.:: Lily The Purpsie ::.

*050909 Chocolate Indulgence surprise cake from Lawlyypwops <3*

After four years of excruciating university experience, I finally graduated with a Bachelor of Psychology (090709).

My life as a student has officially ended! Unless of course, I decide to pursue my Masters in the future.

Three weeks ago, Selena introduced me to a job at her father's friend's legal firm, to do with due diligence.

I went for the interview (170809), was offered the job (190809), and accepted the offer (210809)

I will be starting work tomorrow, as a Due Diligence Executive, together with Mike Chang!

Feels great not having to start work alone Hopefully all goes well!

p/s: I'd like to give my thanks to Selena, without whom I would still be bumming around at home eating Chipsmore! Thanks Sel!

and to Lawlyypwops, for your everlasting love and support, thank you baby 

Day 6

260709. 1230hr.

Brunch:

Price: RM4

*****

Next stop: Pratunam Morning Market.

I dreamt of Sugar again last night T_T

Sadly Law doesn't like dogs

*****

1740hr.

After a whole day of shopping, again, we went to a nearby restaurant for Chicken Rice!

Price: RM3

p/s: You can see that I am getting lazier at explaining things XD

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Day 7

270709. 0710hr.

Our plan for the final day was to go to the Floating Market!

The travel agency had reminded us the day before to be ready for pick-up

at 7.30am, so Law woke me up at 6a.m. as I needed an hour to prepare 

When we were done and excited to leave, we realized that Thailand's time is

an hour behind that of Malaysia's =_= which means, I woke up at 5 friggin a.m.

T_T

Lepaking

*****

0920hr. Coconut Sugar Farm.

Woot! Our rented private van!

Price: RM170

Fear meeeeeee! *RAWRRRRRRR*

Coconut humping.

*****

1010hr. Dumnoen Saduak Boating Service.

The staffs here quoted us a whooping RM40/ person to take the long-tail boat ride to the floating market.

Which is why they offered us free coconuts =_=

Luckily I did my homework and found out that people usually pay RM10-RM15 only!

So we bargained and closed the deal at RM18

WOOHOOOOOOO!

We bought spring rolls!

FINALLY!

Congested!

He looks very absorbed

Look at the amount of people waiting to order

If you plan to visit the Floating Market (nothing great really), make sure your van

driver stops you directly at the Dumnoen Saduak floating market, where you can

choose to walk on the passage along the canal, instead of the boat service center.

Our boat did not stop for us to get off to have breakfast  ^&%$#$%

*EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

This concludes our seven-day trip to Bangkok!

I'd have to say that seven days is a bit too long and exhausting for me because by the end

of the fifth day, I just couldn't wait to come home! =/ Perhaps a five-day trip would be sufficient.

All in all, despite being cheated over and over again, I enjoyed this trip because of the

great company, good food, endless shopping, banana drama and so much more <3

I will definately visit Bangkok again

250709. 1027hr.

Moved to a new room!

*****

Breakfast:

This PY is damn char dou XD

She mistaken the hotel's international call charges to be at 90 cents per minute.

Only when the bill came to RM54 that she finally realized it was actually RM9/min. =_=

Above: Proof that Susan cried following the Banana Rocket incident XD

Off to Chatuchak Weekend Market!:

The heat caused me such a bad headache

So baby said we should rest and he bought us coconut <3

While we were eating, drinking, and chatting:

They shopped and had coconut ice cream!

Love this picture <3

I really couldn't stand the heat so we opted to return to

the hotel and rest until night, while they continued shopping.

*****

2015 hr. PY's room.

Came here to lepak and collect payment for the next day's Floating Market trip.

Doing her homework =_=

*****

2144hr.

Thai durians are so huge and cheap!

Price: RM4

Clean and clear XD

*****

0007 hr. Lebua Hotel- Sirocco Skybar.

Shin Yin brought us to this spectacular skybar located at the top of Lebua Hotel.

So romantic!

We were smiling like monkeys because a 'pondan'

(shit i feel so bad for calling him that) offered to help

us take this photo. lol. He was really nice and friendly!!

Back to the Hotel!

Yeap, that's his left hand on my butt. Very nice.

240709. 1210hr.

Shin Yin had earlier proposed that we go to Pattaya on this day.

However, we felt that Pattaya was a big risk (no hotel reservation,

no bus and train tickets, don't know what time the ONLY train to

Pattaya takes off etc) thus, we remained in Bangkok.

Baby getting ready.

Breakfast at a famous Wanton Mee restaurant:

Its dry wanton mee is simply wanton mee soup without soup =_=

Price: RM4.50

*****

Our plan to replace Pattaya with Ayuthayya also didn't work out because

what we initially thought to be a 30-minute drive (at most) from Bangkok

turned out to be a 1-2 hours drive! My bad! 

