In the next few days, I shall be flying to Bangkok, and begin a 10 day holiday, travelling Central Thailand. Joining me will be my wife Nok and son Alex, Mary, Stephen and grandson Julyan. Also a Thai family whose son is likely to study in Perth together with my son in 2011. On Christmas day, early morning, we will drive to Phrae, and then westwards to Tak, near the Burmese border. Along the way, we will stay in cool mountain resorts, river houses, and villagers houses. It’s the time of the year, where we visit villagers and give toys and clothes away.
Christmas isnt widely celebrated in provincial Thailand, but the year end mood just catches on with the rich and poor, young and old. Pently of drinking, singing, dancing and eating. We shall finally reach Korat, North East Thailand where we will head for the rice fields, and celebrate my father-in-law’s 88th birthday. It’s a poor village, where food is mainly leaves from the trees, fishes from the ponds and chickens running around the back of the house.
I am back on Jan 4, but I shall give you some live commentaries along the way.
Terence Seah
Hi Terence,
Enjoy your holiday with your family; I will be with mine.
Take care,
Happy holidays to you and your family, Terence!
Cheers
Ros
Terence, its time you need to take a break…….enjoy your holiday with your family & friends. Wish you a Merry Christmas & a Prosperous New Year 2010. Will be following your daily report of your interesting trip!
Ah Nee
Hi Terence
Wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Have fun!
Hi Terence,
Have a good holiday with your family and friends. Wishing all a Blessed Xmas and a great New Year. Cheers
Terence,
It is a nice time to unwind and be close to your family. Every year a re-charge is good for our disposition to stay
healthy and happy.
I will be on a short holiday without my grown-up children, only my the other half. Best wishes and take care.
leepatrick
halo bro terence ,
i am belly lousy in words but never or less will try 4 it.
wish u & yr family a bon voage journey hor throught d journey lah…. & aso like others awaiting 2 hear yr live commentaries… huat huat huat
Dear Terence
Happy Holidays to your and your family.
Happy Holidays to Mary and your family too.
Thanks for the friendship in 2009 and looking forward to having more great times with you guys in 2010.
Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.
Take care
Cheers
Caroline Gee
Dear Terence,
Do enjoy a good holiday break with your family.
Wishing you and your family Wonderful Holidays & a very Happy New Year ~ Sawadee Pee Mai!
Cheers!
Hi Terence,
Here’s wishing you and family, Merry X’mas and Happy Holidays. Pls convey my best wishes to Mary & Stephen too. Mary has been in touch with me over email and I’m planning to meet up with her at your Cafe when she returns. Take care and enjoy yourselves but don’t get too drunk ok? Best wishes, Lisa
Hi Terence..
Thats nice..holiday with family & frens.Im sure the most happy will be your son…at last,the father can spend more time with him…but your wife will be on top of the world!..bcos..don have shc girls around him!..ooppss!sori!..haha
So,wishing you an enjoyable & pleasant trip,Merry X’mas & Happy New Year!
Pls send my regards to Mary too..im ‘jealous’ that she can tag along!…hehe :)
Well..end year is always a relax & jolly mood..me too,will be going away..convoy with family & good frens..jalan2,happy2 time!
Then whole nx wk..wont be working & hope to catch up with my new passion!..yippie!..haha
Hi Terence,
Wow! that’s an interesting holiday program. May you and your family (& travelling companions) have a pleasant and enjoyable time.
Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Dear Terence & Mary(Perth),
Christmas is always a nice time to spend with loved ones, families & friends. To me, it’s special. I wanna wish you safe & happy holidays during this season. Here’s wishing you & all at home a blessed & lovely Christmas and a bountiful New Year !
Mary, we’ll catch up when you are back and pls send my regards to Stephen. :)p
Merry Christmas !!!
Cheerio,
Suzhang
Wow, Terence, it reads like you’re going to have an exciting (perhaps bit rough?) ride. Go for it, man! MERRY X’MAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Thanks everyone for the well wishes to my year-end holiday. What I wanted really was to get SHCians geared toward a trip which I would be planning for next year. So, keep in touch.
Terence Seah
THAILAND! Will you be planning a trip there, Terence? Not to the touristy spots but to the real Thailand where we’ll get to see the scenic beauty of the country and also experience the lifestyle of the natives living deep in the forests?
Please give us advance notice hor? Thank you
Ros
Hi Terence
It’s great that you’re going to have a much well earned holiday with your family and friends. The Christmas of giving is such a wonderful joy.
Have a Blessed and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Cheers
Agnes
Hi Terence,
Looks like you could read my thoughts.
I was already filled with envy just reading the brief account of your holiday itinerary and was about to ask: “Would you be willing to do a re-run of such a trip for us?”
Here’s wishing you & family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Enjoy your holiday; will look out for your promised commentaries.
