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disneydreams · 07-31-2005, 06:06 PM

Sawadee Ka THAILAND

Chiang Mai-5 nights
On our first day there, we had a campus tour of the Chiangmai College of Dramatic Arts. There was a school assembly, and they performed for us. We learned traditional thai dancing...and play some of their musical instruments...how to drum the Thai way. and kept playing..."quack diddly oh so...". That drove me insane. And we took photos with our Thai homestay buddies and their friends. One morning, the group went to the Chiang Mai Thai Farm Cooking School out in the countryside (thaifarmcooking) and learned to make a Thai Lunch. yay, I got to use the techniques my dad taught me, haha, with the knife. food tastes so much better when you actually did the cooking. haha. the best dessert ever: Sticky Rice with coconut milk and mangoes. yum. Then we had our third and final community service project. Performing for Thai senior citizens. And we had this (really lame) arts&crafts project. But this lady made it cool. We went to the Suan Dok temple and chatted with the Buddhist monks. Oh, we stayed in the Suriwongse Hotel in Chiang Mai and it was right in the middle of the night bazaar. Plus it was right next to starbucks and haagen daz... ^_^

That afternoon, we began our Thai homestay program. My buddy and my (really good) friend's buddy were doubling for this homestay. it was cool. We went to the San Kamphaeng Hot Springs and this cave with tons of Buddha statues. that was cool. they were ultra nice. reaaallly nice. lol. Our homestay buddies (each are on the end) with Kim and me when they dropped us off back at the hotel.

We had to wake up early one morning because we had to drive to this one area where we did morning alms for the Buddhist monks, and had breakfast by this waterfall. Then we went to a famous temple...got a Thai massage...watched an elephant show...and planted rice.

Oh, here's me holding a banana with an elephant behind me. I look weird. We had a farewell dinner with our homestay buddies. My homestay buddy and me. We rode elephants...and then went trekking up in the mountains...some people kept slipping into the river...lol and we passed by this gorgeous waterfall, but that was the moment my camcorder died. lame. Anyways! we just chilled at the village...saw this lovely double rainbow and had a campfire and stayed overnight...and I got at least 10 new mosquito bites! (with no help to that damn mosquito net). So on our way back down the mountain, we went bamboo rafting...and saw snakes on rocks...

Then we took a flight to Bangkok at night.

Bangkok-2 nights
We had dinner at the Suan Lum Night Bazaar. Great shopping there as well. lol

Well we really had one day at Bangkok. And it was a holiday in Thailand that day. It was the day the Buddha gave his first sermon. We visited the the Grand Palace and the Wat Po Temple...where we saw the incredibly large Buddha icon...had another photo-op...and one of us gets interrogated by local Thai kids to get their photo taken with him. ooh, there was a red carpet at the Wat Po because the Prince of Thailand was supposedly coming for some sort of ceremony because of the holiday. Then we went to this huge shopping mall...and along the streets...was a HK Disneyland advertisement. We had our farewell dinner...and did our last shopping at the bazaar and had a movie night.

On the flight back home, we got high off of the crackers and green tea that the flight attendants served us.

Then we were back at SFO

I kinda forgot some parts of the trip in this...report...but they weren't that big.

people kept singing songs from Mulan and random disney movies...and I didn't even start it.

lots of disney moments, in general, on this trip. heh

yay, so it was a pretty awesome trip. better than my eighth grade dc trip. haha, despite all the...drama...but that's alright. Getting to know my friends and making new friends was a plus.I was disappointed that we didn't go to the Guangzhou province (where I'm actually from), but that's ok. I'll deal. It was great finally going to China because the last time I was there, I was two months old. And despite the whole issue with Disneyland's 50th (that still kinda irks me a bit), Thailand was actually pretty extraordinary as well.

Both China and Thailand had amazing cultures, amazing food, and amazing people.

let me know if some photos don't work and I'll fix it.

damn that was friggin' long. Sorry if that sucked.

so yeah, I was jetlagged for the past week...and still am...a little...but that's alright.

Now I have to go read more of "Oliver Twist" o_O and pack...cuz I'm comin' down for my Disneyland trip from August 2 to August 5.

