dangerous boat_bangkok 6May

soooo..

I and Pang arrived at the canal.

Pang: Actually the boat is a bit dangerous
me : (innocent face) why?
Pang: you just see later..

the boat came and..
it turned out that the boat was dangerous because people were rushing out of the boat before it stopped properly.hehehe..I observed how they got into the boat (the first boat went to the opposite direction, so we didnt take that boat).I watched them holding to the pillar,stepped on the bench,and TRADA...sat nicely on the boat..



the next boat came...
as Pang told me,i waited till the boat stopped properly,then got into the boat. I took the picture of the ppl happily. Well,it might be normal for them to take boat to work. I looked around and saw people with uniform, make-up, and it's really normal for them to take boat. Just like we take MRT in spore. But can you feel my excitement???HAHAHAHA..i nvr take boat to commute around the city, not in Jakarta or Tangerang, and obviously not in Singapore :P

i could feel the breeze and splash of water sometimes..i think i was falling asleep on the way. hahaha..

We arrived at Ratchadamnoen after 45minutes?half an hour?hmm..i was not sure..hehehe
Pang asked whether I wanted to take bus or walk,but then we found a tuk tuk. At that moment, i didn't realize it was a tuk tuk!!so i asked her,"can we take 'this'?"
Pang: sure.
me: what is it?
Pang: it's tuk tuk
me: ohhh... (deep in my heart: how silly a tourist doesn't know tuk tuk! T.T)
let's take tuk tuk!! :)

in Jakarta,we have a similar transport which we call 'bajaj'. It was a nostalgia for me. Pang was the one who bargained with the driver,so the driver just realized that I was a tourist when I started taking picture of the buildings around me. When we stopped at the traffic light,he suddenly asked us whether we wanted to take pic. I was so excited.hahahaha



Then we walked to Wat Phra Kaew. It is located in the same complex with the Grand Palace. I have a funny story about it.HAHAHA..(laugh before starting)

tourist price: 350 baht

I tried to enter through the Thai queue.
me : what should I say?
Pang: no need to say anything
me and Pang : (walking with other Thai to enter the temple)
Suddenly an officer stopped us,and he started speaking Thai to both of us!!
I couldn't hide my blank face. At the end, I walked back to the ticket counter and bought the ticket..
T.T it was so embarrassing... T.T hahaha..but it was quite fun :)







I could just say that wat Phra Kaew was wonderful. The golden ornaments on the roof and pillar were shining under the sun. I stepped into the main hall and amazed by the Buddha statue at the 'altar' and the mural painting. I suddenly flew back to my trip to Kelantan with SE2214 classmates when Dr. Irving Johnson explained to us about the mural painting in the Thai temples in Kelantan. It was soooooooooo beautiful and majestic.


Although it was very hot, I couldn't stop myself from looking around every part of the temple. I also felt so peaceful just by looking at the people praying in the temple. Although I was hoping that I could take picture of the altar in the main hall,but I did feel that it's good not to take pic coz it was really a place of worship for them. It was a sacred place, some officers also told some people who were sitting with their legs pointing to the altar to change their position. I think the altar is just like the Tabernacle in the Catholic Church. God is present there.

It was too late for us to enter the Grand Palace,but I was lucky to see the procession of the end of their shift. I took pic with the new guard in charge.