Ple (Trongjai) is happy he is much bigger than Koy (Somchat).

Greyhound Cafe

Mother, Dear and I go to see the movie "World Trade Centre" at the Emporium. We have lunch at Greyhound Cafe and Dear orders Spaghetti with clams, mussels and bread crumbs.

Dear looks different today as he prepares to attend the business meeting with the Minister.

Shompoo's Birthday Lunch

We celebrate Shompoo's Birthday in advance at Biscotti, her favourite.

Tha Phra Chan

Having lunch with Nong Ou, Poom and Noon at Louise-Tha Phra Chan, near Thammasat University.

After lunch, I spent time shopping for some snacks at Tha Phra Chan Civic Plaza.

Shompoo is 6 months and 3 weeks pregnant now. The ultrasound indicates she's going to have a baby girl.

Laem Charoen Seafood

After lunch at Laem Charoen Seafood, Mengjai Intersection, the rain pours so hard that Mother has to wear a raincoat.

Singapore

Dear and I went to Singapore during August 16-18. We stayed at the Swissotel at Raffles City. The purpose of this visit was sightseeing and to see what's going on there since our last visit about 16 years ago.

View of Singapore from our hotel's window.

Another view of Singapore from the hotel's window.

The Esplanade

Singapore at night.

We have buffet breakfast at the hotel's coffee shop, which is beautifully decorated.

Crispy roasted duck.

The Thai milk tea at Thai Express tastes like dishwater.

Dear is ready for a luge ride at the Sentosa.

We watch "Captain Lucky" 4-D pictures at the Sentosa.

The Boat Quay is lively with a lot of western tourists eating and hanging around.

There were a few exhibitions at the Esplanade when we were there.