Traveling 101

Travel destination: Thailand
Capital city: Bangkok
Seasons: Rainy season, Dry season, Winter
Approximate temperature: 25-33 degree celcius
Currency: Thiland Baht (1 baht= +-rp. 290)
Local time: same with WIB (no time diference)

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Second post to be made on mobile draft. Scared that I forgot everything from the journey.
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Day 1
Arived at Suvarnabhumi Airport at 9 p.m. Arrived at prince palace hotel at 11 p.m. there's prety much nothing to tell. Too tired to do anything. Frustrated because everything on TV were either in Thai language or dubbed into Thai language.
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Day 2
Woke up at 6.30 a.m. breakfast at 7 a.m. left from hotel at 8 a.m. First went to golden budha. It's a statue made from 100% real gold. the weight is 5.5 tons or 5500 kg. a real eye opener.. We went to Wat Arun after that. Just when I got off the bus I found exactly what Yuki wanted. but stupid me didn't buy it besause we were in a hurry. I thought we were gonna go back to the same spot because it was the place that we're being dropped off. Turned out we were picked up on a totally diferent place. Really lost all of my energy to do anything for that moment. Ate a buffet lunch at a nice hotel. Still pretty upset. Then went to Sriracha Tiger Zoo on the way to Pattaya.Watched a crocodile show there. Too affraid to watch the show because people put their heads on crocodille's mouth and stuff. Then watch super cute tiger cub being taken care of by a mommy pig, vice versa. Weird. But surprisingly cute. Then went back to the bus to continue the journey to Pattaya. Arrived at about 5 p.m. Once again searched for yuki's hat. Again, had no luck. There I decided that I WOULD NOT go home without the hat. Then went to Alcazar show to watch the famous Thai sissy. Seriously, they really do more gorgeous than a real female.
To: Dea
If you read this, you're gonna be very pleased to know that one of them dressed as lady GaGa PERFECTLY and I taped him (her?) if you wanna watch it. lol
Sadly my mother started to be irritating (as usual). Suddenly she said 'you see that? they are not real girls but they really wanna be. That's why you have to be thankful that you are a real girl and you have to be succesful. especially on your academics.' Wow, she actually compared me with a half-girl-half-dude. My mother, Ladies and gentlemen.
Anyway, Arrived at the hotel at 9 p.m. Searched once again for yuki's hat. Found one quite far from the hotel. Sis and mom already got mad by that time. Back at the hotel at 10 p.m. Again, Thai language TV programs.
Highlight of the day: After watching crocodille show, suddenly the song Sorry Sorry was played on the speaker. Sang my way out of the building. Then I heard the song again while I was walking pass a bar in Pattaya at night. lol
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Day 3
Woke up at 6. 30. Felt a bit unease. Already got a shock theraphy around 7.40. Lift door suddenly closed while I was between them. Thankfully my reflexes were quite fast and someone pushed the open button so the closed door was opened again. Suddenly remembered a scene from final destination 3. You know, when a woman's head got stuck between a lift and she ended up being beheaded.
Anyway, first stop that day : Honey store. being lectured there for an hour about the good qualities and trivias of bee, honey, bee pollen, and royal jelly. very interesting. Did you know a pure honey forms the shape of its pentagon nest again whenever you put water on it? And bees are the only creature in this world who are backwards regarding who-gives-milk-to-whom. Turns out bee pollen is made from bees' anthenas to be eaten by the queen. And the most shocking trivia I heard is that queen bees are usually as long as 15 centimetres. Imagine you see a bee at the size of your ruler. XP. Oh, and they also sell ice cream mixed with honey there. I tried milk honey flavour. It was super delicious. But weirdly for me, it gives a cheesy-like flavour lingering on my tounge after I finished eating it.
