that Great Man

I never got a class under Mike Mende(poor me), but i sure see him very often in school in college especially that my friends were actually close to him. And funny when i still remember the first two memorable encounters with sir were both scoldings, first was when we were too noisy during PE while he had a class in AS, and the other was when my friends were crowding the duyan that might possibly break coz we were too plenty. But both were taken well. :)

I am remembering every little memory i have of that great person who has inspired a lot of people, especially the students. i knew SirMike from my friends, and i usually see his name on the books my friends read during our early years in college. Then we do see him everyday because he is always in UP everyday, especially when my friends hangs out at the UPdorm, and were close to him. I knew at least from my unconcious observations then that he was one of those few UP professors who deserved to be called one, who was passionate about life and what he was doing.

A few years back, sir mike was interested in making a book, and it was just quite amazing, of all the fine arts students he knew, i got to have a short conversation with this Great man about illustrating for the book. I don't know what happened then, but that was also the year when i got my dream job. Sayang it never pushed through. :(   but i think that certain happening gave me the confidence, that hey, someone not close to me actually thinks i can do this.

And then reading from a college schoolmates status last Sunday night, after all the father's day greetings on the news feed, saying that this Great man just passed away was the most shocking thing and definitely the saddest. Sir Mike will definitely be missed by all, he was an inspiration to all, and he has really done so much in his life. 

His last line to me was when tope and i saw him in ayala with his wife a couple of months ago, "magkita ra nya ta, kai ipang-uli man ang mga paintings.." with his usual smiling expression, i don't know if that were the exact words, but that keeps on playing in my head now, still at shock that he had already passed away. 

i hope to be able to visit SirMike's wake today with some college friends, at least to personally say goodbye and thank you to this Great man. 

REST IN PEACE Sir Mike Mende.you will always be remembered.

the straight sitting sixmonth

The past week was another wow for the little one. 

sunday,  6/10/12

Going to school and having to wait for teachers who'd eventually cancel the class, going back to the eye clinic to have my eye checked and buy the necessary medications for its treatment, at least there was something good about the week that was. Amadei was sitting up on her own already without us having to carry her to that position. she's even doing all she can to stay in that position. yeheyy! and yesterday was zzzeee best, she raises both arms to her sides to balance herself sitting up straight, with her back up, no longer slouching., and was successful in doing it! my, my! what a happy, proud mother i am.wahahaha.

Amadei  is also attempting to stand on her own by pushing her arms on meee belly while i am lying down beside her, supporting her body weight with it pushing her upwards so she can stand...though for now she's just semi-standing.heee

Excited for the coming months for new surprises from the little boinky!

dali.disney

was up early because of boinky, and since i have someone to help her go back to sleep my now-unsleepy eyes wanted to browse some reading. saw this from chuvaness and is just as amazed by the fact that there has even been a collaboration between two greats: Salvador Dali and Walt Disney.

congratulations

you have corneal ulcer. :(

doctor: one drop every 3 hours with no fail

just went to the eye doctor this afternoon and confirmed that this white dot on the black part of the eye, redness on the white and pain especially when exposed to extreme light happens to be that unfortunate eye condition. lesson learned: remove yerrr contacts before bedtime. i would not be allowed to wear my contacts for the next two months booo. it was a good thing that i went to the doctor just in time, or else the worst could happen. will be going back for a follow-up appointment this thursday. i hope maayo na ni ui.huhuhuu

by the way, i am officially a student again. unusual schedule, classes on wednesday and saturday? hahaha i still don't know if i would go to class tomorrow.

our friend the low tide

sometimes what you did not desire will give you good experiences.

ditsi, thank you for this one! it has been a long time since i went out for an unplanned trip to the beach

 

mud therapy: talking about sinking up to your ankles haha struggle~~

taking a tryc-ride to the other beach, boinky so ready to go 

i'm a happy biker. i haven't pedalled for a long time..
probably the last one was during lunchbreaks, artwork days.

