First New Year in Poland

The year 2011 has finally said its goodbye. It was both a good and bad year for me but I am not gonna talk about that.
Truely, I have observed how the Polish people celebrated the New Year while the rest of the world too in different time. What I like most about here is they don't use much of some fireworks and other form of chemicalized materials to get noise while counting. The Filipinos and the Polish are quite similar on spending it, lots of young and old people keeping wasted around with beers and some sorts of alcohol or bar hopping around.
That's what I did too with my new friends from Italy and Ukraine, trying to look some Polish girls to hook up with that night & bar hopping. However, I didn't stay much longer because it was freezing outside and I could feel the chilling has gotten inside my body.
I just left all the naughtiness that was being planned, aside from the unfriendly cold breeze the smoke that covered on air made me sick as well. Here with are some of the pixies that I took in Warsaw.

MEMORIES I HAD IN PAI MAEHONGSON - THAILAND

I previously posted about my trip to Pattaya and letting my pictures speak much rather than making the usual blah, blah, blah since you can find lots of blog travelers who are good and experts in explaining detailed tips for going to Pattaya.
Pai - Maehongson is somewhat a summer capital in Thailand just like in the Philippines - Baguio. However, I appreciated Pai than Baguio because of its people who are very warm, the place was so clean and filled with sights seers that are fully developed. I wrote an entry about my visit to Pai while I was in Thailand last year and I was pretty vocal in telling it frankly that it's my fave place in Thailand. Very laid back, relaxing weather, fabulous foods, and amazing nature.





The Gong of my life....




A young Chinese-Thai girl selling vintage stuff.



An old Chinese resto in the village.



Preserved Chinese hut.



The old village where the first Chinese immigrants came to Thailand.



The village wasn't only contained of the historical story but an awesome view as well.



Some of the preserved huts were converted into souvenir stores.



This rock was among the historical landmarks that stand still proving Chinese came to Thailand as the Chinese writings printed on it.



Burmese kids performing their traditional dance.



Burmese temple.



Pai was a nice city to relax, very laid back, the weather was perfect for vacationers.



Minority kids in Pai - Maehongson..they performed in the street to entertain tourists.

CHIANG MAI TRIP

This Chiang Mai trip was a part of our New Year's Eve adventure in the north. On the 1st day of January 2010, we went down to Chiang Mai to spend another night and a day to seize the exciting trip...before we check-in to the hotel and rest for a while, we took a side trip to Queen Sirikit's Botanical Garden which is a drive away outside the main city.

  It's the biggest botanical garden I've ever seen so far...we never toured around the entire garden but just visited the main heart of the garden. I saw various species of plants which some were very common to me. Our boss paid for the entrance, and I decided to buy herbal made cologne. 

                                                           Second Destination-Kitsada Doi After we spent a couple of hours in Queen Sirikit's Botanical Garden, we visited another captivating and lush garden just half an hour from the Botanical garden. It's one of the interesting places to visit in Chiang Mai and one of the popular destinations for locals since it was decidedly opened to the public. Warm lights crown the tops of the tree as the afternoon sun spills across the manicured lawns and neat surrounding of the Kitsada compound. Not far away, at the gate- aromas of the flowers around the place scattered lightly through the air, blending together in the assortment colors of the flowers for the eyes to appreciate. The area was covered with dazzling flowers offering the scenic view of pink color among the sea mist. Kitsada Doi as they called it, is just outside Chiang Mai and 30 minutes by drive. I couldn't believe that it was exactly the same just as the usual wall posters being sold in the Philippines. Well, I can proudly say to my friends back home that I saw the place. My co-teacher and I took the chance of roving around taking pictures that we can as much as our boss gave us the moment to enjoy...well, where you could find a boss who's kind enough to take us to some places in the north by free?