Foot and Fire

LOVE, I DARE NOT SAY MORE! Love is the mother of all poems if poems are heartaches so is love. if poems are understanding so is love. if poems are joy so is love. Poems are children of love. If love shows joy so do poems. If love shows understanding so do poems. If love shows heartaches so do poems. Love is poem. Poem is love. I dare not say more. By Gerlie M. Uy Copyright 2013. Photo taken by a jacuzzi on top of a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha a.k.a Wat Phra Kaeo (Thailand) Here is an essay in photos we got after trekking the vast area of the Grand Palace in Thailand from here up to there despite the heat of the Sun. Not captured were the important artifacts in the museum, like the king's robe made of gold thread. The antiquity of the Emerald Buddha (dressed in summer, rainy and winter season) is awesome. The grandeur of the Grand Palace is beyond words. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Chaophraya River is already outside Bangkok but it is very accessible as it is a major tourist destination. Along the river, one can see various temples, hotels, hospitals and other awesome buildings. Get a sampling of the photos I captured during our trip... Here's a Link to my facebook album for more photos... http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&suggest&note_id=398128882071#!/album.php?aid=43911&id=1610485923 This where we gathered to wait for the tour boat. Along the river, we saw some longtail boat, a fast and big vessel with lots of river commuters as well as solo travellers. Since we have a tour group, we were in a small boat called boat taxi...and we coursed through the river slowly...  S This is the Wat Arun or The Temple of Dawn. We climbed up the steep stairs and it feels like we are going to the top of the hill to see heaven. The skyline is beautiful and breathtaking! It pays to climb when you get there...really a fascinating try. \...

At Sampheng Market Sampheng Market is located at the China Town area of Bangkok, Thailand and it is just a walking distance from our hotel, Grande Ville. Walking along the alleys of the market is one of the good means of observing Thai's ways of life. There are colorful dried fruits and nuts, sumptuous noodles we were hesitant to try then, lots of fruits and fruit juices, and many small stuffs to bring home. Here are the samplings of our photos: Many uploads can be found at this link: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=43901&id=1610485923 This is the commonly seen vendor on the street. They sell fruits and remarkably, the broiled, not boiled, eggs with sticks on them, so that they look like lollipops. The Thai lady is packing her various biscuits for retail sale. The longer I stayed in the market, I can say that Thais are very resourceful and have efficient ways of doing things from peeling of pineapples, making fresh fruit juices and like this lady packing her...