spoilers ahead for j-man and kodomo ... (yet more of my travel tales)
excerpt from my travel diary:
Day 16
"I took a shower and left the place at about 11ishand found my way to Silom Soi 4, by retracing the way I came from. There are 2 main pubs along that alley, 'The Balcony' and 'Telephone'. There were many young Thai boys who practically mobbed passerbys to sit down and have a drink. I was one of them. Anyhow, I sat down at The Balcony and ordered a long island tea. It was mighty uncomfortable since the tables are arranged in such a way that everyone was looking at everyone. The sexual tension was just too much to take so I moved and sat down with a pair of lesbian couple from Finland. I can't exactly remember their names now but they reminded me so much of the lesbian couple in QAF. One of them, the butch one, has short dark hair while the other has long blond hair. When I told them of this fact, they laughed. I had another gin and tonic, which was very cheap, I think it was 69 bahts."
Day 18
" I then hopped on Bus no. 17 to Pratunam Market but got off one stop earlier to check out Bangkok's World Trade Centre. Being on the buses of Bangkok is quite an experience in itself. The buses are always in a rush and barely stopped for passengers to get on and off. Several times, I had to quickly scramble on and then clumsily sat down because the bus actually sped up while I was still on the steps. Once, I even had to jump off the bus because it has already started moving. There is also a conductor on every bus, who would come and collect money from each new passengers (kinda like Singapore in the past).
The Pratunam Market converge around the intersection of Pretchburi and Ratchaprarop, It was quite big, dirty and seedy like every other place in this city. I walked around abit and even saw these 2 gay Singapore couple buying a stack of Thai gay porn magazines from one of the stall. I bought some souvenirs and then met up with Pop at the WTC."
Day 21
"Woke up late again this morning.. and had another late brunch at Thai-Thai. At atbout 1:30pm, I took bus 115 to Silom Street then after studying the subway map for awhile, I took the new Bangkok Skytrain from Sala Daeng Station to the Mo Chit Station, which is just a short walk away from the Chatuchak Market.
Chatuchak Market is ENORMOUS! Unbelievable huge. Between the time I arrived, which is 3pm, up till when the market closes at 6, I believe I have yet to see half of the entire ground. And I do mean see only, as in browse and scan quickly, not really stopping to buy. That is not all. The stuffs that can be found here put those from Paddington Market to shame. There are literally tons of stores devoted entirely to second hand and distressed original Levi's and Lee's, together with all the newest and classic fashion must-haves such as Brian Kinney's shell/leather strap and fake Birkenstock sandals. I bought several of those stuffs LOL.
Furthermore, I bought some foods such as their grilled chicken and authentic Thai iced tea, and I am flabbergasted how they could make such simple foods so delicious and different. After the past few days here,I have come to the conclusion that Thai cuisine is definitely in a class of its own compared to the rest of the Asean countries."
excerpt from my travel diary:
Day 16
"I took a shower and left the place at about 11ishand found my way to Silom Soi 4, by retracing the way I came from. There are 2 main pubs along that alley, 'The Balcony' and 'Telephone'. There were many young Thai boys who practically mobbed passerbys to sit down and have a drink. I was one of them. Anyhow, I sat down at The Balcony and ordered a long island tea. It was mighty uncomfortable since the tables are arranged in such a way that everyone was looking at everyone. The sexual tension was just too much to take so I moved and sat down with a pair of lesbian couple from Finland. I can't exactly remember their names now but they reminded me so much of the lesbian couple in QAF. One of them, the butch one, has short dark hair while the other has long blond hair. When I told them of this fact, they laughed. I had another gin and tonic, which was very cheap, I think it was 69 bahts."
Day 18
" I then hopped on Bus no. 17 to Pratunam Market but got off one stop earlier to check out Bangkok's World Trade Centre. Being on the buses of Bangkok is quite an experience in itself. The buses are always in a rush and barely stopped for passengers to get on and off. Several times, I had to quickly scramble on and then clumsily sat down because the bus actually sped up while I was still on the steps. Once, I even had to jump off the bus because it has already started moving. There is also a conductor on every bus, who would come and collect money from each new passengers (kinda like Singapore in the past).
The Pratunam Market converge around the intersection of Pretchburi and Ratchaprarop, It was quite big, dirty and seedy like every other place in this city. I walked around abit and even saw these 2 gay Singapore couple buying a stack of Thai gay porn magazines from one of the stall. I bought some souvenirs and then met up with Pop at the WTC."
Day 21
"Woke up late again this morning.. and had another late brunch at Thai-Thai. At atbout 1:30pm, I took bus 115 to Silom Street then after studying the subway map for awhile, I took the new Bangkok Skytrain from Sala Daeng Station to the Mo Chit Station, which is just a short walk away from the Chatuchak Market.
Chatuchak Market is ENORMOUS! Unbelievable huge. Between the time I arrived, which is 3pm, up till when the market closes at 6, I believe I have yet to see half of the entire ground. And I do mean see only, as in browse and scan quickly, not really stopping to buy. That is not all. The stuffs that can be found here put those from Paddington Market to shame. There are literally tons of stores devoted entirely to second hand and distressed original Levi's and Lee's, together with all the newest and classic fashion must-haves such as Brian Kinney's shell/leather strap and fake Birkenstock sandals. I bought several of those stuffs LOL.
Furthermore, I bought some foods such as their grilled chicken and authentic Thai iced tea, and I am flabbergasted how they could make such simple foods so delicious and different. After the past few days here,I have come to the conclusion that Thai cuisine is definitely in a class of its own compared to the rest of the Asean countries."
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