Every day a new piece of crap!

myspace is done

2007-01-05T22:35:00.000+07:00

From now this blog will be no longer is used. I'm moving this blog to myspace. Feel free to add me in myspace.

www.myspace.com/BenAntiht

Thanks for dropping by my bloody blog all along. See you guys in myspace soon!

thanks to friendster

2006-12-28T12:36:00.000+07:00

I was standing at a bus stop and I spotted a familiar face. I told my self that I used to know that person when I was in Singapore. From that day, I started to look for that person's contact through friends I have in my msn list.

At last I found this long lost friend through contacts in friendster. It is almost 5 years and my friend still does not change much. I'm quite happy to chat with a long lost friend again even though we're not that close.

Thanks to friendster.com

3 days trip : Ayudthaya

2006-12-19T00:30:00.000+07:00

I'm back from Ayudthaya. I was away for 3 days and I received lots of sms asking where am I. Sorry I couldn't reply because I couldnt be bothered to reply. LOL! It had been a wonderful trip and I've got lots of photos for you.

7am : I drove off to Ayudthaya, just to attend a school's event. Reached the school Chom Surang Uppathum High School (www.chomsurang.ac.th) in an hour. I was invited to this concert organised by the school's Student Association. It was not for outsiders but I managed to sneak in. LOL!

The school is the best high school in Ayudthaya province, so there are lots of
talents students. Among them, there is a 6-girl band who play all kind of Thai pop rock songs. They called themselves 'Wan Yen', which directly means 'sweet+cold', it is a kind of Thai desserts. They won lots of competitions all around Thailand and they are only 16-17 years old. I was shocked when they played Dream Theatre's 'Pull Me Under' as a opening song. The concert was so 'ROCK' and they shaked the whole school. I did not manage to get photos of them because I was excited over the songs and melted by their smiles. NO! My cam ran out of batt. Fortunately, I got these pics from their fan club.

Wan Yen LIVE!

Pook - Drums and purcussions

Tong - Lead guitar

Mew - Rhythm guitar

Kwang - Bass

Nam (band leader) - Keyboard, Saxophone

Fon - Vocals

Anyway, after that I started to go for temples trip. As I mentioned before in the last Ayudthaya trip's blog entry, there are temples all around Ayudthaya. Firstly, I decided to drop by 'Wat Tha-ka-rong' temple, which means 'river bank wear the crows sing'. The temple was built directly on the river bank and the people of Ayudthaya managed to protect the temple from the Burmese cannon balls, even though the most of it was burnt down by the Burmese army.

The most famous thing about this temple is the toilet. It was voted the best toilet in Thailand and voted the cleanest toilet of Buddhist toilet in Southeast Asia in a don't know what magazine. Few months ago, an organized 'World toilet meeting' conference here, I have no idea what the hell they wanna talk about. Maybe how to manage the cleanliness of the public toilets? LOL!

I was thinking of getting few shots of the toilet but it was too crowded. LOL! I promise few photos of the toilet next time.

The temple is decorated with flowers. Every inches of pathments is flower pots and shrubs of roses. You can find FREE drinks and snacks all arond the temple. The thing I enjoyed about this temple is that I got a chance to feed the fish in the river with FREE fish food. I spent almost an hour feeding the fish. LOL! Don't give me that look ok! I ended up donating money to the temple too. LOL! a pathetic 20 baht (S$0.80)!!

The weather is cooling~

The river bank where the crows sing?

After having fun feeding the fish there, I went to another temple nearby. It was only a 5 minutes drive. This is 'Wat YaiChaiMonkol'. The temple stood right i the middle of the city. It was built in the year 1357 and was renovated by King Naresuan in 1592. You can find lots and lots of ancient Thai arts and paintings here. It is one of the main attractions in Ayudthaya. If you have a chance to come to Ayudthaya, You'll love it here! Here are the photos..

I should wear Thai tradional clothings

View from the top

This dog guided us around the temple

After taking some photos around the temple, I got bored so I went to feed the fish again. LOL! I met this little girl who sells popcorn. She's very cute and talkative. I ended up buying lots of popcorn from her, and I ended up feeding the fish with those popcorn. I bought some bananas and feed the turtles too! I spent almost 200 baht (S$8) on feeding the animals. LOL!!

The popcorn girl and me

Kaew and the popcorn kids

Correct way of feeding turtles

Incorrect way.

I drove straight into the city and there is one big big event of the year, The Ayudthaya World Heritage Fair (http://www.tourismthailand.org/happiness_events/detail.aspx?id=187). The event is organized in December every year. You can find lots of stuffs here, traditional food, wooden toys from 16th century, ancient clothings, traditional art pieces, etc. My girls are performing and I can't miss this chance. LOL! ok.. they're not my girls lar~. LOL! Can say that they're my juniors. They are the best Thai dancers in the school. That is why they have to dance for Ayudthaya Heritage Fair every year.

