*A light that shines in the darkness*...

Finally reached GZ 1, but not before missing one bus stop and walking back. Damn. Searched for a good 45mins for the microcache but could not find it.

Ground Zone (GZ) 1 - clue ''Have a nice day'':


Saw a few muggles, one couple with girlfriend giving boyfriend a massage...o.0 Was tired and hot, wanted to take a rest the.... I found it! Coordinates were a bit off, probably because the cache owner was using an older model of a GPS then me. Hence the useless wandering around and poking at solid ground. The first cache was actually hidden in one of the metal bench's hole! Man you really need brains for geocaching.... X.X

Bench containing clue 1:


Hole in which cache containing clue 1 was hidden:


Looking at clue, could not really figure out what to do, whether there was a missing piece inside a not. Finally decided to just do as the clue hinted. Punched in the coordinates into my GPS and crossed my fingers.

Cache containing clue 1:


Cache containing clue 1 (opened):


Clue 1:


With the GPS leading the way; took a short walk to final GZ. Found the second part of the hunt! I must say what a unique way of disguising it jughead09! Not sure if this was it but I did not follow GPS to find this. Some 10m away I guess it looked somewhat like the second clue!

Clue 2:


Clue 1&2 joined together!


Reached final GZ,this place was crawling with muggles! Apparently coming here during lunchtime was not a very good idea. Quickly hustled my stuff away to get a few snapshots and to sign log. Headed nearby to have a hearty lunch. Btw S$1 is not enough for the drink! Drinks cost S$1.20 now... Haha.

Final GZ (looks like clue given)!:


Final GZ (another view):

Final cache in hiding:

Nice hiding places and geocache. This cache finally broke my barren curse of 3 consecutive unsuccessful geocaches. Glad to find it. Why aren't more people attempting this one?

TTF! (Third to find)!

Took: S$1 (as a momento)
Left: A seashell

Cache contents:

Picture of me with cache at final GZ:

Park to Mall can be found on the official geocaching website, here's the link to the geocache:
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=608ad5d4-24c6-460f-8cd3-197145ad547b

Labels: geocaching

Posted by The observer. at 6/23/2006 11:21:00 am | Permalink | Comments

1. Mah Boon Krong (MBK) shopping centre
2. Siam Paragon (and that entire stretch of luxury good malls)
3. Chatuchak Weekend market (a labyrinth of covered shops in a market-like atmosphere)
4. The night markets
5. Many other roadside shops that lined this city's roads
6. Holy Redeemer Church (for mass on sunday)
7. And many others.....

To go into depth on what we did on our holiday would probably bore you to death because it consisted of only shopping and eating, so I'll let the pictures do the talking. =)

Airport tarmac view:

Airport tarmac view (swiss air tail):

Sign on the bus in poor english:

Busy street at night (as viewed from our hotel):

Grand Diamond Hotel room living room:

Grand Diamond Hotel room kitchen:

Grand Diamond Hotel room toilet (as viewed from door):

Grand Diamond Hotel room sink:

Grand Diamond Hotel room shower area:

Grand Diamond Hotel room beds (viewed from door):

Grand Diamond Hotel room beds (viewed from end of room):

Grand Diamond Hotel room beds (front view):

Side street near Baiyoke Sky Tower 1:

Side street stall selling beaded necklaces:

Side street view of Baiyoke Sky Tower:

Polo shirt with "kiasu" - (scared to lose) logo. it's super big.:

Fire hydrant. My... that thing looks ancient:

''Paw''llywood's walk of fame:

'Over the hedge' movie poster at train station:

'Superman' movie poster at Mah Boon Krong (MBK) centre:

Poster of the Thai King at MBK centre:

Stall at MBK selling nice lights and lamps:

View of Bangkok city from Grand Diamond Hotel room:

View of the Baiyoke Sky Tower (the tallest building around) from our hotel window:

The crowded train station in the day:

View of an eatery from the train station:

View of a rooftop satellite dish from the train station:

The park and river near Chatuchak Weekend market:

Entrance to Chatuchak weekend market:

Puppies for sale at S$12 (US$8):

Getting a lick (free):

Shrimps for sale - food for fishes:

**Video** of the shrimps swimming around:

Batman's dog resting on the floor:

Woman selling weird stuff:

Awww... A thai boy catching forty winks:

Sun setting near our hotel:

Our favourite dinner venue - Maria's restaurant: (We ate the local thai food like green curry and fried chicken, not the western food like pizza they also offered.)

