Bangkok WOW!!

If you have ever visited Bangkok, you probably saw already that hundreds of taxis waiting for a passenger at some specific places. It is because Bangkok has policy to set no quota for the number of taxi, so more and more people become a taxi driver here. Research found that the number is increasing about 200 taxis per month.

However, this is not I want to talk about here, rather, I want to show that taxis in Bangkok are very unique with different colors for different one. The colors will represent each company that own the car, except that yellow-green taxis are individually owned (unless it is sold to a car dealer).

It is quite exciting for me to see this kind of taxi, just because I never saw it somewhere else. At the time I just came to Bangkok, I even tried not to get on the cab with the same color. Anyway, a little thing you should be careful when you get on a taxi here is to make sure that the driver use meter every time. If you are a foreigner, some of them might try to call for an expensive rate without using the meter.

Some more photos of a colorful taxi:

Thailand is widely known about sincere smile and the beauty of the people. Also, she is widely known about beautiful men. Every year, the world's famous beauty pageants for transexual (someone who has undergone the sex change operation) will be hosted at Pattaya, where is about 100 kilometers to the east of Bangkok. We call this contest "MISS TIFFANY'S UNIVERSE", which you can find more information at their official website http://www.misstiffanyuniverse.com/.
After receive the title, the new beauty queen has important tasks to accomplish which are:

1.	To promote Thailand Tourism.
2.	To Promote Pattaya's major tourists attractions.
3.	To support the implementation of Royally-initiated and other development project.
4.	To create a human rights awareness.
5.	To recruit quality dancers for stage performances.
6.	To promote a positive transvestite image internationally

See their missions are as big as other beauty queen from different stages. After they finish these missions, they are most likely stay in Bangkok to pursue their dream. Some of them become an actress, some of them become a host for TV programs, but it is definitely that all of them become very popular and a role model for all of transexual or homosexual people out there.

Now let's see pictures of the most beautiful transexual or Miss Tiffany's Universe each year.

Here is the first fun fact about Bangkok. Who would ever think that Bangkok is just a short name of this city of angels. Let's see what the full name of Bangkok is. If anyone can remember it on the first time of reading, I will have a big present for you.

Here we are, the full name of Bangkok is " Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayudthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchanivet Mahasathan Amon Pimarn Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit " .

OK. Anybody remember that?? It is not strange if you don't, because Bangkok is certified by Guinness book of records as the city with the longest name. However, it surprises me that local people can remember this name, even though they might not know the meaning. So you will know Bangkok better that local people if you remember this meaning.

The meaning of the full name of Bangkok is "City of Angels, Great City of Immortals, Magnificent City of the Nine Gems, Seat of the King, City of Royal Palaces, Home of the Gods Incarnate, Erected by Visvakarman at Indra's Behest".

Bangkok is the capital city and is the most populated and crowded city of of Thailand. Bangkok is located in the central part of Thailand, sitting on the north of the gulf of Siam. The name of Bangkok in local language is "Krung Thep", which means the city of angels. Bangkok is the city of angles indeed, because it is highly developed from different perspectives that make this city very unique and apart from other cities in this region.

Quick Fact

Founded: April 21st, 1782
Area: 7761.50 square kilometers
------- 2996.7 square miles
population (2007): 8,160,522