and there we were.."oh no it's super low tide!"

but there's still water, so there's nothing to be sad about.
 and the sandbars were were the best thing that happened that day

Amadei was able to sit by the beach, 

if it was high tide we will be forced to to swim/sit by the rocky shore

with this we were able to bike as well..hahaha biking on water, and on the sand bars.

but then we have to go now.
thank you mother nature for providing us with this. :) this day was good.

photosby:genesisjava

stretchy attempt

remembered this one while clearing items from my desktop.hahaaaha a product of my fascination with basic after effects 3 months ago.

first summer together

this summer, me and dear cousin byettsie were both only able to go out twice, once in oslob and once in that pool resort in the north that is not worth mentioning. this would be due to our limited resources unlike dear sissie yobah whose weekends were always booked with getaways. our schedules were full for certain responsibilities and our pockets unable to fill-up for the needed expenditures.hahaaay.
enough of this blabber, what i want to talk about is how happy i am with the thought that my baby is unafraid of dipping into such bodies of water (beach&pool). during our trip last march in the south, she didn't even cry when we started going into the water neither did she when we were just at the shore where there were strong splashes of water. she even loved the wind blowing on her face. hahaha we were only forced to bring her back to the room when we realized she was already sound asleep while we were in the water. hahaaha okay. hooray for Amadei for she doesn't have a problem with the beach.

sleepy...splashes of water too relaxing for the boinky

and now, before the summer ends, we just had to go out and dip into some good ol water and sunshine. though it was a bit gloomy on our way to the not-so-far north, the entire time we were in the poolplace was kinda sunny. at our first attempt to swim, Amadei was crying her heart out only to realize that she was already hungry..haha bad mother. sorreyy, was tooo excited for her to get into the water. after she got her milk and short nap, we went back to the water and there she was, loving the water, kicking her legs, smiling.

boinky: [thumbs-up] we shall do this again mommi! :)

looking forward to more beach outings with the little one. please don't be like mommi who doesn't know how to swim. haha boo me.

boinkybusy

a week from now, my little one will be nearing her half a year's existence outside me tummy. wowoww! thank you lord for making me strong and patient and for everything else that has made me a better person[i think! walai mulalis!haha] because of the boinkyling.

after months of adjusting my bodyclock the sleepless nights aren't that bad anymore, and the little one has also been doing her part by being able to sleepback on her own when we do milk time in the middle of the night. her change in sleeping patterns have also been helpful for she sleeps in longer hours, so i get  extra time to bawi, hooray for amadei! and yes, my eternal eyebags for it would always be there whether i get enough sleep or not(darker circles), so amadei really has nothing to do with it, okay, i have embraced my panda eyes for a long time already.hahaha

boinkyroll

making the six-month update now? yes, i will be writing this now while my hands are in the mood to turn on the computer and type the words from my thoughts.

 thumbsucking[also loves to eat my arm and my shirt], loves the outdoors, will love swimming, attempting to crawl and sit, starting to eat her cereal and pureed meals, eyes following my actions when we eat, making sounds, trying to speak, saying mamama and some syllables, finally trying to reach for the hanging owls mobile, looking curiously around her, pushing her legs so that she could stand[of course with someone holding her], reaches for her toes and sometimes wanting to put it in her mouth, getting cranky when i change her clothes, still loves the camera, trying out formula, feet that are bigger the size of her shoe-socks, a dozen of out-grown shirts/onesies, drinking water, easier bath times, good smelling and kissable everywhere and more lovable than ever.

all of that is why i am boinkybusy, i can go all day locked in our room with the little one. only boinky gets tired being stuck in our room all day.hehee

thankyou for making mee mornings always smiley boinky. seeing your face first thing when i wake up will always be the perfect way to start the day. i love you.

boinky-two!

that boinky eyes and cheeks!

a week from now, little amadei will be turning 2months. oooh that kid with pudgy arms and legs that mommy so love to kiss. please be a good girl na boinky and help give mommy enough sleep this time. hahaha

TUMBLR?BLOGGER!

