My Bangkok Happy Places!

So my trip has been over for over a month, and I still think about Thailand everyday. This place really left an amazing impression with me, and I hope to one day go back and enjoy more of what the land of smiles has to offer.

So here are pictures of my happy places in Bangkok... The gold picture, was taken at the Grand Palace. What an amazing place, and even if you aren't into history and architecture, you will love the Grand Palace. The picture next to it, is of Health Land, it is an amazing Spa right around the corner from the Amarin Mansion (49/2 soi. Arunamarin39 BangkoknoiBangkok, Thailand, 10700) - which was another very happy place, but I don't have good pictures to share!


The following picture is of the hotel pool at the Centre Point Silom Hotel in Bangkok... what a great place to stay and relax yet still enjoy the hustle and bustle that is Bangkok!
The last picture is of MBK, my favorite mall in Bangkok. They have so many shops that I had to go back a few times to really get to see it all! Because of this mall, those in Ottawa just don't cut it... also the whole fixed price on everything here in Canadaland is just not fair!

In my next few posts I will be posting about Koh Phi Phi!

Lemon ---Out

Why Keech and I would make excellent Movie cirtics!

Keech is an old friend who always has 2 cents to share while we discuss movies, here are his thoughts for a few:

2012 is so much cheese, but not even the good cheese, it's the cheese whiz of cheese movies, but...if your going to see said whiz, it would be best to watch it on the big screen.

Christmas Carol 3D, i need to say, i cheated on you, and watched with Jen. it was ok, i don't know what to say other then the 3D was great, and animation top notch, but still, it's the same old story i've seen 700 times, and if you not doing that much different, whats the point. I can think of better Christmas Carol movies (cough Muppets cough), even without the extra D, not really gonna recommend it. Of all the 3D movies we've seen, this one is prob last on my list.
Ninja Assassin - all i can say is.....i love ninja's, i will not apologize for my love of ninja's, ninja's(or is it ninji), but i can count on 1 hand(that's missing some fingers) the number of great ninja movies out there....so i am scepital of this one(used alot of special effects...ninja's and special effects are 2 things that don't need to go together, like.....banana's and ham, sure they can go together, but...why?
I don't really know what else is out there, saw another trailer for Sherlock Holmes and ....Sold, it likes like a smarter...more actiony version of snatch. and possibly the Avatar movie, trailer was ok, but saw trailer in 3D, wow, looked 10 times better.

Well if this post gets comments it may help Keech become motivated to start writing with me!! I can only hope!!

Lemon ---OUt

Kanchanaburi, Thailand

The Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi was quite the experience! In the picture I've included with this post, the tiger looks quite lively and ready for action, but this was not the case for the other tigers. There were many, and you are brought to each of them by a worker or volunteer from the temple as they take your photo with them. It was very cool, but it was really hot, and these were the laziest tigers I've ever seen (not that I've seen tigers really being lively, considering I've only seen them in zoo's), but this was still pretty cool.
This tiger (pictured) was quite the little guy. He was just a cub, and had an attitude as if he was a teenager. The monk who cared for him, would turn his back to him, and this little guy would take a swipe! It was really cute, but considering I was next to this tiger while this was happening made me feel uneasy.


Well that was just part of the adventure. We also got to visit the River Kwai and have a great lunch along the river. I am a very picky Canadian girl, and I think I did very well trying most things if they were put in front of me. This picture below shows off one of my favorite dishes... Can't remember the name, but it was chicken and cashews and vegetables. mmm!



The one thing from this day trip that I like to remember is the view from the top of a hill, where the Death Railway runs. (This picture, I'm standing on the railway looking down to the river). But this was my second day in Thailand, and it was a great day. Thailand is a beautiful country and I am so grateful I got to experience it.





Phil is still there, for about 10 more days, since he's been there for 5 months! It will be great to have him home, but once again, I am so glad that I was able to experience Thailand with him, even if it was for 2 & 1/2 weeks!

More to come!

Hey man, can I rub my pancake on your pancake!?

Quote of the evening or week! :) in koh phi phi (don), one of the most beautiful places in the world (my opinion of course)... We have spent our time mostly relaxing and reading on the beach. We've done a day trip to koh phi phi leh and visited maya bay, viking cave just to name a few!
Well this evening we decided to watch some Thai boxing (Muai Thai) and we met some cool people along the way! One guy from Quebec city, QC even fought this crazy fighter from Paris France! Anyway,.. We met some yanks which were super cool! Had some deliouse pancakes and khao pad gai mmm well I'm pretty tired considering it's 4am!
Will write more when I'm back home!




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Run away tuk tuk!

Well today started off like any touristy day! Off to the grand palace we went ready for a day of history and learning!! But we arrived to find a "ceremony" happening and it was closed to the public! (SCAM ALERT - don't listen to the taxi drivers, tuk tuk drivers or randoms standing outside the palace - go up to the front entrance anyway (no matter what people say) if the Grand Palace is actually closed, the ticket office will tell you!!)

Alright, so off to a couple of different temples we go! Naturally we took a tuk tuk, negotiated a good price and took off. Our driver Leo was super cool, brought us to the first Wat and then we stopped at a tailor to have a look and of course he asked to take us to his friends shops to get his free gas coupons.. We agree just because we have time to kill... Then we got to the next temple, home of the giant buddah. Leo says he'll wait for us as he has all day, but when we left he was no where to be found... We waited ten minutes after realizing we never paid him... So we caught a cab and drove to the grand palace to find it closed... Uhhhg, so we'll try again tomorrow.
Oh Leo... YOU did leave us!

Lemon-- out


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My favorite text from last night quotes!

(412): i decided i am going on the Justin Bobby plan for success. Don't cut my hair for a year, don't shave for a month, land Audrina Patridge. Game on.


(309): so, my congressman just called me to say he has office hours this week if i'm still interested in talking to him. i pray to god this is not related to Friday.


(253): i just googled "who won the civil war" . how can i still have a 97% in this class?


(702): what made you think it was a good idea to trust the girl that hides tequila in her backpack?


(313): Friends don't let friends talk to people who live in Orlando. Sorry I've failed you.


(937): I just saw a man salute the budweiser truck on the highway. I want to follow him and shake his hand.


(801): My entire childhood was an ugly sweater party


(630): So im at the gym and some guy has a tattoo of a hand doing the shocker... The douche bag bar has been raised yet again.


(954): I get free beer too. Its called a vagina and its accepted everywhere like visa


Lemon --- out!

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Cell phone heaven

Wow!! Thailand has yet to disappoint! I was at a mall in the Silom area called MBK! Biggest mall I've ever seen. It was 8 stories high and the entire 6th floor (which was bigger than a football field) was dedicated to cell phone and cell phone accesories :) which all of my friends and family know... I would have been happy to live there!
Today is a day of maxin' and relaxin' where we wait for phil (my brother) to get get off school and take us out tonight!
Well off to breakfast then hitting the pool!

Lemon --- out!