bury me in this dress

Been lazy lately but I finally uploaded my Tagaytay photos to my flickr account. They’re also here in my blog through a nice plugin.

The photos were taken months ago. Some are of Tagaytay Highlands and some from Sonia’s Garden.

Click on photo to get to the album

Ahhh. I’m back in good ol’ Pinas. I didn’t get to vote because I was out of the country during election day. I feel a bit rotten because of that. Haaay. As if voting would make a change what with rampant election frauds going on. I don’t want to think about that anymore so change topic.

It was raining the entire time we were in Thailand. Very very humid also. It was a drag going from place to place on foot so we got taxis most of the time. Bangkok has changed a lot since the last I’ve been there which was two years ago. There are more malls now. My favorite, Centralworld, was totally renovated so I thought I was at a new place the whole time I was there. The hotel, Pathumwan Princess, where we stayed looks new. I really loved the lobby but the room could be a whole lot better. I didn’t buy a lot of things but they were mostly expensive. I bought a really nice Doc Martens boots for almost $200. Spent just as much for Anna Sui and Laura Mercier make-up but I got 20% for them because I met a nice Thai girl with a discount card. Thanks, Mimi! Oh drat! I forgot to take our photo. Anyway, I was able to buy some nice and cheap undies and tops at MBK. I think that’s all I bought.

On the third day, we moved to Royal Cliff Hotel Resort in Pattaya. Nothing changed there but downtown is nicer now although still full of girly bars. We stayed in Pattaya longer so we got bored at the hotel and went downtown often. We went to a nice mall with a really nice deck facing the beach. We hung out there a lot. We also went to a spa one night but I think The Spa in the Philippines is much nicer (cheaper too!).

I love Thailand not because of the shopping although that’s nice too. What I love about the country is the people. A lot of them are really nice and gentle. Unlike in Pinas were so many ogle at you for being different. In Thailand, they don’t really care. Maybe I’m wrong but that’s how I see them. They’re also very nationalistic and they love their king so much. I wish pinoys are like that. Haaay.

BTW, I have a twitter account. Add me and I’ll add you back.

It’s this Saturday already but I’m not excited at all. I don’t really know why since I like Thailand. I’ll be going with my family and we’ll go to Bangkok and then Pattaya. Hmm now that I’m writing about the trip, I feel kind excited. lol me. I don’t think I’ll be able to shop much since I have a very limited budget. I’m planning to buy some things to sell back here. Or maybe not. Whatever.

I’m still thinking if I should bring my laptop with me. I’m scared that it would get stolen. But I’m sure there are cafes with free wifi there. Hmmm. Tempting. I’m also deciding if I should have my cellphone on roaming. That would cost me though. Maybe not.