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monbla

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #200 on: March 27, 2013, 09:58:45 am »
Im here now :) tsaka ko na lang idedetail yung full itin ko pero definitely di masyado nasunod yung last na pinost ko hehe.

Super init dito ngayon, pero keri as long as may malamig na tubig, cap, sunblock.

Bilang di ako madalas din naman mag foreign travel, nashock ako sa super lugi na buying rate nila sa money exchange sa airport. 0.49 thb to the peso lang. OA, I was expecting something nearer 0.7. So yung baon naming cash, di na namin kinonvert. Nag atm na lang kami which has better rate tapos charge sa cc whenever possible na lang.

Been to platinum mall, ok nga, aircon and not crowded. Usual souvenirs, 5pcs 100 thb then may bilihan din ng food stuffs. Yung kape kape na lang hahanapin ko para macomplete pasalubongs. 

everywhere else is ok, pero concentrated talaga scammers sa grand palace area! May PA system na nga yung grand palace warning tourists pero andun pa rin yung mga tuktuk na nagttry pa rin.

Nagwalk kami dun and muntik na rin kami mabiktima nung people giving you corn to feed the birds. E takot nga ako so nagrefuse ako pero mapilit sila (and the birds were all over the sidewalk so hirap dumaan). Super friendly sila tas afterwards siningil kami ng 150thb each! Tas syempre sabi ko no, ayun nagalit at dumami sila. Di na lang ako nagpaintimidate at tinaasan ko rin boses ko. Sabi ko, "You scammed us, we'll tell the police!". Nag back down naman. Nakaka stress pero at least hanggang ganun lang, walang threat of violence or anything..

Other than the heat, language barrier, threat of scam, masaya pa rin naman dito :) lalo pag adventure hanap niyo.


Purple_Power

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #201 on: March 27, 2013, 10:31:56 am »
^Sis last Thursday lang kami nagpunta dyan then kakauwi ko lang nitong Monday. And yeah you are right sobrang init dyan di hamak na mainit dyan compare rito sa Manila. It just so happened na may kamag anak yung brother in law ng Papa ko so sa kanila kami tumuloy saka sila nag accommodate then sila rin mismo nagpasyal sa amin especially dyan sa Grand Palace. Nagwarning na rin sa amin agad yung relative na huwag raw tatanggap sa stranger ng kahit ano at huwag makikinig sa kanila na sasabihing close na yung Grand Palace. Saka nai brought ko na rin yung discussion rito sa FB about sa mga taxi na kapag nalaman tourist ka eh! mag over charge sila sayo. Kaya takot ako magtaxi mag isa. Pero nung nagtaxi kami ng sabay sabay last Sunday going to Phayathai Mall and after shopping, sinusulat talaga namin yung identification details nung driver na nakadisplay sa passenger seat at front pati plate number para just in case kung ano mangyari but good thing it was all safe naman.

Anong airport ba kayo? Suvarnabhumi rin ba kayo? Ang OA nga ng papalit dyan nung nagpapalit ako nagulat rin ako parang laki ng nabawas. Ano ba ATM niyo? Kasi yung BDO ko ngayon na bago hindi magagamit abroad.

monbla

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #202 on: March 27, 2013, 11:00:08 am »
We have both BPI and BDO, tinawag namin both sa respective call centers before we left. Ok ang rates, and i think pwede as long as may international logos sa card (mastercard, cirrus, maestro atms).

On cabs, so far ok naman rates parang di naman kami nadadaya. Nangongontrata lang sa main tourist spots so what we do is walk awhile tsaka dun papara ng taxi :P

yby2476

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #203 on: March 27, 2013, 08:17:01 pm »
never kasi kami nagtaxi when we were in thailand, puro kami mrt.

marami talagang scammers sa bkk, kung di ka nagbasa ng mga tungkol sa thailand
before going there, ayun pwede kang ma-iscam...

nung naglalakad nga kami along the main road, may nagsabi na closed daw ang mga malls
kasi "buddha time" parang nawindang kami, pero alert kami nun kasi hinawakan agad namin
yung mga bags namin tapos tumingin kami around kasi baka may kasabwat yung mama, buti
na lang wala...

