Before leaving for Swiss..

first day in bangkok : March 25, 09

joon and i left home for bangkok on march 24, 09 at night. we arrived at kati's home around 9 pm. next morning, joon and kati went to their office. i, at 10 am, left for central pinkrao to meet with "OR", my dear friend who i've been in touch via postcards and phonecalls for 12 years since leaving PSU. as we had never met in person for 12 years, i was extremely excited and happy seeing her before i left for europe. we went up to fuji restaurant for branch and a very long chat to make up for the long lost time. while walking in the mall, we held hands like a love couple. we chatted until 2 pm and then i saw her off at the bus stop. it was fantastic meeting her in person again.

..a cup of tea after the big meal..

after leaving OR, i took a bus to the victory monument to connect the BTS to Joon's office. i had another plan at night, to meet up with dave and stay overnight with pu.

i walked leisurely on the flyover at the victory monument and took some pictures. i had loads of time to waste, so no need to hurry..

after meeting joon at her office, i headed to central ladprao to meet with dave. i was there first so i walked around window shopping.

at 5.45 pm, dave showed up.
god! just half a year that you left hatyai, you are hugely growing up, champ! i couldn't stop teasing him for his beer-invested belly.. we headed to sizzler while greeting each other. i've craved for steak, a glass of red wine and a cool buddy to chat for a long time. ( i can't have them all at home, i have steak and wine but most of my buddies are living in bangkok!)

we talked about our old times and catched up with each other's lives. it was great meeting and drinking with you again, champ.... too bad that you moved away.. i think i'd better go to bangkok more often to meet with him and other buddies...

the steak was yummy and wine was delicious and the chat was cool.. how could i ask for more? but the night was too short. pu showed up later after we finished our steak. as it was wednesday, i dared not ask pu to go out with me and dave. (but later i found out that she was okay to go out with me and dave, only if i asked first!...why why didn't i ask her first???--) so i had to say good bye to dave after we finished our dinner and then headed to pu's apartment. i hope next time, i will have more time to catch up with you, champ!

we parted at 8 pm in front of sizzler, with a bear hug from him. i left with pu for her apartment. when arriving at pu's apartment, we didn't go to bed right after arriving. instead, we watched a movie (i couldn't remember the name of it.. but it was a good one and i quite liked it.) later at 9.30 pm, jack, pu's sister, joined us for the chitchat. we chatted and shared on trival girlie things until midnight. pu was the first one dozing off. jack just came back from finland, so we had a lot to share and catch up. it was nice meeting her again...

next morning, i catched a taxi back to kati's home. pu joined me in the taxi but got dropped off at the mrt station.

the first day in bangkok, the trip was already marvelous meeting with 3 old friends in one day. god.. i should be here more often!