After that we went to thailand culture show and elephant show. All of the elephants were very entertaining. But because I ate a medicine during breakfast, I became very sleepy and slept for a view minutes during the culture show. while standing up. hmm, I'd never been so sleepy that I was able to sleep while standing. lol. After lunch we went to a gem store. It is currently the biggest gem store in the world. After we got of the bus, instead of being lectured with a boring powerpoint presentation, we went into a train to see the explanation. The concept is just like 'the adventure of winnie the pooh' atraction in hongkong disneyland. Well, it's similiar to 'it's a small world' in dufan but WAY cooler. They use robots, lighting effects, projector, laser effects, etc. And they had free bar there. From a nice hot cup of tea to a full glass of beer. We went to dry snack store after that. Had no interest at all. Stayed at bus and read religion school book for the test while listening to songs on mobile. After the bus started moving again, I tried to sleep but couldn't because on of the tour guide started singing (half shrieking, to be honest) and surprisingly the tour party kept asking for more. Well, after I went pass that, we arrived at The Royal Dragon Restaurant, which happens to be the biggest restaurant in the world, with the capacity of 5000 people. The place is HUGE. In the restaurant, we sat next to another tour group. They turned out to be koreans. They were extremely loud. But instead of being irritated, I felf somewhat peaceful. It just felt familiar in this thai-speaking place. We went to Suan Lum Night Market after that. I was quite disappointed with the price and quality of the things. But I did found a giant pocky for 50 baht (+- rp.15.000). Return to Prince Pallace Hotel in bangkok, slept at about 11 p.m.
Highlight of the day: two thumbs up for elephant show. and yesterday I found out that suju's members watched the exact same show when they were in bangkok last december. Kyuhyun even sat on the elephant's trunk and being carried across the field. I don't even know to whom I should be more jealous with, kyuhyun or the elephant. lol
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Day 4
More flexible tour schedule. Usually gathered at bus at 8, that day at 10.30. But because of the demonstration in Bangkok, our route changed. We were supposed to go to MBK mall (which by the way is like heaven for korean singers' fans because it is the source of every kpop merchandise in bangkok) but we went to JJ mall instead. After arrived there, I realized that JJ mal is like glodok, but in lane city(pinggiran kota), not downtown. So it pretty much sucked. I started looking for suju/ shinee's photobook and albums. Sadly, they are none. But I found something extraordinary. In a DVD store I found Suju's first super show concert and their collection of MVs. I was preparing to hear extravagant prices when I heard the sales girl said '200 baht (+-rp. 60.000) each'. I can't stop smiling for 30 minutes after that. Seriously. And it was an original DVD too, imported from china of course. And I also found a shoe store with the price of 100 baht(+- rp. 30.000) for every pair. the models are so cute. But it hurts badly if you wear it for too long though. eh. it's cheap anyway. We had a very early dinner after that. around 4.30 p.m. And there's a funny story while dinner too. I had a friend I've known from a retreat about a year ago. She was my father's friend's daughter. We got along really well but when it's time to say goodbye, I forgot to asked her number or her fs/fb account. And as the time pass by, I also forgot her name. When we're arranging the tour in january, I found out that she will also be joining us in the tour. I tried to remember but I really couldn't remember. I felt really bad and so since the first day of the tour I only smiled at her and greeted her formally everytime we passed by.I knew her name again after a while and I tried to start a conversation with her, but just the general stuff. 'have you eaten?', 'you went shopping?', things like that. In that dinner, we sat in the same table and we finally chatted. But then I was asked with an unexpected question, "I'm sorry, what's your name?" I was like "huh?". Turned out she didn't recognize me all that time because my hair were short last year and I was wearing my glasses. Oh well, we knew both our mistakes now. Oh, her name's Vanessa, by the way. In case I forget again. lol
We went straight to the airport after that. The flight boarded at 8 p.m. And may I tell you that it was the most amazing flight I've ever experience. The cutest boy sat right next to me. And maybe I was delusional but it really seems like he liked me too. View of my friends also said so. But who knows.. I'll probably never meet him again anyway.. I arrived at Soekarno-Hatta at 12 a.m. And 5 minutes after I went in the car, we realized that we had a flat tire. Literally. I've never seen a tire in the bad condition. Thankfully my father was able to fixed it and 15 minutes later we're on the road again. We arrived home savely at around 1.30 a.m. Thank God.