Purple_Power

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #204 on: March 27, 2013, 10:08:12 pm »
Yun ngang pamangkin ng tito ko na nagdala sa akin sa Dreamworld, sobrang bait niya na pinabaunan pa niya ako ng Mineral Water ha! Tapos sabay sinabihan ako na huwag akong tatanggap ng kahit anong tubig na namimigay sa labas. So nangyayari pala talaga na sasabihan kang closed na yung malls or museums. Isang bagay yan kung bakit medyo takot pa akong magtaxi o commute mag isa eh!
Talamak rin ang modus sa kanila mas malala pa nga paminsan compare here sa manila eh! Naikwento pa nga sa amin may mga teenagers raw na babatuhin ka ng baseball bat o kung ano man para distraction nila yun sayo tapos take advantage na to get your things. Meron pa nga yung kotse mo babasagin pa tapos snatch na. Meron ring motorcycle na snatcher yung tipong nasa daan ka or kahit nasa tuktuk ka yung ride na parang tricycle. 

i_v_y

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #205 on: March 28, 2013, 02:08:14 am »
any one will be in BKK for songkran? i will be there!


soulflygirl

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #206 on: March 29, 2013, 11:10:51 pm »
I've been to bangkok 3x already but i never tried riding their MRT. Taxi all the time due to my parents. so yes, parang manila din drivers nila na maarte sa pasahero kaya lang mas honest sila kasi binabalik nila sukli mo.

anyway, My partner and I are planning to go to KL and Bangkok this october.
-From KL to Bangkok, What's the cheapest airline?



Purple_Power

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #207 on: March 29, 2013, 11:32:26 pm »
Ingat ingat rin kayo sa pagsakay ng tuktuk yung parang tricycle. Kasi ang sabi sa akin ng bro ko di hamak na talamak maningil mga drivers nun. Kapag nalaman tourist ka hihingi sayo ng malaking tip o mag charge sayo ng mahal. Kasi take advantage nila yun for other tourist na gusto makacharge for experience na makasakay run.

esor

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #208 on: March 30, 2013, 04:53:07 am »
^never ko din na try sumakay sa tuktuk when we visited Thailand last June, kasi nga dami nagsasabi na madaming scammer, buti na lang accessible naman sa lahat thru MRT. :)

balik BKK ako this July :)
excited ulit mag shopping! :)

greenpease05

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #209 on: April 04, 2013, 10:58:07 am »
Who's going to BKK this May? sama ako. =))

Gusto ko lang may makasabay sa trip papunta and pabalik. 

Main purpose ko talaga dun is to photoshoot.

if that's okay. =)
« Last Edit: April 04, 2013, 11:15:52 am by greenpease05 »

Purple_Power

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #210 on: April 04, 2013, 11:10:15 am »
Ito yung mga napuntahan ko last March 21 to 24 sa Bangkok though hindi lahat ng naiplano kong itineraries nasunod kasi nakarely rin kami at the same time sa nag accommodate sa amin and yet of course hesitated rin parents ko mag suggest.  ;D Chances are parang nabitin ako sa lakad at puro isang destination lang napuntahan namin sa 4 days stay.

Day 1 = Grand Palace ng 2 hours
Day 2 = Whole day sa Dreamworld.
Day 3 = Elephant ride at Elephant Village of Ayutthaya --->> which is pronouns as Ayoo-teeyah pala
Day 4 = Phayathai Mall nagshopping instead of Chatuchak Market since hindi kakayanin ng Mama ko ang crowd. 

monbla

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #211 on: April 04, 2013, 04:43:09 pm »
Sa suuper init di na rin namin pinuno mga araw namin. Meji haggard yung 1st days pero we took it easy na rin in the end. Masaya pa rin! :)

March 24 midnight dating sa bkk airport, we passed the time untik mga 7am. Minsan natutulog, minsan umiikot. Dami natutulog sa airport nakakatuwa :P nung hapon, naglakad lakad kami sa Saohingcha / Giant swing area to scout the good places to eat. Ok naman, may murang duck  sa malapit lang sa city hall :D at night, dinner kami sa khaosan ng super anghang na green curry tas roti and fruit shake after.

