warning: picture heavy reading aheadi've spent the last 3 hours editing pictures, and i'm not done yet. however, i realise how late these pictures are, and so. i'm putting these up first. (:
roll number 1: BANGKOK TRIP with TMTC, 13-17 April 2007
the boys and their toys, at the departure gate.
who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
the happy twosome, shaun and karyn, i sat next to on the trip there.
this is how i entertained myself. i imagined what i wanted to pick up (read: shopping!)
here is the first picture i took of myself. (:
the tired twosome.
the boys first smoke in thailand. upon landing, it was of 'utmost importance' apparently. -_-
thailand has awesome eats. but the best can be found by the streets - yes, roadside food stalls. i dare you (:
spot the difference.
walking the streets from our hotel.i left the group for half the day, to have brunch with my dad and do some
personal shopping (read: bras!) it's ALMOST a sin to not shop for bras when in bangkok. it's okay karyn, there's always next time (:
hello daddy.
shopping paradise at National Stadium BTS.
poloroid moments.
karyn at MBK.the thais were celebrating their NEW YEAR while we were there. we landed on the 1st day of the new year (how cool's that!), also known as the
SONG KRAN FESTIVAL (water festival). during this festival, the they would bless family, friends and strangers by splashing water mixed with talcum cooling powder.
we got soaked on the streets.you'd think you'd be safe in a shopping mall. but nope, that ain't the case.
perfect. (:
the shop keepers ran around and mushed our faces with the powder. beautiful. HAHA.
savouring the poloroids.
shaun picked up a shirt at MBK, and walked into its inspiration, DUNKIN' DONUTS! we all bought 6 donuts each, and pigged out every night. ohhhh. (:DAY THREE:here are individual shots of the people i went bangkok with, all very happy. how can we not be happy, we've found an A&W at Siam Square!
pin sheng, aka bong, couldn't first take a seat before taking a sip of his root beer.
shaun and his mugs of, say it with me now, root beer float.
xing at A&W.
colinn at A&W.
shaun's back and karyn at A&W.
hippity hop karyn.
hippity hop val.
in the CENTRAL mall, they were doing some sort of story telling with dolls and dancing.while we walked the streets near chinatown, we noticed the roads were cleared and people stopped walking and stood quietly and still by the walls. soon, an officier told us to join the ranks of the thai civilians.
the last picture i could take before an officier told me to keep my camera. apparently, we're not allowed to take a picture of the king and his family who drove through the streets in their rolls royce, accompanied by dozens of other really expensive cars, and close to a hundred other vehicles. i think the 'parade' lasted 10 minutes.
trying to figure our way through the streets, without getting wet.
the streets were no dry place. believe us.this is what happens when people with buckets of freezing cold water run after you.
needless to say, my undies were soaked,after drying off and a change of clothes, a night out at chinatown meant seafood for dinner!
they wanted to eat shark's fin. i don't support the killing, so i stayed the photographer. if the demand stops, so can the killing.
Singapore MRT, Bangkok BTS.
stalls by the roadside at NANA, along Sukumvhit Road.
the misses.
you think this is a lot, this is just ONE night's worth of shopping. HAHA.
2 thirds of the supper team, colinn and me. missing chris "sparrow" black.
packing night: the boys discussing the hot topic "which boxers would look best on me?"
i got the window seat on the flight back.
pretty shores.
i was wondering what the sun looked like in a picture. now we know. it looks exactly the same.
would you believe they have beer flavoured water?
experiencing slight turbulance when flying through a cloud. i had to know why, so i asked my pilot friends. i'm feeling ohsomuch smarter now. hahaa.
i think someone was afraid of flying. :/
i spy with my little eye something singaporean.
welcome home!
and this is would be me. (:so there. more pictures soon. i took 2 hours 18 minutes to put this post together, damn. there HAS to be a quicker way.
oh, for the heck of it. this is my family.
i'm sure you can see the resemblance.
valerie anne
in my 20s and wonderful.
dressed to dress you.
. i would do you, but i can't. it's just the wrong season right now.
I've been in canada for days.
. in need of a recommendation
. tattoo
. rolex
. prada bag
. hermes birkin/kelly
. hermes scarf
. prada penguin coin purse
. suped up VW jetta mk3 '97
. 911 Turbo
. WRX
. smoked e-codes/fogs
. porsche deep dish rims
.
my driver's license
.
a shaven head for my 18th
. be a somebody
. make {gravi.tee}
.
snowboard
.
own my first car
. travel: NYC, all over europe,
japan,
mexico, chile, argentina, spain, greece, laos, vietnam, bali, dubai, amsterdam
. publish a book entitled "you better quote val, or else" -
recommended by derek goh
.
fashion school
. travel: roadtrip canada
. travel: roadtrip USA
.
move out
. own a house
. ride the dragon in tokyo
. go fish/camping for a weekend
. open a cafe/boutique
. horse-riding
. speak korean/japanese/spanish/french
. skydive over mauritius waters
. white-water raft above level 3
. bungee jump from a suspension bridge
. break the world record for the longest time on a loop-the-loop roller coaster ride
. save an endangered species
. AND prove to my mum that i'll be married before 35.
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trying to figure our way through the streets, without getting wet.
