Joining the GTR (2-6 Oct)

My gosh, I dunno where to start. I have so many though in my head and I miss the five riders.

Day 1 - 2 Oct

Stayed over at Serangoon for the convenience so that my parents could send me off in the morning. Before the birds awake, I've gotten up and was driven to Changi Airport by my dearest brother instead. Thai Airways' check-in counters are located at Terminal 1 and I checked in a small 5kg-filled bag.

Singapore --> Bangkok Airport

Spoken to a Thai retiree during the flight and he's a nice uncle who gave me some tips on Thai culture and filled me with anticipation of the beautiful scenic backdrop of Northern Thailand.

I rotted at BKK as the transit was a good five-six hours cuz of the intention to reach Chiang Rai at 3pm, I need to catch the early flight to BKK. Guess I know how to plan properly next time to keep transit as short as possible. Rotted very badly cuz I cannot enter the International departure area. The domestic area is pathetic. Nothing to do, nothing to shop... I bought a readers' digest and really digested it for few hours. Wifi is chargeable and not worth the dollars.

I went to the domestic holding gate way too early cuz I forgot about GMT difference. (LOL, I even call myself a flight attendent?) I even though the flight was delayed. LOL!~

Bangkok --> Chiang Rai

I waited for about 30-45mins for the riders to pick me up. The feeling was awesome! We soon checked into a guesthouse, which the rest claimed it's the worst accomodation but less the mosquitoes. LOL~ Surprisingly I find it alright cuz in comparison to my worst, it's a rank before that. Hehehe

Had the cheap cheap Thai-style steamboat table BBQ, Jon's favourite, for dinner and smoked out hair and clothes out. It's around 100 baht per person. ^_^

After dinner, we bought bottled water, went back to the room and snoozed till the next morning...