Day 01 of Bangkok Coaching

0530 hours at the airport
just can't sleep the entire night man
look at our bags at the check in point!


2 hours 10 minutes on the plane
was PSP and sleeping the whole way
guess what caught my eye the first thing we landed and left the bangkok airport!


haha. always wanted to ride on one
the trip to the hotel was 30 minutes long
laughters along the way made the ride so enjoyable
speaking of my ride
perhaps a change in taxi colour in singapore




finally, the place where i'm gonna spend 5 days coaching
chulalongkon university!


here's the scene from level 5


oh, bong was on the streets in bangkok few days back
and someone randomly passed him this brochure
about the demostrations man


well work was fun
especially getting to know new friends from thailand
people are just naturally friendly and smiley here man
singaporeans should really smile more

some stuff i decided i should do once everyday
#01 learn thai language
so here's lesson one: good morning


#02 get ice cream from hotel lobby, pathumwan princess.
which happens to come with a free cup and all for 80 buats!


shopping is always so much fun, getting new stuff
oh i got a great shirt and a pair of jeans man
and more to come of coz


noe wad makes it so much more enjoyable
snacking along the way! haha.
here's one of my favourites, ice monster!


more food stalls in MBK


and finally my REAL dinner. haha


amongst all the fun and laughter
day 1 was so much fun with all my buddies around
bong's still cracking funny jokes
and amin with his weird actions
just make me look forward to day 2 man!

Day 02 of Bangkok Coaching

today’s day 1 of I Am Gifted camp
woah. almost got up late for work today
but we made it in time. haha
wad can i say man

the day start with the kids finally coming in
oh. here's my group!


haha. i must admit the culture is so different from singapore!
and the language is another issue altogether man
but you noe me, kenneth chan always makes it through haha
here's a picture of our coaching table


day 2 and here's wad i promised to do each day. haha
#01 thai language lesson 2: kenneth handsome =P


#02 my ice cream! haha.
only that i got 2 today. lol


day 2 was quite tiring man
all coaching in a different country
working with people for the first time
and the language barrier is sure sometime i must work on
but no worries i'm taking useful thai lessons remember?! haha
oh, here's a picture of amin doing training today
i think he's going demo for pushups. lol


Day 03 of Bangkok Coaching

day 2 of I Am Gifted camp in Bangkok
oh well, always looking forward to camps
life's short, so have fun
and camps are fun. haha

there was outdoors at camp today
everyone did alot of running
there is this boy, i think his name is apiphon or something
run so much that he couldn't catch his breath after that!
talk about giving his 100% man


here's a photo of the campers at training
my group is always so hardworking
aiya but of coz lah
wad you expect, my group coach so good. haha




food in thailand is always good man
especially for someone like me
i mean i can eat everything man! haha
here's 2 of my kids during lunch break
in picture: phil & time


we even did a mass birthday celebration for the october babies!


haha. since we're talking about food
here's a picture of my dinner before i end off day 3
well, after i'm done with it of coz




Day 04 of Bangkok Coaching

day 3 of I Am Gifted camp
let's talk about my breaks today! haha
take a look at the funny things that will happen during our break time

#01 amin gets bored
i dun have to explain too much
just look at the pictures
my dear trainer having his own private concert in the control room
yes, the training was on next door! haha.












and here's bong
doing his best to act like amin
did i mention bong's amin's mentee at work?!


#02 not only the campers need to take test, trainers need too!
haha. bong just became a trainer few months back
it was his dream man
but the moment he went in, he had to do lots of test
even when he's overseas. no excuses man!


#03 tea breaks or as i love to call them - snacks time!!!
snacks in thailand, 2 words, damn good!
haha. just praying i'm not gaining too much weight again




oh, did i mention, my grand mentor came up!
gary's here!!! haha. means no more snacks for me
and no more of my ice cream deals -.-
oh well, that's his way of showing he cares his dear grand mentee
i'm hearing his voice now
"kenneth! we go gym later ar!" haha

alright time to pack up my room abit
too messy already
even house keeping come up also dunno how to help us pack
lol...

Day 05 of Bangkok Coaching

4 days into I Am Gifted camp in Bangkok
1 more day to go! haha.

coaching here have been really fun
especially with weird people around me
doing funny stuff and playing lots of games






i miss this game
the 4 legged walk




i'm so impressed with thailand
the people, the language, the place
everything so nice

just look at the foodcourt at the chulalongkorn university!
so power sia




they have tennis tables for the students to play during breaks


even the whole band instructments are just lying there
waiting for people to come along and play!
form a band anyone?! haha


talking about the school
they are having a halloween party! so cool!
haha. too bad i'll have to give it a miss


oh and remember my ice cream?
haha i got the full collection of all 5 cups today!


gary, rossy and terence help me eat also
so i managed i get the full set

look at this. this is wad i'm been teaching the whole time
but its in thai! haha
ultimate success formula and 10 steps study formula




Day 06 of Bangkok Coaching
last day of I Am Gifted camp!
and my second last day in bangkok!

kat still looking so stressed with her work


as for me
i'm busy having fun and taking photo with my group leader
yes his name is time. haha


in thailand people give these flowers to people they respect
and look up upon as teachers or mentors
guess wad?! i got it too! haha


oh we went to a different hotel to stay today - the Inn
quite a small place
but it was very cozy and the rooms was quite good actually
dun mind going to thailand and staying there again


here's my room!


dinner was at 10pm thai time
so 11pm singapore time
all the eating places were closed except for the streets and fast food
oh well, being kenneth chan
especially when i'm hanging out with my company people
let's just go for both!!! haha

it was kfc followed by the streets!






this is damn good!
bananas and eggs wrap in a prata
pan fried on the streets
topped with sweetened condensed milk, sugar and chocolate sauce!
power!!!


at the streets....
7elevens everywhere!! haha


English Bar of Wellington
wanted to go in for some drinks
but it was closed. we were too late -.-


Senso Massage Place
it says massage for men by men
woah, dun dare to go in sia


and i saw this! so interesting!
these figurings are made from scrap metal and can bottles!
i wonder who made them. every detail was so wonderful
oh well, but nice to see, no practical to buy back


looking forward to my last day in bangkok!

Day 07 of Bangkok Coaching
today's the last day!
haha i'll be heading home real soom
time for some last minute shopping
and having fun besides coaching

so we went to chatuchak flee market!
and the place was so so big!








bought so many t-shirts there
just too big to finish walking all in one day
but the trip back to the hotel was fun
an adventure indeed taking the sky train




i think i'm so gonna miss bangkok

the people...


the streets...




and the food...


... ... ... at the airport ... ... ... going home




gary's done and quietly waiting for us
he's learning thai as he walks
listening to the those thai lessons over his iPhone


and finally
all happy with our bags and headed home

I'M BACK IN SINGAPORE!!!!! haha



BIG City Life!!!
an experience of a lifetime
an adventure i'm glad i did not miss

sometimes if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more
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