Day 2 : Maesa Elephant Camp

Go to the Orchid and Butterfly Farm and now we are going to Maesa’s Elephant Camp. It’s about half an hour ride from town.

When we arrived there, we were greeted by this 2 jumbo dumbo. You know, the elephant hair very thick, like needle like that.

Don’t really know about the entrance fee, travel agent arranged everything for us already. So we just step in and PLAY.

You can see their King portrait at the entrance there.

Then I bought, bananas and sugar cane for 20baht to feed to elephant.

They so enjoy, can get free food from us.

It’s nose touch me, ew, got mucus/saliva, don’t what is it. HAHAHA.

After feeding, we went to the riverside to see the elephant bath. I can’t get to take the photos of the elephant shitting, you will be surprise as it’s faeces, shit pop up from it’s ass like cannon ball. Worker there actually collect their shit to make papers.

Then we go to the show area to watch the elephant show. I last time saw before elephant show at A’ Famosa, it’s different, this one is more real.

I’ll show you one part of the show where the elephant do free kick like David Beckham. LOL

Why don’t want show you all? It will be spoiler if you are going to Chiang Mai. Don’t want to spoil you. Hehe. Roughly tell you about the show, they blow, they massage, they kick, the draw, they throw.

They can draw very pro, more pro then me. Hehe.

The bad thing is, jumbos needs the worker to help them change the brush color.

For sales, don’t know how much.

Then we went to sit the elephant. You know how much is it? 800baht for a elephant. One elephant can sit 2 person, my dad and mom 1 elephant then me myself one elephant. I am KING. Haha. A bit expensive, cause dad paid 800baht for 1 person. But don’t care la, experience ma.

About half an hour for the elephant ride. Going up and down the little hill. Feeling was like, shaky. Mom always shout “Slow, slow, slow”, when going down steep little hill. But then I think the person don’t know what mama was talking about. Haha.

That’s what we did there.

And then, we went to those useless, boring souvenirs shops, silverware, handicraft, honey, silk, bird nest, blabla. I hate it, if you go with tour sure will go this place. So I think go backpack with some friends will be fun, self tour.

There’s actually more fun things to play near the elephant camp, just that it’s not included in our tour. Got bungee jumping, paintball, gun shooting, snake farm, monkey school. =]

Day 2 : Chiang Mai Butterfly and Orchid Farm

Woke up I don’t know what time in the morning, I think it’s 7.30am, then went for breakfast at the hotel there. Dad went to make some changes, changed our room from a normal room to a deluxe room. That’s better a lot.

Our main destination is Maesa Elephant Camp, but we stopped by the Butterfly and Orchid Farm to check it out. I do not recommend this place, unless you loves flower a lot. The butterfly aren’t pretty, all same kind one, only 1 design. Haha, and it’s so so smaller than our Butterfly farm here in Penang or KL.

When we first step in, some thai lady there will come and pin this on your shirt as souvinier. LOL, I threw it away after that, feel uncomfortable pining on my shirt.

This is me camwhoring at the Butterfly and Orchid Farm.

Nothing much to show about because there nothing one besides flowers and same kind butterfly. Coming up : Maesa Elephant Camp

Day 1 : Night Bazaar

We arrived at Chiang Mai around 7pm. We were actually plan to visit Doi Suthep Temple on the first day, but too late already. So the tour company’s van drive us to the hotel.

We stayed at Suriwongse Hotel, a hotel that locate in the middle of a tourist spot – the Night Bazaar. We see a lot of people there, tourist especially, ang mo a lot. Great we were staying at that hotel, but the room sucks, never mind, we changed to a better room the next day.

After dinner, we walk down the street for shopping at the Night Bazaar or better known by us Pasar Malam/Night Market. I see those Chiang Mai people, wearing traditionals cloth (some) and carrying their baby on their bags, surprisingly their baby so guai, doesn’t scream and cry for milk, haha. People like my mom pity them sometimes will just buy some stuff from them.

See she look so happy when we bought something from her. My mom bought the silver bracelets for 100baht.

We walk down the street, a lot of stores there selling imitation shirts, shoes, shorts, believe to be handmade products, souvenirs, pirated cd/dvds and many many more things.

There sell a lot of this lamps. I also don’t know why, maybe the material there is cheap. Some looks nice.

Hmm, there is like our Batu Ferringhi where you can find a lot of cheap DVDs and CDs. No point for me to get it there as I can always get it here. Good for ang mos.

This is kinda cute, there is actually teddy bear in it. As decoration purpose, will look nice if put in a girl’s room. No girl in my family. So no buy. Mom also don’t want. Hehe.

This is one of the stalls set up by the roadside. The tour guide told us that the pasar malam/night market will be on every night, not like Chatuchak at Bangkok which only have on weekends. Shop till you drops.

This is a place where the seller set up stores, like a market like that. Got a lot of ladies’ shirt, handmade flower soap, massage and more. I and mom went to shopping while my dad went to Foot Massage, only 60baht/half hour. Cheap hor?

I came to this place, also call night bazaar, but the things there not interesting. You can find some scary things there for sale, like this :

I wonder who will ever buy this doll.

But they do have pro artist that draw very nice drawings, just almost same as the photos, background, everything. Look almost the same 90% same as the original photo. Envy, respect.

See?

Stay tune for Day 2 of my Chiang Mai trip.

Chiang Mai Flickr Set

Jelly Balls

This jelly like ball shaped thing is for the plant. We have a lot at the YE room which were use to make a little plant as Teachers’ Day gift last time. Feel like the 珍珠奶茶 Taiwan Bubble Tea one jelly. Everytime I touch it, feel like putting it into the mouth, but of course it’s tasteless.

TNB’s Advertisement Board

@ Queensbay area, Penang.

This is the TNB thing, I think is a mini power station. So many “money lender” Ah Long sticky on it. It had become a advertisement board for your to advertise “something”. Looks fugly.

Anyone volunteer to remove all of the advertisement? Next time I print mine “www.NICKCHAN.net” and paste on it, just kidding. I don’t do such cheap advertisement. Sucks and vandalism. I am a good citizen. Hehe. Wonder why the people who stick all those stuff on it don’t get caught.

Butterfly

Nice or not? I still very noob. 3 photos on 1 subject, Butterfly. Why butterfly call butterfly? I also don’t know, they don’t provide butter for us to spread on bread to eat also. Who know why it calls butterfly? I can hardly find big butterfly in school, I saw this little one, so I shoot you. Pro correct me and give comment please.

Random Photos Taken In Chung Ling

Do you have special toilet for VIP? Very Important (insert youself, something start with P). This toilet is old one, we do have new VIP toilet at the other side, and I went in before. It’s lock always.

The new pay phone in school. Some more got SMS feature, 20cent per SMS.

My school layout plan. I remember Han Chiang’s school layout plan is bigger than ours, but ours is more colourful then theirs.

Afternoon session recess time, 3.50pm.

Play badminton, anyone?

My class notice board, I am in charge. LOL

See My Receipts!

Yesterday, went to Manhattan Fish Market for lunch and roller skating. Check out our cool receipts.

Moon Reflection

Nice or not? If the moon is more to white colour, it will be look nicer. Seldom can see the moon is low and can see its reflection here at this area. What do yout think?

The Whiteboard

The Whiteboard
Originally uploaded by yikyeou.flickr