The wanderlust

Just the other day, I was lamenting that I have no travel plans for this year. Due to work, I will not be able to continue with my plans of visiting USA in July. My little niece will be "arriving" anytime soon. Looks like I can only see her next year in Singapore instead.


Now I have plans! *big GRIN* In 3 days time, I will be travelling to Yogyakarta with Chin and Fionna. It is a pity that Pei Yek is unable to join us at the last minute. Chin suggested the place and later we got to understand that he has wanted to visit YOG for the longest time but cannot find any friends to go with him because there is a history of earthquakes and volcano erruptions *roll eyes* What a good friend LOL.

I think I will pack my luggage on Wednesday night and probably try to get an extra battery for my DSLR at the airport *cross fingers* And yes, it is going to be a photography trip!! I hope we will return with many good photos. I am trying very hard to find time to upload my photos from Suzhou (Oct 2011) and Krabi (Dec 2011).

Then in Jun, I will be in Batam with Timothy and Emily for massages and A&W. This is followed by a family trip to Hong Kong and maybe I will bring my Mom to Bangkok on a 2D3N shopping trip. The last time I brought her oveseas was in March 2008 to Hong Kong and Macau. It had since been a long while.

How I wish I can simply take 3 weeks off work to travel. Wistful thinking.

What happened to you, Bangkok?

It has been more than two months since I returned from Bangkok but the protest is still not over.

When I watched the news today, I got a shock. The Reds had set buildings on fire, including the Central Bank, some local media companies and the Central World Mall. Even my favorite shopping mall, Siam Paragon was not spared either.

Bangkok holds fond memories for me - my first overseas trip with the school and my first overseas trip with my colleagues. Bangkok is also one of my favorite destinations for a weekend getaway. I actually had made plans to visit Bangkok in this July. I had to give the Wat Arun a miss during the last trip as my colleague in Thailand had strongly advised me not to go near the Chao Phraya River because the protesters were travelling along this river to Bangkok.

Bangkok is the Land of Smiles; when has it become the Land for Battleground?

20100314 Streets of Bangkok, originally uploaded by Technical Tango.

Baan Khanitha Thai Cusine, Bangkok

Lens : EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Settings : f/4.5, 1/10 Sec, ISO6400, 18MM
 
One of my favourite pictures from the trip. I took it while waiting for food to be served and I am very pleased with the composition. The picture looks noisy as I have abused the ISO. The place was too dimly lit!

20100312 Baan Khanitha Thai Cusine, Bangkok, originally uploaded by Technical Tango.

Finally! All 131 photos had been uploaded to Flickr. This is also the biggest set I have created till date.

20100312 Streets of Bangkok

Lens : EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Settings : f/5.6, 1/500 Sec, ISO400, 55MM

20100312 Streets of Bangkok, originally uploaded by Technical Tango.

The painful part - uploading photos! 34 photos and counting.

Grand Millennium Sukhumvit Bangkok

Address : 30, Sukhumvit 21 (Asoke) Road, Klongtoey Nua, Wattana, Bangkok, 10110, Thailand

Date of stay : 12th to 14th March 2010

The Grand Millennium Sukhumvit Hotel is located in one of Bangkok’s prime area. It is only a 5-minute walk to the BTS, Asoke Sky Station and 30-minutes drive away from Bangkok’s new Suvarnabhumi Airport. Just around the hotel, are pubs (Soi Cowboy), restaurants and massage parlors. The Baan Khanitha Thai Cusine which has won the Bangkok best dining and entertainment award for 'best thai restaurant' for more than 10 years is only a ten minutes walk.

The main entrance of the hotel

The main lobby and the In-blu Jazz Lounge

The room is stylishly decorated in contemporary Thai

The hotel provides a set of stationery in the room

View from the room (18th Floor)

Glass facade

My two cents worth: We thoroughly enjoyed our 3D2N stay. The room was spacious and comfortable. The hotel staffs are friendly and helpful. And most importantly, it is conveniently located to the BTS Sky Station.