the plan

Mae Yue! Go London!!!!
haha...

but I guess it's up to you la.. I mean if your parents can pay then go London.. haha.. but if you want to save cost then stay in IMU first.. I'm sure you'll do well enough to get into your top choices =)
your sister going southampton?? so cool...

THE TRIP

since we still can't confirm dates and stuff I think we'll just try to find out as much as possible first abt the destinations, cost, transport, etc.
We (yoga cil van me) had a meeting (haha) last night and this is what we talked about.

Destination
Vietnam and Bangkok, but with stop over at Laos.
Suggested route: Hanoi-Vientiane-Luang Prabang (Laos)-Chiang Mai-Bangkok+Pattaya


Transport
We'll make our own way to Vietnam.. or actually I was thinking those who want to can stop at KL first. Coz it might be cheaper to fly Air Asia to Hanoi from KL, rather than from Indo/Singapore.

We're thinking of taking busses from Hanoi to subsequent cities. Then fly back from Bangkok.


Activities
Vietnam: up to Van/Sally/Linh haha.
Laos: Nature? as in look at the surroundings etc
Bangkok: shopping
Pattaya: watch the show, take pictures and go to the beach.


Length/time
around 10 days (or a bit more). Thinking of going in late June or early July.


Action plan
Van + Cil: Find out about how to get to Laos fr VN, and where to go/what to do there, accomodation, cost, how long should we stay there, etc.
Tina + Yoga: Find out about how to get to Chiang Mai fr Laos, then to Bangkok and Pattaya. and everything else mentioned above.

update the blog if you find stuff.. so that we don't research on the same thing..
and the rest if you are interested in going can also help to research.

some good sites to start with
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=912433&tstart=0
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/asia/
http://www.travelfish.org

yups.