After dinner, I walked around the place with kaew and took some photos..

Testing the camera

Bringing you back to the 16th Century market

This is no Dumbo

Just feed him some bananas

Thai tradional dance troop

Na in Burmese male dancer costume

Tourist policemen in ancient soldier costumes

Waiting for my food~

Hot plate fried oysters for S$1

"I love Thai food!!"

It was too late to drive back to Bangkok so I decided to stay overnight here in Ayudthaya. Fortunately, the girls' parents invited me to stay over at their place. It's very nice of them. It was the first time in 20 years that I slept in the 'mosquito net'. Love them so much!

Sorry I couldnt get any photos of them. Next time!!

Thank you the Sa-san family for the accommodation for the 3 days trip to Ayudthaya. ^^

- Seraph -

2006-12-14T10:27:00.000+07:00

At last my exams are over. Time flies, I'm going to graduate soon. LOL! We'll start the demo recording from today onwards. I got to admit that creating and releasing an album is not easy. It takes more than 5 tries to get the best demo that we're satisfied.

That is the reason why you must not buy pirated albums.

I have a good news, one of my great buds is going to be signed by EMI records! LOL! Thats amazing! He's a great singer. He has a powerful voice. All the best to him! He got my full support!

Oh ya, another friend of mine, a vocalist from Seraph. After our first chat yesterday, I found out that he was my junior in high school? LOL! Well, all the best to Seraph! Your song is great, the band members are great! Don't forget that you've got one big fan in Thailand. LOL!

More about Seraph : http://seraphic-.blogspot.com/

Wall of Death

2006-12-05T22:22:00.001+07:00

This is called 'Wall of death'. It's usually played in Lamb of God's concert. Take note of the guy in blue t-shirt

I need US$2000 urgently!

2006-11-26T14:09:00.000+07:00

Met up with Rex and Jiw for shopping for our stuffs today.

I've a chance to try on Warwick Thumb! It's a US$2000+ shit ass bass guitar. The sound is great. Everything of the bass guitar is perfect. The shop agreed to sell at US$1400 (because Rex is a regular customer) I'll come back when I have money! Yes, no matter what I'll own a Warwick before I die.

Warwick Thumb Bolt
Listing price : US$2300

We decided to get microphones and a equaliser for our demo recording. I don't know how the heck that microphone shop manage their worker, We got to sit there for 3 hours just to wait for them to deliver 7 microphones from the shelf to us. Anyway, while waiting for those jackasses to collect the stuffs and bring to us, the shopkeeper allow us to try on the guitars. So we had a mini acoustic concert of our own. It was the first time I play acoustic guitar with Rex and we both agree to get a new acoustic guitar each. LOL! for what? I don't know.

We had lunch together as a band for the first time ever. After eating, Jiw got to rush back for lesson so he dropped us at Rex's house. We thought of continuing the recording but I ended up playing computer and he ended up smoking + chatting on phone with gf. I took a few shots of his room..

His favourites

His desk

I'm still excited over Warwick Thumb until now. You can read more about it at..

http://www.warwickbass.com/basses/thumb_bass.html

Look, who's here!!! ^^ (2nd part)

2006-11-18T22:22:00.000+07:00

I went to meet them again on Sunday! haha. At least I got a chance to see them one more time before they go back to Singapore. So we met up at Chatuchak weekend market. It is very well known among Singapore shoppers. You can find everything here. Too much things to mention. You got to come here and take a look by yourself.

I was busy looking for a pair of 2nd hand converse. Her brother ended up with a pair of berms. He got a tee for me too! Thanks!! While walking around with them, I took lots of photos along the way.

More pics are coming up.

"Uncle, stand there not hot meh?"

Fried fishballs : S$1 per set

It's time to eat (again?)

I'm waiting for my fried fishballs.

"This is great!"

5.30pm : Leaving Chatuchak market and heading back to the hotel. Chat with Cat all the way back. I realised that it was the first time we sit together on bus and chat (since 2002). We took a pic and both of us agreed that we look crap. I won't be posting this pic up. ^^

6pm : Dinner at hotel with her family. I was not hungry at all. O_O

7.15pm : We took taxi to Chinatown. Along the road, you can find stalls selling food, desserts, drinks, snacks, etc. It's not expensive like what you're expected. I'm not lying. Haha. We ordered a bowl of shark fin. It's only S$20~ We took a few pics and I took a pic of them with a traffic police too~ haha.

This is Bangkok's chinatown!

Nerdy traffic police

Cheap ass shark fin soup?

8.30pm : Tuk Tuk ride to Silom road. I enjoyed myself all the way there!! I rarely take Tuk Tuk around in Bangkok because I'm sick of bargaining with the driver. Luckily, this driver was easy to negotiate. So 5 of us squeezed into the 3-wheel taxi. WAHHHH~~~ we talked loudly all the way, I bet the driver must be pissed (at me) :D

Bargained 2 watched for Catherine and her dad. Yes, I bargained from 1800 baht (S$72) to 600 baht (S$24). LOL~ The shopkeeper looked a bit unhappy but who gives a shit. I don't. BIG haha. I was busy bargaining and window shopping. I forgot to take pics! SHIT!

