Comments on: Bangkok – Day 1 http://ongshimi.net/2009/07/bangkok-day-1/ Trying to open her mind as wide as possible and to eschew ignorance and prejudice Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:08:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cozmopolitan Sunkyoung » Blog Archive » Prelude to Vietnam Trip: 55 Dollars’ Lesson http://ongshimi.net/2009/07/bangkok-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-11587 Cozmopolitan Sunkyoung » Blog Archive » Prelude to Vietnam Trip: 55 Dollars’ Lesson Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:23:57 +0000 http://ongshimi.net/?p=462#comment-11587 [...] The series of experiences in Bangkok in June left me a kind of trauma, and I was afraid that this incident would be an unlucky omen for my trip to Vietnam. But, eventually, I didn’t have any bad experiences in Vietnam and was even lucky to avoid the Typhoon Ketsana that hit the central Vietnam hard only one week after I left the area. 지난 6월에 방콕에서 겪은 일련의 경험들이 정신적 외상 비스무리하게 남아 난 이 비자 사건이 베트남 여행의 어두운 전조가 될까봐 두려웠다. 하지만 결국 베트남에서 나는 나쁜 일이 하나도 없었다. 심지어는 내가 베트남 중부를 떠난 지 정확히 일주일 만에 태풍 캣사나가 그 지역을 강타했는데 그것 마저도 피했다. [...] [...] The series of experiences in Bangkok in June left me a kind of trauma, and I was afraid that this incident would be an unlucky omen for my trip to Vietnam. But, eventually, I didn’t have any bad experiences in Vietnam and was even lucky to avoid the Typhoon Ketsana that hit the central Vietnam hard only one week after I left the area. 지난 6월에 방콕에서 겪은 일련의 경험들이 정신적 외상 비스무리하게 남아 난 이 비자 사건이 베트남 여행의 어두운 전조가 될까봐 두려웠다. 하지만 결국 베트남에서 나는 나쁜 일이 하나도 없었다. 심지어는 내가 베트남 중부를 떠난 지 정확히 일주일 만에 태풍 캣사나가 그 지역을 강타했는데 그것 마저도 피했다. [...]

]]> By: Sunkyoung http://ongshimi.net/2009/07/bangkok-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-8564 Sunkyoung Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:21:28 +0000 http://ongshimi.net/?p=462#comment-8564 MR - 흑흑, 눈물나는 이야기다, 그쟈? 이제는 많이 괜찮아졌어. 베트남 가는 비행기표 얼마 전에 끊으면서 또 다시 혼자 가는 것이 영 내키지 않았지만 여행의 본 의미를 다시 새겨 보려고. 그리고 이제 그런 놈들 만나면 동정해야지, 뭐. Dalicia - Thanks for your comments. Ca va? I don't remember if I saw a tourism office there but he was wearing a well-ironed uniform (pale blue shirt and pants on the first day and white shirt and black pants the next day, and a black cap). Next time I want to visit other cities and towns in Thailand. MR – 흑흑, 눈물나는 이야기다, 그쟈? 이제는 많이 괜찮아졌어. 베트남 가는 비행기표 얼마 전에 끊으면서 또 다시 혼자 가는 것이 영 내키지 않았지만 여행의 본 의미를 다시 새겨 보려고. 그리고 이제 그런 놈들 만나면 동정해야지, 뭐.

Dalicia – Thanks for your comments. Ca va? I don’t remember if I saw a tourism office there but he was wearing a well-ironed uniform (pale blue shirt and pants on the first day and white shirt and black pants the next day, and a black cap). Next time I want to visit other cities and towns in Thailand.

]]> By: Dalicia http://ongshimi.net/2009/07/bangkok-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-8459 Dalicia Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:53:59 +0000 http://ongshimi.net/?p=462#comment-8459 I don't recommend any visitors to take tuk-tuk. That's what we call it the RIDE of your life. Sorry to hear your experience. I'm pretty sure you understand the situation in Thailand at the moment. Things are very messy in the country. The security guard, if you can describe what he's wearing. He's likely to be a tourism police. If I remember correctly, there should be a tourism office around Wat Palace. I don’t recommend any visitors to take tuk-tuk. That’s what we call it the RIDE of your life. Sorry to hear your experience. I’m pretty sure you understand the situation in Thailand at the moment. Things are very messy in the country. The security guard, if you can describe what he’s wearing. He’s likely to be a tourism police. If I remember correctly, there should be a tourism office around Wat Palace.