Following the disappointment, we then decided to head to Silom for a

full body Thai traditional massage Law simply complied. Haha.

It reads: "Special testicle massage. Help you feel more relaxing.

Have a good blood pressure and to relieve a backache.

(100% Recoverying to be young)". LOL.

We were served herbal tea.

Amy washing her happy feet.

Pearly washing her smelly feet!

Very nice washroom!

Stripped naked *shy*

Kidding la! Fyi, you don't have to strip naked for traditional Thai massages,

it only applies to other types of massages like aromatherapy etc etc.

So if you are shy like we are, choose this! Plus, it's the cheapest!

We are the yee sip millon Baht. We gib you good servee.

You touch we, we gib you a cake in the bawws.

No good servee, no wefund. We alsho go fwom the behind.

Japanese warrior whose "warrior" got "up" to fight the "painful war".

For naked people.

Settling the bills.

Price: RM28/ person.

Pancake!

PY wandering aimlessly, not knowing where to go since the Bazaar hasn't started yet.

We then decided that MBK mall was the next best place to lepak until night, before we

return to Silom road for more street shopping and dinner, and Patpong Tiger Shows.

Dinner: Guess where's this!

A&Wwwwwwwww!!! XD

*****

Next stop: Patpong Night Market/ Tiger Shows.

Upon reaching our destination, we were approached by a young man offering us cheap deals

to go watch Tiger Show. He said, "Pay only 100baht (RM10) for each drink, no like show no money",

making it clear that we could walk off if we didn't like the place. So we followed him to one of the

dodgy clubs, and to our horror, they had some of the ugliest and oldest lady performers on stage!! =S

I am talking about fierce 50 year olds and sagging boobs! *cry*

Anyway, we settled, ordered our drinks and had the shock of our lives seeing them pull strings of

blades from down under (and many other shitty stunts), then forcing customers to pay tips.

In one stunt, the lady stuffed a lubricated banana into her vagina and shot it out through pressure.

Before you know it, the banana flew across the stage and hit Susan on her arms, causing her to cry

on.the.spot!!. *abit funny XD* Needless to say, she was traumatized and immediately fled the scene. haha!

THEN the mamasan came with the bill and 'forced' us to settle it. I was expecting 500baht for the drinks,

but it turned out to be 7000baht (RM700) *WTFFFF*. We argued with her, citing what the man had earlier

said and she simply replied angrily, "I don't know who, he doesn't work for us!" *ARGHHHHHHH!!!*

In the end, we paid them 1500baht and stomped off. Fuckerss! Never.ever.ever.ever.trust.strangers!

Supper before we balik and tidur T_T

230709. 1030 hr.

Having satisfied our basic shopping needs the day before,

we decided to reward Lawrence's patience by bringing him

to some of Thailand's most distinctive landmarks, such as

the Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn) and the Grand Palace.

That's him in his usual 45-minute routine, which involves taking a shower, shaving, and hair-styling.

and this was the result *speechless*

Spot the difference!

When we were finally done, we headed down to the streets to have brunch!

Funny how we, PY and gang, plus Law and I, had to leave the hotel separately.

That's for sneaking extra guests in!

Omg, this has got to be one of the best chap funs everrr!

Three types of meat dishes and one vege, all for RM5! *salivates*

Contrary to the above, this was one of the worst Kai Fans =S

See the color also know la!

 Wan Tan Mee

Shin Yin has now become my eating buddy =D

She can eat as much as me, and is not shy to do so =D=D

I forgotten what balls were these. Hmm, must be potato.

Ladies in Blue!

Behind us stands Thailand's tallest hotel, the Baiyoke Sky Hotel Bangkok.

Awesome coconut. All in all, i think we had approximately 10 coconuts throughout the trip =S

Price: RM2

Women checking out nail arts...

Law got bored and started using his straw to detach the coconut's flesh from its shell.

We were genuinely surprised that it worked *dot dot dot*

Monkey's brain!

Very funny, huh? -_-    *syiok sendiri*

Almost done.....

TADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Price: RM5

Getting closer to our destination.... In a tuk tuk heading towards Central Pier

Mr. Tuk Tuk drove us to the wrong pier near Shangri-la Hotel =_=

We decided to walk to Central Pier instead of arguing with him

In future, remember to just take the BTS Skytrain to Saphan Taksin!

Train tickets there cost about the same as in Malaysia, plus minus RM2.

Posing below the Sathorn Bridge before going to the Chao Phraya Tourist Boat Service

to get our tickets (RM15/person) for a cruise on the Chao Phraya River (aka River of Kings).

The boat stops at various jetties along the river where you can hop on and off to visit the attractions at each site.

