Hospital, Gym, Stalls

About this past week - Hospital to heal, Gym to strengthen, then hit the Stalls! Wah! So many things to tell you but let's take it slowly... I came to this place... not a play ground but looked like one. It is Wejthani hospital. I had a bit of running nose after the swim on Sunday n my dad decided to bring me here. And I didn't complain... Nah, here is proof that it WAS a hospital. And more proof I felt better the next morning. Having breakfast with Pa n Ma on 2nd Floor. Also had opportunity to visit my gym. It is right next to the adult gym but more colourful. We also went stalls-hopping. So much to eat.

First 2 Weeks of Thai Food

Anatomy: Like all insects, crickets have a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), six jointed legs, and two antennae. You may be surprised to know that you can order this in California too!! Giant grasshopper This is the stall where you can get the above. Next to it is the very yummy "Moo Yang" - barbecue pork. Bought it nearby too. - And then, there is this upmarket Food Loft - it is a food court near where we stay. Excellent food stalls and candle lit dining area. Already went there twice. Tried Thai KueyTeow, PenangLaksa, Vietnamese RiceNoodles + BeefNoodles. Some pictures for your viewing pleasure.... . Also tried Chicken Rice at Raminthra....

Eventful Friday Oct8 2004

It was an eventful Friday... Oct 8, 2004 All our plants were given away...

Eventful Friday #2

And the packing actually began

Eventful Friday #3

For those who are playing their move, I would suggest that they monitor and record all they can.

Eventful Friday #4

Suddently, it dawned upon me that my lion king and simba will no longer be here in BJ.....

Eventful Friday #6

And then, somebody has got to clean up the mess.

Eventful Friday #5

The full load is about 350cubic meter.

Eventful Friday #7

After a hard day's work, I went to the park and lepak with my bestest friends.

Bangkok Villa

OK. I'm sure we will be asked about this many many times. So, these are some pictures so that you can see for yourself. Firstly ... aiya, can't add picture from here (SS2 - Long Black). Tried downloading Hello but got cut off. Never mind, will try to describe..... Address: Bangkok Villa, 328 Ekamai-Ramintra Road(Ladprao 84) Wangthonglang, Bangkok 10310 (yes, letter will get to us if you just send it to above address) Driving Distance: It is 15-45min away from Bangkok city centre. About 15-30min away from Peng's office. It is a small "village" (learned that it means gated community in Thailand). There are only 46 houses in this community. It is quite pricey considering the size (small - 185sqm). We have chosen 2bedroom unit as 3 bedroom is on the same plot-size (and therefore a bit more squeezed). TjiaWern will gladly vacate her room if there is any visitor who would like to stay with us. There is a nice pool right in front of our unit. Small but newly equipped gym. Sauna (which i guessed less than 10 people will use everyweek!). And ofcourse, Children Playground. About 15 families are staying here right now. At least one with dog/s. What else? Oh yes. Tjia Wern school (KIS) is 15 minutes away. http://www.kis.ac.th/ Tesco, Carrefour, Big C are all within 5-10 minutes driving. Nearest BTS station is about 10-15min drive away. Airport is about 20 minutes away... I think. I guess that's all for now. Will upload pictures when I get back to BKK. Oh yes, meanwhile, if you'd like, you can visit the site lah - http://www.bkkvilla.com/photo.html

Thai Language

A Short History to be updated... What Have I Learned? I'm doing some self study (http://www.learningthai.com/l_difficulties.html) before "official tutorial" starts. You really cannot do very well without being able to speak and read Thai. Not like in Malaysia or Singapore where English is very widely used. This is Thailand. This lists the various phrases that I'm learning: Can you help me please? (chuay dai mai) What do you call this in Thai? (nee pa sa thai riak wa a-rai) Can you please write it down? (khian dai mai) Can you speak louder? (poot dang dang dai mai) Can you speak slower? (poot char char dai mai) Say again please. (poot eek krang) I don't understand the word ... (mai khao jai cum wa ...) See you again (lao jer gun)

Update

Back from a visitation.... OK, time for a little update as to what has happened so far. Peng is adjusting well to work. It is good that little one is not here so there is no need to worry for her... except that Peng missed her terribly. We call back every 2 days. Interesting to note that TWern is doing very well at Grandma Popo's house. No cry, eat well, sleep very well. All these when she is not with papa n mama. For me, I've been busy too. Surprised? Let's list them down to give you a rough idea..... Oct 1st - AM called M'sian Embassy to check out some issues. Called British Club to set up appointment. Visited Neilson's Library (ok, it is not very pragmatic but at least I'm trying to do something for TW). Visited Krungtep Kreetha Sports Club (and found out they do not take in foreigners!). Peng called at 2pm. The lawyer needed some documents and I'll have get it from apartment. Reached apartment at 3pm and got all organised again at 3:45pm. I had wanted to visit Bangkok Villa (a serviced residential compound which we may decide to stay in) again but decided not to b'cos it was raining. Arrived SCB at 4:30pm. Peng was supposed to be out at 5:30pm so that we could attend a dinner at 6:30pm. Remember, Bangkok is home to 10-12million people. Over 150square km. Traffic jam is worse than KL. You are lucky to cover 4 sites in one day! Through out these past 10 working days, I managed to visit 15 houses, 4 recreation clubs, 1 library, 1 hospital, 4 international schools, 4 shopping centres (just shopped in one, the rest is for "research" purposes). Apparently I'm using about RM$40 worth of petrol everyday! By the way, we visited Ayuthaya last Saturday. The 3 hour river cruise back to Bangkok city along Chao Phraya was good. It's time for dinner now. Chao. TL+Peng=TjiaWern01

Oct 1st, 2004 - Our First Bloggarato

It's been 2 weeks since we arrived in Bangkok. So many friends back home that we would like to still keep in touch. How? Recalled that Grace started something called a "blog" and decided to find out a bit more this morning... and bingo, here is our blog. We welcome our friends to visit this site. Miss you all - Sam, Uncle Kee, Swee Lin, Eng Li, Robert, Li Ping, Grace, Angie, Viviena, Michelle, Melvyn, Jacqui, Alvin, Cindy, Ee Lin, Cheng Ling, Alan, Josephine..... and many many more. Got to go now. Will post more soon.