GRAND PALACES DU JOUR
on our third day we went to the province to for a plant visit. blah blah blah...work work work. we went to the primary school that the company/our hosts supports to show us their corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts. we were surprised that the school really prepared for our arrival. they had the kids line up and the school officials and teachers made these kids wave at us while we were walking towards their library like we're some celebrity...weird.
well-scrubbed healthy faces
what made the visit special was the kids even prepared a music and dance number for us.
this one is a very pretty girl
that night we went to baiyoke tower, thailand's tallest building to have dinner in a chinese resto at the 79th(?) floor. our guide also showed us to the rotating viewing deck of the building to see bangkok at night.
bangkok at night
some of my colleagues opted to go to mah boon krong (MBK) and shop 'til it closed instead of joining us at baiyoke. these girls were really dead-set on shopping. as for me, i just want to experience bangkok so i stayed with the group who went to baiyoke. anyway, after dinner we went to suan lum night market for some souvenir shopping.
night bazaar
ooh, gold!
one of 'em shining buildings
the ramayana epic in mural
if i remember it right these creatures are lord vishnu's mode of transportation
i can't post any more pictures and stories. wala naman ako masyadong kwento except for we had one very obnoxious companion from one paper that most of us in the tour wanted to shred/kill/or throw into the river. such an asshole that this person had the gall to insult one editor about his/her weight. so annoying that somebody told this asshole to shut up since this person had been thrashing the philippines at every opportunity he/she gets to talk with the thais, especially our hosts.
a basta ayoko na magkwento baka may makahula na kung sino siya. di siya editor, reporter o columnist... nagfe-feeling lang siya. period.
well-scrubbed healthy faces
what made the visit special was the kids even prepared a music and dance number for us.
this one is a very pretty girl
that night we went to baiyoke tower, thailand's tallest building to have dinner in a chinese resto at the 79th(?) floor. our guide also showed us to the rotating viewing deck of the building to see bangkok at night.
bangkok at night
some of my colleagues opted to go to mah boon krong (MBK) and shop 'til it closed instead of joining us at baiyoke. these girls were really dead-set on shopping. as for me, i just want to experience bangkok so i stayed with the group who went to baiyoke. anyway, after dinner we went to suan lum night market for some souvenir shopping.
night bazaar
wasn't able to buy anything except for a pair of square pants -- the kind that you tie up your waist -- for 110 baht and nothing else. it's just that it's a futile exercise to buy all those decorative souvenirs/items since i won't have any place to put these. remember, i don't have a place of my own yet where i can freely decorate it to my liking. kulang na lang sabihin bawal umupo sa mga sofa eh. *bitter*
next day, before we left for manila, we went to the grand palace and went around for an hour. dun ko lang naramdaman that i was truly in thailand. kasi parang pinas din kasi thailand, mas malinis nga lang kasi walang nakakalat na basura sa kalye. when we were going to the province, yung scenery parang yung papuntang bay, laguna and yung mga kasunod nitong towns papuntang sta. cruz. it was so familiar that one moment i thought i was back home again.
the palace grounds
several kings had a penchant for western/european architecture that they tried to incorporate these into the palace complex. the result is a mishmash of cultures.
czech republic? germany? no, it's thailand!
the mythological giant or yak
under renovation
shining, shimmering something
next day, before we left for manila, we went to the grand palace and went around for an hour. dun ko lang naramdaman that i was truly in thailand. kasi parang pinas din kasi thailand, mas malinis nga lang kasi walang nakakalat na basura sa kalye. when we were going to the province, yung scenery parang yung papuntang bay, laguna and yung mga kasunod nitong towns papuntang sta. cruz. it was so familiar that one moment i thought i was back home again.
the palace grounds
several kings had a penchant for western/european architecture that they tried to incorporate these into the palace complex. the result is a mishmash of cultures.
czech republic? germany? no, it's thailand!
the mythological giant or yak
under renovation
shining, shimmering something
ooh, gold!
i don't know what this building is called but it's pretty
one of 'em shining buildings
the ramayana epic in mural
if i remember it right these creatures are lord vishnu's mode of transportation
i can't post any more pictures and stories. wala naman ako masyadong kwento except for we had one very obnoxious companion from one paper that most of us in the tour wanted to shred/kill/or throw into the river. such an asshole that this person had the gall to insult one editor about his/her weight. so annoying that somebody told this asshole to shut up since this person had been thrashing the philippines at every opportunity he/she gets to talk with the thais, especially our hosts.
a basta ayoko na magkwento baka may makahula na kung sino siya. di siya editor, reporter o columnist... nagfe-feeling lang siya. period.
