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    ACCOMODATION:TOKYO & OSAKA

    HI gals, This is a place in Kyoto that i have stayed in and would highly recommend. http://www.budgetinnjp.com/price.html 5 minute walk to train station. safe neighbourhood. come out and walk in any directions for 5 minutes and you will get lawsons or food stalls. If you are...
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    Bangkok Accomodation - Advice

    Hi latest rate for twin towers is 48/night fr asia rooms. I have been there 3 times. so far so good. just remember to always take taxi at the hotel and get the staff to talk for you. last time we thought walking to the main road helps, but the moment you go there, you get pestered by...
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    Bangkok

    Hi lingo, I cannot remember liao. Only remember that the banner was green in colour If you want to eat chinese food, can give the restaurant opposite namsing MBK a try also. HK food, quite nice porridge, and a large jars of herbal tea for the scorching weather.
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    Bangkok

    oh yes.. the massage place opposite twin towers is decent. if it is really late, just have it in the hotel's spa. still reasonably priced, and i heard the jap tourists love it. I think their massage skill is better than those outside Lots of tourists go there. I tried the brightly lit one...
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    Bangkok

    HI Karyinn, I stayed there.. many times liao. bell boy no need to give tips. 95% people dun tip, but this time we did. I see them everytime i go there and their service have been very good all the time. Just press 20B to them when you leave if you want, small sum to us but definitely make...
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    Anyone planning their weddings from overseas?

    Hi all, Thank you very much for all your responses. Well it is really a sensitive issue, not only about money, but also about face- can get quite complicated esp when other things thrown in. Some people think that the parents should get complimentary tickets, from at least the couple, esp...
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    Bangkok

    Hi .. I just came back from the twin towers hotel. We got a taxi from the departure hall.. went up to the second/ or third.. cannot remember. if you book from asiarooms, they will have a thai language address in the booking coupon. Just show it to the cab driver. Tell him use highway/toll...
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    Anyone planning their weddings from overseas?

    Hi.... I am "old bride" liao, but i am posting this for a friend who is troubled with her arrangements. the guy's side want to have a wedding ceremony and dinner in another country for their relatives, who are mostly there and not have any ceremonies here. They guy's side will not be...
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    Any teachers here?

    Hi if anyone interested in giving tuition, do drop a mail at [email protected] for more details. Thanks
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    Bangkok Accomodation - Advice

    Hi ginger ale, I have stayed in Twin tower 2 times, and will be goingback for a 3rd time end of the month. For this trip, I had compared with many hotels, but felt that may be it is best to stick to a place we are already comfortable with. The service is ok, dun expect 5 star. I am...
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    Bangkok

    Some of you may be interested in hair sevcices Info from my Thai colleagues: Rebonding 1500B Hair cut 300-500 B (very high class place liao) My personal experience at MBK. Hair rebonding : 1500-2000B forlong hair.. price depends on whether using Loreal or Shiseido. Digital /Japanese...
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    Bangkok

    mine is end of may, either 25th or 26th....blur :P cos my friend is handling the bookings. I had previously stayed in Twin towers-- not bad.. but always got to take cab to siam area
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    Bangkok

    anyone stayed in Bangkok City Inn Hotel ? is the hotel ok?
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    Bangkok Hotels which is better?

    I went to BKK two years ago, and wanted to transfer hotel to extent our stay. This is what my tourguide told us.. how true, I dun know. The "tall" hotel near the " four face buddha" that you girls were talking about-- he told us not to stay there. There was a fire and people had died there...
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    Japan trip - where to go

    HI lollipop, I have been told countless times how nice they are, but it was a differnt thing to experience it. We could not help comparing. I did manage to see geishas. We were hanging around at the backstreets of Gion, and manage to see a big group of them waiting and escorting their...
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    Japan trip - where to go

    hi gals, I am back. the weather there is HOT. I am sun burned, with my skin itching and peeling now. It is the rainy season now.. so one minute I get burned, few hours later get drenched. The Japanese are really polite and nice people. So even though we do not speak Jap and they dun speak...
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    Japan trip - where to go

    HI Lollipop and jasmine tea, Yupp me going on Monday. Taking a break fr last minute packing now. Tomorrow is a full work day.. then got to run home, grab my luggage and catch the night flight.
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    Japan trip - where to go

    HI Jasmine.. GOing on Monday Lollipop, Tis is called the storm b4 the calm got to finish work b4 going off mah...this guarantess that I sleep like a pig on the plane. If you girls got good command of mandarin, I suggest getting some books fr national library. I realised that there...
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    Japan trip - where to go

    Hi lollipop, Thanks for being so helpful in providing us the info. Me still fulltime student,so very broke.In a way lucky, cos my airtickets will be paid , hopefully. I will try to live cheaply and eat cheaply when I am there. :D So, I try to "compensate" my lavk of budget by doing more...
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    Japan trip - where to go

    Hi Lollipop, NOt all days are meant for play, it is a work plus play trip (but i concentreate more on the play part ) I decided to sacrifice Tokyo, cos the extra transportation costs and accomodation is as much as another trip. So, I will spend a few days to concentrate on just exploring...

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