Modern Day Shakespeare: Land of Smiles, Thailand; Breaking the chain.

It was a lifelong dream, to be able to travel as a family, by plane, to foreign countries. It went unfulfilled for many, many years. It was finally dream come true, last Friday, 16th March 2012.

Beaming with excitement early in the morning

The farewell committee.

Knowing him for 13 years, and being friends for 7, this was the first time we took a picture together.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my best friend, Lim Xuan Da (or Roderick).

This post was written by hand, on the first day, in the hotel room. Not all of it was written then, and it goes like this :

Sitting on this office chair, in my newly bought akido-lookalike-pants, in this comfy hotel room in the middle of this Land Of Smiles, I write this with a lot of emotions. Never in a million years would I have imagined the whole family traveling together, walking down the streets of Bangkok, with great big smiles on everyone's face.

Among the clouds

Overly excited mom.

Malaysia

Couldn't believe that we actually soared higher than the clouds we see from ground level.

Arriving in Thailand

Just a couple of hours ago, I had just boarded my very first airplane, ready to fly off to an unknown land. We've finally experienced, the 'ear and eye popping' ride of the plane, walking down the streets of Bangkok buzzing with nightlife, and I also consider myself to have 'seen it all'. And as my sister say, as we were walking along the streets, "Anyone innocent who comes here, won't be after this trip.". It's true though, there were dildos, fleshlights, and pornographic DVDs for sale everywhere. There were men holding out illegal pornographic DVDs, prompting every passerby to buy them, regardless of their sex. My eldest sister, 24, is sadly no longer innocent.

Sleazy Streets
The streets were filled with pubs, and every single one of them offered table top pole dancers, clad in skimpy outfits, mostly lingerie. The dancers were shooting seductive glances at everyone who passes them by, as they swayed their bodies along with the music playing in the pubs. The streets were NSFC(Not Safe For Children), or any women really. It was sleazy to no end, even my dad didn't want to enter the pubs.

Night view of Sathorn, Bangkok

When we finally returned back to our hotel room, after walking through miles of streets for hours, we were greeted by a night view Singapore can't compare to.

Amazing isn't it?

Iphone quality.

Standing on the balcony of the room, 29 storeys high, the view was breath taking. And as we simultaneously dropped the bags filled with the day's loot, we heaved a sigh of relief. I sat down and took a moment to think about what was happening. It felt really great to have spent the day happily, as a family, away from home and away from all the stress and unhappy stuffs going on in Singapore.

I eagerly tried on the pants I had gotten myself from the night market, and it felt great!

I don't always take pictures when I'm in my home clothes. But when I do, I take them with my parents.

As the evening passes on, it was time to tuck in. My bed was positioned at an angel that made it really hard to fall asleep in. I had to turn my back against the window to avoid the beautiful night view the hotel room offered.