My journey to the cinema...

Hello everyone!
I just wanted to tell you about my strange 'rencontre' with the cineplex here in Bangkok! Its not normal...it is so big and looks so luxurous..and Im surprised (me that always thought we had a big cinema in Luxembourg) to see always something new about it. So yesterday I went to see 'The Fracture' (not that bad but not that good either) and snce I was a little late there were only VIP places left... I quickly made a decision since I did not want to wait for 2 hours and accepted the VIP place...woooow never seen any like it.. I have a picture, I will put it on later. After a quick stop at STARBUCKS (of course there was also a starbucks just in front of the cinema and the luxurous waiting zone) I finally found!! the cinema hall number 2. A lady helped me into a seat no sorry I take that back, she helped me into a sofa!! I had my own little table in front and the sofalike seat was electric so I could move back and forth and lie down. Then she came with the blanket and a pillow and as I was getting comfortable...there next surprise...everyboday in the room got suddenly up. I looked around, wondering if I was in the wrong room and if the movie was already finbished...then it occurred to me; there was the kings music and a movie about the king and since we had to show our respect EVERYBODY had to get up... considering i dont even do that for my own 'grand-duc'.. than the movie started and I laid back in my sofa and shut the curtain that was around my seat (oh did I forget to mention the curtain?).
"curtains down"
have to go picture later after I come back.,..

Just 1 pic of Shopping Mall!!!

I couldnt resist...additional to the text before: I like this one a lot!! aloi maak maak!!!

ahjo wollt na soen: et gin awer di KOOMESCHST Koppelen hai!!! hehe

Shopping Mall Planet and Chinatown!

Long day today...at work I had nothing to do for 3 hours... but then I decided to go to the shopping area around Siam! Actually the plan was to go to the cinema, but WHAT a cinema! I have never seen anything like it...impressive really. This special cinema is on the fofth floor of the famous Siam Paragon Shopping Center...where u can find anything from Ground floor to the 5th floor!! Electronics, presents, furniture, perfumes, acessories, a lot of books, magazines, cars!!, food of course and then on the 4th floor a huge fitness center with sauna etc...and on the 5th the cinema halls! It s simply huge (at least for a luxemburgish girl;)). But thats not all, they have bars with karaoke, bowling and more...
The cinema is interesting because if yu buy more then the 5 euros I paid..u can have like a cabin for two with a blanket etc. Since I was alone ;o( ,poor me, I ust took a regular seat...but even those were nice u could lie back and relax with the huuuuuge telly (screen) in front of you!!

On Sunday I went to Chinatown...very interesting as well..but it is not that shocking because there are a lot of Thai as well and you dont really feel in another world! I must admit I tried to find little India for like 2 hours and I couldnt find it...in the end I gave up and took a TUK-TUK to get home! ;oP

So I decided to show you a picture of Chinatown (it is sooo difficult to show you guys just 1 because I have so many!! But at elast u will only see 'la crème de la crème' of my pictures!!

Its just another Yellow Monday!

Since it is my second Monday here in Bangkok something very strange struck me.....and it wasnt the fact that they drive on the left side here (like in England) because I got already used to that ;oP ... No what struck me was, that everybody (really almost everybody) was wearing yellow!! At the beginning I thought it was just at the hotel like a uniform for the guys working in my hotel (accounting and other offices), but no..when I got on to the street...it was the same..
Then I asked my friend Ooy, who was of course in yellow as well, what it is with this yellow? She then explained me in her so cuute English of hers that; In Thailand everyday of the week has a specific colour..monday is yellow, tuesday is pink, wednesday is green (obviously!!), thursday is orange, friday is blue, saturday is purple and sunday is red! SO what is the point of giving this colour...mhh..! I just know that u can check on what day u were born and then u know your colour: http://www.amuletjewel.com/index.php?tpid=0088 Mine is orange!! The Kings Birthday was on a Monday and since Thai are very happy with their King ..every Monday they wear something yellow!! Its amazing to see! For those who knew this already (sorry to bore you) and for those who didnt (I hope some didnt) I know it is not veeery important to know ... but I found it most interesting anyways! OKAY so I will rest from my 2 hours in the gym (fitness WITH trainer) and I'll be back soon... ;oP

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OFF

I had my first days off! Nothing to get all excited about...well I think it is, it feels nice to sleep until noon and then slowly take a shower and consider what one could do with this beautiful (and hooot) day. I think I will do something touristic and oh yes I wanted to go to chinatown!! SO im going to take my brunch now and then take some pictures of course...yesterday I went to the chakutchak market with ooy and webpam...from work .. It was really nice...it is som much better to be with people who can spealk thai...you will feel less lost

Okay Im gpoing to switch to my language...
Moien!! doheme an iwwerhaapt iwerall!! ech hoffen ierhc geet et all gudd..also mier jo..wi gesoot ech genéisse grad a vollen zisch main weekend! an woor geshcter eben mat de mädels ennerwee..denowend gesin ech vlait d'Jaitip..daat as e meedchen waat bai mier zu glion as (et as thai) dann gine ch vlait na an de kino! hehe majo...wi och emmer...
ech maan mech lo soss get et wierklech ze spéit! decke kuss vun hai!! allez tschuuussss

ahjo wann een meng adress vun hai well, hun se mool schon dem franz an dem michele gescheckt an dem marc och!! soss froot mech!! allez ciaooo

Where on earth?

Ahh finally...Im joining the club; Im one of the I don't know how many millions of people that think that somebody out there will be interested in what they think, write or post (like pictures) about themselves...with the exception that I made this blog basically because the people, my family and friends, wanted to know where I am at in Bangkok and what I am experiencing everyday!

I must admit that this is probably the most exciting thing I have done in my life and I am far from regretting my decision to leave...eventhough I miss Luxembourg and its people a lot.
It is an adventure to work in a country, even if it is in an hotel,in which almost nobody understands english and everybody speaks thai...adapt you say...I will, actually I bought some cds to learn thai more easily...but it is not very easy...surprisingly ;)
The strange thing is that I dont feel alone...even though I do not have that much contact with people around I feel that I can go to everybody who speaks even if it is just a tiny bit of english and talk to him, sometimes if they feel confident speaking they (they being thai people again) will come up to you and start a conversation. Thai people are sooo friendly...they will never turn you down ( most thais anyways), they are polite and we laugh a lot..even though we dont understand each other thaaat good... It amazes me to see that it is still possible to get along well with people and not feeling alone in a place where you are one out of 9 million approximately.
Okay I think I declared my love to Thailand there, for the record; I will stay 6 months and I ve been here for 1 week now...so lets just see what happens. For the moment I am still captured by this place, by the flow; its energy. However(even being captured to my positive first impression) ...there are some inconvenients that I will probably mention later on..lets get on some pictures!!