Sunday, March 23, 2008

Bangkok trip'07/8: 29th Dec to 3rd Jan -- Fifth day!

last day! sob!! going back at 5! but still.. we should not let it to waste.. we woke up late.. like 9plus? hahah.. then we got dwn for breakfast.. wow.. food was not refilled le but still got food!
grab a copy of the eng news.. and was reading abt the princess! that's life..

after breakfast.. got back to our room and pack..
we must finished our packing by 12! hahaha..
while packing.. we still need to get the pics of the room! i do not know why do i always took the pics of the room on the last day!! it's always so messy! hahaha..











phew.. everything is in order! hahaha.. and we went to check out and book a taxi to pick us up at the hotel.. the luggage was put here and then we went out to explore bkk for the last time.. :(



the dining area and the dispenser for drinks and coffee which is served 24 hours!

yeap! so we decided!! to go to jim thompson house!!

The Jim Thompson House is the home of James H.W. Thompson, a self-made American entrepreneur who was the founder of the world renowned Jim Thompson Thai Silk Company. Thompson's achievements during his 25 year stay in the Kingdom of Thailand have won him much fame as the "Legendary American of Thailand".

For his contribution to the development of the Thai Silk industry, Jim Thompson was awarded the Order of the White Elephant, a decoration bestowed upon foreigners for having rendered exceptional service to Thailand. Thompson's success story in Thailand has become one of the most popular postwar legends of Asia.

In 1967, Jim Thompson went on holiday with friends to the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia. There he set out for a walk in the surrounding jungle but never returned. Thus began the Jim Thompson legend.

Since his disappearance in 1967, little has changed in the home that was the 'talk of the town' and the 'city's most celebrated social center'. Even today, the charming Thai style house continues to be a key stop for visitors to Bangkok.

The house consists of a complex of six traditional Thai-style houses, teak structures that were purchased from several owners and brought to the present location from various parts of Thailand. Construction of the Thai house was completed in 1959.
[info from http://www.jimthompsonhouse.com/museum/index.asp]

this place got a guide too!! i felt enchanted walking arnd! i tell u.. the toilet is chio de lor.. hahaha.. and got some people mistook me for japanese! hahaha..



this is a cafe that is there.. so chio n posh! hohoho.. we dare not go in.. cos must b very exp!














yeap! the tour took abt 1 hr.. and we decide to go back mbk for our yummylicious dim sum!! hahaha.. and then.. next stop.. chulalongkorn university!!

we first went in to an engineering faculty.. we were like.. gosh.. the facilities were realli bad!! we are a lucky bunch of ppl.




its realli bad.. i mean.. yah.. to the extent that spoilt singaporean will neber dare to come.. but we wander off and came to the faculty of pharmaceutical science! its pretty!! It's like a different world! n school life is much similar to us!




there's shuttle bus.. but we neber got to take the bus! hahaha.. We went into the school premises! we sure look weird.. 'cos they wore school-U! hahaha

they are jamming! we took a pic.. and they were so shy!!

students playing pingpoing!


singing and pageant! so school life!! got find chio ones? hahaha

we asked some guys whether we can tour the school not.. and he says can! he even tell us there is a lab and a library where we can tour! wow! hahaha. but we just walk around!




this is cool.. hahaha.. got to catch some student life in action!! And this also marks the end of our bkk trip! back to the hotel where the taxi to the airport is waiting for us!

decide to take the hotel in bright daylight.. hahaha.. wow.. so this is how it looks like!!

the cabbie is already here! they are realli a nice lot of ppl! they are realli nice and help u take the luggage and make sure you are feeling good and bid us farewell! gosh! i is truly touched! i love this place darn lot!!! oh well.. good times always will have an end! It is time for me to board the plane back!!




reached singapore at midnight! but.. it's truly fun!!! =)









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