I Simply want to post the photo of the sunset at Wat Arun. Also, if you look closely at the temple, you can see the people that climbed up to (probably) take pictures.
I haven’t get the time to climb the temple yet. But when I do, I’ll be sure to share the picture of the view from the top of the the building.
A slight problem is… I suffer from a bit of acrophobia!
HOT… REALLY HOT! It’s 36 degree Celsius here in BANGKOK!
A day like this, makes me want to jump into the pool and just be cooled by the water. Or perhaps a nice boat trip in Chao Phra Ya river would be in order. A speed boat trip is one of the MUST DO thing in Bangkok. The trip normally includes visits to many different historical sites along the river. I, too, took the trip once a few years ago and was surprised by the amazing sites.
Really, anyone that comes to Bangkok must at least take a speed boat trip to experience the city!
Too hot to write any further…
Another visit to Aum Pha Wa months later. The street is busy, the temperature is hot, the river is lively… but what is up with that man?
I just wonder what was he thinking about? Whatever it was, it seemed that the children were wondering as well. This was taken after a break with a nice chicken kebab in Aum Pha Wa during the Thai New Year, Songkran holiday.
Sometime, a day off from the reality is all we need to recharge ourselves and get right back to the reality with a clear mind. Perhaps, that is what the man is doing. He simply just needed a break.
The event takes place during an afternoon tea at the Meaklong train station. (time 14:00hr)
Next train arrival at 14:15hr
Ring Ring Ring….(time 14:10hr)
The first announcement from the train station telling the awaiting passengers that their train is just minutes away.
Ring Ring Ring… (time 14:13hr)
The second announcement… the waiting passengers are still waiting patiently.
“But, wait a minute!” said me, “Where would the train come from? On the right hand side of the station is the Maeklong river while on the left hand side is a seafood market”
flip.. floop.. crank.. crink.. (time 14:14hr)
Sound of activities going on to the left side of the station. It seem that there are something going on inside the market.
“WHAT IS GOING ON?” I wondered
only to realize that…
The train is COMING THRU the market!!! (time 14:15hr)
-the end-
Venice? No. This is better than Venice!
It’s Aum Pha Wa Floating Market, one of the tourist attractions in Thailand. Finally I got to travel again during Songkran Festival (April 13, Traditional Thai New Year) It wasn’t anywhere far, it’s Aum Pha Wa… again! The last time we visited, we didn’t get to take many pictures, nor could we explore much of the market because it was already late.
Second times a charm! We were amazed at how many things were left unexplored the last time we visited. The picture selected today shows some of the interesting lifestyle that is hard to find elsewhere. Down to earth lifestyle or perhaps we can call it down to “canal” lifestyle!
Only later that I found out about the house in the picture is a home stay http://www.ruernsabay.com/ I guess the next time we visit, we should try to stay here. But my concern which is the loud noises in the area. On second thought, just a dinner in front of the house should be enough 
Today, we have an honored guest, Dr Pahn Pintu-On to write today’s post. Dr Pahn always goes to Ratchburi, Thailand on the weekends to meet/see patients. She has been wanting to take pictures of this river after work, but due to the nature of her work she haven’t had the time to do so. I, on the other hand, accompanied her to the clinic and had a chance to take the pictures while I was waiting for her to get off work, but I really don’t know much about the place. So Dr Pahn would be the right person for it.
*note: we can visit her photo blog at http://pintuon.multiply.com/
By: Pahn
For all of my life, I hated “waiting”. I don’t want to wait for anyone or anything because I have too many things to handle in a day. So letting time fly without doing anything is not something for the type of the person I am. That why I always run out of patience when I cannot do anything but wait.
However, sometimes we have to wait and something is worth looking forward to.
Have you ever heard “the right time” or “the perfect moment”? I believe that everything has its own perfect moment; not sooner, not later. You can’t rush, force or do anything else but to wait and wait with patience. Holding your breath and let it happen on its own.
Like the way Natt took these pictures; the perfect moment to see “the colored pencils” in the river is just after the sunsets. If you want to capture this moment, you have to wait for it, wait for the right time. That why I haven’t had a chance to take pictures like these. Always too early, too late or too tired.
After waiting for an entire day, Natt finally captured “the perfect moment”. Look at these pictures, do you think that it was worth waiting for?
Yes, I think they are!!
Just waiting for a boat
and waiting…
and waiting…..
and waiting……..
and waiting………..
and waiting…………..
and waiting……………..
and waiting…………………
and waiting……………………..
and waiting………………………..
and waiting……………………………
DONE waiting!!!
TAXI!
Simply just want to share a moment while we were waiting for a boat that, after 20 minutes, never show up!
We were waiting at Tha Dian port across from Wat Arun (the glowing temple in the picture) after a full day trip in Bangkok.
Exhausted!
It’s been days, weeks, or even months since I’ve posted a single picture! Life sure is busy here in Thailand. So many places to visit, so many foods to eat, and so many pictures left unprocessed 
It took me a month before I got to work on this picture. This was at Aum Pha Wa, a night floating market just an hour from Bangkok!
Whoops time is up!
I’ll keep trying to update more often
