bangkok trip 13-16 july 2006

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there's really so much to talk about the trip.. but right at this moment, i am overwhelmed by a pre-school opening atmosphere and a state of lost in terms of hall coms and post camp (FWC, freshmen welcome camp for chem engin) syndrome. will jot down what i am feeling later..

this trip is a long postponed overseas trip with the guys.. we wanted to go overseas together after a levels and settle for genting. this time, it's a total experience, cos we get to walk on the streets and navigate around the city. more discussions and decision making during the trip this restaurant and time spent at each station or even which direction to take.. and all these just let me con't to know each of them better (even after 8 years)

weixiong, the coordinator. much thanks to him for booking the tickets, finding the empty time slot that can accomodate all of us.. telling us where to buy what and stuffs. our spokesman to the hotel manager trying to get as low priced stay as possible.

weiming, with gene, andrew, xiong will take up the map and navigate. to decide which station to stop, which direction the taxi is going and stuffs. most of the time, i just leave it to them and follow. calvin said, "eh.. why aren't you helping them?" "cos i am just like you. " =) yea.. not very good with directions. not that i cannot read a map but i just dun have the instant flare and instictive sense of direction.

(learning pt: if there's a discussion going on and you feel that you are too tired to discuss, then follow the conlusion made during the discussion and dun give you personal 2cents worth of opinions and raise little doubts about the decision made. yeap.. )

the thing i still dun know how to cope with is about gambling and drinking.. i have not been gambling for fun for some time.. and i guess they have kinda accepted my decision. and of cos i dun drink.. and cant drink. at this age, when all your guy friends are adults.. my idea of fun seemed to be childish compared to them. yeap.. as i have known myself, i really dun like to be different.

shopping, is definitely an important component of the trip. but i am as unhappy with my shopping as i am happy. i am glad to hav the luxury to spend on things. but on the other hand, i am worried about my purseline. i just dun have enough to spend i guess and i am trying to stop myself from spending. and i really tot i should spend less than any one of them.. cos i seemed to have the least to spend. for one, i dun hve the money, 2, i dun work, 3 i dun save up. so.. yea.. that pretty sums me up to be a bai jia zi. sigh~

calvin says, "不要为了买而买". yeah. it's true. but i dun know what do i really like to buy. or maybe i just want to buy things that people like.. which is the difficult thing for me. maybe next time i will heck care about everone and only buy things i relaly like. easier said than done.

buying clothes is fun to see that the tshirts there are cheap. but then again, it's not fun to get the size. if gettting for other people and friends, i dun know how to guage the size. and in bangkok, the waistline are all fake one.. not accurate at all. or at least different from what i know in singapore. seeing how good the rest of them fit the shirts and t-shirts they bought makes me feel like building up. yeap.. i am small. and i am not happy being small whenever it comes to wearing of clothes and loooking good. weiming say, "ernest, you should go gym" i am just damn lazy. but i will start.. arg!!!!!!!!!! at least with running and stuffs. arhg!

(will have more to say when i jot down my sentosa trip)

4 days in bangkok.. ended too shortly but it's definitely intensive with the shopping and walking around. =) maybe i am more suited for something not so shopping intensive but walking around and eating thigns. kinda like my taiwan trip back then, with jiaye and vincent.. =) or maybe cos we aren't really close and hence more willing to give in to each other.. =)

but this trip, as usual are the jokes and talking.. discussion after the carabet show, whether the shoes and shirts are worth it or not and stuffs... not much of personal sharing to anyone or late night talking this trip but it really does make us feel back in time again.

friends that i wish to keep, tho we may all be at different places now. i hope i am a friend they will want to keep too, i hope.