07-31-2005, 06:06 PM	#4
disneydreams is where? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 18	China/Thailand Trip Part IV Sawadee Ka THAILAND Chiang Mai-5 nights On our first day there, we had a campus tour of the Chiangmai College of Dramatic Arts. There was a school assembly, and they performed for us. We learned traditional thai dancing...and play some of their musical instruments...how to drum the Thai way. and kept playing..."quack diddly oh so...". That drove me insane. And we took photos with our Thai homestay buddies and their friends. One morning, the group went to the Chiang Mai Thai Farm Cooking School out in the countryside (thaifarmcooking) and learned to make a Thai Lunch. yay, I got to use the techniques my dad taught me, haha, with the knife. food tastes so much better when you actually did the cooking. haha. the best dessert ever: Sticky Rice with coconut milk and mangoes. yum. Then we had our third and final community service project. Performing for Thai senior citizens. And we had this (really lame) arts&crafts project. But this lady made it cool. We went to the Suan Dok temple and chatted with the Buddhist monks. Oh, we stayed in the Suriwongse Hotel in Chiang Mai and it was right in the middle of the night bazaar. Plus it was right next to starbucks and haagen daz... ^_^ That afternoon, we began our Thai homestay program. My buddy and my (really good) friend's buddy were doubling for this homestay. it was cool. We went to the San Kamphaeng Hot Springs and this cave with tons of Buddha statues. that was cool. they were ultra nice. reaaallly nice. lol. Our homestay buddies (each are on the end) with Kim and me when they dropped us off back at the hotel. We had to wake up early one morning because we had to drive to this one area where we did morning alms for the Buddhist monks, and had breakfast by this waterfall. Then we went to a famous temple...got a Thai massage...watched an elephant show...and planted rice. Oh, here's me holding a banana with an elephant behind me. I look weird. We had a farewell dinner with our homestay buddies. My homestay buddy and me. We rode elephants...and then went trekking up in the mountains...some people kept slipping into the river...lol and we passed by this gorgeous waterfall, but that was the moment my camcorder died. lame. Anyways! we just chilled at the village...saw this lovely double rainbow and had a campfire and stayed overnight...and I got at least 10 new mosquito bites! (with no help to that damn mosquito net). So on our way back down the mountain, we went bamboo rafting...and saw snakes on rocks... Then we took a flight to Bangkok at night. Bangkok-2 nights We had dinner at the Suan Lum Night Bazaar. Great shopping there as well. lol Well we really had one day at Bangkok. And it was a holiday in Thailand that day. It was the day the Buddha gave his first sermon. We visited the the Grand Palace and the Wat Po Temple...where we saw the incredibly large Buddha icon...had another photo-op...and one of us gets interrogated by local Thai kids to get their photo taken with him. ooh, there was a red carpet at the Wat Po because the Prince of Thailand was supposedly coming for some sort of ceremony because of the holiday. Then we went to this huge shopping mall...and along the streets...was a HK Disneyland advertisement. We had our farewell dinner...and did our last shopping at the bazaar and had a movie night. On the flight back home, we got high off of the crackers and green tea that the flight attendants served us. Then we were back at SFO I kinda forgot some parts of the trip in this...report...but they weren't that big. people kept singing songs from Mulan and random disney movies...and I didn't even start it. lots of disney moments, in general, on this trip. heh yay, so it was a pretty awesome trip. better than my eighth grade dc trip. haha, despite all the...drama...but that's alright. Getting to know my friends and making new friends was a plus.I was disappointed that we didn't go to the Guangzhou province (where I'm actually from), but that's ok. I'll deal. It was great finally going to China because the last time I was there, I was two months old. And despite the whole issue with Disneyland's 50th (that still kinda irks me a bit), Thailand was actually pretty extraordinary as well. Both China and Thailand had amazing cultures, amazing food, and amazing people. let me know if some photos don't work and I'll fix it. damn that was friggin' long. Sorry if that sucked. so yeah, I was jetlagged for the past week...and still am...a little...but that's alright. Now I have to go read more of "Oliver Twist" o_O and pack...cuz I'm comin' down for my Disneyland trip from August 2 to August 5. __________________ kaitlin Last edited by disneydreams : 07-31-2005 at 06:33 PM.
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