Being a bridesmaid

I hate weddings.

Okay. Maybe not.

I just hate attending weddings.

I don't like the solemnity. The sermon. The program. The people.

The feeling... The emotions... The magic...

The happiness. The love.

Yet I don't have any option.

I am afterall one of the bridesmaids.


Bridesmaids Dress


I still cannot comprehend why I end up being one. The bride and I weren't that close.
Yet I am stuck with this role. It was like she ask me if I'd like to buy a channel bag which I gladly replied with a 'yes' not knowing she'd buy one for me. And the next day it was delivered in my front door and asking she was asking me to pay for it.


Oh well I am not good at talking things out when it comes to personal matters. So I just have to bear the consequence.


So...


Wedding it is.




Bring it on.






Oh God Why?!!






I think I am more paranoid and scared than the groom now that this event is confirmed.

What if I am not me?!

Me: Next time just tell me upfront on what should I do. I don’t really need to understand the logic behind it, I'm not interested. I’m starving here now, you know?! Beside, you’re making me look like a geek. Doesn’t suit me.

H:  :| You’re the gamer chic ehh. ;) I was thinking to have it full reformat to remove the bloatware then do the partition but we won’t make it to your deadline. Which is I know tonight, cause your dying to play.

Me:  Ow, I don’t like those stuffs, online games? Doesn’t interest me.

H: WTH?!

Me:  I prefer to go shopping and watch fashion TV. Those stuffs you're telling me are for guys and I don’t like it. I won’t stay up all night just to play online games I’d have eye bags and my skin will look dull.

H: WTH seriously?!

Me:  And don’t make me a geek like you. I don’t like gadgets and stuffs I’d rather watch gossip girl.

H: … Dafaq?!

Me:

Day 00: Bangkok, Thailand (Part 1)

Bangkok, Thailand 

(19 – 22 April 2012)

Day 00: 19 April 2012

From: Changi International Airport (Terminal 1), Singapore

ETD: 22:10

Airline: AirAsia

To: Suvarnabhumi International Airport, New Bangkok, Thailand

ETA: 23:30

Typical me, I arrived at Changi International Airport 1 hour before the flight. Yes, the queen of tardiness strikes again. I was quite confident though since I did a web check in using my mobile phone on my way home to pick up my stuff before going to the airport. The only problem is I don't have a print out email of my check in. Am I good or what? Luckily, Air Asia has this kiosk where you just need to scan the bar code of your boarding pass in your mobile phone/print out email. Thinking that luck is on my side, I immediately scan the bar code on the kiosk but to my dismay I only received an error. I tried again. Still an error. I ask an assistant and he just directed me to the counter. Since I don't know what went wrong, if it's because of my GPRS or because I am late and I can only use the barcode 1 hour before the scheduled departure, I just follow his advise and went to the counter. Now this is bad as I still need to line up. Fortunately, the queu is faster than I thought and I am able to get to my boarding gate right on time. Plus one point for Air Asia.

The plane arrived right on time. Since, it's a budget airline I'm expecting it to be crammed inside and yes I am right. The ride was quite good and comfortable though I'm wondering why they turn the plane like they were drifting a car on a mountain way. The cabin crew were accommodating and pretty but hard to comprehend as their English is not that good. The view outside when we came to Thailand area of responsibility is beautiful, the lights was way better than Manila at night from above. We arrived at Bangkok five minutes earlier than the expected time of arrival. Well if you ask me I am definitely riding Air Asia again (of course if they have promos. Hahaha!)

Suvarnabhumi International Airport is really big. I think bigger than Changi Airport but I'm not sure since it looks like they only have one terminal for international flights. We rode a bus going to the airport terminal from the airplane. Its over crowded in the bus because all the passengers in our flight squeezed themselves in. The travel time was about 5 minutes from the airplane to the terminal.

The terminal is a haven for shopaholics, there's a lot of boutiques where you can shop from Burberry, Channel and the likes to Bangkok own signature brands. It was made of glass and the design, I thought of it as typical Thai's structure. Overall the airport is nice and well lighted. They just need to add more signs to direct the people on where to go.

At the immigration, it's also very convenient. No long lines, maybe since I arrived midnight and there's not much question asked. I just find the immigration officers wearing a surgical mask a bit offending. Anyways, I went directly to where the public transportation is (2 floors down) since I won't be able to ride the airport train link as it closes midnight, I decided to take a taxi.

Upon exiting the terminal's arrival area, a long queue of taxis are waiting. There's an assistant who will assist you in giving direction to the taxi driver. But beware as they don't ensure that the cab drivers will bill you according to the meter. Once the taxi entered the highway right outside the airport, the driver charge me for 400 baht, he will pay the toll and no surcharge he said. Too tired to argue and converting the fare to SGD I just agreed (16 sgd is not bad at all plus it's safer as he might leave me in the middle of the highway). The drive was quite long, passing through long stretch of highways and bridges. It took us 30 minutes to arrived at the hotel without traffic.

Hey let's talk about the hotel and my first day on my next entry.  

Dream Interpretation

I dreamt of someone fishing using a rod. She caught a big fish which she wanted to eat so she cook it however it became a fried shrimp without the outer cover.

Weird isn't it? Well since this is one of the few moments I remember the dream I had let's just shrugged the weirdness in it. So I went to Google and look for the meaning of my dream and here's what it means.

Dreaming of Someone Fishing

A fisherman in dreams suggests the dreamer is trying to catch something in his/her waking life.

Dreaming of fishing could mean the dreamer is confronting repressed emotions and bringing them to the surface.

Dreaming of fishing for a larger fish than anticipated may mean the dreamer feels he/she may not be able to handle what he/she is dredging up from the unconscious- that the idea or information is too large for them to handle

Be careful though with over-interpreting- Fishing could also mean the dreamer has a need for leisure and relaxation.

Dreaming of a Fishing Rod

A fishing rod in dreams represents the tools and motivation you have necessary for your quest and exploration of your unconscious mind. You are ready to confront issues and emotions which you have suppressed. Dreaming of the fishing rod may indicate to you that you are going to embark on an internal journey of self-discovery.

Dreaming of a Shrimp

To see or eat shrimp in your dream suggests that you are feeling overpowered and insignificant. You feel like you want to hide from the world and be left alone for a while.

Well what can I say but sometimes our subconscious is telling us something we don’t want to admit to ourselves and is telling us what we should do.  So another vacation for me, is it?



Credits:
The meaning of fish in Dreams
Meaning of Shrimp in Dreams

Angel Dust - Beginning

About the Author

An IT Recruiter. A Red Cross Volunteer. An Aspiring Writer. A Traveler Wanna Be. A trying hard photographer. A Crime and psychology enthusiast.

I watch. I observe. I learn.

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