Pretty Girls on Lonely Beaches

i stole the concept of this blog title from jupperz, who STILL hasn't finish her own blog.

so anyway, last weekend (Nov 25-26, 2006) me and a bunch of my friends went to pattaya. it's very rare for us to get together, especially for a trip like this. a couple of our friends came back during university break so we had to take this opportunity to get together. erm... what can i say.. imagine 9 noisy girls deciding on something... like lunch, or whether to take the ferry or the speed boat to the island... noisy... very noisy.

in the end we decided to take the speed boat. but before we go to the resort, we stopped by at a beach. it was supposed to be one of the best beaches that tourists would go to, but it was so deserted! or maybe cuz most of the tourists were on the diving boats... haha. anyhow, picture this... 9 noisy girls landed on deserted beach, not many people around except boat people and very few tourist... oh.. maybe i forgot to mention the highlight... all girls were in bikinis.... 9 bikini clad girls.... such treat for the eyes.

then we went to the resort, which came as a bit of a surprise. the resort was supposed to have a balcony that extends to the beach. when we got there....there were no beaches... however, the balcony did extend out to the water... so it wasn't all bad. the room is ok, and the atmosphere was nice. we left again for another beach, and just like the first beach, all eyes stray to the bikini clad girls. haha. anyway, for dinner, we had seafood bbq... and a bottle of liquor.

the trip was really fun. although it would have been better if we could stay for a few more days.

[ps. girls! i'm using pics from your cams, hope you dont mind. AND i'm not showing the bikini pics so.. leave it to your own imaginations....haha]

A Week in Aussieland

The first thing I noticed about Aussieland when I arrived was the weather. I expected it to be warm since it's spring and the beginning of summer and all. But it was all a lie!!!! The temperature is not 20 smth... it's 15!!!! Even Aussielanders said that it's unusual for the weather to be cool during November. So throughout the trip I had to rely on my trusty thin jacket... ~_~ but it was all good. I like the weather. Nice change from Bangkok temperature.

So.. the first morning, my dad's friend took us to the Sydney Opera House followed by a ferry ride around the harbour. It was beautiful, although the weather that day wasnt great because of the clouds but the view was magnificent nonetheless. In the afternoon, me and my mom were left to venture the city while my dad went to a meeting. Our hotel (actually, not a hotel... we stayed at YWCA on Hyde Park) is located in the city center, so it was very convenient to travel around. And the people are so nice. Everyone we asked for directions were eagered to help us out.


ok.. I'm not gonna give you guys a chronicle of what I did when I was there cuz it'll be too long and I'm too lazy to type.

Anyway, I did get a chance to visit UNSW. I will be going there next year, so it was nice to take a look at it. It's also nice to know that it's really close to the beach!!! Bondi Beach. And I tell you, the beach is beautiful. It's clean and the sand is white against the sea-green background. It was such a perfect day to go to the beach too because that day, the sun came out!! LOVELY!!!

There are little cafes and restaurants along the beach. The atmosphere is good, the food is good. So refreshing~ And there are so many selection of food. There's Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian... you name it. But the thing is, we were trying to find authentic Australian food but there was none. I mean we even asked an Aussielander which food is 'Australian' and he couldn't really answer it. The only thing that is distinctive for me is the vegemite. ick~ But anyway, throughout the trip, I've probably eaten about a month's supply of chips. haha...

Another beach I went to is Manly Beach. One of my dad's friend owns a beach front house there so we went there for lunch. Manly Beach is as beautiful as Bondi Beach. There are noticeably more surfers in Manly than in Bondi. The waves are much higher. It was so relaxing to sit on the balcony and watch the waves and the surfers having a go at it. hur~ didn't want to leave~


Honestly, this is the first vacation that I went and didn't feel like leaving the place. I mean I guess it's because it resembles Hong Kong in a way. The transportation is easy to access and I can understand the language. Besides, I guess I didn't want to come back and have to say goodbye again when the time comes. But I gotta say, this vacation was really good for me. It's been so long since I enjoyed a nice relaxing atmosphere.

Moral Dilemma for the Homeless

I've been toying with this idea in my head for a while now. It's about being charitable to a homeless person. You see, everyday when I go to work, I see a bunch of homeless people begging for money. So I start to wonder what they would do if they were presented with the following situations:

Scenario 1.
Imagine a mother and a child begging for money. (it has to be a female and a child cuz that's who i saw when i thought about this situation) What do you think they would do if I offer them one night accommodation in a hotel where they can eat anything they want, and do whatever they want regarding the hotel facilities and services?

Scenario 2.
Imagine a homeless dude. He's not handicapped, he's just homeless. What do you think he would do if I gave him my wallet? Not an empty wallet of course. Would he

• take all the money and hand me back the wallet?
• take some of the money and hand me back the wallet?
• take everything and run?
• return the wallet without taking anything?
  

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For scenario 1, I predict that they wouldn't accept my offer cuz... well... you never know right? I mean they could think that I'm gonna hurt them by luring them into the hotel first, right?

For scenario 2, I guess it depends on the person. Some people might take everything and run. Or some people might be overwhelm with the generosity and only take some money or none at all.

But even so, when someone offered something to you so blatantly, is there still some doubt that it was a trick? That it's a scam to harm you afterwards? hmmm...

Temperature Dropping

HEY.. so the temperature in bangkok dropped by about 0.5 celcius this morning~
i walked out of the house and i can feel the drop in the temperature!!! amazing isn't it??? when you live in a hot country for a while your skin can detect the slightest drop in temperature.

anyway, i'll be off on my vacation to Aussieland this monday. i'm not really excited... yet. i will be, when it's time to fly.

hmmm... i was thinkin... now that the temperature started to drop in Thailand, i'm off on a vacation in Aussieland, where the temperature starts to rise... hmmm... this is sad. what if i came back and Thailand's hot again. that means i missed Thailand's "winter". yes ppl.... Thailand's "winter" is that short~