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Alrighty then, I guess that's all. Man, this is a very long post isn't it? Will post again once I have something interesting to tell.. yep, my life is that boring. hmmmm

Roller Coaster Ride

It's been like a roller coaster to me recently. And I found out about a shocking news yesterday afternoon and I've been in a bad mood since. there's actually so many things I want to say but it's all tangled up in my mind so I don't really know how to spit it out point by point.
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well, school is starting to get nuts due to the final test for 12th grade that's coming up. there's so many assigments but I really don't want to do it. And this time there's nothing pushing me to study harder and be more dilligent. you know how my mother used to say that I'm so lazy and stupid? that really pissed me off and I studied like crazy because I thought if my grede's are up then she would shut up. As you all know I became the 2nd best in the class on the last semester. well,, she shut up about that, all right but what I don't expect is that she starts whinning about something else. Now she is crazy about keeping my grades and making it better if it's possible. And she just found out that in some university the first and second best in school will get a 50% discount for the admission fee. But what I really can't believe is that she actually uses God to make me obey her. She said that in life we have to obey God and making parents happy is one of the things that God says. And if I save up some money for univ it would make her happy. So to sum up if I save up money I am obeying God's word. Seriously I don't even know what's right anymore after hearing that.
umm,, and the thing that really made my mood drop yesterday.. I still can't figure out a way to talk about it yet. And to tell you the truth, I don't want to talk about it. It's been too long since I first talked about it. I just really don't understand why am I so disturbed when I found out. I want this to end. And I thought it HAD end. Maybe that's why I was shocked yesterday. And maybe the other factor is the way I found out. It's as if he wanted to brag about his victory. But not even his world is that perfect. His plan must take a little detour because of an unexpected inccident. Or maybe not so unexpected if what my friend think is true. Well, me and my friend is having a bet about it. I think his plan would ends well and she thinks otherwise. So we're having a bet and the winner is going to be treated. But if I win, I won't claim my reward. If his plans goes well then it would definitely be the end for all of this disaster, and that's all I'm asking for. But then again, maybe I'm too naive. Maybe it will get worse instead. Well, I guess only time will tell..
In the mean time, I guess I should talk about something that makes my mood good too.
Well,, I think a karma caught up with me.
Since the 8th grade, all of my friends became crazy about suju, DBSK, 2PM, BigBang, etc, etc, etc. And since I could remember, I used to mock them ALL THE TIME. I was the girl who instantly shuts up in a conversation when korean popsingers is on the topic. I was the girl who rolls up my eyes everytime I heard someone talk so eagerly about how gorgeous the band members are. And I never been able to distingquish the faces of the singers. They seemed to have the same face to me.
Well,, I think now I become one of them. lol.
My sister went home from work one day and she suddenly listens to a korean song and laughing crazily at a movie she brought home. Turns out she's infected with the Super Junior desease. And it finally caught up with me too. It's just that they're so funny! They're in many shows and it just makes me laugh non stop. litteraly. what I like best are Exploration of Human Body (EHB) and Intimate note. sadly SuJu is having a rough time recently. There're even rumors that they're splitting up. I hope that will never happen. T.T ugh, if I knew I would be like this I would just be their fans years ago. I'm 5 years late, for crying out loud!
mm, OK then, I guess that's all for today. I'm going to my granny's house to celebrate an early chinese new year. And valentine's coming up too (ugh), so I need to buy some chocolate for my friends. This year, to avoid dissapointment from getting less chocolate than I give, I asked my friends to exchange chocolate with me instead. haha, lets find out how that went. ttyl.
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