Jazzy June

June has been a jam packed month filled with many activities and events.  The month started with Vesak celebration.  I went vegetarian for a full week prior to the day and finally went to the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple on the day itself.  The temple was packed with worshippers as expected.  I went with Lincoln and finished in about 30 minutes before finally going back home. 

Happy Vesak Day From Buddha Tooth Relic Temple - Galaxy Note 9

A Forgotten Bangkok Biz Trip Post

I was wondering what I was going to write about this month.  And when I looked through my photo library I noticed that I hadn't mentioned anything about my September 2017 business trip to Bangkok.  My mind was very much occupied with so many other things back then...

On that trip I actually visited the sunflower garden in Changi airport's Terminal 2 and took a few snaps before departing for Bangkok.  It was a Sunday if I remember correctly.

Changi Airport Sunflower Garden @ Terminal 2 - RX100 Mk3

November Bangkok Escape

After all those business trips to Bangkok, who would've thought that I'd go back to Bangkok for holiday?  Apparently I did just that.  Went with my wife only for a short holiday, I had originally asked her Bali or Bangkok and she chose Bangkok.  Good choice too as Bali was affected by Mount Agung eruption which caused airport closures and such.  For this trip I went light again with the RX100 Mark III.

Finally, going on a real holiday

The Last Bangkok Biz Trip 2017 - ลาก่อนกรุงเทพฯ

Two days after I returned home from the Tokyo biz trip I went off to Bangkok for a final Country Super User Training.  This time there were 50 users from 17 countries to train.  Same venue at Pullman G in Silom.  I was really excited because after this there will be no more training, no more creating exercises, no more data preparation (especially of such a large scale).  October was crazy... I spent 16 days abroad just for work.. This time I went light with just the RX100 Mk3.

The customary departing plane shot

Bangkok Biz Trip 2017 - Part 2

The 2nd part of the entry will be about my visit to Wat Pho which is about 40 minutes away from Pullman G.

Wat Pho is a sprawling temple complex.  This temple is where the Reclining Buddha is located.  There's an entrance fee of 100 Baht which includes a free bottle of drinking water.  There's also a guided tour option which I strongly recommend if you're visiting Wat Pho for the first time.  

I spent a good 90 minutes or so in Wat Pho just going around, taking photos, admiring the stupas and Buddhist statues.  

The Giant Reclining Buddha statue in Wat Pho

Bangkok Biz Trip 2017 - Part 1

For the next phase of the project, I had to travel to Bangkok.  This time it was an 8 days trip including another weekend stay.  But at least I'm very familiar with Bangkok so I didn't find it as boring as it was in Ho Chi Minh.

This time my gears are my back-up Fujifilm X-A10 + XF14mm F2.8R WR.

The trip started with the usual shot of the plane I'd be flying in.  

Usual shot of the plane on the tarmac

Thai Biz Trip 2016

It's time for a business trip again to Thailand.  The first for the year in fact.. I should expect at least 1 more trip in June when the system they will use go live.  And it will be for a much longer duration...  This time I had to visit both Bangkok and Hatyai.  The trip took 5 days and 5 nights altogether.

So the trip starts from Changi as usual, flying with Thai Airways, smooth as silk.  Thai Airways is always one of my favourite airlines to fly with whenever I go to any destination in Thailand.  I'd go on Singapore Airlines too if their fares were cheaper due to some promotions.  

I didn't bring any cameras, just using handphone camera which this time is a Sony Z5 Premium.

The plane ready to go on the tarmac

Biz Trip to Bangkok 27 - 30 April

What a packed 3 days of business trip...

I started my day on Monday 27th April at 4:45 in the morning, getting ready for the 7:40 flight.  I eventually arrived in the airport at 5:55.  Yep, just 5 minutes to 6:00 a.m.  And luckily I already did the electronic check-in the night before so I only had to drop my bag and get the actual boarding pass.   The normal check-in row was snaking with too many people....  It was on reaching Bangkok that I realized they were connecting to Chiang Mai or Phuket. 

Soon I was on board the plane, ready for take-off and shortly the plane was on the sky.

Waiting for take off, and look at that great view once we're up in the air