Geo: 12.8, 99.9667Today was an incredibly lazy day when I look back on it. Obviously we had breakfast but that's about it. Mum and I had a swim for a few hours while Nana and Pa were getting much needed haircuts and pedicures and we watched as ten people got off a bus. The Scandinavians tanned at shockingly horrendous angles from the pool and as a chubby boy hung onto the edge of the pool for an hour. Other than that, I did a bit of homework and went through a puzzle magazine and mum went to the chemist to buy me cream for my infected (?) underarms. We spent the afternoon listening to Nana and Pa in their room go through all the reviews of the Methavalai seeming to take offence to some which was ... read more

Geo: 12.7953, 99.9662At some ungodly hour, well 7am, Sassie came running in telling Nana to "come quick" which Nana then passed onto us. Being woken up so early so fast I automatically thought something was wrong with Pa but thankfully Pa was fine. We followed Nana outside and Sassie explained to us that there were gibbons on the mountain literally 1m from the back of their block, or 20m from our bedroom. None of us could believe our luck. Nana saw gibbons when she was there last year but Sassie said they haven't been back since. Even if it wasn't a gibbon, I'd be excited but I was super excited because gibbons are close enough to monkey's for me! There were maybe five gibbons who all sat very still and blended in well, sometimes the only ... read more

Geo: 12.8, 99.9667Breaky was served to us outside on the balcony next to the kitchen. We started with cereal, then tomato, baked beans, eggs and bacon before finishing with fruit. We were treated like royalty with Seawon, one of the servants, kneeling down when she was near us. I came back to the room and did 3.5 hours of homework-I figured I really didn't have choice. We all got in David's car and drove off to Premium Outlet which was only five minutes down the road (yes, I am jealous). We all went into Adidas and Nike to look for running shoes for mum but with no luck we all piled out and decided to split up. Mum and my plan was to go into every shop that looked to sell nice things, pick up the ... read more

Geo: 13.75, 100.517In order to get a 6-seater table in the morning we had to sit 10m from the buffet tables, this was fine until Pa saw it; he wasn't at all impressed saying "you sat too far from the food!'' Mum went to order herself some bacon (we'd been told if we want something and it is not served, to ask for it) but they misunderstood brought out four plates of bacon!! Mum and I caught a taxi to Vimanmek Mansion, where we went yesterday. We bought new tickets as our ones that were valid for a week meaning they had already somehow expired, even though we had only had them for four days (entry was include in the Grand Palace tickets). We made our way to the lockers to put everything inside, which they ... read more

Geo: 13.7308, 100.521Our first breaky at the Manhattan was very nice but a little disappointing after being spoilt at the Grand China Princess! After breaky I had a nana nap then we headed to Jim Thompson's House. Walking to the Skytrain station we stopped in to see George the Tailor quickly, who Nana and Pa have become friends with over the years. Although it isn't really relevant now, George told us that the average Thai annual wage was 10,000-12,000B ($333-400 AUD!) We caught the Skytrain (BTS) from Asok station, opposite Terminal 21, to Siam Central where we switched over to the subway (MRT) to the National Stadium station. It was a short walk to Jim Thompson's House (500m) down a dainty old road with no sign of other tourists and only one sign indicating that we ... read more