Remembering Fondly

As the next trip edges closer (approx 14 days), I always can't help but shift my mind towards it. The most exciting period for me are the days leading up to the actual day, you can feel the excitement and expectations building up. It didn't really matter that I'm no longer a newbie to the City of Angels, I still feel the same excitement as the first time I was going there. Ahh yes those beautiful first memories that still sticks to my brain like glue. It was still by far the best trip I've had there even though it was only 4 days 3 nights and I've had far longer ones after that.

I had came a long way since that virgin trip but the memories remain fresh. I still remember everything vividly, from the excitement at Changi all the way to Suvarnabhumi, to the first time we entered a go go bar and got intimidated by the girls really badly, to the time Alvin & I got lost at some pier and took boats randomly to find our way out, it was so refreshing everytime I think of it. Never fails to make me laugh or smile.

I remembered the time we were selecting our hotels, it is funny that Singaporeans have this mentality that their first hotel in Thailand have to be in the Siam or Pratunam area. I always hear the word 'Baiyoke', 'Asia' or 'Samran'. I don't understand why either because I myself was one of these people who insist on one of these hotels for my first time. Now when I look back at it, it makes me laugh. Maybe it's because we Singaporeans think that these are the 'convenient' places. It's like the hotel is located right beside The Heeren or Cineleisure in Singapore. But of course that isn't true, Bangkok is not Singapore as I eventually found out. There are so many better options, better value for money places but it's just the Singaporean mentality of u know...."eh my friend stay there leh she say good so I also want to stay there".

Whenever I see people talking enthusiastically about their upcoming virgin trip to the Land of Smiles it makes me think about my own as well. I feel like a veteran now but that isn't true even though it is now like a second home to me, I'm only a veteran to the newbies. Anyway I can smell Tom Yum land coming again, it is going to be solo this time. Yes I'm going all alone, cool? Nay it's scary but thats what defines thrills.