Unless you plan to do that (stop at most, if not all jetties), DO NOT buy the day-long pass, like each of us did.

We had only intended to go to Wat Arun thus, taking a taxi or tuk tuk would have been much cheaper.

We got off at a jetty opposite the Wat Arun and paid another 3baht (30 cents) to cross over.

Reachinggg!

FINALLYYYYY!

Sawadeekaaa

Yoga gone wrong

Very juicy. Guess whose?

You got it right!

Hahahaha! XD

Leng Chai posing weyh

Background looks slightly fake!

Below: After a 1000-km walk, at least it felt that way =S, we finally reached the Grand Palace's entrance!

     Note: Remember to google search for the right dress code if you wish to visit the Grand Palace!

     They are very strict with that e.g. no shorts, no sandals, no spaghetti straps etc.

     If you are in short skirts/pants, you will have to rent a sarong at 100baht (RM10)!

So, we were wandering around the entrance contemplating if we should go in (Price: RM30)

and the man above approached us with a big, big smile. He spoke in a very friendly manner,

claimed himself to be one of the Grand Palace's staffs and went on to convey the news to

us that the palace was closed at 3pm as it was Buddha's birthday that day

He then took our map (see his hands) and told us places we could visit instead.

He also got two tuk tuk drivers to charge us at very very low prices!

DAMN NICE RIGHT T_T!!! That was why we took a photo with him with two thumbs up!

Excited!!

Very happy!!

WOOHOOOOO!

First stop: Lucky Buddha.

Nothing much to see, there was only one Buddha in this temple =S

While we were inside, Phoi Ying struck up a conversation with a decently dressed Thai man who

claimed that his fiance is a Malaysian. He said he had come back to Thailand to get some

jewelleries for their wedding as they were cheaper here. How sweet After 10 minutes, we left.

*****

Next stop: Wat Benchamabophit or the Marble Temple.

It was under construction =_=

We camwhored just a little bit before leaving.

The tuk tuk driver then suggested that we drop by two shops for five minutes each, saying

that they would receive free gas coupons from the shop owners. Out of pity, we agreed.

On our way to the shops..

*That's the Giant Swing Law was so hyped up about! Lolzzzz! XD*

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Agreeing to the drivers' requests was one BIG mistake (you'll see why).

We were brought to two "jewellery export centers" and were treated rudely

for not purchasing anything. FYI, the jewelleries' prices go by the thousands!

We wasted the entire day not achieving anything dammit =_=

It wasn't until everything was over that we realized we have

been conned by the "nice man" outside the Grand Palace. Wtf.

Nice man my assssss! *^%#$%&*&@#* *kicks his balls*

*****

I just googled something VERY INTERESTING! (PY and Law, please take note!)

By: Into-asia.com (2006)

The con-artists always targets the new, first time arrivals to Thailand and consequently

you find them hanging around the main tourist attractions, particularly Wat Phra Kaew /

Grand Palace, Wat Pho, the National Museum and Wat Arun. New arrivals are often

somewhat surprised at the friendliness of people in the Land of Smiles, and unfortunately

can become a bit too trusting of strangers which leaves them vulnerable to this scam.

What we've described below is a typical example, but there are many variations.

*CHECKED!*

It usually starts with a male stranger approaching you on the way to or nearby any of

main tourist attractions, and telling you that you can't go in at the moment. They can come

up with dozens of reasons why: "Oh didn't you know it's a Buddhist holiday today", "closed

for cleaning", "closed for repairs", "closed because the monks are chanting now", "it's only

open on Wednesdays" etc. By far the best approach is just to ignore anyone trying to talk to

you on the way in, which may seem rude but it can be very difficult to get away if you start

any conversation with them. In the vast majority of cases, there is absolutely no truth in

what they are saying, it's just a ruse to get you started in conversation with them. If the

place really is closed, find out for yourself from the entrance and don't take anyone's word

for it. No one is going to be offended if you try and enter, even if it really is closed for a holiday.

*CHECKED!*

A lot of people understandably don't want to offend or appear ignorant of Thai culture and so

are talked out of going to Wat Pho or wherever it is they really intended to go. But not to worry,

your new friend knows somewhere equally impressive that is still open - "the famous 100m

high Standing Buddha temple". It's not mentioned in your guidebook for some reason, but he

will kindly mark the location of it on your map for you. He may also casually talk about a special

promotion on gems or jewelry that is on today, but will put no pressure on you to buy any.

*CHECKED!*

After another 5 or 10 minutes of conversation, he will usually offer to arrange a tuk-tuk ride for

you to the new temple at a bargain price (10B/20B, say, or even for free) explaining that tuk-tuks

overcharge tourists and so he can get that the price that cheap for you because he is Thai.

