I went to Bangkok and was it safe.
Suan Lum was less than 15 minutes walk from where I was that late afternoon. Mosquitoes greeted from all sides and I enjoyed their company. It was teeming with beautiful products and items originally Thai. (I was happy they did not have H&M. I am hoping they wouldn’t.)
Khao San was a rowdy place of 100baht shirts, cheap beer, second hand books and good backpacking culture. The term good is used in a very very kind-natured way.
As soon as I shot this image of Bangkok slums, the taxi driver quickly quipped: Manila, Bangkok same same. Abcdefg, Number 1. Hijklmn, Number 2. Hijklmn, only for Opqrstu, not for Vwxyz.
This is Sirirat, on the other side of the river. Less tourists. Better food. More Thai flavor. It looks like Sultan Kudarat, except they speak and write Thai.
Bangkok is not Bangkok if it is not traffic. I definitely enjoyed the pink taxi.
In the Philippines, we would call it traysikel. In Bangkok, they call it tuktuk. Tuktuk is much more spacious and can drive into the busy highways of BKK.
I like Bangkok. Despite the sham and drudgery, its noise and haste, it is still a beautiful place.
06/02/2009 at 21:05 Permalink
these were not the bangkok stories you told me. chos! love bkk … always.
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07/02/2009 at 10:32 Permalink
i love bangkok too.
09/02/2009 at 08:44 Permalink
ate, parang desiderate yung last line mo. kakaloka. ehehehe
alam mo, kasama yan sa itenerary ng buhay ko eh – thailand. i would really love to go to bangkok. mura damit pa rin?
09/02/2009 at 22:14 Permalink
balik ka ulit ha.
09/02/2009 at 23:40 Permalink
asan na ang steamy stories?
10/02/2009 at 21:14 Permalink
Walang steamy stories sa blog na to. boringly wholesome sya. at puro pix lang. hehe.
and yes, babalik ako for sure.
ate sienna, hahahaha, desiderata ang nasa isip ko the whole time i was in bangkok.
31/01/2010 at 07:47 Permalink
Hello Rey!
What a wonderful Bangkok escapade you had! Keep sharing your travel experiences. I do love them. Keep it up!
Phil
06/05/2010 at 21:25 Permalink
Blogroll Links is not so great: P but I’m not the manager …: P … simply telling: P: D
11/05/2010 at 05:27 Permalink
Thanks Velio. I will attempt in all honesty to update every other part of this blog.