4D3N 3D3N

and im back from my 4D3N 3D3N stay at ChiangMai Thailand with my parents

Teh Facts:
1. It takes ~ 2hr 45mins flight from Singapore to Chiang Mai
2. The weather in Chiang Mai ranges from 4 deg to 38 degree depending on the season
3. Chiang Mai is located in the northern part of Thailand, many of them can speak Mandarin
4. They have specialty fruits such as pineapples, longan, lychee, strawberry and durians, each depending on the different seasons
5. They catch red ant eggs and eat. It's considered a delicacy
6. They have quite a clean city and you seldom see rubbish lying on the ground. Funniest thing yet is that they have few dustbins
7. SilkAir is wonderfully good

The Good: Alot of cultural places to visit
The Bad: You probably can't go on a free and easy tour unless you can drive and have done detailed homework

The Good: Thai people are great drivers
The Bad: You can think of it as reckless driving as well, 100kmph round a bend

The Good: I realise Thailand save on alot of electricity
The Bad: It's really hard to see

The Good: The women there are decent looking
The Bad: You don't really know if they're women >.<

The trip wasnt very good with all the internal conflict and my dad's misunderstanding of every frickin thing. its not fun to tell him one thing and for him to imagine other things over and over again

The trip was planned as a 5d4n trip but i wanted to be back by friday, so we cut it to 4d3n and the itinery was rescheduled, which was also the cause of many problems to come

First shocking thing of the night of arrival was our hotel. it was in the center of Chiang Mai, next to a shopping centre and the hotel name is LOTUS. we checked in but was brought to another side of the hotel which looked totally different. we then found out that was it was old "wing" and it was cheaper. it was dark, gloomy, and creepishly red. something that you'll find in old creepy horror flicks from time to time. not to mention that the walls were paper thin and neighbours kept opening and closing the door could always be heard.

2nd day we went to an elephant farm where they had 77 elephants. there was an entertaining performance and my dad and i rode one of them which was 38 years of age. there was a wooden "bench" attached on the elephant's back and you had to climb up a platform to mount it. there was a elephant trainer who planted himself on the elephant's neck and steered him to walk the track. it was a 30mins ride, 800 baht for 2 people, which is abt 30+ SGD. it was entertaining, and so was the smell of elephant manure that littered the track.

and so we went to many places which i wouldnt mention. and then we went to Doi Suthep, one of the most renowned temples in Chiang Mai. it is said that if you are in Chiang Mai and if you haven't been to the temple, than you probably haven't been to Chiang Mai at all. Doi Suthep is located on an extremely high mountain, and the driver brought us through many windy roads. it is said that there are 99 bends to turn before you make it to the temple. once there, you are given a choice to climb 306 steps, or to take a diagonal elevator which will cost you 20 baht per person.

the legend of Doi Suthep is that there's a white sacred elephant in the past which carried this very huge pyramid-shaped relic up the mountain. the relic is FRIGGIN huge, but alas it's just a myth


*source from wikipedia*

day 3, went to Chiang Rai which is a friggin 3 hrs drive away. my butt can rot to death if not for the frequent stop overs to sight see/makan. we went to the Golden Triangle as well, which is a common point for Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. it was said that a triad leader did alot of drug trades in this area which could not be controlled by the authorities. he died not too long ago

anyway all in all, it was a tiring, butt aching, body aching experience. it was nice to learn new things, such as tour guides trying to tok your money by bringing you to places to see gemstones etc. and seriously my dad needs to learn how to shut his trap. imagine you go to the airport to check in and he says this "can we have the window seat? it's my son's first trip on a plane"

IM FLABBERGASTED WITH WTFZOMGBBQROFLSMD. talk about parental humiliation. i got a low blow from that. i wouldnt mind if i were 3, 4 or 5 years old all add up in one. but im fricking 20 to be!

btw below is a chat log with cw with my insane good looks ;) :

[12:11:09 AM] JimSkylark says: ghey
[12:11:11 AM] JimSkylark says: coz u handsome la
[12:11:15 AM] JimSkylark says: (puke)
[12:11:17 AM] JimSkylark says: =x
[12:12:10 AM] Jerold says: cheesepie
[12:12:16 AM] Jerold says: i dont give u the snacks i got for you
[12:12:20 AM] Jerold says: i give yq instead
[12:12:21 AM] JimSkylark says: nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
[12:12:28 AM] JimSkylark says: okok
[12:12:31 AM] JimSkylark says: u handsome boy
[12:12:33 AM] Jerold says: too late
[12:12:34 AM] JimSkylark says: : (kiss)
[12:12:44 AM] JimSkylark says: (emo)