Alternatively, they claim that by taking you there and then to a special export shop they get free

petrol coupons and so that is why it is cheap. Either way it's worth remembering that tuk-tuks

are no cheaper than taxis in Bangkok, and you can pretty much guarantee that if you are offered

even a short ride for less than 40B there is something dodgy going on.

*CHECKED!*

At the new temple (the so-called 'Standing Buddha temple', 'Lucky Buddha temple' etc -

really just an average temple in an out-of-the-way location), the tuk-tuk driver waits outside

while you go in. Inside you'll be fortunate enough to meet a smartly dressed Thai man who

speaks excellent English, and claims to be a university professor / business man / student /

tourist official etc. You'll chat for a while (they often have excellent knowledge about your

home country), and eventually the conversation gets round to jewelry and gems, confirming

the special deal on at the moment that the man on the street mentioned earlier. Essentially,

this special deal involves bulk buying gems at a low price in Thailand in order to resell them

for a vast profit in your home country. This is dressed up in any number of ways - you don't

buy from a shop but from a special "international export center", today is a special export day,

it's an opportunity previously only open to Thai students to finance their studies abroad but

now tourists can do it as well, there's a special tax break today, it's part of a tourism promotion,

it's a wholesale factory price, backed by the government, you get a certificate of authenticity

and a money back guarantee etc etc...And if you don't want to buy, why not come along anyway

because the experts are happy to teach you about the famous Thai gems for free ?

*CHECKED!*

This is all an elaborate set of lies of course, and you're simply being set up to spend a small

fortune on the 'bargain' gems. The man will even mark the location of the gem shop on the

map in your Lonely Planet guide for you, so you can tell the tuk-tuk driver where to go. The

tuk-tuk driver, who ten minutes before could barely speak any English let alone read a map

written in it, looks at your map and strangely enough knows exactly where to go.

*CHECKED CHECKED!*

Onto the gem shop, and you are well looked after with personal servicefrom the manager,

free drinks etc. There then follows a high-pressuresales pitch, after which far too many

people are persuaded to spend inthe region of 100 000B (US$2500), 200 000B (US$5000)

or more on gemswhich they hope to resell at a profit in their home country. The gemshops

often pay lowlife foreigners to linger in their shop posing as acustomer and casually mention

to you that for years they have boughtThai gems from this shop, sold them back in France /

USA / Singapore /etc, and have made loads of money doing it. For many people, theknowledge

that a fellow foreigner has done it successfully is whatfinally persuades them to buy. To ensure

you get the gems out ofThailand safely, with no problems from customs etc, the shop will offer

to mail the gems to your country for you. When you actually come to buythe gems, you may find

the shop doesn't have the facilities to acceptcredit cards itself, rather you have to go and buy

gold from a nearbyshop with your card and then pay them in the gold you just purchased.

What most people find out soon enough when they try and sell them is that the expensively

purchased "gems" are really only worth a tiny fraction of what you paid for them. If you're lucky,

you're just sold pretty bits of worthless cut-glass (if you wonder why this is lucky, see what to

do after being scammed).Either way, virtually all the money that was spent on the gems is now

lost. The receipt, money back guarantee and certificate of authenticityare barely worth the paper

they're printed on. The reason the shopwants to mail them abroad for you is, of course, to stop

you comingback and demanding your money back when you realise what's happened.Though

chances of getting your money back aren't great even when youstill have the "gems" with you,

they are non-existent if you havemailed them abroad. For a similar reason, after you've made

yourpurchase they may take you sightseeing around Bangkok, take you for ameal, on a night

out etc all to try and reduce the amount of time youhave to realise you've been scammed. If

you've sent the gems abroad,the time they spend taking you round Bangkok is using up the

precious time you have of getting to the mail center on time to intercept yourpackage before

it leaves the country.

*****

Next time you see overly friendly people telling you that the

Grand Palace is closed, shout back, "OH YEAH? FUCK YOU!!!"

Off to Chinatown for dinner..

Tai Chow!

Kang Kung

Omg-can-die Thai-style steamed fish

I believe you can get this somewhere in Klang, right Trina? =D

Tom Yum Kung

Cee-oh-cee-oh-and-euh-tee i(s)cream!!!

Chinatown is just a so-so place for me, nothing special..

Next off: Khao San Road/ Night Market

You can get bikinis here at RM20, be sure to bargain!

Actually, you can get bikinis anywhere in Thailand for that price. Lol.

Leng chai

Big boobs, eyh?

Forgotten what's it called, but it costs RM30/bucket.

Should be considered cheap right, for alco?

I don't know la, cos i don't drinkk

Baby love and I after a lonnngggg longgggggg day.

After that night, we vowed never ever again to believe in friendly strangers T_T.