10pm : Reached hotel safely~ haha. I had snacks n beer with the family in the room. Martin and I couldn't wait for Arsenal Liverpool match!! I'm an Arsenal fan and Martin is a Liverpool fan.

I don't know whether I'm drunk or he's drunk... we took the big damn mirror behind the tv down from the wall (for what?! I don't know!) OH at least I didn't break a glass in bathroom and sleep talking lor~. LOL!!

I'm not drunk!!

Reading 3-1 Tottenham

FT : Arsenal beated Liverpool 3-0!!! ^^

3am : zzzz...

6am+ : I woke up because someone was sleep talking!!! ARR!! and I realised that I 'm going to have my Organic Chemistry lecture at 8. Fuck. It's ok. Skipped the lecture (again) is ok. *continue sleeping*

8am : Mei knocked my room's door and left after mumbling something to me. I was still sleepy and tired. Anyway, thanks for the facial foam and toothbrush!!~ ^^

9am+ : I walked with them to the cafeteria andI didn't get a chance to say 'bye' to Cat. Not that I don't want to, but I don't feel like saying 'bye', It's very saddening lor~ Anyway, I left the hotel at 9 plus and I got to drive sleepily back to uni.. I called to their hotel room and

It was a wonderful Bangkok tour (by me). I'm proud of myself for not losing my way (with them) in Bangkok. I hope they enjoyed the Bangkok trip and hope to see them again here soon~

I may not be a great tour guide and I did grumble at times. So I would like to thank Catherine's family for patience and understanding. I would like to thank Cat's mum and dad for everything, the meals, snacks, beer, plus the gift, also thank you so much for sacrificing a bed for me. Thank you so much.

'The Long waited Thailand trip '06 Bangkok & Pattaya'

* If anyone is coming to Thailand, let me know. Please tell me in advance so that I can arrange the time with you (esp non-singaporeans) ^^

Look, who's here!!! ^^

2006-11-10T00:26:00.000+07:00

Catherine is here!!! ARR!!! *excited*

So happy to see her!! She is much taller than the last time i saw her!!! It has been..... 2-3 yrs that we havent see each other. She's still as lovely as ever~ (yeah! that's my sis!)

I was supposed to meet them at hotel lobby at 12 noon sharp but I was late! Shit the traffic!! I reached the hotel at 12 plus and I was asked to go up straight to the room. Greets and chat for a while then we left the hotel for MBK!! It's time for shopping~!

1pm : We had lunch at the food court. The food is much better than I expected. I was afraid that they dont like the food, but it turn out that they love the food. ^^

They got LOTS of t-shirts, 2 handbags, a box of hi-class chewing gums, and a pair of lovely converse. ^^

4.25pm : Coffee break. After hours of shopping, we had 5 donuts+ 2 hot coffee + 2 coke + 1 hot cocoa + 1 iced cocoa (FREE) which cost only less than S$10!!

Yum!

Our 1st pic since 2002!!

5.30pm : Tired and sleepy. Me too. I didn't really got enough sleep last night. While driving back, managed to get these pics! Drove them back to the hotel to rest for a while. So that I can study the map of Bangkok. (Sorry la! It's the first time to drive around in city area)

ZZZzzz....

Don't ever try to take pics of others when you're driving! (like me)

6pm : Traffic sucks!!! We got in the traffic for almost an hour. ZZZ. Her dad was trying to keep me awake by chatting with me all the way. Thanks uncle~ ^^

7pm : บ้านกลางน้ำ - Baan Klang Nam. I booked a table for dinner at a restaurant. We got one of the best tables in the restaurant. We had a very big big meal. Crabs, scallops, squids, fish, etc. We had hard time trying to eat the crabs. It's a great place!! This place is highly recommended!! The food is great. The location is great. The restaurant is on the riverbank. I'm happy to see that they enjoy the meal to the max~!

Luckily, we got jimlim. She is a very good friend of mine~ this place is her aunt's so we somehow got a bit discount. This is the best dinner I had with ever in Bangkok.

"Nice lah~"

Lovely family~

Our 2nd pic since 2002

Took some photos and head to night market!

8.30pm : Suam Lum Night Bazaar. We walked around just to digest the food. LOL. Cat got stuffs for CK. Her brother got something for himself and I got some photos for everyone who visit this blog. ^^

Jimlim + me

Jimlim and Martin

Jimlim + Martin 2

We all can squeeze into a car~

Family photo taken by me

"Shoik lah!"

10.30pm : Frankly, I feel reluctant to leave them. I know they're tired. Yeah. I'm tired too. I don't know when I can see them again. Out of all visitors from Singapore, they are one of the best. It's sad to drop them at the hotel lobby.

