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40: Koh Samui coming up

Monday, December 26th, 2005

This blog system is doin’ my head in! The message below was emailed to my blog space days ago and it still has not come up so I add it manually for now… Might be time to look for another blog site soon…
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Right, Bangkok visit is coming to an end..
I managed to find a last mintue special deal for a flight to Koh Samui.

I fly out on the 28th Dec for about 30 GBP (~45 Euros). I don’t know
yet where I am going to stay an this might only become clear when I
get there but I have a whole day to search for a place since I will
arrive around 7 O’Clock in the morning.

I tried a few online reservations but as expected they are fully
booked. Never mind apparently (and I bl**dy well hope so) it’s easy
enough to find a cheap place to stay without prior booking….

Koh Samui is also a bit of a gamble at the moment because they had a
LOT of rain there recently and Thunderstorms as we speak. Still the
forecast is sunny from mid week onwards to everybody PLEASE CROSS
FINGERS that I don’t end up lying in the rain on that nice white beach
😉

39: Learning Thai

Monday, December 26th, 2005

If one would feel like learning Thai one could start here:

http://www.learningthai.com/useful_phrases.html

Sadly it can be very dangerous trying to speak Thai because just as in the Chinese language one word can have entirely different meanings depending on the pronounciation…

In total, there are 5 tones: Mid tone, high tone, low tone, rising tone and falling tone and these tones can be applied to individual characters not just whole words.

One of the difficult words I know of is “mai” which I thought simply meant “no” or “not” but if you get the pronounciation wrong it could also mean “wood”, “silk”, “burn” or “new”… Tricky!

I know Rose told me a good chinese example that was much more exciting.. care to share it here Rose or is it too rude? 🙂

(A MailBlog – This Blog was posted via email to this site. Usually this means the post arrives a day or so late and timestamps completely are knackered 😉

38: Hostel & Chatuchak Market

Sunday, December 25th, 2005
Hostel Moved to a Big John's Hostel today. It's still in Sukhumvit and nearish the last hotel, about 15-20 mins walk. Tiny Boxroom, no window, room fits a bed and a shelve but nothing else ;-) Lock on door is very flimsy ... [Continue reading this entry]

37: Pictures (Almost)

Saturday, December 24th, 2005
Took some pictures over the last few days though I have to say there are more than one occasion where I didn't dare taking out my camera.. I might get more used to it eventualy. I need to figure out how ... [Continue reading this entry]

36: Christmas Eve

Saturday, December 24th, 2005
Merry Xmas Everyone :-) Nope - it's doesn't feel christmas like here in Bangkok. Some shopping malls play xmas tunes but that's about it. Apart from the strangely out of place xmas shop in chinatown there is not much about xmas in ... [Continue reading this entry]

35: New Hotel & Old Teakhouse

Friday, December 23rd, 2005
Took it easy today after having been to Chinatown yesterday. I had to move out of my Hotel and on to a new place which took the morning. Sawadee Sukhumvit Inn is the cheapest Hotel I could find at HotelClub (12 pounds) ... [Continue reading this entry]

34: Golden Budda & Smelly(China)town

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005
Madness, Madness, Madness !!! I can't say it enough! Chinatown is complete Madness! I took the MRT (Subway) to Hua Lampong Train Station (see MRT map) and then did a little walk towards Chinatown. I initially stopped at Wat Traimit which ... [Continue reading this entry]

33: Bangkok Sky Train and Subway Map

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005
Source: www.amazing-thailand.com

32: Dead Man Walkin

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005
It seems like Jetlag has caught up with me (despite Melatonex). I was ok yesterday but then I did not get up until late morning. Today I tried to get up at 8am and whilst I managed to do so I ... [Continue reading this entry]

30: Tai Chi, Hymns and Elephants

Monday, December 19th, 2005
After I arrived in Bangkok I was pretty knackered and I took my ime in the hotel to unpack a few things, have a shower and read a bit. Eventually I went out for a walk, it was about 17:00 by ... [Continue reading this entry]