HAHAA..  NOW MY BLOGSPOT PAGE LOOKS LIKE A TUMBLR PAGE. TEEEHEE. WELL HELLO NEW FORMAT.. WILL BE TESTING THIS ONE UNTIL I GET BORED AND CHANGE IT AGAIN WITH ANOTHER LAYOUT..OR NOT. HAAHA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMADEI IMMANUELE

i was told that it will arrive sometime on the 22nd of December. noticing women i know who also gave birth before me in 2011, i was expecting mine to be earlier than the expected date. and whaddya know.. indeed it was.
nov.30  
since our house was under 'repair' for the past 2 annoying months i accepted my cousin's invitation to stay at her home until i gave birth. upon arrival, her youngest son greeted me with, "yey! december na ugma mugawas na c taublee!", while kissing my bump. i just laughed and told him that it is too soon for the baby to arrive. deep inside i also was not ready yet to experience labor or the whole birthing thing.haaa.

dec.1
oh hello, vertigo. feeling dizzy the entire morning. and ooh. i'm a year older. had a simple celebration at my cousin's with cousins. haaha. got to love'em cousins!!! still stayed at my cousin's.

dec 2
will be meeting with gayle ang lailalai..betchai absent again.hmph. supposedly going for my scheduled chek-up with my OB, but doctor unavailable. after first friday mass, had dinner with the ladies. gayle had socks for amadei.sooo cute! went home in banawa after dessert.

dec.3
schedule for check-up moved today. doctor told me to return next thursday for IE. okay. doctor told me it is possible i will be giving birth anytime.okay.

dec.4
didn't sleepwell at night. since i kept on waking up, i decided to pack my ready-for-the-hospital bag

dec.8
could be my last check-up before giving birth. when my OB was done with the examination i was told that ill be having labor later that day, and that i am so ready to give birth. i forgot what exactly was my reaction but i told the doctor isn't it too soon? i haven't been feeling any pains yet. called towpee for the bigbigbig news, went to church(immaculate conception day), had dinner at jollibee, went home, prepared my stuff, and when the pain i had been feeling since we were at mass was already unbearable, told my motherdearest that we have to go to the hospital.
and so i somehow had the longest night...was it. or was one of it.

checked in the hospital around 11pm.
was not even able to call ditsi na that i was already in the labor room..mother dearest did that for me na.

and yes i will say it again..this was a very long night. the contractions were as painful as my monthly dysmenorreah only multiply it by 100x or more.haha overr. but yes indeed it was crazy painful.
when will this end... huhuh

let's skip the agonizing contracions part.
or maybe because im becoming too lazy to type.hahaaa

dec.9
5:15am
finally! tadaaah! after countless pushes which i though were not helping at all, but woah they did, it was effective, i did my part very well, my little one finally came out! haahaaha
woah the hair!, i thought to myself.
"oh my god" were the words that came out from the kilig ol'me.
was that the thing that was growing inside me belly? hahaha too happy.:) then they wiped and took out the excess fluids from little boinky's nose and mouth and handed her to me chest.

wow! i am officially now a mother!

when i held the little one i saw the eyes that were not so me, but the lips and chin were that of my side. then after holding her maybe for a minute, i'm not really sure, they took her back to clean her more and put her on some clean clothes which thankfully  i was able to bring. sorry i forgot the receiving blanket, unpreparedness usually occurs to me, no wonder i usually have problems with my flights.hahaa anyhooo. skipskipskip the other painful part despite having anesthesia.hahaha

and so finally i was placed in nanay clothes, and was ready to be brought to my room. the nurse placed the little one on me chest again, shared to me about breastfeeding.