Hi Terence
Wishing you a Happy Holiday!
Have a good time with your family.
I am happy to be back with my family and siblings
here and will be enjoying our Christmas dinner tonight.
Mary & Stephen
Have a wonderful Christmas and Happy Holiday too!
Keep in touch. God Bless and take care.
Gwen
Greetings from JB,
Christmas is a time of giving and sharing, so as usual will be baking fruit cakes and cookies for friends and our doggies.
Tomorrow’s Christmas dinner will be doing oven BBQ pork ribs…..with red wine to go with with it of course….:))
Wishing everyone a Blessed Christmas
From JB
Ping & Daniel
Sorry have to borrow this thread….. Sam H3 closed the post and dont know where to comment….
Hi Sam H3, Do you need me to be there early to help out…. I wont mind walkng thru the main gate….. Ah Nee, since u r on leave n dont know how to spend ur time….. lets go early to chit chat a bit and see what we can help lor…
Cheers
Jane
SHCians are encouraged to write their travel trips and share their experience nnd adventure with other SHCians on this forum.
On Xmas day, 5am, we got into a 11 seater van, from IBIS Bkk hotel and haeader north towards Singburi and Nakon Sawan. Along the way, we stopped at a famous breakfast point to have very tasty pig’s organs soup with rice.
The kids loved it when we arrived at Chainat’s Bird park. Here, there are plenty of birds, although most are man-made. Chainat has an acquarium, showcasing all thai fishes. Toured a giant netted bird santuary.
Stopped at the huge Lake Moraphet to enjoy the scenery, and had lunch at a floating restaurant on the lake iteself. A large bottle of beer for $1.50, plua a giant tilaphia or $2 and all local food.
Finaly, the drive to Uttaraddit national resort, arriving 6pm. Set amidst a natural forest reserve, we arrived at the floating hotel on a lake where the water is still and one can see the reflection of the trees and the mountains. After dinner, our families occupied 3 floating units, out of 5 available units. Full facilities, owned by the Thai government. I am enjoying the cool morning breeze,and waiting to have my breakfast.
Terence Seah
Very interesting Terence,love this sort of adventure.
It reminds me of our campervaning in Perth where we drove from Perth to Albany(approx 500km}.Along the way there were many wineries, cheese factory,parks,dead kangaroos….hehe.
Would love to explore and learn more about Thailand from you when we meet sometime.
Hi DanielK #23,
Other than Bangkok, Thailand has many beautiful places to visit and relax. Yes, when we next meet, we can chat all about Thailand.
And, hi everybody, this trip across central Thailand continues. Yes, we left the floating hotel, got our breakfast of delicious pork soupy porridge, and headed off to the next province Phrae. A mountainous area with plenty of tall teak trees, refreshing rivers and soothing waterfalls.
Along the way, we stopped to explore an area where hills and stones are carved out into shapes by wind and rain. The kids were excited to see large shapes of tall penis and different size mushrooms.
When we arrived at Phrae city, we bought vegetables to cook for the night. As we entered into the National Park, one can see camping areas, rest points, bridges and chalets large enough to take big thai families. Our Thai friends had brought along cooking gear, and we had a great Tom Yam prawn soup.
The chalet had 4 bedrooms, nestled among trees, a waterfall and running stream. Hmm, good sleep, temp 28C.
Terence Seah
Hi Terence,
Hope to meet up with you soon.
Too bad you will not be around on New year’s eve, my band is performing at The Grassroots Club in Yio Chu Kang.
Those keen to drop by please do.
Daniel
Sawadee-cup Khun Terence, trust that by now; you and group should be in Korat. How’s korat? It’s been more than 20years since I was last there …… at the expenses of our Chenghu. Dun think that the “night-club-streets” there are the same anymore ….. had a few wild memories there but no pictures for the album …..
Hi Danny,
So nice to see your name on this thread. It’s been a while since I caught up with you and Ping. Pls convey my regards to her and here’s wishing you both, Good Health, Happiness and Prosperity for the coming New Year 2010! Best wishes, Lisa
Hi Lisa,
Thanks for the wishes.Yes it’s been awhile.
Ping is recovering from her fractured ankle.Do give us a call when you come over so we cam meet for some makan.
Wishing you a prosperous 2010.
Ping and Daniel
Hi DanielK,
I was hoping to see you when you performn at the Grassroots club at Yeo Chu Kang. I missed it again this time.
Well, it seems that some of the National Parks where I went to over the holidays, there were no internet access. Managed to get to the extreme west Tak, which is close to the Burma. Then, over to Sukhothai, and finally at Ayuthaya. Transit in Bangkok for a night before heading to Nakon Ratchashima.
Today, we head back to Bangkok, and I should be back in Singapore on Monday. Gee, it has been a long holiday. Guess you had your fun too.
Terence Seah