.Saturday, 17 November 20073:48 pm
Hi all. Just dropped by to update on our Thailand trip.
WARNING !! LONG POST AHEAD.Day 1 : Some of our band members & other
ppl came to school in the
afternoon to move the instruments &
guzheng things as while as other things that needed to be checked in the airplane. Once reached the airport, waited and waited before
can board the plane. Reached Bangkok at about 11+
spore time. Checked in Hotel and rested.
Day 2 : Headed for
Ammuaysilpa School. our main purpose for visiting Thailand. According to the tour guide, it is a very well know school that have produced more than 5 Prime minister if
I'm not wrong. What a honour to know a school better than Raffles Institution. Went for
Thai lessons and lunch. After lunch, we are needed to perform. First performance in Thailand. Performance wise, quite good and more than we expected. Thais are so polite and attentive. Not a single person talk or anything when we are performing. they gave us our fullest attention. Back to lessons. After that were basketball match between
PSS &
AMMUAYSILPA . Friendly game and headed back to hotel for dinner and rested.
Day 3 : Went back to
Ammuaysilpa School. What a memorable day for me. Played Thai traditional games and
guzheng performed. After lunch, mingle around
wiv the Thai students and took photos. So many
ppl took photo
wiv me n
kok bin.
LOls. Lunched at school and headed for Mercy Center. A orphanage in Thailand. played
wiv them and enjoyed ourselves them. dinner at hotel as usual.
Day 4 : Went to
Jatujak Market. Similar to
bugis street
singapore. But 10
tiems bigger. Spent whole morning there before Mrs
Owyong left. She needed to go back to
S'pore to look after her kids. lunched at nearby restaurant. After lunch, went to a slum area where we perform again. Lousy performance as we dun have time to warm up and tune. But still continued
wiv it. No choice. Learned to appreciate whatever we have. Dinner at hotel and free time. Rest were our privacy. =DD
Day 5 : Breakfasted and headed out of Bangkok to
Ayyutthaya. The history of the town sounded deep. Shopped and visited a handicraft village. Lunched and visit a Thai Doll House. Learnt to make miniature clay Dolls. Checked in at Buffalo village in
Suphanburi.
Day 6 : After breakfast, headed for Rice Planting. Traditional Ways of rice farming. Using buffalo instead of tractors. Saw the buffalo sh!t as fertilizers. Headed to a elementary school after lunch. Performed there but some of our band members are feeling unwell. Our main trumpeter,
Kok Bin, and trombonist, Si Pei, both vomited. But they still have the will to continue their performance. We should have this kind of attitude in our Band. The care n concern from other members should be brought back to
Spore to other members.
CIP work were sweeping the school premises. Team work made our job easier. Dinner at headed back to Bangkok.
Day 7 : Went to
Hukkies Bag Factory. Tour around before heading for lunch. After lunch, shopping time. SHOP, SHOP, and SHOPPED. all the sickness are gone.
hahs. Dinner at a seafood restaurant. Hosted by the Rotary Club of
Bangrak. Bubbled wrapped all the percussion instruments and slept.
Day 8 : Free time in the morning and headed for
MBK again. a shopping mall. about the size of plaza
Singapore, but bigger. Checked out of hotel and depart for airport. Check in and took last group photo. some of
Ammuaysilpa came to sent us off. felt quite sad leaving. Boarded plane and back to Singapore. Some of us stayed back to help moved the instruments and other things back to school. HOME SWEET HOME after that.
pictures coming later. =DD
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