I don't really enjoy shopping in Thailand, they sell sucky things to the tourists and it's too fuckin' expensive. I tried to bargain and bargain but you know~ it's not easy to bargain in shopping center. Those shopkeepers' faces are much thicker than mine. Damn!

But today is different. I enjoy shopping with her family a lot! They are not that type of typical grumbling and troublesome Singapore families on holiday. They don't complain about ANYTHING at all~ I love them!!!

"I give you!~"

To Cat : I told you before that if you were to come to Thailand, I'll give my best and do anything I can for you when you're here. It's for you and your family. Don't keep on saying '不好意思' anymore~ ^^ *wink*

Antiht is alive!

2006-11-03T22:34:00.000+07:00

- Antiht -

Vocal : ??
Guitar: Rex
Bass : me -_-"
Drums: Jiw

All songs & lyrics : Rex

Graphics: Rex & me

Influnces : Lamb of God, In Flames, Slayer,
At the Gates, The Haunted

Record label : Unsigned.

Friendster: antiht-@hotmail.com
Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/antiht

This is a type of wife you (don't) wish for

2006-11-01T15:39:00.000+07:00

I am super-homo

2006-10-30T19:54:00.000+07:00

Down with flu n fever for at least a week. I hate it when I woke up with mucus clotted my nose. I've tried lots of medicine and they're all useless. I'm already immuned to all aspirin, acetaminophen and ibuprofen.

Come on, Your pharmaceutical skill sucks ok? I'm not a mutant. Accept the fact that I've evolved into a tougher kind of homo sapien that is already invulnerable to all kiddy medicines.

Sorry that I don't blog up lately. I'm real busy. Sorry I have no time for online games, please excuse me. I have classes, lectures, lab works, reports that due this November. Maybe I'll be free just before X'mas? LOL!

Don't waste it, let's contribute!!

2006-10-27T19:15:00.000+07:00

Hey dude, check this out!!

www.spermcube.org

(Welcome all comments! LOL)

Catfish?

2006-10-24T12:04:00.000+07:00

From the previous entry, someone requested pictures of the 290+kg Catfish. Here it is~

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Fishers in northern Thailand netted this huge catfish in the Mekong River on May 1. Nearly nine feet long (2.7 meters) and as big as a grizzly bear, the behemoth tipped the scales at 646 pounds (293 kilograms). Experts say the fish, which belongs to the species known as the Mekong giant catfish, may be the largest freshwater fish ever recorded.

World's largest freshwater fish

BBQ? Curry? Any suggestions?

After a record-breaking Mekong giant catfish died, residents of Hat Khrai, a Thai village on the Mekong River, butchered the fish for its meat.

"Mekong people believe it's a sacred fish, because it persists on plant matter and 'meditates'"—in the deep, stony pools of the Mekong River—"somewhat like a Buddhist monk, said Zeb Hogan, a fisheries biologist who studies the largest freshwater fish in the world. A WWF conservation fellow and National Geographic Society Emerging Explorer, Hogan has received funding from the National Geographic Society Conservation Trust.

Mekong giant catfish attract high prices in Thailand, because eating the fish is supposed to bring good luck. Likewise, the Chinese believe that catfish meat boosts intelligence and prolongs life."

Source : National Geographic ( 2005)

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I had a chance to try this catfish curry before.

It is somehow difficult to find this dish in any local restaurants as the fish is believedto be a sacred fish. But who gives a shit? Honestly, I don't.

The taste of catfish is really sweet! Similar to stingray~ Trust me~

Eat this!

2006-10-22T12:20:00.000+07:00

"Idiot"

2006-10-16T11:45:00.001+07:00

Thanks to Fiasco

1 day trip : Bangsai, Ayudhaya

2006-10-14T10:06:00.000+07:00

After my Organic Chem class, I juz drove off to Ayudthaya. LOL! I just felt like going there, so I just drove off. It is not so far from Bangkok, approximately 90-100 km. I love long distant drive~ So fun~

Before Bangkok became the capital of Thailand, the king chose Ayudthaya as the capital because the whole city is surrounded by the Chao Phraya river, and makes it somehow an island. This made the city safe from the invasion of the Khmers, Burmese, etc. Anyway, that's all for the history.

If you come to Ayudthaya, you must spare a meal for this 'boat' noodles (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ pronounce as 'kway-teow-rua'. ). Normally there are pork noodles and beef noodles. There are bean sprouts, water spinach ('kang kong' for singaporeans), basil leaves, fried garlics, liver, and Yum~

Plus, it is not that expensive. I had 2 bowls of it for only US$0.53 or around S$0.85!!

