Sunday, July 20, 2008

Findings about Bangkok

Throughout my stay at Bangkok, the following are my findings and observations about Bangkok.
  1. The weather at Bangkok is extremely hot - well, Thailand is one of the countries with tropical climate: hot and humid throughout the year. But, I can't help to feel that Bangkok is hotter than in Malaysia.
  2. People there are extremely warm and friendly. They treat guests very nicely. Honestly, I felt a little awkward at first.
  3. Ladies in Bangkok are slim and pretty. (Mmm...most of them)
  4. The food portion is rather small and some food tastes a little sweeter.
  5. There are a lot of stalls selling drinks, grilled and fried food by the road side.
  6. The traffic at Bangkok is rather bad when relatively compared with Malaysia.
  7. Some Thais look a lot like Chinese. They are fairer compared to others. Probably, they are the Thai Chinese.
  8. Thai guys and girls are extremely good looking!
  9. Majority of Thai ladies (in Bangkok) apply make up and wear high heels when going to work.
  10. I like the way the Thais speak (in terms of intonation and pronunciation). Sounds polite and gentle. Even guys speak gently!
  11. There are many similarities between Malaysia and Thailand. Most things in Bangkok can be found in Malaysia.
  12. The train service is Bangkok is as efficient as Singapore's. You don't have to worry if you have missed the train. The next train arrives about 5 minutes after the previous one.
  13. You could see a lot of people wearing yellow on Mondays. I was told that Monday is the King's birthday.
  14. The departmental stores and shopping malls close pretty early - about 9pm local (Bangkok) time. **Bangkok is an hour behind Malaysia.
  15. You would be surprised that the price of an item in night markets can be slashed up to 70-75% after bargaining! (Hint: a necklace can be purchased at 60 Baht instead of the usual 240 Baht quoted)

I hope to go to other interesting places in Thailand such as Pattaya, Krabi, Samui, etc. In fact, I hadn't been to tourists attractions other than night markets (Si Lom and Suan Lum) due to time constraint.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like to visit Bangkok despite of the humid and warm weather. but what's more rewarding than a fulfilling retail therapy within your budget? hehe...my advice, always visit a country with a lower currency rate and shop till you drop!!!

Petite Lass said...

Yeah, totally agree with you! Bangkok has always been ladies' paradise eh? The spa there is also very very reasonable ;-)