Beautiful...
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. So I guess it's the same case when you're in Bangkok, do as the Thais do. Just walk into the Grand Palace without paying the entrance fee... Well, this only applied to me as I was walking ahead of Kalidas and Ayappan. Apparently, I have entered the Grand Palace using the gate where only Thais were allowed to enter. I didn't realize that Kalidas and Ayappan were being turned down at the gate, until I turned around and look for them. So, by looking like a Thai, I have some extra privileges. In the end, they had to pay 250 Baht each for the ticket. Hehe~ Shhh....
Here are some pics taken at the Grand Palace...
This golden statue has got Crayon Shin Chan's eyebrows
The palace complex was very huge. It took us the whole afternoon to cover the entire palace. And we were lucky enough to witness the duty changing ceromony for the "Imperial Guards". And that's the only time that we can see them move.
After walking for the whole afternoon, we were dead beat. So we decided to visit the Traditional Thai Massage School at Wat Pho nearby. According to the locals, this is where we can have authentic Thai massage. After an hour of pressing, twisting and pulling, we were revitalized. The massage was great. The one-hour routine of massage was well worth the 360 Baht. Bear in mind, it's not some kind of dirty massage!
A fully-recharged Ayappan
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Today, we went for a movie at Central World. Last week, we watched Blood Diamond at EGV, but this week, we decided to do as the Thais do. So we watched a movie that is comparable to Lord of the Rings, for the locals: King Naresuan. Yeah, it's a Thai blockbuster, probably a trilogy coz the "King" was still a kid in the first movie.
An interesting scenario at the movie theatres here is, before a movie starts, they would play the national anthem. And all of us would have to raise for the King. I wonder what if they do the same thing in Malaysia...
These are probably the props from the movie...
Besides the national anthem during movies, we encountered another interesting sight today when we were having our lunch at this popular suki (or steamboat) chain called MK. Out of the blue, the waiters and waitresses lined up and started dancing in the restaurant. I was quick enough to take my camera out and record a short clip for you guys out there. (Ma, you probably can't view the video due to the slow connection at home).
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