In the Arts center, there are other attractions such as 'Wang-Pla' or 'Fish Palace' in thai. It is the big freshwater fish aquarium, the biggest freshwater aquarium in Thailand. WOW. It is not that fascinating like you expected. LOL! But still I enjoy sitting alone in front of 1400 tons of water fish tank with almost 100 species of local freshwater fish. WOW? I didnt know that there are gigantic freshwater fish in Thailand too. From the records, the biggest freshwater fish ever caught in Thailand is approximately 646 pounds (293 kg) catfish. It is as big as a grizzly bear OK! O_O!! *Sorry I did not manage to get the photo of this fish*

Other than fish tank, there is also a big bird cage~ LOL! It is simply a bird park and there are many species of local rare birds. The interior of the cages has been designed to simulate nature, with a waterfall, flowing stream, and a cable bridge permitting visitors to view the birds at close range from the top of the cage. I have some pictures of it below.

From the top of the cage

Inside the community cage

Ducklings in the pond

2 love birds

One of the rare birds in the bird park

I spent alot on this trip, mostly on food and petrol! Sorry, the photo is too little. Hope to get better photo for the next trip! Tata~

Tune up the bass~

2006-10-10T20:42:00.000+07:00

I met Rex today and I was told to prepare a few songs for some recording sessions. WTF?? I do not even know what the heck is going on and he's asking me to practice for some records. Well, they already prepared for their parts, but not for bassist.

Worse, they told me that some freakass from Singapore is inviting us over to play at Youth Park? WTF!! I think they are trying to pull my legs. LOL! I don't believe that we are so 'professional' that someone actually invite us over. Even if someone really invite us over, I'm not ready.

I'm not ready for competitions.
I'm not ready for recordings.
I'm not ready for don't know what show at Youth Park.

Anyway, These are some of my fav bassists. If you are Hip-hop freak, try Metal! you won't regret!! (right, biao mei?)

Ryan "Ryknow" Martinie - (Mudvayne)

John Campbell - (Lamb of God)

Sam Rivers - (Limp Bizkit)

Flea - (Red Hot Chilli Pepper)

John "Slo" Maggard - (Unearth)

#2 Paul Gray - (Slipknot)

Out of the blues

2006-10-08T08:55:00.000+07:00

When I woke up this morning, I realised that the pump in my fish tank is no longer running. The water rised to the brim of the tank and I can smell something burns. Argh!! I spent hundreds for maintainance of the tank and it is just because of the fucking pump, my fish died. I'm thinking of replacing this tank with freshwater fish and moved the rest of the marine fish into a smaller tank. I'm thinking of piranha. Damn! I have no time for all these.

I would like to express my deepest sympathy for the unfortunate fishes that lost their lives in this unexpected tragedy. You all brighten up my room at night and I love to watch you all cruised around the tank during the day.

"We dance under the black light"

My first damsel.

Blues~

Am I handsome?

Tevez!!

2006-10-06T10:13:00.000+07:00

"Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano need to leave West Ham for the sake of their careers,"
- Alfio Basile, Argentina National team coach.

WTF!?! Honestly, I am a great fan of Carlos Tevez. He's great. He's fast and supurb on the ball. He has been labelled as the 'new Diego Maradona'.

I love to watch him play with Boca and the Corinthians. He was one of the goal scoring machines! I love to watch the Argentine play. They never fail to disappoint the fans, especially Tevez. Only recently when he joined West Ham Utd, he was moved to play as a winger instead of a striker. I don't really know what Pardew is thinking. He is wasting the talent of Tevez. I hope that he will stay at West Ham as a striker.

Name : Carlos Alberto Tévez
aka : Apache, Tev
DOB : 5th Feb 1984
Place of birth : Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position : Striker
Previous club(s) : Boca Juniors, Corinthians
National caps : 25 apps (4 goals)

7:15

2006-10-03T11:09:00.000+07:00

I was listening to my mp3 player when I was at work and I was thinking of the time when we (7:15) won the 2005 full band competition. I missed those feelings. I was not even there to receive the prize with them. After that concert, we (7:15) decided to disband and many of them wanna pursue master degrees. I left the band and started my biz.

No one remember who are the 7:15 members. So sad. Frankly, I've been missing them since then. I wanna join those competition again. I know that I may be too old for those kid stuffs but I know that I'm doing what I love.

Finally, I've decided to get back to my band after a year. Congrats? They seemed to be glad to welcome me back and reform the band (maybe because they are short of bassist? lol!). I've realised that there are minor changes in the band. Rex had his head SHAVED. Shit. While T dropped out from university.

The band had changed the style of playing. No more punk or rock. Now the band is doing Heavy Metal, Nu Metal, Alt Metal, Hardcore, etc. Rex said that he prefers 'Lamb of god' but I still prefer 'Mudvayne' for this genre.

I'll love to join the band once again as a bassist. NO one can ever compete with T for lead. I'll be missing his singing. We got to adapt to a band without him. After we get a new lead singer, 7:15 will be alive once again~

Weekend market

2006-10-01T21:54:00.000+07:00

Opened a shop at nearby weekend market for 2 days. Realized that I spent most of the time helping the shop next door selling 'Hello Kitty' accessories, while the lady helped me to sell my stuffs. LOL! Sold away left over stuffs from previous biz. Earned back some $$ is better than nothing. Very very tired. Zzz.