IT'S DONE! OUT FROM THE DELIVERY ROOM, MOTHER DEAREST WAS THERE WAITING FOR US THE ENTIRE NIGHT, NOW BEAMING WITH EXCITEMENT FOR HER NEW APO. :)

I.LOVE.YOU

THANK YOU LORD FOR THE SAFE, NORMAL DELIVERY, THANK YOU FOR THIS SPECIAL BOINKY. DEFINITELY THE GREATEST GIFT, THAT IS AMADEI IMMANUELE! :)

amadei room

in two days it will be december already which means the days get nearer and nearer for the arrival of this little thing inside meee tummy. weeeeh. here you are just a few weeks or what we will be seeing you.hahaaa ookay. since the entire house is such a mess, we made sure that you'd still have your own space where you'll be undisturbed from all the craziness beyond your door.haha.  and a part for the preparation for your arrival  little one here's our little gift. your daddy thought of having your room painted, and duh i couldn't agree more. finished it in two days last week.heeee. see you in december amadei!!! and i hope you'll love the owls. haha :)

october and counting

ooohctooober! and no it does not mean octoberfest, i'm not interested with alcohol these past months.nyahaha  anyway, yess it's october and in two weeks i won't have to wake up to my alarm and i would then be able to extend my sleeping time at least thirty minutes more.haaha yes my body clock gets up at 7:30 and it's already amazing for me to be awake at 9:30am or 10am, also for the reason that I'm such a light sleeper. yes it's a gift. hahahaa finals week will be next week, but that doesn't mean all requirements will be passed just next week. we just had our finals for our techniques class with a surprising "THIS WILL SERVE AS YOUR FINALS" whaaaaat?!!?!!?! anyway, same-same, i have no idea how to prepare for that class anyway..i just hope that charcoal drawing would give meeeself justice.hahaa and now, we are to prepare for a class exhibit that would open this friday.. my, my the very first exhibit that i'd be joining. hahaha still i hope the work i did won't suck. sneakpeek!!!hahaah 

anyway, i'd have to work on 2 exams for next week and an "ukay-art" that we were supposed to wear during exams day in art history.bahahah okayokay. and now i still don't know what to work on..any suggestions?

aaaah. i hope ill be able to visit the beach soon. sooner because i might not be allowed to travel far anymore.bleebleeblee. at least a nice view before my baby comes out. oooh amadei immanuele will be turning 7months in my tummy next week. :) hoping for a good feedback from my doctor by then. :)

it's a bird! it's a plane!

 IT'S A GIIIIRL!!!! :)

full blog entry to follow.hehehe. but for the meantime ill just share this scanned image of the ultrasound. and my what a "lihok" baby she is! hahahahaa. it's so great to finally see what's the little one doing inside making me feel those bumps and kicks. thank God the baby's on it's proper position. still have to think of the name though... :) also a december baby!

RIP iggy

drawn 7/31/2011..while waiting for ditsii

i gave him the name piggy when he arrived years back..i am not sure if i was still in highschool or was it early years in college. he was sooo cute and was fluffy that i could not think of any name but call just PIGGY. and since everyone was too lazy to call him so, eventually people ended up calling him iggy. maybe it really takes some effort for them to mention the P.heehe.
this morning my mom announced to me with a distressing tone in her voice that we lost Iggy. i thought she was referring to finding him dead at or front porch not moving because throughout the entire weekend he was unusually weak and tired...sooo unlikely because for over a week previously he was soooo 'active' with  that other dog at home whom i barely care. and i just thought he had enough activity for that week, maybe he needed to relax. he was lying behind the door throughout the weekend. was it a sign? tsktsk.
iggy actually died coz he got hit by a motorcycle according to the witnesses. at least according to my mom, iggy did not look as if he was run over by a vehicle or what. there was just blood on his mouth and that's it. i really was not able to see him anymore because by the time the news got to me, Iggy was ready for 'burial'.
Hearing the news i immediately called yobah[what i call my sister] about the news and not crying was not an option. hehe, i was wailing the entire time we talked and she told me she'd call back on our land line.
it's a pretty sad morning. i know i had been not so kind to iggy except during his puppy years..but i truly adore his fat neck..soo furry his collar seems to be too tight for him even if it's not, and many other little things. i will miss his "excited" look sometimes when he's sitting on our front porch with his tail waving left and right on the floor, as if he is wiping it. i'm sad coz i refused to bring him his food last night, i'm sad coz i was sooo mad at him last sunday for being sooo stubborn. i'm sorry gigoooy. :( i hope you will be well there in dog heaven. :) iloveyou.sniffsniff.