]]> By: MR http://ongshimi.net/2009/07/bangkok-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-8435 MR Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:27:20 +0000 http://ongshimi.net/?p=462#comment-8435 ㅠ.ㅠ 언니..... ㅠ.ㅠ 언니…..

]]> By: Sunkyoung http://ongshimi.net/2009/07/bangkok-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-8426 Sunkyoung Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:56:12 +0000 http://ongshimi.net/?p=462#comment-8426 Eli - Thanks for your comment. You probably remember I tweeted about this day while I was in Thailand. It's true that often the beautiful places have some ugly sites but we shouldn't let them us totally down. 'You deserve all that's lovely!' that is!! 콘헤드 - '토닥토닥' 발음도 이쁘고 정말 어깨에, 마음에 와닿는 말이네요. 이 경험으로 인해 많이 위축되었고 혼자 하는 여행이 더 이상 내키지 않는 게 사실이지만 이것도 다 경험이라 생각하고 털어내려고요. 여기 동남아의 대부분 관광지에서는 영어를 하면 오히려 더 덤벼든다는군요. 현지 실정 모르는 봉이라는 거죠. 보들 - '삽으로 질로!' - 한 때 마스트리히트에서 너의 각종 고군분투 여행을 압축하여 표현한 구호인데 일본에서도 그랬구나. 네가 네이버 블로그엔가 올렸었던 것 어렴풋이 기억난다. 다음에는 이런 경험 없어야 겠지만 만에 하나 또 겪더라도 damage는 좀 덜해지지 않을까 싶다. Eli – Thanks for your comment. You probably remember I tweeted about this day while I was in Thailand. It’s true that often the beautiful places have some ugly sites but we shouldn’t let them us totally down. ‘You deserve all that’s lovely!’ that is!!

콘헤드 – ‘토닥토닥’ 발음도 이쁘고 정말 어깨에, 마음에 와닿는 말이네요. 이 경험으로 인해 많이 위축되었고 혼자 하는 여행이 더 이상 내키지 않는 게 사실이지만 이것도 다 경험이라 생각하고 털어내려고요. 여기 동남아의 대부분 관광지에서는 영어를 하면 오히려 더 덤벼든다는군요. 현지 실정 모르는 봉이라는 거죠.

보들 – ‘삽으로 질로!’ – 한 때 마스트리히트에서 너의 각종 고군분투 여행을 압축하여 표현한 구호인데 일본에서도 그랬구나. 네가 네이버 블로그엔가 올렸었던 것 어렴풋이 기억난다.
다음에는 이런 경험 없어야 겠지만 만에 하나 또 겪더라도 damage는 좀 덜해지지 않을까 싶다.

]]> By: Bodl http://ongshimi.net/2009/07/bangkok-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-8424 Bodl Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:45:23 +0000 http://ongshimi.net/?p=462#comment-8424 읽는 내내 나의 일본삽질이 생각났어요. 언니는 초행길에 혼자였지만 나는 일본백번 다닌 길도 빤히 아는 사람들과 함께 그렇게 삽질을 했다는,, 그래도 이런 경험으로 담번엔 이런일 절대 없을거임!!!! 읽는 내내 나의 일본삽질이 생각났어요. 언니는 초행길에 혼자였지만 나는 일본백번 다닌 길도 빤히 아는 사람들과 함께 그렇게 삽질을 했다는,, 그래도 이런 경험으로 담번엔 이런일 절대 없을거임!!!!

