Sunday, November 8, 2009

Day 2 - 21 Sept

I'd better be good and disciplined - sit down to finish this trip's journal before I completely forget about the nitty gritty details.. as always.
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Alright! Day 2 I awoke to the burning body of J... he felt unusually 'hot' to touch and when I asked he admitted he had runny stools and tummyache throughout the night. He also turned pale and looked really tired. I suggested him staying in for the day.
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We went down for breakie and he was really burned out. Poor Thing! My parents and I came to a conclusion that J was sick while the 3 of us were not - we ate the birds' nest and ginseng tea!!! He did not!!!!. *lol*
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I left him to rest in the hotel while Mummy and me made our way out to town. Daddy was going to meet his friend somewhere so, it was just Mummy and me! I brought Mummy to experience Bangkok like she has never experienced before! I brought her around by Train!!! 3 mins from our hotel was the train station Ratchadapisek and I knew we had to change to BTS (skytrain) at Asok. She wasn't impressed. *lol* Mummy is a frequent visitor to Bangkok and she only travelled by Taxi! *atas!!*
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So, good that she agreed though reluctantly!
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We went for slow walks at Siam Square, Bonanza Mall, MBK.. a few of her favourite spots. I bought quite a number of stuff and she did too, doubled my harvest!!! Mummy had a task at hand, she was looking for 'super yoyo' for my nephew and niece as she had promised them. We were scouting frantically for them BUT ended up buying some other yoyo! *lol*
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After a few hours, we sat down for both our favourite MK steamboat. During lunch, Mummy filled me in on recent happenings around the house and my maternal grandma, who was recently acting slow and quiet. Mummy took the time to air her frustrations and we spend a good 2 hours talking.
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Here's some good shots of Mummy at MK. WE enjoyed ourselves not having to worry about time. She has aged and the wrinkles... reflect how life take its toll.

See how happy this lady was...


2 of us only feast about S$16... isn't it amazing! I love BANGKOK!
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We were out since 11am and we set out back to hotel at about 5pm.
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Remember the man who was sick? Well, he called to tell me he went for Thai massage in the hotel and even ordered a Beef Burger by room service and was actually enjoying his time in the room! Gosh...
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When we returned to the hotel, Daddy was already back and we decided to call a doctor in, just in case J couldn't get well enough to take the flight early next morning.. The doc came and the house call cost 4400THB.. extortion! But well, the insurance will pay for it. Doc said he was having stomach flu, gave him some meds for the tummy and fever. His fever was a whopping 39.2 degrees.
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J couldn't get up to eat with us and so Daddy, Mummy and I went downstairs to have the porridge buffet again.. and we retired early as we'd need to be up early and be in the airport by 7am.

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