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Bangkok experience...or something like it

I just got back from a long weekend trip to Bangkok with my family. From the way it's put, it sure sounds as though I lead an extravagant lifestyle, but I don't think I do. No doubt, I have travelled quite a bit in the past year, as "sponsored" by my parents... thus I do feel blessed that I am given the opportunities to visit more places than most people in my short 22 years. Still, I believe that it is never too late to start traveling as an adult. I do not consider myself to have genuinely travelled really, because idealistically, I define traveling as having stayed with the locals and experienced their different kind of lifestyle. Perhaps I would do that when I'm older and wiser, for 2 reasons. One, I would rather create more memories with my family while we are available for one another... two, I think that an older and fatter woman would attract less danger to herself. Hm?

Is getting conned a part and parcel of life, and traveling? I wonder. 2 days ago, we met up with such conpeople in Patpong, a bustling night district in Bangkok. Having heard about the famous tiger shows, my curiousity was really piqued and so, when we were offered a particular deal to watch an ongoing one for just 100 baht each, my sister and I went in for a look. We were immediately directed to sit down at a table, and there in the centre was a raised platform with a few girls, some doing their stuff... ahem, but most of them just doing nothing and standing around. Almost as soon as we sat down, a man stood in front of us and asked us to buy a drink each. We tried to politely refuse but he simply wouldn't go away. So we decided to order a drink each and subsequently paid the 100 baht. However, as soon as we started drinking, two girls came to block our views again and asked us to pay up an extra 200 baht, as the show and the drinks cost 300 baht together. Of course, my sister and I refused to pay, and we spent the next 5 minutes arguing that the amount was not what we were promised. As a last resort, we said that we had no money, and they became pissed and asked us to leave. On our way out, we scolded the man who told us it would only cost 100 baht each, and he simply smirked! How aggravating! 200 baht for a bottle of mineral water (which I ordered and so was able to take it away) was a small price to pay for a reminder never to be so gullible again, but to make matters "worse" all I saw in there were blurred images...... I didn't have time to put on my specs.

Oh well, at least the shopping was great ^_^ since everything was cheap. We went to Chatuchak weekend market, where my sister and I spent the entire day squeezing past people to check out the good bargains. I started to believe that you can find almost everything, and more, in there. There was an area dedicated to pets and pet accessories. I had expected to see wild exotic animals being tortured and sold under the most cruel conditions, but instead, all I saw were puppies and more puppies for sale. I estimate them to be all under 3 weeks old... and oh sooo adorable, even more so because of their age. In addition to the other usual animals like kittens, guinea pigs and hamsters, they were selling squirrels, hedgehogs, and cockcroaches (?!?!) . I'm sure there were more that I didn't have the time to see.

I wonder how my guinea pigs are right now. Last night I had a nightmare in which my guinea pigs turned into little monsters due to neglect... horror-movie style. The nightmare was made worse when I had to take a test under Mdm Jennifer Tan's supervision and I had to hand up a half-empty paper because I didn't have the time to complete it.

Lack of fulfilment?

I don't know why I feel like ending my blog lately. Many thoughts come to mind, but I suddenly feel that they are too personal to share with everyone. This adds to my frustration. Although it's unhealthy to start feeling that there are secrets to hide, there comes the recent realisation that I do not want to be read as easily as a book. Maybe this is insecurity at play, I don't know.

I met up with 2 JC good friends tonight. One I haven't really talked to for 2 years, and the other we have been keeping in touch occassionally. They have just started working life for the past half year. We started talking about how one's energy depletes with age, and how one has to put in some real effort to participate actively outside working hours in order to continue living a fulfilling life, unlike while in university. Sometimes, when I see certain friends becoming stressed by work, I feel disturbed and start wishing that I could do something to help. But how much can I do when I lack even the energy to add more fulfilment into my own life?

Christmas eve in the hotel room 

Tan Sisters in Ocean Park =) 

Back Home Now

Whoops... I certainly have been neglecting my blog for the past month. So I came back to enjoy the comforts of my home in Singapore, and have been slacking ever since. Played mahjong and poker within the family (I discovered I'm a terrible poker player...I can't lie and I don't have a gambler's luck?), and then flew to Hong Kong for Christmas for a change. One of the most memorable days there was when we went to Ocean Park. I know... it's targeted primarily at kids, but still, it feels a little like reliving childhood, only that I was probably too afraid to try anything when I was young.

I have been feeling that I should make better use of my time this holidays but I haven't taken any concrete action yet. On New Year's Eve I went to Chijmes to check out their salsa party with Ks, only to discover that most people there aren't really dancing salsa. It wasn't quite like what I had imagined it to be, but that is to be expected... somehow I didn't think that the salsa community in Singapore had become that large over a year. The other more interesting activity I've engaged in so far was to help a friend out in her short film by acting... But I got a homosexual role. Haha... it wasn't sleazy or anything, but I was happy that it helped to dispel my former belief that I'm the worst actress alive ;P

Visited a friend's pet shop, called Fur Kids, located in the Thomson area yesterday with Kelvin. It was quite a lovely place that makes one feel at home. There, we chanced upon a vet who promoted the benefits of becoming an entrepreneur while being a vet or even as vet students. Honestly, the money aspect of it sounds very tempting, especially since everyone knows that vets don't earn much money just by doing the regular clinic job. Makes me wish I've got more business acumen. Sure, I think I can come up with the ideas, but I lack the aggressiveness! Perhaps I should take up some tribal course to "unleash the PASSION or FIRE" in myself... haha... The image of dancing round a fire wearing only loincloths and noisy trinkets while whooping high-pitched cries just popped into my mind.