Posted: Dec 27, 2007, 2:42 AM CST
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nothing much Gilly...
We have tall colorful Christmas Trees ( red, green, blue, white), Santa Claus giving candies to kinds and big kids, and lights give more life to the busy Bangkok Metropolitan... but there's still no Christmas... just these lights, Santa Claus and christmas trees but in its real essence Christmas is nothing if you're far away from home and you're alone... and if people don't really know the essence of Christmas!!!
Anyway, you've been here!!!! we'll it's still fun, you know how people live here especially when you're in Bkk. No
, I relocated a month ago to Bkk. I used to live in the countryside where my job required me to stay.... actually I'm not really from here.. just an Expat working here.
Merry Christmas and a Happier New Year to you Gilly!!!!
so where are you from originally then ?...where do you in the country then ? are you a teacher ? how come you're english is so good ? have you travelled much then ? what type of music do you like to listen to ? ...and what type of films do you like watching ? ( i'm very nosey by the way )!
i never saw much of bangkok when i went there ..because i did'nt like it ( its most probally a very interesting beautifull place but i went there on aa 10 day package tour connected to asia hotel groups .
the holiday was for 5 nights in the asia bangkok hotel and 5 nights in the asia pattaya hotel .
well after the first night i asked if i could spend the rest of the nights in pattaya instead by the beach instead of being stuck in the traffic congested city.
over here in london we have a magazine called 'time out' and there was a guide for far eastern holidays including what to do in thailand.
i always remember going to a couple of bars where they said creative people ' hang out ' patpong 1 and 2 and said " no lets get out of here go to the gulf of siam .. and go trekking and scuba diving !
i loved pattaya and immediately met some english people to hang about with and also went to rayong with . that was great
trekking to chang mai to meet the hill tribe people in the karen village was great !
i went back to thailand again the following year but this time to phucket to do scuba diving ....but regret not going to koo somui and another island i forgot the name off now
there's something about the spirit of the far east that i like ..but just can;t explain .
i'm really looking forward to going back there and visiting the buddist temples .
by the way i did'nt expect there to be any christmas trees in thailand at all seen as its a buddist country ...so thats interesting .
hope to chat to you on the " good morning people of thailand burma and malaysia !...whats happening over there ? " thread one day