back from bangkok. everything is so cheap there! from food to drinks to shopping. their 7-11 is outrageous. a bottle of mineral water cost S$0.50! COOL! a plate of chicken rice less than S$2! and best of all, a t-shirt cost less than S$5!! WOOHOO!! haha. but bangkok opened my eyes. guess i was spoilt in singapore. singapore is just too fortunate. first time i really see beggars openly in the streets. really glad i was born in singapore. can't imagine myself born in thailand. but thai ppl are quite hardworking. and their taxi drivers are worse than our taxi drivers. if you think singapore taxi drivers are dangerous drivers, obviously you haven't seen bangkok's taxi drivers. we had a hell ride in one cab. the driver just cut here cut there, changing lanes at will even though there was a jam. once, he even drove diagonally, changing 6 lanes at one from the right to the left. COOL! their roads are terrible. a narrow alley filled with cars in both directions. you really have to squeeze against the side of the road while walking to prevent being knocked down. haha. overall, it was an eye opening experience. ooh and language is a big problem there. they dun understand english, even if you tell them bangkok international airport, some of them still won't know what you are saying. so it takes patience and luck to get around thailand.