the life and times of jason phoon

hello everybody ! I’ve been feeling miserable here in Brisbane but I had fun in Melbourne! Too bad I don’t have all the pictures ( you know, other people’s camera .. etc etc) . Anyways, my fingers are freezing so I’ll just post up some pictures:

I met the great Zack Kim in the airport. Turns out we’re on the same flight. If you don’t know who he is, check this out.

This is a view of the airplane wing from my seat. It accurately describes what I feel at the moment. Flying free but lonely.

  This is Southbank, near the Crown Casino. Angelene refuses to appear on my blog

 This is the view of Eureka tower from the bridge near Flinder’s Street.

I stayed one night in Monash, Clayton Campus with my brother.

 The next day, me and my brother moved to a friends place near University of Melbourne. This apartment is called Uropa and I kinda like the lights.

Melbourne Central. Why does my camera take depressing pictures?

Anyways, if I get more pictures from friend’s cameras, I’ll post them ya. I’ll complain about my time in Brisbane next …

This was actually the day I spent alone because I bought a cheaper return ticket. So, how was it like being alone in Bangkok ?

I won’t go into details here, because my memory is a bit hazy. I’ll just post the pictures then:

Some students listening to a monk under a tree

The huge temple opposite the “Giant Swing”. I spent quite some time here, just watching the people praying and enjoying the tranquility. The peace inside is a huge contrast with the traffic and city outside the temple.

Gold and black buddhas in the aformentioned temple.

The ‘monk’ sitting there is not real ! I didn’t touch it, but I think it’s made out of rubber. Now who would want to put that in their house ? or temple ?

This dog was running on some kinda treadmill. It’s not as cruel as it seems, because the dog can run and stop whenever he wants to. But still, that poor guy is stuck there.

I went to Patpong, but I didn’t have the guts to enter any of the bars. I heard stories where they would try to cheat you, or even worse rob you. Better not go into these bars alone, I figured.

The sky during dawn, as seen from my rooftop. I met a Brazillian-Japanese and we spent some time together on the roof, exchanging information about out cultures. It’s funny that she once said “I’d never kiss a Chinese guy because they spit everywhere”. Apparently that’s very common in Beijing.

Well, that concludes the Bangkok Trip. I do wish to go back there one day, to complete these 2 things:

• Actually going into a strip bar ( with some friends )
• Going on the 9-temple pilgrimage

Hopefully I get to do that before I die ^_^

What is Bangkok without the shopping and the food eh ?

I didn’t really go inside, but doesn’t Central World look pretty ?

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On the third day of my Bangkok trip, we headed down town to visit some temples. There was a traffic jam, as you can tell from the title of my blog entry.

Here’s some pictures !

Stephanie and me. On a Tuk tuk.

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Okay , here’s where the real pictures come in.

The second day we were in Bangkok , we took a trip down the Chao Praya river. This has always been a favorite for me. There’s just something about the river that I love, and would one day I hope that my ashes will be scattered there.

Boat rides are 16 baht. Take the tourist or public boat, it’s the same company. Also, if you just want to cross the river, it’s 3 baht.

Pictures!

Stephanieeeeee and Me

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Last week I was in Bangkok for a holiday and boy did I had a great time. When it was time to come back, I was rather sad about it. Hence the Post-Holiday-Syndrome ( Chienne comes up with these words ). I fell asleep this afternoon and I dreamt briefly I was still in Bangkok, in the exact same spot I took a mental picture. That was how sad my PHS was.

Oh, and I went to bangkok with Stephanie, her sister Carol and Carol’s boyfriend , Steve. Not much pictures of them here cause I’m only using my phone camera pictures at the moment. Please be patient.

Some quick notes about where we stayed:

• We stayed at Hostelling International, Sukhumvit
  ( 300 Baht a night)
• 2 double decker beds , shared restroom
• The hostel was walking distance to the BTS Skytrain, which was very convenient
• Nice chillout area, with common areas to mingle with other backpackers (this will have a blog entry of it’s own ^_^)

Not much happened on the first day because we arrived quite late and was pretty tired. Click on the link to see the pictures !

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