MURAKAMI EXCITED

when i saw a poster of this film in tumblr i rushed right away to check in youtube for the trailer! and waddya know there was a film made based on my most loved author, haruki murakami!! huwaaaaaw. got to watch the adaptation and see if they will be able to capture the murakami spirit into the film. i still need to get a copy of the book though.haahaha.. but really i'm so curious and thrilled to see a murakami masterpiece in film.

my unfluffy neighbor TOTORO

hayao miyazaki's animation has been enchanting me since i saw spirited away two years ago. his way of telling stories has always been so candid and there's always something about the characters in his animated films that captures my...i don't know how to explain it, basta im not so good with words, and if ever you've seen a miyazaki film and loved ityou'd probably kknow what i mean.haahaha since i got back in cebu and has all the free time to do movie marathons as i can, i downloaded most of miyazaki's films and planned to watching them all. too bad torrent's not really complete. anyway, i had this copy of my neighbor totoro since last year in my lappy and i just have to watch it again same as my other favorite, howl's moving castle.  being that he is with his two smaller copies, TOTORO is just sooooo KYOOOT!hahahaha i dunno, it just so happened that i already have several posts of totoro in my tumblr. and recently, i have been searching for totoro baby stuff over the internet and hoping i could get one...for free.hahahahaa
anyweeez.. since i'm only having 3 classes a week and has plenty of free time to play with wet paper and put them all together, after the very long weekend, aside from completing budi's belated birthday gift, i'm finally done with this!!!!

totoro with the gang

 my very own totoro 'action figure'.haahahaha i just like to call it though..it doesn't really do any action. it just sits and stares which makes it all sooo adorable. too bad it's not really as soft as the actual totoro but looking at it is sooo much fun.hahahaha i'm planning to make more..and since i just finished my phineas and ferb season 1 marathon, i'm planning i should make a perry the platypus paper mache as well! the perry with the stupid face of course, he's way more cuterrr with his "doesn't do much"-face.hahahahaa will start tomorrow or maybe tonight..we'll see.

not-sobigtummy schoolgirl

ohwaaw. it's already June. i wasn't able to update about my admission to school coz it has been an annoying process considering i have to receive inconsistent instructions going back to UP almost everyday during the last weeks of May.haaha anyway finally i got in and we had a few meetings last week and we met with our professors, i just have two coz two of my subjects has the same teacher and yesss i only have to take three subjects this semester. all morning classes, on mondays, thursdays, and fridays.harrharr. i wish i could do more than just going to my classes everyday to keep me busy..keeping me from missing toooo much of [warning: cheesy mode] chrissy.[see you in month and 2 weeks]boo.

haaha anyway we'll see maybe my sched is just okay since i have this bundle of joy in meee belly. and whattdya know...it turned 12weeks last week.haaha but i don't know if the computation is that accurate. i was not feeling good after we had the check-up last saturday. the doctor tried to see saying that at twelve weeks we would be able to hear the baby's heartbeat. using a fetal doppler stethoscope, she searched for a sound but nadaaa can't find it. ohno.. in my head what's going on heeere? my doctor told me that i should visit the next thursday and have another check-up, if still there'd be a problem hearing the baby's heartbeat, then i should get an ultrasound. boohoo. i don't know.. i'm just praying that the baby's fine and normal and whatever that was..i hope it's nothing that would lead to a problem. lately my body's responding pretty great. i don't vomit that much anymore, my appetite's better..my only agony is looking for pants/shorts/skirts that would fit my waistline. the doctor asked me if ever i experienced cramps in my tummy or any spotting, there's none of these i had since my check-up the month before. that's why there is no reason for us to expect any problems with the pregnancy.huhu.

