Nostalgia-2005

I found an old folder on my PC as I was doing backup in case *touch wood* anything happens to my very old PC!
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This was the Bangkok Trip I went on after a lapse of 2 years. The last trip I went on was with Shumin in 2003.
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I browsed through the folder & realised things have changed.. in Bangkok.. I had a pic of The World Trade Center, which is now called - Central World! before they revamped the exterior as well as interior!


Also sharing herewith, bits & pieces of Pattaya..
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Pattaya was somewhat different from Bangkok. It was not of high-rise city skylines but more of lower & more laid back buildings as well as lifestyle. I saw more of Caucasians with the local girls & their children of cross-ethnicity than in Bangkok.

Daddy behind the wheels - driving through streets of Pattaya.


Millions of pubs & clubs that opened from morning to afternoon to night & I wondered if they ever close. The foreigners were also seen in these pubs & clubs at odd timings throughout the day! Chilling out indeed!


Interesting exterior decoration - a Hotel.. Would you dare put up in one of these?



The small shopping complex that was linked to our wonderful Marriot Hotel, Pattaya.




Bits & pieces of the Hotel & its facilities.. I could vaguely remember BUT I recalled it was a luxurious hotel like a spa resort! *thank you daddy!*



The gorgeous view from our room balcony!





Pattaya... long stretch of sea behind our Hotel! The pick-up Taxis. You could flag down any of these & tell them where you're heading, they would take on multiple customers along the way & drop them off along the way too. You'd have to pay before you get on the taxi! Quite interesting... don't attempt one of these if you are wearing skirts though.
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The Night Walking Street - where tonnes of clubs & bars.. Dad said these are called Go-go Bars & they are called Go-go girls. I saw them lined up in front of their clubs & dancing, swaying & men whom were interested would chat them up & go in for drinks... & these were seen along the whole street!
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the link to the rest of the pictures is here http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AYsmzJw1YuGLj4&notag=1
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When I returned from this trip, I actually lost 3 kg. I fell sick on the very night we were in Pattaya, diarrheoa, vomitting etc.. I had fever & lost all appetite & mood for anything. Good in a way - I lost weight!
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I also realised my parents aged alot from 2005 till now..