http://bangkok.boredworkers.com Boredworkers on the move Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:38:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sigh.. my 2nd attempt at doing this blog. My previous posting.... "dissapeared" just as I completed the final line.. Which really sucked as it was a really long blog. 11 of us were really famished , as our last meal was approximately 8 am ( KL Time), and it was ... http://bangkok.boredworkers.com/2005/09/25/hunger-pangs/ After approximately 8 hours of travelling, our taxis were nearing the hotel. The drivers were unsure of the way, as Somerset Lake Point is not a very commonly used hotel. I would say a well kept secret of Bangkok. The driver had a general idea on where to head, and ... http://bangkok.boredworkers.com/2005/09/20/somerset-lakepoint/ After the 2 hours odd flight, we safely landed at Bangkok International Airport. What was really surprising for us, was that we saw a golf course running through the Taxiway and Runway of this airport. Amazing, that we have golfers walking around, right next to the tarmac, alongside the big ... http://bangkok.boredworkers.com/2005/09/19/touchdown/ We've lined up and boarded the plane. As we wanted to sit together and we were in a big group, we had little choice but to take the last few rows at the back of the plane. Fortunately this was not a full flight, and there were plenty of empty ... http://bangkok.boredworkers.com/2005/09/16/u-would-have-thought-this-was-a-redeye-flight/ Well.. following the 45 minute roadtrip from my house to KLIA, we finally arrived and unloaded off our luggages into the trolley and proceeded to line up at Air Asia's Check in counter. As we had 11 people to check in, we decided to all check in at once, ... http://bangkok.boredworkers.com/2005/09/15/at-klia/ So with all of us bundled into our Van. OK it isn't really a road trip .. only a 45 minutes drive to the Airport before we check in .. but what the heck. The fun had already started , and so it was, 11 of us rambling down the ... http://bangkok.boredworkers.com/2005/09/13/roadtrip/ Yawn.... scratch scratch..... time to wake up ..... It's was 6.00 am. Our taxi Van was due to arrive at 7.45 am, and we all had to get ready.... Yuen Lin arrived at approximately 6.00 am, and was sitting in my living room when I made my way down. Slowly ... http://bangkok.boredworkers.com/2005/09/13/morning-has-broken/ Time passes slowly, especially when we have been anticipating this trip. Tick tock , tick tock, time passed by day by day .. then suddenly voila ... 1 week to departure...and then voila thhe night before departure. Unfortunately we did not capture a lot of photos of the night before ... http://bangkok.boredworkers.com/2005/09/13/the-final-countdown/ "Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure." - Confucius - As the quote suggest, our preparations and planning began way in advance of this trip . To be exact, we begun planning this trip 3 months in advance. Planning a trip for a big ... http://bangkok.boredworkers.com/2005/09/13/success-depends-upon-previous-preparation-and-without-such-preparation-there-is-sure-to-be-failure-confucius/ Watch this space, where we detail the spectacular journey our group of friends embarked on in Bangkok during September 2005. Follow our adventures through the streets of Bangkok, surfing the waves of canals and river, cruising through the narrow roads on "Tut Tuts" and zipping through the heartlands of the city ... http://bangkok.boredworkers.com/2005/09/13/welcome-to-boredworkers-blog-in-bangkok/