now to a brighter side. i have just had three classes since last week and i can say for now that i did not regret making my decision to quit my job and come home. i don't know maybe it's just the start but i have a feeling the classes i'm taking this time are wayyy different from what i had few years back. maybe my older age contributes to this feeling?hahaaha i think i have more drive to learn now than before.hahahaa
yes everything did not really go according to plan but maybe in this way it will be better, it might be a tough one but i guess it's time for me to take something like this BIG.hahaa goodluck to me and may i have good health always. harrrharr.mustnotgetsick!!!

9 weeks as of today

seven months to go. please get well na dear tummy so i could stop worrying na.heehee.

and i hope my tummy doesn't get too much acidic...i hate throwing up before/after dinnertime..it disrupts my appetite.

see you in december little one.haaha ;D

it was culture-rich, skin-burning, tummy-filling GOOD

i was not that excited for the thai trip considering that i was already out of work, no savings. and on the week before the trip my body was being uncooperative specifically my food passage area[throat pains/tonsilitis/cough/burnt tongue]. haaha whattya know. my budget was too tight so i was not excited about the tours most especially the shopping. i still have to consider my daily food spending.baahahaa. anyway, thanks to my meds and prayers[thanks ma], my body was ready to go. left on the 14th for manila in the morning, then our thai flight on the evening..talking about lack of sleep. three hours later...hello thailand. 

when we arrived it was still the 15th, so we still get to have a little bit of songkran, thailand's new year celebration. no wonder there was one taxi, when we arrived in bangkok, whose passengers were teenagers who were soaking wet. songkran is all about getting from wikipedia: The throwing of water originated as a way to pay respect to people, by capturing the water after it had been poured over the Buddhas for cleansing and then using this "blessed" water to give good fortune to elders and family by gently pouring it on the shoulder. Among young people the holiday evolved to include dousing strangers with water to relieve the heat, since April is the hottest month in Thailand (temperatures can rise to over 100°F or 40°C on some days). This has further evolved into water fights and splashing water over people riding in vehicles.. haahaa  even on our last days in thailand, there are still cars/vehicles covered with what appears to be chalk/flour from the songkran celebration.

our 1st day train ride to siam area. on my head: "i still need to buy film"

the first day was mostly research day, visiting shops, mall-hopping around the city. i really do enjoy, even though i'm no longer part of the team how we get to see ideas around places then incorporate it in our industry. 

our first Thai meal was in one of the malls we visited, i think it was in siam center. it was sooo thai that when i ordered spicy prawns, thinking it would be filipino spicy and not "hot", i was soooo wrong. it was crazily hot that i have to get food from meee colleagues so i can finish my rice.haaha well, we were still able to eat all the prawns despite the painful feeling on our tongues. haahaa ;esson learned: do not be too adventurous dear.

somewhere between siam paragon and siam center...two malls just across each other.

dinnertime on our first day was at some place at siam square. boss's treat, boss's order. catfish salad, pad thai, shrimp and chicken tomyum, what else? ummmm i dunno my tummy consumed them all.haahaa

the next day was scheduled for our trip to chatujak. the most popular shopping destination in thailand during the weekends. and yes i was not able to budget my money properly...and even failed to buy something for mamsi and papsi. boo for me.