March 25 Grand Palace all morning, lunch, then sa hapon [textspeak!] Po and [textspeak!] Arun. Haggard sa init at pagod maglakad! Pero super ganda nilang lahat. Nung gabi, nagpunta kami sa Petchburi rd, soi 5 and tried the street food there. Ok din yung red pork dun :) 

March 26 - we decided to spend the day in airconed Siam Paragon. Siam Ocean World is ok, natuwa ako sa otter feedibg at shark feeding na naabutan namin. Afterwards, dumaan kami sa Platinum Mall and bought some souvenirs. Then dinner sa T&K seafood in chinatown (yaowarat). masarap doon pero pricey than usual. We paid 240baht each pero super busoog.

March 27 Rest day! Nag ikot lang kami saglit sa Saochingcha to try the food and thai donuts. May murang roti din sa area. Fave ko yun kasi with egg, 20 baht lang.

March 28 we spent the whole day in Muang Boran (2 hrs commute outside bkk). Parang nayong pilipino na mas maganda :) mababait tao dito and masaya mag drive ng golf cart :D

March 29 - rest day. We just went out for meals near the area. May wifi sa inn so nanood kami ng maraming Naruto. Haha!

March 30 - after checking out, went again to Siam Paragon and namili ng pasalubong sa supermarket. We deposited our luggage sa trolley check in area nila while we pass the time sa mall. Late flight kasi uli pabalik ng pinas. :P after long wait sa airport, bumpy ride, hone by easter 630am. Pagod na pagod but I had so much fun :)

biggest challenge ay yung heat at language barrier pero ok na rin. Part of the experience yung effort na makipag intindihan sa locals. Hehe.

divamom

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #212 on: April 04, 2013, 06:25:12 pm »

Hubby and I have a month to go til our BKK vacation, but still undecided which hotel to book. My original plan is in Pratunam, but Siam and Sukhumvit areas ang malapit sa BTS. Any sugestions please? TIA  :)

princess lorraine

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #213 on: April 04, 2013, 07:51:36 pm »
^ sis, hubby and i stayed at pathumwan princess hotel in siam. It's directly attached to mbk and you can pass through mbk to get to the bts. I loved that hotel! Superb service, yummy breakfast and nice rooms.  :)
Buti nalang pala january kami pumunta ni hubby sa bangkok last yr. hindi mashado mainit nun. I can't imagine pag summer season ako pupunta dun baka hindi ko kayanin ang init!  :)

Filipinasadhart

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #214 on: April 04, 2013, 10:30:27 pm »
sis, question [textspeak!] meaning ng mga abbreviation nyo regarding thailand topic ?

1. mbk
2. bts
3. tuktuk - is the tricycle pala

di kase ako makarelate masyado eh im planning to go there... TIA and God Bless

monbla

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #215 on: April 04, 2013, 10:44:21 pm »
MBK is a mall near BTS Siam Train Station, BTS is parang MRT nila (one of four lines). :)

divamom

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #216 on: April 05, 2013, 12:12:22 pm »
^^Hi sis, I've checked pathumwan princess hotel and it's really nice although medyo pricey, but mukhang worth it naman. Hinayang lang kasi ako because we can only enjoy our hotel on the last 2 days of our trip. We'll be arriving midnight na on our first day, then all 3 days after that we're joining the tours already.

mommy23

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #217 on: April 06, 2013, 03:39:06 pm »
alam po ba ninyo kung san bababa papuntang terminal21 mall kung galing ng Seam reap

airish_2

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #218 on: April 07, 2013, 10:25:37 am »
were planing to go here 5 kami with senior ano ba mas maganda kuha kami tour package? o mag diy, first time namin lahat.

Purple_Power

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Re: Thailand (Thread 8)
« Reply #219 on: April 07, 2013, 11:11:18 am »
^Kung ako tatanungin mo mas okay for me ang DIY. Wala pa naman akong experience for package tour pero depende kasi sa concern mo. Sa nakikita ko sa package tour kasi usually parang limited yung time ata nun parang nakaindicate kung what time dapat matapos ang ganito at ganyan. Unlike kapag DIY at least mahaba haba ang time mo sa tour o di kaya you can really make your own decision kung kelan mo gustong umalis.

 

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