xh: #TEAMSXADVENTURES GOES TO BANGKOK

Hello! I’m Samantha and I’m writing this blogpost about our Bangkok trip specially for Xinhui’s blog (she’s written one on my blog as well). To be completely honest, I was a little apprehensive about this trip for a few reasons, including the cost (I’m really broke lol) and my current situation. But in the end, it turned out to be a great getaway from everything and a breather before semester 2 starts.

Here are some of the highlights of the trip!

My favourite meal at Inter, Siam Square

The pad thai and tom yum were SO good! Sorry to the waitress I didn’t tip though haha

The picture I risked my life to take at Lumpini park! I hope this picture makes up for my accidentally hurting XH’s toe by paddling the boat too fast :/

Madame Tussauds at Siam Discovery

I love this photo from Siam Ocean World, the colours are so nice!

An artistic shot taken by Xinhui at Siam Park City

Even though I really dreaded going to the theme park the day before, it turned out to be pretty fun ☺ I’m glad XH helped me to push out of my comfort zone by convincing me to go on some of the really scary-looking rides.

Caturday cat café

I really loved this part of the trip but I don’t think XH enjoyed it as much as I did because she wanted the cats to go to her to play but they just minded their own business and ate and slept instead haha. I’m thankful that she didn’t complain but instead just listened to me gushing about how cute and pretty the cats were even though she was probably really bored.

And speaking of the company on this trip, I couldn’t have had a better travel companion.

Xinhui took care of almost everything, from booking the groupon for our hotel and flight, to finding the best money changer. Since it was my first time going overseas without my family or school to guide me, she was really a godsend. I will learn and do the work next time we go overseas together! I am so grateful because she did this without complaining at all, instead she was always trying to make sure things were alright with me.

Sometimes XH’s blind optimism would make me wonder how a person can put so much trust in God’s plans. And that is something that I think I can learn from her. On the second day of the trip, I fell sick with a headache and fever, but I had no time to stop and feel sorry for myself because XH kept an upbeat and positive attitude, which, I’m convinced, is what made me feel better the next day. She also told me to stop and say a short prayer for me to feel better, which I didn’t even think of doing myself. She may not know it, but in this area XH is not only my best friend, but also my role model.

I know sometimes I may not be the most expressive person, but I hope Xinhui can understand that even though I don’t show it I still love her a lot <3 (even though sometimes she annoys me to death when she plays her music out loud and when we argue about petty things haha)

Here’s to more adventures together in the future!