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We were split into many groups taking many different flights, I didn't know if I was lucky or unfortunate, I was put on the earliest flight in & the last flight out. I was not exactly pleased with the arrangement as I felt alot of time were wasted in my case as there were alot of waiting being earliest flight in means we had to wait longer for the rest to arrive & being the last flight out also means we must wait for all to be gone before we can leave! SIGH.... & I also prefer to travel in intimate group of less than 3 people than huge group of 8 to 9 people.. let alone, this trip, there are about 40 of us.. so I was uncomfortable. BUT well, these are the inevitables when going on company trip so I must stop whining..
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We met at the airport at 6am for check-in & breakfast... to start this long day ahead, I had to eat! We checked in & had a yummy breakfast at the Killiney Kopi-Tiam... Mee Rebus!. .
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We boarded the flight.. thank goodness I was given Thai Airways to travel in.. I have always liked Thai Airways!
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We arrived in BKK International Airport & was transferred to the Hotel by a van, quite comfortable. Upon reaching, we realised the others will only arrived later in batches & we have, in fact about 3 hours to kill - 3hrs is not enough to go too far. I wanted to venture out on my own than stay behind in groups but saw a colleague & invited her to join me. Both of us went to the Erawan Shrine to say our prayers & made our offerings before heading to the Central World to kill some time. We both decided to not spend too much on food so we went menu-browsing in the huge mall & finally settles in ToastBox.. YES I know... SIngapore also has ToastBox by BreadTalk BUT we just wanna have something economical but its was not easy in this mall.. in other places like MBK or SIam SQuare, of course I would go try some local food instead.
We ordered a Mee Siam each & shared a Thai Spicy Tofu. All in all the meal didn't cost us more than S$10..
After the satisfying meal, we went walking around, I was looking for something to buy for Jason & was happy to be able to get a very nice Polo-tshirt from the Arsenal Specialty Store for him. He'll love it!
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Before we could do anything else, it was time to go back to the hotel for the Briefing.
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Briefing started & ended by 6.30pm & it was free & easy again. Sigh.. in a way I still felt I had wasted the whole day...
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I zoomed out right after the meeting to take the BTS & changed to the MRT to meet my dad in the far away Mall popularly known as The Robinsons.
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As it was the evening peak hour of Bangkok, it was very crowded in both the BTS & MRT. Though so, the Thais definitely did not push their way through doors, nor crowd themselves around the entrance. They were so disciplined that they actually formed a line at the doorways! A REAL LINE! They were also patient & soft-spoken.
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As I was late for my dinner appointment & rushing like mad, the people showed no impatience in the queues whether buying train tickets or tokens! I admired their graciousness.
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Met my dad & we went for Yummy Korean-Thai styled BBQ!
We went to Starbucks after that for coffee.. though it was not a very long time we'd spend together, I was happy we talked about things, things even we hardly conveyed with each other - a true bonding time..
AFter the coffee, I made my own way back to the hotel. I was really strolling slowly thinking of things my dad said to me. I enjoyed the slow pace back though the journey was far. I have no problem travelling on my own in Bangkok but not in KL!
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When I got back to the Hotel, it was already 10.30pm. I decided to go to the gym as I came to know from the catalogue that it operates on a 24hr basis! Well, at least whatever I had consumed for throughout the whole day can now be converted into energy through exercise!
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I was at the gym until about 11.30pm when my room-mate finally arrived from her flight & joined me. We 'gymed' until 12.30am & head up to the room to retire for the day!
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