lady who came to us and tell us that we can get the boat the next morning for 400 Baht. Yea... Little Bird Hotel. I think we were their only customer at that night.
Syiok sendiri
The Boat Service - At 7 in the morning , the lady waited for us and lead us here. All she does was that she called the boat fella and 'load' us into the long boat and she said:'' Have a nice trip! Bye Bye thank you!" Then we paid her 400 Baht.
Coconut Pancake!
Manggo Rice at the market. =)
There's so much expression in this pic. The lao ah mah was saying:" coconut? coconut."
Erm... I don't know what is this. It's like the Kuih Sepit/Kepit but was with Icing and coconut parut.
Saw this little girl. She was smiling so happily.
Going to Kanchanaburi right after we done with Floating Market then we check out from Nok Noi - The little Bird Hotel. Look at the bus... It has got fan inside. It was so so hot that we then sitted down and pengsan straight away. This bus took us 1 - 1.30 hours to reach Kanchanaburi.
The Prisoner of War built the railway during the World War Two. The Japanese invaded Thailand and take over Thailand from the hand of British. Then They took the prisoners to build The Burma Death Railway. The Railway is 415 KM. Every kilometre cost 38 lives and 52% that died were Asian.| Workers on the Death Railway | Total Deaths | |
| Asian Laborers | 200,000 | +/- 80,000 |
| British POW's | 30,000 | 6,540 |
| Dutch POW's | 18,000 | 2,830 |
| Australian POW's | 13,000 | 2,710 |
| American POW's | 700 | +/- 356 |
| Korean & Japanese soldiers | 15,000 | 1,000 |
The War Cemetery. Only 3 Asians were given proper burial but their names were unknown. This war cemetery has British, Dutch, American and Australian POW were buried here.
This guy is just 23. Owh... same age as me. Died of tragedy. The Japanese didn't have enough supply of food or any proper medication for those who are sick.
A big Cross stands beyond the green green grass.
Whoever you were, we pay you the highest respect.
The Bridge over River Kwai. This is the toughest part of the whole Death Railway.
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