Oh ya. There is someone who is doing wholesale of 925K silver rings and necklaces. Ring me if you're interested. It is not that expensive like you think~ trust me! :)

1 year = 323 days????

2006-09-27T22:34:00.000+07:00

Take note of the days. LOL!

A new piece of crap

2006-09-26T12:18:00.000+07:00

http://www.timecube.com/

Closer view of earrings

2006-09-23T23:31:00.000+07:00

Contact :
Catherine Cheong
takuya_k02@hotmail.com

When I was young....

2006-09-21T16:28:00.000+07:00

I had a chance to visit the old friends and neighbors. It was already the 16th year since I left this place and my previous house is not getting renovated yet.

The temple was renovated, as did my neighbors' houses. All the kids that used to play with me when I was in kindergarten are already married and moved out. I met the old folks and they did not believe that I'm that 'boy' they used to feed me cereal and porridge. They are so happy to see me, but the folks ended up quarrelling over my looks. Some say I look like mum, while another group insisted that I look like my dad...

Whatever~~

I tried to approach every houses that I remember. Some of them moved out, some of them passed away. Most of them do not really remember me, some of them refused to talk to me but it's ok. I still remember them even though their whole heads turn white. I remember their voices and I remember their smiles. ^^

I did not come back here again since we moved out in 1993. The cinema is gone because the owner passed away, his son sold the cinema away and now it is a parking lot. The grocery store uncle got sick, I think he got lung cancer, his son closed down the grocery shop and open an internet cafe instead. A noodle stall owner is now selling flowers. NO MORE NOODLES!!! :~~

I took a pic of my previous house (the one with lots of plants on balcony). That was my dad's bedroom, while my bedroom is the dirty window room. I used to climb out of the window and play with the cats and dad would shout at me from downstairs.

I miss the cinema.
I miss the 1 baht candy.
I miss the fish pond in the temple.
I miss the neighbors.

16 years and I still remember everything clearly.

I used to be like them.

5pm : badminton time

3 days trip : Pattaya, Thailand

2006-09-19T17:44:00.000+07:00

Silong came to Thailand!! ARR!! Suddenly he called me in the middle of the night and said that he's reaching Thailand tomorrow. LOL!!!

So I drove all the way from Bangkok to Pattaya to meet him. He was stopping at a port near Pattaya for a night so he wanted to go Pattaya for some 'night activities'.

9pm : He called and said that he couldn't get out of the port because of the security system. So I got to bribe the custom officers. At first they asked for 1000 baht (S$40) but I refused. In the end, Silong and a fren (I couldn't remember his name) agreed to pay 1000 for freedom. LOL!! I hate customs.

We headed striaght for Pattaya. LOL! I suggested a korean bbq buffet, xiao qiang asked for supper but Silong insisted on strip dance. zzz.. To please the visitors, I have no choice.

Lots of things happened and they are better left unsaid. LOL!!!!!

NEXT, we went for supper. Did not managed to get photos from the food. Silong bought a big Big BIG froggie soft toy for gf. It was the biggest in the shop but he said it is not big enough. WTF! It was almost my shoulder height ok! and it costs only 500 baht (S$20). LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After that, we took a stroll at the beach. A group of transexuals (人妖) approached us and asked whether we were interested. LOL!! They actually hug and pushing their fake boobs against xiao qiang and Silong. LOL!!!

It was nearly 2am and I was fcuking tired. They still wanted to go for massage. I gave up. I left them at Pattaya and I headed home. LOL!

It was my first time in Pattaya enjoying the night life activities. I don't really enjoy it. If it was not because an old friend, I won't go for those strip dance shows. LOL!

Subway @ Pattaya

Bowling Alley

"Stop laughing or I'll punch your face!!"

Silong + "Ah lim"

Rich ass

50% drunk (go for public transport)

Reflection

This is no CRAP

2006-09-16T00:23:00.000+07:00

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HK cafe

2006-09-14T23:13:00.000+07:00

Today I have a game to intro. Quite fun. You got to cook and serve those customers within 2 minutes. I bet everyone can simply beat my score. LOL! I got only 1100 plus. I suck!! You can try this game at the url below.

http://funnyflash.com/details.php?id=146&t=1120476483
or
http://www.maggiemarket.com

By: Ling Xin

3 days trip : Pitsanulok, Thailand

2006-09-13T17:54:00.000+07:00

Back after 3 days with lots of photos!! LOL!! Sorry for leaving without any goodbye. This is the reason....

[ 1.24 pm ] - Reached Mo-Chit Bus Interchange

Got my seat.

Tea or coffee?

looks comfy?

Requested?

Reached Pitsanulok at almost 7.30pm. The damn bus company lied to me that I'll reach at around 6pm, now I can't get a chance to take pics of sunset in Pitsanulok. Fuck shit, I booked myself a crappy room at an apartment beside a local university, hoping to peep at short skirt babes (yes, I typed it out correctly). Room 117. The worst room I ever had.

