It was a last minute thingy to travel Bangkok. I quit my stupid job and was anxiously waiting for my new job to start so I asked my eldest sister : "Why don't we go Bangkok for a short trip?". My dearest sister supported and said : "Why not!".Bangkok...... here we come!!!!
April 30, 2008
It was a morning flight and we reached Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 1 at around 6am. Gosh.... it was crowded already but it was not even the holiday seasons. This was the first time both of us travelled with only 1 luggage (cabin size) and a handcarry. Hahahaha ...... light!!!
We reached Bangkok 4 hours later. Surprisingly it was not as hot as I expected. *PHEW*
A nice taxi cabby sent us to our 1st destination - Pathumwan Princess Hotel where we will be staying for the trip.
From the Entrance, one can tell that it is indeed a posh hotel. We checked in and was given a corner deluxe room. It was a short trip so we wanna have a little luxury and we dumped the cash into the hotel we stayed. We were satisfied with what we get.
After taking a short break, we headed for Mah Boon Krong (MBK) Shopping Mall. We went straight to the foodcourt as we were starving. I walked right to the store selling Tom Yum Khong cos that's my favourite. 姐姐 queued for Phad Thai and Green Curry Fried Rice.With our stommy full, 姐姐 started her shopping spree. I saw Mister Donut but they dun make my favourite Angel cream. Argh!!! In the end, we went back to the hotel empty handed. Hahahaha....... I think this is the first time in our travel log that we didn't buy anything. We took a nap then went swimming. Wahey.... the feeling was brilliant.
May 01, 2008
We started our day with Chinatown. 姐姐 sugguested we experienced their subway (BTR) and ferry taxi. After breakfast, we walked to the nearest BTR station - National Stadium Station. Upon reaching, we walked to the ferry taxi terminal and bought our ferry tickets to Chinatown which is 6 stops away from the main terminal. While we were waiting, I realised that most of the passengers were tourist. They are as adventurous as us.
Finally, we reached our destination. It was like a maze.... cross junctions leading to small lanes and small lanes leading to another cross junctions. The only thing that caught my attention was all the carts selling food. Very interesting!!!!
We walked for approximately 4 hours before taking a 'Tut Tut' back to the hotel. Nice experience but hmm......... dusty. The best thing was ....... it's cheaper and faster than our journey of train and ferry.
Night comes ....... we went to Suan Lum Night Bazaar. We had our cheap and delicious dinner there. We had Tom Yum Kong (again), Shrimp paste Kang Kong, Phai Thai and Fried Rice. We finally found our favourite drink .... Lemon grass drink. I couldn't help but drank 2 glasses.
May 02, 2008
We woke up to another day of shopping spree. We basically walked through all the shopping malls in Phayathai Road and Rama I Road. We started with MBK, Siam Square, Siam Discovery, Siam Centre, Siam Paragon and all the way to Platinum Mall.
Wow.... my legs were aching by the time we reached Platinum Mall. I told 姐姐 my legs are hurting and she said we go for foot massage. I felt both anxious and excited as it was my first try. Hee hee hee! Tell you what... it was SUPERB!! Highly recommended, everyone must try massage in THAILAND!!!
We searched for the little restaurant 姐姐's boss recommend. The food was also cheap and delicious. They also served Lemon Grass drink. LUCKY!
May 03, 2008
Our last day of the trip. We decided to rush to Chatuchak Weekend Market. It was so hot and crowded or should I say congested with people. I was only interested in the pets section. The puppies were all soooooo cute. I almost wanted to buy a Husky back.
To ease the heat, we shared the most cooling coconut juice in the world. Yummy!!!
As time was running out, we went back to the hotel. Took a bath, final packing and headed for the airport.
Both of us agreed that the food was fantastic and we will definitely come back to Bangkok for the food and massage!!!
