yeah probably. but they still might be selling some tickets. but i think all those that already have tickets just rock up to the counter and get a flight. tickets probably damn expensive if you just wanna buy it on the spot.

i read mas airlines you could buy tickets at utapo or whatever the name of that airport was.

hmmm the moment you open your mouth they will call you farang anyways. basically farang has become slang for pretty much any westerner/tourist i think.

i mean you dont have to give tips. but yeah. like if you wanna do tourist stuff. like "oooo look at the snake, lets take a picture with a snake" then it is followed by the tip box...

basically you pay for the sampan. its like a taxi. you dont have to buy anything. i went late. but just wanted to ronda the river. not to buy anything. all the shop boats already cabut. hahah. but nice ride down the river. got to feed the giant fish.

i forgot the price already. but mine was damn cheap because we went late. so no shopping. but i bet if you go earlier it will be more expensive. because there would be more people. bargaining power of buyers vs sellers man. hahah. but from what i remember. where i went there was 3 stops. one is to this zoo thing on the river, another at a big temple. and one at the fish feeding (you dont get off the boat, buy bread from this guys house and he drops it to your boat. heh. damn fun.) not sure about how long the ride will be with shopping. a few hours probably if you go in the early morning to look around. get breakfast on your boat and stuff. if you want cheap i think you can jump on a sampan shared with others.

dunno how to stop the driver. i think they understand stop though. you might have to put a thai accent on it though. kekeke.

if you look back there was a thing about the gem scam.

also... when you go to temples and stuff they got those people cut outs with traditional thai things painted on it. (the one you put your face into the hole and take pictures. like ones at theme parks with donald duck or what not.) you have to pay to take photo. itll say in some tinnnnyyy corner... 40 baht.

street food is reasonably safe. but look at the location before buying. such as next to a dusty road. near a big drain, trash or what not, otherwise you will be eating sandy food.

the train system is the best way to get around probably. bts i think its called.

tuk tuk drivers rip tourists off. try to ask the hotel how much it would cost to go from the hotel to wherever you going. then just hand them the money. no haggling. for a 50 baht ride they will try charge you 200. so becareful. tuk tuk is cool for a bit until the pollution gets to you though. hahha.

well when i was there i had no problems with the taxis. get in and go. i think they only trick you if you are super tourist looking. like whip out the map at the taxi stand or in the taxi itself. try not to look like a target. big camera dangling around your neck and all hahaha. if they dont wanna do meter. take another taxi. there are like millions of them. you'll see hahah.

denomination for train and stuff. is that the machine will only accept coins. unless they changed it. so everyone basically lines up at the counter. changes coins. then goes to the machine to buy a ticket. i dont think you can buy tickets from the counter.

about pronouciation. most of them will drag the last few letters and make them longer...

sawadeekaaaap
krap kum kaaap

other words not. so cant really help past this point hahaha.

yes most people there are nice. and soft natured. i believe this is because they are very religious there. so most of them are nice and kind people. like the teachings of buddha. many of the taxis insides have scripture written on them on the seats and inside roofs. the funny thing over there though. is that they will always give buddha fanta to drink... i have never seen them put a bottle of coke or pepsi or sprite at the buddha. i dunno if this has something to do with the drink being orange or what. anyone know the reason? can clarify for me.

in most cases yes. but in terms of trying to cross the road all the motorbikes and cars. bkk is quite dangerous SOOO MANY OF THEM GOING EVERYWHERE hehe. make sure you look left look right look left look right all the way to the other side. heeheheh. so scary

use walkways whenever you can. and try cross the road in groups if crossing a big road. much safer. good thing. most motorbikes over there. the headlights actually work. from what i remember at least. heh.

when i read it at first. i thought... they train pigeons to scam you? kakakaka. i been to bkk numerous times. (my sis used to live there) never did i see a place with many many pigeons. where is this? i think instead of being scammed by pigeon users. you should worry about getting birdflu from the damn pigeons.

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lets all smack our heads together at the same time.... whats this? another protest? whats this? no more yellow shirts? everyone in red now? haiiiiii

they on new years holiday they will be back. but i doubt it will get as severe as the yellow shirt people.

yeah that rate is outrageous. i find taxis quite affordable in thailand. esp if traffic is light. airport to my sis's aprt. round 30-40 mins around 250 baht. and 60 i think for the tolls.

i think its because its harder to get to. i mean mbk is so close to the bts thing. so i guess people prefer to go there. dunno.

sometimes i dont understand why they have so many people. like the supermarket got more staff than customers. hahahahaha.

eiyerrrr. some places you'll find all sorts of stuff. i dunno how you could eat those giant black scorpions looks so nasty. hahaha.

haha. yeah its a government initiative i think. so when you go in they advertise condoms. and safe sex and all that. and when you finish eating they give you free condoms. but the food there is kinda crap and kinda expensive. but its interesting to go and look around. got a small souvenier shop i think. not sure about that.


heres a pic i took when i went. this is at the entrance. hehe.

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Added on January 9, 2009, 12:44 ami hadnt done it. but i dont think it will be difficult at all.
find a cheap hotel. cheap food is everywhere. BTS & Motocyke is cheap.

the main costs would be hotel, food and transport. all which i think can be covered with RM300. but i dont think you can do any tours or shows or stuff like that. and also how many days you going for depends.

This post has been edited by panda-man: Jan 9 2009, 12:44 AM

really they dont change it? well in malaysia usually its because they dont have much change. you should be able to change the denominations in suvarnabhumi. if not. try ask around at the shops. usually they will give because they know taxi's and all usually wont have that much change. also if you taking cab to the city. make sure you have around 60 baht because they will ask you to pay the toll. if they take that road that is. 2 tolls. one is 40 and one is 20 i think .

no problem. usually you have to tell them to take the toll way. i always do just in case. sometimes they take the normal road. takes FOREVER!

your hotel in the main city right? hahaha. afterwards you tell him to take the toll he takes you somewhere opposite to where you going. hahahah. just checking.

i forgot where the taxi's were at suvarnabhumi. i remember not taking the ones on the floor you the arrival gate is. because it was more expensive. i always went down a floor or two then there is another taxi stand. but im not sure. anyone else can confirm this?

This post has been edited by panda-man: Jan 9 2009, 02:04 PM

i dont know if they have or not. but the prices for bts around same as malaysia. like 2-3 ringgit. or i guess 20-30 baht.