A deserted train station at night:

A sneak shot of me by my sister in the train:

Crowded corrior/shopping level at MBK centre:

MBK centre sign:

Interesting window display of a Louis Vuitton store:

Well being on holiday does not give us an excuse not to attend mass on sunday, so we checked out our map and decided to go to Holy Redeemer Church (HRC). I must say that this church has very interesting architecture, somewhat typical of that of a Buddhist temple. Its the first time I see a church roof shaped like that, and the weird lights above a gold-plated(??) Jesus Christ. Mother Mary is also enshrined. The cross that the altar boys carry are similar to those that we carry here in Singapore, almost identical except for the golden ''rays'' that emit from the cross.

HRC church sign:

HRC roof architecture:

HRC interior:

Gold-plated Jesus statue:

Lights above the gold-plated statue of Jesus:

Mother Mary's shrine:

St. Joseph's statue:

The cross that the altar boys carry:

The entrance to the church:>

Beware of the ''eyes''...:

Wet tarmac view:

A three-engine Finnair plane:

**Video** of a Jetstar Asia plane being towed/pushed out from its parking position to take-off:

2 planes parked side by side:

Swiss Air - our plane back:

Say hi to the pilots in the cockpit:

Check out the plane's engine:

The plane's fuel truck:

Swiss air wing fin with Japan Airline's tail fin:

Swiss air wing fin with Israel Airline's tail fin:

A plane gliding in the final approach to the runway:

The plane gliding in, about to land:

Touchdown! The plane's main landing gear touch the runway:

The plane's nose landing gear touch the runway:

The behind-the-seat monitor shows our slow progress on the taxi-way and the large jumbo jet in front (nice of the pilot to show that):

Big guy vs little man: A big Singapore Airlines jumbo jet faces off with a Cessna:

Big guy wins: Singapore Airlines turns onto the runway:

Look at the queue behind us: Planes lining up to take off:

Our Swiss Air plane turns, showing the lighted ruway:

**VIDEO** of our Swiss Air flight departure from Bangkok International Airport:

The shiny Swiss Air wing catching the sun's rays:

Flying over the South China Sea, off the coast of Malaysia:

A few shots from my GPS (Garmin GPSmap 60Cx). Note: with the new model (from 60 to 60Cx), i don't need to put the unit touching the window to get a reception:

Garmin GPSmap 60Cx map screen:

Garmin GPSmap 60Cx satellite screen, GPS on the armrest:

Garmin GPSmap 60Cx satellite screen, GPS on seat beside my thigh (and still holding a lock!):

Garmin GPSmap 60Cx trip computer screen, note the plane speed and altitude:

The sun mirrored on the Swiss Air wing:

The in-flight food, with the main course:

Swiss Air wing against sun:

Swiss Air wing against dark sky:

Swiss Air wing with a swirly cloud formation:

Swiss Air wing cloud pic:

Clouds brushing past the airplane's wing at high speed:

Swiss air wing with a turquoise sky:

Swiss Air plane banking, showing plane's wing against the beautiful clouds and sky: (Have you been to heaven?):

Spectacular shots of the Swiss Air wing and the sunset as we approach Changi Airport, Singapore:

Passing over a river in Malaysia in the sunset:

Approaching the Singaporean coast at dusk:

**VIDEO** of our landing/approach at Changi International Airport, Singapore in the sunset:

And so ends 4 wonderful days of holiday in Bangkok, lots of stuff bought, and lots of memories to remember!

Posted by The observer. at 6/14/2006 11:09:00 am | Permalink | Comments