Excited. I spent hours strolling around the university, hoping to get some photos but the batteries were flat. SHIT. It was almost 11pm. I had a 20 baht meat balls noodles for supper. The smell was gross but the taste was GREAT!!

Having hard time falling asleep. 2 main reasons: air-con + smell of meat balls.

zzz.

Woke up at 7am. Had breakfast alone at the cafe.

Pitsanulok is a peaceful city. The southern province of northern Thailand consists of mostly mountain and forest area. There are 2 main rivers here, 'Nan' river and 'Yom' river. Both of them will join with the other 2 rivers and become the famous 'Chao Phraya' river.

Since the budget is limited so I took the local transport around the city. Right beside the 'Nan' river is the famous temple Wat Phrasri-rattana-mahathat Woramahawiharn. The temple was built in the 14th Century.

Shinnarat Buddha Image, the most beautiful Buddha image in the world

200 years old gold-plated pillars

More than 30 ft. wall painting

Outside the temple hall after a downpour

Antiques from 15th-16th centuries

View from outside the hall

I had chance to chat with a few French tourists, they paid almost US$1150 to get here just to take photo?!?! SHIT!! 1150!! $%!+#*@

After walking around the temple for sometime, I bought 2 sticks of roasted chicken and a packet of sticky rice from a roadside stall for only 50 baht (approx S$2). Fucking cheap right? It is something you can find everywhere here. Roasted chicken, pork, beef. If you're hardworking enough to walk around the city, you may find roasted rats, frogs or even lizards. Yes. I'm not lying.

I took a walk to the river bank. Wondering where I'm heading next, I shared a stick of chicken with a stray dog and few sparrows. In front of me were 3-wheels crappy taxi and it was the most convenient way to get from here to nearest shopping center. They asked for 60 baht ride. WHAT THE FUCK!! I can walk there and stick that 60 baht right up their candy asses ok! After the bargain, we agreed at 50 baht. LOL! No choice!! It started to rain right after I start to bargain.

'Nan' River

Don't ever bargain with them, or it will rain.

Since I got to pay for 50 baht, I asked the driver to drive me around the city so that I can take photos for blog. He looked frustrated but I insisted. LOL!! That's how to deal with those local bloody taxi drivers who wanna cheat your money. Here I got a few pictures..

Ancient city wall (after renovations)

I don't even know where the hell it's pointing to.

Taste good with porridge. Only US$0.25 each!!

Reached a nearby shopping center for lunch. since I'm alone, Let's go for something grand, LOL. I had a grand hot pot for my lunch. I thought that this meal cause me a bomb, but in the end, it was only about 200+ baht (

Mostly seafood..

..plus roasted duck

Bloated. I was dying to go back to my room. It was raining heavily. I took a bus back to university campus and by that time, the rain had stopped.

Back to my room. Had a fight with the air-con again. Took an hour to get it work properly. Damn!! I had a Happy Meal set for dinner. This will be the last meal for this trip. See you tomorrow. Nitez.

Happy Meal Set 1 : Chicken + Sticky rice + Heineken

MTV woke up damn early this morning. I realized I didn't switch off tv last night. I prefer something soft for morning call, not Linkin Park.

It took 5 hours back to Bangkok. I had another Happy Meal for lunch on the bus.

Happy Meal Set 2 : Potato chips + Kaya bread + coke

This trip ended up lots of photos and good memories. I calculated the expenses of this trip already. It is around 3000 baht (S$120 or US$80), with lodging and transport included. This is considered to be very cheap. I'm dead beat. Fucking tired. That's enough for this trip. Comments and questions are welcome.

Till the next trip. Tata.

กุมารทอง (Kuman Thong)

2006-09-10T23:22:00.000+07:00

From the direct translation of the word 'Kuman' means child, and 'Thong' means gold. The golden child this name is widely used to worship and praise the spirit for thier abilities of protecting their owners.

The story of Kuman Thong is a very good example of buddhism 'reincarnation'.

Kuman Thong may live longer than a normal human but not compared to other spirits. The approximate age of kuman Thong is around 500-1000 years.

The retribution of Kuman Thong is caused by the abortion in past lives which bring about the reincarnation into this spirit. Another reason may be that Kuman Thong was about to be born into a human but died before having the first breath in this world. The body of the dead baby from the womb will be kept in small glass bottle (or rarely ceramic) and made into amulet. Sometimes, it is believed to be a ghost.

It was first created in the early Ayudhaya era or about 500 years ago. From the legend, it is believed that Khun Phan brought the dead baby of the dead wife, Bua Klee, for ritual processes. From the legendary descriptions, Khun Phan was chanting some mantras to activate the spirit of Kuman Thong while baking his own dead baby on fire.

Since then, the story of the famous child ghost widespread throughout Thailand.

