First Day

And so the trip finally came!Flying TG has been our number one choice as I've had numerous bad experience from other carriers. I wanted P to experience Thailand in all its sense and flying with their flag carrier is the perfect way to start our holiday. Everything went fairly well, except the fact that P slept and felt nauseous all the way. Plane food again with TG was perfect! I enjoyed every bit of it (except my dessert), but P's remained untouched, with a barf bag already prepared on his side.


Waiting to board at NAIA Terminal 1


Obviously P still not nauseous at this time.

We landed at BKK's Suvarnabhumi Airport past 10, and boy the new airport (before it was Don Muang Airport)was huge and beautiful. Tired and sleepy, I didn't get to really look around as we hurried to the door to meet our guide. At first, we had a had a hard time looking for our names, amidst the pool of bond papers and placards posted along the gates. But as we were about to exit Gate 6, I noticed P's name taped on the other side (no wonder we weren't able to see it!), and alas the guide(which I honestly cannot tell up to now if the guide is a he/she) who ushered us to the side to wait.



The trip from the airport to our hotel was endless. Although I wanted to see and feel the city and recognize the few things that still remind me of my trips there years before, I was too sleepy and tired. Me and P holed in one side of the van and took a nap.



I cannot tell how long the trip was, maybe an hour and a half or two, as traffic was really really bad in BKK (worse the Manila). Days after we learned, that Friday (our first day), was the worse traffic BKK experienced.

As soon as we got to the hotel, it was already past 1, and happily, we were able to check in in less than 10 minutes. Whew, I hurriedly took a quick shower, my pj's on and off to dream land, looking forward to the next day's itinerary.

Planning

I've been really busy lately, juggling work and planning our first trip together. We originally planned to go to Thailand, but because of the political situation there, we were a bit scared. Then we considered Shanghai, but realized we still have to get visas for it. So we then settled for Malaysia, but... My heart still goes to the City of Angels.



Bangkok is really one of my favorite places to visit. Aside from the shopping, I've always been interested in their culture. At some point I got engrossed with Buddhist teachings that I even considered converting (haha). I even applied for a post graduate studies there at Chulalongkorn University ( but my dad opted me to go to law school, heeh)! My family used to spent New Year's there and everytime we go there, everything feels new to me. Like there's so much more to discover.

Now I can't wait for P to exeprience Bangkok. I'm actually fussing over our itinerary, checking out the internet for more places to go (aside from the usual). This trip is very special to me, with P in my favorite city, discovering the place again for the nth time. One thing in my mind right now, make this P's perfect holiday.

With BKK's crisis and political situation ... STILL we're going! haha!