The Bear is Going Home

My Beloved girlfriend (who is now My Beloved Wife) asked me to bring a bear to Thailand. She said that that bear will be my companion during my 6-month stay abroad.

Well, that bear was a good companion indeed. I even gave it a place on my bed. Now that I’m going back to the Philippines, I decided to carry him instead of putting him in my luggage.

I thought that I look weird in carrying the big Teddy Bear around the airport but I can always say that the bear is for My Beloved.

I don’t have enough money for another ticket so the bear has no choice but to sit on my lap.

We are flying in a Philippine Airlines flight. It was good flight. The food was fine and we spent the flight time watching movies.

We even watched the sun as it sets over South China Sea West Philippine Sea.

It was evening when we reached Manila. The Bear sighed because he knew that we're still a long way from Home.

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And this ends my blog posts about my adventures in the Kingdom of Siam. It was pleasant stay in that country. I learned a lot and I saw a lot. I met a lot of people too and some of them became good friends.

I do hope to come back to Thailand in the future and write more blog posts about it.

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Reporting Live from Siam

“Sawatdee kraup. Sabai dee mai.”

That is how the Thais say “hello” and “how are you”.

I am learning a bit of the Thai language because I am now in Thailand and I will be in this country for a very long time. Yup. You read that right. I will be here in Thailand for a very, very long time. It is my first time to be outside of the Philippines for more than a month. So you can expect that my blog posts in the coming months will feature the sights and scenes in this country.

I left Manila just this week and I rode a Philippine Airlines flight. My experience with my flight is actually good. I experienced no hassle or any problem. I even liked the meal provided during the flight.

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The meal included a cup of rice, a serving of beef dish, a piece of bread, a glass of orange juice and an appetizer. A small cup Magnolia ice cream for dessert was not included in the photo.

I reached Suvarnabhumi Airport after 3 hours of flight.

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Suvarnabhumi Airport looks good. I guess it is bigger than NAIA Terminal 3 and definitely looks better than NAIA Terminal 1.

I can say that Thailand is very similar with the Philippines, based on what I saw during the few days of my stay here. This country have the same tropical climate like the Philippines. The houses and buildings that I saw is not that different with our structures in the Philippines. Even the Thais look like Filipinos at first glance.

The main difference between Thailand and the Philippines is the dominant religion. The Philippines is filled with Roman Catholic churches while Thailand is filled with Buddhist temples. We have many stores that sell images of Christian saints while the Thais have a lot stores that sell san phra phum or spirit house, which serves as a shrine for “protective spirit” of the place.

Here is what I want to do during the whole duration of my stay here in Thailand:

1. Visit a lot of temples, especially the one in Ayutthaya.

2. Ride on top of an elephant.

3. Walk around downtown Bangkok.

4. Tour some Catholic churches.

5. Have dinner with the royal family.

Well, the last item in the list is just a wishful thinking. He he he.

So these are my initial report live from Siam. I hope that I can accomplish some of the activities I placed on my list.