It is Thai belief that a mother who died with her baby in her womb will become a vengeful and ferocious ghost. With these special abilities of the mum-and-child ghosts, the dead body of the mother may beoften use to create opposite-sex attractive oil, while the dead infant will be created into Kuman Thong.

Important practices:

1. Food must be offered at least once a day.
2. Being a child spirit, sometimes toys are needs to be presented to make them happy.
3. The owners should love Kuman Thong as his/her son.
4. For families that have small kids, it is not recommended to worship Kuman Thong. He may get jealous and cause harm to the children.

Communications with Kuman Thong:

Normally he will whisper beside owners' ears and most of the time, he will not be visible.

Occasionally, Kuman Thong can possesses kids to communicate, mostly little girls. This is because girls are more sensitive and mentally weak.

Ways to set Kuman Thong free :

1. 'Float with love' - The amulet or figurine or small sculpture is meant to be float away together with joss-sticks, candles and flowers. The owners need to say that now they do not need any helps from Kuman Thong anymore and prefer to return him to his original mother (The river goddess).
2. 'Bury with love' - Bury the amulet or figurine or small sculpture with flowers. The owners need to say that Kuman Thong has no more sin and needed to be reincarnate into a human, the body of him has no more use and will return to the mother earth. The owners need to practice the 5 commandments in buddhism for the sake of the buried Kuman Thong. In addition, the owners need to make merit to the temple the next morning.

Inappropriate ways to abandon Kuman Thong will make him angry and return to the owners for their lives.

It is not recommended to worship Kuman Thong without any appropriate purposes. Kuman Thong is considered a spirit, not a pet!

I think that's all for today. I have pictures of Kuman Thong below. Please use your personal opinions to judge the contents above. Questions and comments are welcome.

(Topic is requested by 'xiao_pimpz')

Available on eBay, but has no magical power

3 steps of 'Bury-with-love'

Dead bodies of twin brothers are popular for making 'Twin Kuman Thong'.

Figureine of Kuman Thong sucking his 'placenta'

Hypothesis : All cab drivers are male.

2006-09-08T17:43:00.000+07:00

It is so fuckin' difficult to get a cab during rush hours, especially when you're surrounded by sexy tight-skirt ladies.

Maybe this graph can explain why I prefer public transport.

Do you face a problem like this, gals?

( Thank you 'Old Bag' for this graph )

HOLY SHIT !!!

2006-09-08T01:52:00.000+07:00

I was about to go bed and when I looked out..

"HOLY SHIT!! LUNAR ECLIPSE!?!"

According to the news, there will be a partial lunar eclipse tonight and It can be seen anywhere in Thailand.

and this is the best photo I can take......

Lunar Eclipse [ 1.47am - 8/9/06 ]

Sorry if the photo is blur, I'm freakin' sleepy!!

It's Tiger time!

2006-09-07T19:15:00.000+07:00

Xiao P (XR) came to Bangkok last friday! So happy to see her! Normally I don't really go out at night but that day was an exception. LOL. I went all the way to MBK to meet her. We had 2 big pizza and stuffs for dinner and a very long chat.

When I was in Singapore, I lived just opposite her place. We would walk down to the coffee shop for late night supper, mostly prata.

After pizza, we went on searching for her stuffs. She ended with shirts for Fabian n nothing else? Thats all for the night? LOL

Next destination : 'Khao San' road.

Sunset Bar

This is one of the best bars here. You can always find great acoustic music (sometimes percussion) every nights. You can find starbucks right beside the bar too!! You'll love the cocktail here!

It's Tiger time!

Drunk?!? SHIT!!

Colonel the traitor

2006-09-06T19:41:00.000+07:00

The crocodile hunter is dead?? WTF!!!

2006-09-05T14:15:00.000+07:00

SHIT!! The famous 'crocodile hunter' was killed by a bloody stingray? DAMN!!!!

Oh no. Now there is no more crocodile hunter, nobody will tune into Animal's Planet anymore.

Actaully I love his films and documentaries. I love the way he fought with those crocodiles, catching the snakes, feeding the sharks, etc. He is always the best.

He brought the joy, the thrill and the laughter to houses. We all shared his enthusiasm and longed to have the kind of passion that he displayed for animals and life.

No more Crocodile hunter. No more Animal's Planet.

No more Steve Irwin aka Crocodile hunter.

I would like to express my deepest condolences to Terri, Bindi and the rest of Steve's family and friends.

I'll be missing you, the crocodile hunter.

"Kids, don't ever step on the stingray! Trust me."

testing other languages

2006-09-04T18:01:00.000+07:00

Thai (TH) : อ่านได้มั้ยวะ ไอ้ห่าเอ๊ย
Chinese simplified (CH) : 他妈的

What's the point of having a blog?

2006-09-04T17:29:00.000+07:00

Q : What's the point of having a blog?

A : .........

(Click 'COMMENTS' below to answer)