i'm confused. and the trip.

hi. um. the planning of the trip on my part has temporarily stopped due to my inability to decide where to go for uni. haha. seriously i got so sick of thinking about it. I shd stop thinking and plan for the trip! haha.

so yeah btw coz I got the MOE teaching award and SMU scholarship, so I need to decide where to go by this weekend. should I go NUS do science or SMU accountancy/biz?
I think I'll enjoy doing science more and NUS will be so fun (the halls, friends if you all go there).
But can't help thinking that I like the way SMU teach better than NUS (based on H3/AP experience), and my parents keep on telling me that biz/accountancy combi is very flexible, you can do anything in the future, blablabla. and they give more money. HAHA.

and on top of them I have this feeling that I should go home to do medicine instead. But the chances of me getting to the top schools are quite low, I think. And the application outcome will only be known on early August, so unis here would have already started at that time. So I dunno if it is worth it to go home and just go to some random med school. And this may sound strange, but I'm scared I won't enjoy my time in uni as much as I could have done here. hmmmm.. a very long hm. haha.

so yes. If you have any opinion at all just tag.


oh and at the mean time, THE TRIP.

can we fix a date soon? coz apparently the air ticket price gets higher nearer to the departure date. and yes Mae Yue I think it'll be cheaper for me to go to KL first. But I think I'll just go there for transit (meet you at the airport or smth). I want to spend more of my holiday at home, feeling guilty that I dun stay at home at all during this super long hols. haha.

The date: I would prefer 1 July, but Phoebe says she can't make it.. So another suggestion will be second week (6/7 July till 16/17 July). Mae Yue can go?
SO suggested dates: 1-11 July or 6-16 July. (subject to availability of air ticket as well)

Flights to vietnam: Mae Yue can check the schedule of Air Asia flights to Hanoi? and Yoga and Cil check for yourself the flights from indo! or you can go KL as well.


Accomodation in Bangkok/Pattaya:

As I mentioned earlier I think we shd stay budget in Bangkok, and I would really like to stay around Khao San Rd (the backpacker area). From there it seems easy to get around and book city tours and we might meet interesting ppl. (like other tourists).

And Pattaya we'll go for a quite ok hotel (with swimming pool etc)?


My Bangkok top 3:
1. http://www.shambarabangkok.com/
2.http://www.khaosanroad.com/new_joe_guesthouse/new_joe_guesthouse/rooms_prices.htm
3. http://www.khaosanroad.com/top_inn/rooms.htm

1&2 are not on the main khao san road, good if you dun want it to be too noisy. 3 is on the main road. Prices depends on typeof room, aircon/fan, etc. But all will be less than $15/person/night.


Pattaya top 3:
1. http://www.pattayahotels.com/Hotel-reviews/Tropicana-Hotel.htm (nice hotel + rooms)
2. http://www.pattayahotels.com/Hotel-reviews/Sunshine-Hotel-&-Residences.htm (cheaper than the other 2)
3. http://www.pattayahotels.com/Hotel-reviews/Sabai-Inn-Pattaya.htm (I think this has the best location)

hm ok so 1 is resort style. 2 is not but i think has excellent location, 2 on north pattaya, 3 on south. but the review says that 3 is v near bars and everything so can b noisy. all price similar (from ard $65/night). Let me know if you want more expensive hotels.



Look at the hotels and see whether it's ok, let me know which ones you prefer. so when the dates are confirmed we can book.