I Won't Give Up

Very meaningful song from Jason Mraz's Love is a Four Letter Word.

Hua Hin Bangkok May2012

Had a 10 days trip in Thailand, 7 days for work in Hua Hin and 3 days for leisure at Bangkok.

Here's where I stay in Hua Hin, Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa, basically a beach resort, with swimming pool winding through the entire place.

My room on 2nd floor, with a balcony facing the pool. I spent about 1min at the balcony.

 A huge bathtub which I only have chance to wash my feet once in it.

The beach at the hotel, but way too warm to be out there in the day. 

Took hotel buggy, which bring us to the main entrance of the hotel, in heavy rain, right side of me was all wet.

At a restaurant called La Mer, it is outdoor, just next to the beach, I was all the way at the edge. So proud of myself that I did not scream out loud when I saw the 1) frog (I think it is the restaurant's icon, they have a frog picture on the menu cover page), 2) thousands of flies at the car park, 3) dog & cat under our table, 4) unknown flying objects that flew passed every now & then

View right next to me.

Bought this for mama at one of the biggest mall in Hua Hin.

Stayed in Emporium Suites in Bangkok, the view from 39th floor. The hotel has a mini kitchen with fridge, oven, microwave, bread toaster, all pan & wok, bowl & utensils... Location wise, it is like staying in Ion Orchard, good if you are darn rich, not-so-good if you need to travel to more affordable places to shop.  

A boat ride near Grand Palace, got scammed to go, but oh-well, we get to see fish!

Lots & lots of fish...

Surprisingly and strangely, this is the only time we took photo together out of 3 days. The focus point here is... Burberry!

Keep Walking

Almost everyone will come across a bad shoe day some point in time. May it be shoe giving way, or a really painful blister.

I was at my colleague's wedding dinner yesterday night when suddenly... my shoes gave way 1/4 through the dinner. Can't blame the pair of heels, 'cause I have not worn it for more than 2 years, and I was walking at alarming speed while wearing it on my way to the hotel, overtaking 90% of the people in front of me.
So... the sole came off! what do I do?!?!?!

As the saying goes... Success is not about Victory, it is about how you stand up after a fall.
As usual, being the calm and practical engineer by training, I start to list my options and look for solutions:
1) Rip off the rubber sole and hope that the top portion will hold till I get home (
2) Ask the hotel staff to get me glue (that will take some time, stunned the hotel staff, may cause a commotion, in conclusion, Unglam!)
3) Look for available quick fix (rubber band - but don't see any around, I saw plastic strips in rubbish bin - but unglam to go bin digging, my rubber band for tying hair - but too thick will cause the sole to be uneven)

Finally... ta-da! I found the rubber band from the menu (yes, the golden thread you see that hold the 2 pages of menu together)! So I subtly read the menu, took out the rubber band, and went to the toilet to do myself magic~

A bad shoe day... but success lies in remaining poise & calm, finally home sweet home in a glam-glam way. (btw, if you want to know what happen to the shoes... it is on its way to incineration plant)