Kumustaaaa!

I have noticed that most foreigners (west and east and everywhere) often mistook "kumusta" as single greeting phrase like "Sawasdee" in Pasa-Thai or "Menggalaba" in Myenmar. 

"Kumusta ka" or simply "Kumusta" actually means 'How are you' in Filipino. It derives from the Spanish phrase "Como estas", however, like I mentioned above, they mistook it as a greeting since Filipinos tend to say 'how are you' first when they meet someone they knew.

(my friends sometimes got confused when i replied to them... ^ ^" )

Just leave me be

It's funny, really. When people dislike you they should have just avoid talking to you or look at you and go somewhere far away from you instead of being near you and faking it like they like you and criticise and gossip behind your back. I don't get their "logic". 
If you don't like, please, just leave me be...

Forget Me Not event

Cybird released a story event for Midnight Cinderella a week ago and the first thing I noticed was the title "Forget Me Not".

It may seems nothing out of the ordinary but for Filipinos, well, it does.
Dr. José Rizal, the Philippines' national hero, wrote a book called "Noli Me Tángere". It's was a fictional book with a hidden message of the idea of opposing against the Spanish rule during his time. 
What relates to this is just the Title: "Noli Me Tángere" which means "Forget Me Not" in Latin and the story event of the game was about the Princess had an amnesia and her "prince consort" is internally asking her not to forget him,. Quite interesting though XD .

International Women's Day!

More from BBK

I had some few extra pictures left on my journey to the Gran Palace. So yeah, here ya go!

Roar!

This one was another Monument (I forgot the name) and it was a "lucky" shot. The bus was moving around it so I had to take a quick pic!

It's actually nice to travel somewhere you've never been before. Although I'm here for around 6 years but there were places I haven't see or went like this one here. The buildings are already abandoned but they preserved it well and as you noticed the designs were quite western! The memory from my Thai History lessons hit me and felt in awe that I'm actually in front of where historical buildings are! 

A day at The Palace

Last February 22 was the Makha Bucha day, an important Buddhist festival celebrated on the full moon day of Māgha in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand, and on the full moon day of Tabodwe in Myanmar-  okay...basically, it is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand and is an occasion when Buddhists tend to go to the temple to perform merit-making activities.

So I took this day as an opportunity to go to Grand Palace and took some photos for my assignment. I did heard that the entrance was free every holiday so I went in to check it and what do you know? It's free!! 

*coughbutfullofpeoplecough* 

I also wanted to go and check Wat Pho (Temple of The reclining Buddha) since the structure itself was good but there was an entrance free around 100 baht. I don't want to spend money....

When visiting Grand Palace, I suggest you come by around 9 or anywhere that's before noon because I tell you right now... It. Is. Hot.

Buddhist Pilgrims came here to pray and worship. They did various things in here such as chanting while doing wai, did some burning of their sticks (I'm sorry, I don't know what's it called o_o), merit-making and others.

But of course, as a Christian, I did not participate any of the activities... I just observed them...

There's only one God for me! ;)

But I did notice one thing when they chant: they're facing one particular temple. 

By the way, both Pilgrims and tourists have to wear a proper dress code when entering/visiting Grand Place, it's how you pay respect. After all, this is the heart of Thailand.

 Lotus o3o

And since the entrance was free for the day, tourist are flooding everywhere in the Grand Palace. I saw mostly Chinese, then S. Koreans and Japanese, and then some western foreigners. It was really difficult to capture composition photos since people are passing by and are not aware of it. I don't blame them though.

I did also spotted some Royal Guards in the palace. They seemed to be preparing something, and sure enough, they did!

I was lucky blessed that I was able to see the parade/march by the Royal Guards minutes before I decided to leave. It was a good thing I made it! 

laissez-moi

I don't know what happened today. I feel isolated for some reason. 

Happy Valentine's Day 2k16

Valentine's day is here yet all i could see in the net is that singles complain for not having someone to love or cuddle with. Hey, it's okay to be single! We just need to wait for the right one in the right time rather than to go overboard and end up with the wrong one, right? 

For now, celebrate this event with your friends and family :) 

By the way, this is Okita Sojirou from Cybird's new game: Destined to Love.
Quite a cheeky git like Nico Meier.

soonnn

Happy New Year!