2nd day: weekend means chatujak! somewhere in sukhumvit, i dunno what i was even doing here when we were supposed to be walking on our way to the station for a train ride to mo chit station

after chatujak, we were going to meet up with ate tin's friend joey. he was going to bring us to kaosan, it's a night market, but also a place where almost all the foreigners head to when they visited thailand. and yep, all the guests who are there are foreigners. it was where we had our little night out for some drinks [thanks to Chang beer], some shisha and had that very good tomyum c/o joey.

welcome to kaosan: got to purchase 110 baht films yayyy

shisha-good: harmless

thanks chang: what happens in kaosan, stays in kaosan.haahaa

the next day was scheduled for tour day 1: touring to cltural sites in thailand. that would have to include the grand palace, floating market, the elephant ride, and the reclining buddha. the trip to iforgotthenameoftheplace was soooo long and we ended up at a pier for the boat ride to the floating market which costs !@@%@%#!!!! nevermind the price.. haha leigh im sure you know how much. my heart aches everytime i think about it. even though i was not really the one who paid for it, chrissy could have spend on other stuff with that money..anyhooo.. we didn't really regret taking the ride coz it was pretty neat witnessing the place, but our pockets were just..umm never mind.haahahaha

day 3 is floating market/grand palace day [tsk we lost all our money for the boat ride...blahblahblah..hahaha]

bang! traffica na! weee. despite the bump-cars mode of the boats, everybody was calm.haahaa

an 8 tribe something[ i'm sorry i totally forgot the term] dance we passed by during the floating trip

say goodbye to our bangka driver

and now we are in the grand palace grounds. even before we got into the gates, one can already see the glistening of the grand palace. definitely the most WOW architecture i have ever witnessed.

the gold in grand palace hahaa

the heat was almost unbearable but the place is too majestic to miss

after the grand palace i was excited to go back to the hotel and change clothes. it was 39degrees in thailand! ohmaaaay! such heat would have been great if i was at the beach. but our boss texted us to meet up at a mall in siam. hahaaha chrissy and i ended up eating in mcdo..ummm no rice.

again we met up with joey who would be bringing us to a pad thai place. yummeyyy! i believe it was the most popular pad thai place in thailand.

the one that i was looking forward were the ruins in ayuthaya. yep and it didn't disappoint me. the only thing bothering us all was the heat! we had to skip other sites of ruins of the old city but i think we have seen just enough. it was all beauty.:) and yes! i was able to see ELEPHANTS! yayyy! aaahk!those baby elephants are too cute! this time, i was all smiles after touching an elephant and after having a photo with it.heehe

day 4: ayuthaya day and chicken rice dinner day
this was at our first stop..we got to enter the area without having to pay the 20baht they were charging..heehehe

the reason why i came to thailand! alas! it was fulfilled.. i was too bummed with the expense of the boat ride the day before that we decided to head to grand palace right after the boat ride, leaving the elephants out of thought. good thing there were also elephants in ayuthaya! 

then we went back straight to bangkok all of us wanting to go back to the hotel for a quick change, and quick rest, then again our boss called us to meet up again at the mall coz we still need to go to the art museum. too bad it was closed at that time coz it was a holiday..still songkran. we were sked to visit the next day. :) for dinner ate tin's friend brought us to a place popular for it's chicken rice. it was all good. rice steamed with chicken oil, steamed chicken, plain chicken soup that was not so plain :), and ice cold pepsi. aaaah. what a perfect way to end the most exhausting day.hahaa

an installation outside bangkok's art museum. visited it on the 5th day. our present condition during this time: exhausted and sticky.haha

on our 5th day, our last day in the city, we visited the museum. on our way to the mueum it was raining which was totally opposite from the scorching heat we got on the previous days. but it didn't really last that long, coz when we were finished with the musuem it was sunny again. then we head back quick to the hotel considering our flight's going to be in 3hours.haaha


and now i still have a good hangover from the trip. it's definitely one place i would love to go back to and see more of it. then i hope next time i'd be sorta prepared, specifically my pocket.haaha