It has been a mad week. I departed for Bangkok on Friday morning at 8.15am and reached Singapore at 10.35pm Sunday night. I went to work at IMH the next day, and I had to travel from Clementi to Buangkok (which is in Sengkang). I had programmes on every night after work from Monday to Thursday, and the earliest I ever got back in these four days was 9.30pm.

I’m so grateful that it’s a public holiday today. I badly need the sleep. Finally, I didn’t have to wake up at 6.15am, although I did wake up at that time. I suppose I’m used to waking up at that time already. But I made myself go back to sleep till 11.30am, and I’m feeling so much better. So I have no excuse not to update on what’s been going on in the past week.

Bangkok is still a nice place, although things were certainly more expensive compared to my last visit 5 years ago. It was very hot and humid though. I bought quite alot of water to drink, but I didn’t spend that much because bottled water is cheap! One bottle of cold mineral water (600ml) cost only 10 baht, which is about 40 Singapore cents.

My fiancee had a Thai friend who brought us around for 2 days, and I am thankful that we had her to bring us around. She brought us to places where we had REALLY good and cheap food, help us talk to cab drivers so that we don’t get lost and best of all, she helped us bargain! I must say that Thai people are really hospitable and nice! Thanks Nuey for being such a nice host!

The trip was mainly a shopping trip, so there isn’t much to talk about, except that I tried my first traditional Thai massage. A word of caution: it is not for the faint hearted. It can really hurt at times, and you are stretched to the MAX. Of course, after the massage, you will feel relaxed and more flexible. However, the process can really hurt sometimes, especially when they press and pull tense muscles.

I blew about 3500 baht on shopping, and that’s about 160 SGD. I bought alot of things with that money though. 4 long sleeve shirts, 3 pairs of long pants, 2 pairs of jeans, a belt, a pink T-shirt and a pair of leather shoes. I think 160 SGD will only get you like a pair of pants and 2 long sleeve shirts in Singapore.

Overall, it was a good trip, although it was quite rushed. It would have been better to stay an extra day so that things can go at a slower pace.

I learnt something on this Bangkok trip that I’m going to share with all the guys. If you enter some shady looking massage joint, you have the option of asking for a “happy ending” after your massage. I leave it to you to find out for yourself what’s a “happy ending”. :D