]]> By: 콘헤드 http://ongshimi.net/2009/07/bangkok-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-8402 콘헤드 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:54:32 +0000 http://ongshimi.net/?p=462#comment-8402 선경아 토닥토닥~~ 이런 경험했으니 다음에는 더 알찬 여행을 할 수 있을거야. 영어 못하는 나는 패키지 여행이 딱인것 같아.ㅋㅋ 선경아 토닥토닥~~

이런 경험했으니 다음에는 더 알찬 여행을 할 수 있을거야.
영어 못하는 나는 패키지 여행이 딱인것 같아.ㅋㅋ

]]> By: Elisabeth http://ongshimi.net/2009/07/bangkok-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-7897 Elisabeth Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:45:58 +0000 http://ongshimi.net/?p=462#comment-7897 Aw, Sunkyoung... that's a rough day. I think they happen to everybody, but that's hardly a consolation when you're in the middle of one! M and I had a horrible day once in Greece (which is really a lovely, friendly country!). We were scammed out of a ferry ride to Rhodes, then had to lose a precious day of travel, then finally got a spot on an overnight ferry with NO proper facilities and no place to sleep (we ended up curling up in the freezing cold air out on the wood deck)...just awful. Actually, that same trip had another bad day in the middle of Turkey (another scam, but this time we were kicked off a bus in the middle of the Turkish countryside with no money and no phone). No matter those bad days and mean scammers, we went on to have lovely vacations and meet even lovelier people in Greece and Turkey. :) I hope that same goes for you. You deserve all that's lovely! Aw, Sunkyoung… that’s a rough day.

I think they happen to everybody, but that’s hardly a consolation when you’re in the middle of one! M and I had a horrible day once in Greece (which is really a lovely, friendly country!). We were scammed out of a ferry ride to Rhodes, then had to lose a precious day of travel, then finally got a spot on an overnight ferry with NO proper facilities and no place to sleep (we ended up curling up in the freezing cold air out on the wood deck)…just awful. Actually, that same trip had another bad day in the middle of Turkey (another scam, but this time we were kicked off a bus in the middle of the Turkish countryside with no money and no phone).

No matter those bad days and mean scammers, we went on to have lovely vacations and meet even lovelier people in Greece and Turkey. :) I hope that same goes for you. You deserve all that’s lovely!

]]> By: Sunkyoung http://ongshimi.net/2009/07/bangkok-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-7839 Sunkyoung Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:10:36 +0000 http://ongshimi.net/?p=462#comment-7839 시은 - 내 정말, 그 때 기분이 정말 아니었다. 다음 날 엄마한테 전화해서 얘기하면서 또 울었을 정도로. 누군가로부터 농락을 당하는 것, 그것이 여행이여서 더 타격을 받았던 것 같다. 옷 괜찮지? 윗도리는 살짝 불편한데 바지는 정말 편하다우. 근데 나, 녹색 옷이 너무 많은 것 같아. Mitchy - Thanks, it took me a while to overcome the shock and hurt. Your last sentence, that's the lesson I learned from this experiene. It is a little sad now I will (un)intentionally keep my distance from locals but, as travelling more, I only hope to be able to discern between true good wills and evil tricks they offer. 시은 – 내 정말, 그 때 기분이 정말 아니었다. 다음 날 엄마한테 전화해서 얘기하면서 또 울었을 정도로. 누군가로부터 농락을 당하는 것, 그것이 여행이여서 더 타격을 받았던 것 같다.
옷 괜찮지? 윗도리는 살짝 불편한데 바지는 정말 편하다우. 근데 나, 녹색 옷이 너무 많은 것 같아.

Mitchy – Thanks, it took me a while to overcome the shock and hurt. Your last sentence, that’s the lesson I learned from this experiene. It is a little sad now I will (un)intentionally keep my distance from locals but, as travelling more, I only hope to be able to discern between true good wills and evil tricks they offer.

]]> By: Mitchy http://ongshimi.net/2009/07/bangkok-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-7830 Mitchy Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:39:58 +0000 http://ongshimi.net/?p=462#comment-7830 Wow Sunkyoung, I'm so sorry you had to go through all of this! I will keep in mind your advice if I find myself there! I have gone along with some of the crazy suggestions in Jinan, China, but became more trusting when I was never cheated by the locals in that way. I should remember that there are many places in the world that are more skilled at taking advantage of visiting tourists! Wow Sunkyoung, I’m so sorry you had to go through all of this! I will keep in mind your advice if I find myself there! I have gone along with some of the crazy suggestions in Jinan, China, but became more trusting when I was never cheated by the locals in that way. I should remember that there are many places in the world that are more skilled at taking advantage of visiting tourists!

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