Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Bangkok/21st - i love it

i am on 2 day MC now. unexpectedly, i caught a flu the night i was back. so yah, the kind doc prescribed a two day MC. no wonder he is so popular with the patients. which gives me some time to just rest and blog abt my wonderful, fantastic, fabulous and simply happy trip.


DAY ONE- Friday
had a afternoon flight. first time with thai airways and both of us were pleasantly aurprised. it is quite cheap for the level of service offered. 2 thumbs ups. nice food, too. why do we hear so many horror stories about the airplane food?
we had some confusion when we reached bkk int airport coz we didnt know who was our transfer guide. but after 15 min of searching n then 15 min of waiting for the whole group to be found, we finally could be transfered to the whole. a bit pissed about the whole waiting but i didnt want to be unhappy during my bday! and besides, we were to first to be dropped off.

first day/night was pretty short. we went to see Tiger Show. haix. kinda depressing. i duno whether if it's worse to be tiger show girl or a prostitute. maybe tiger show girl is the lesser of the 2 evils since the customer r basically see no touch. even got live show performed to the tune of BAD DAY.

its kinda fascinating/horrifying/entertaining and disgusting all rolled into one.

then went to the infamous Patpong Night Market. price is exorbitant and they knew it therefore just walkaway and you will be able to get a better price. there, i discovered that Watsons in Thailand carried Tiffa, a cosmetic line under Kanebo which is not even available here in Sg >,<

so i had no choice but to bring it back. hahahaha.
we ended our night out with a thrilling tuktuk ride. clinging onto the metal railings for dear life. ha. it IS thrilling yet enjoyable coz u know u wont get into an accident coz they are such pro drivers. at least i felt that way. and our day ended just like that. too short!!!!


DAY TWO- Saturday
Woke up bright and early for the morning breakfast and walk to board the sky train to Mo Chit AKA to the famous weekend Chartuchak market . We were to meet his friends ( who happen to be in Bkk for a company retreat) but we were early! so we went to the park. ;)
i bought so much stuff that i was so scared that poor bf would be absolutely bankrupt and have NO baht for me to spend tmr!! *horrors!! :P/ but after calculating... i spend less/ about 70SGD? for a pair of black/grey skinny jeans ( LOVEIT!!!) and 2 t shirts, 2 tops, 2 dresses, 1 bag and 1 pair of kitten heels. eh... with in 2 hours? hahahaha. imagine spending more time there. can die.

and poor bf. he couldn't fit into the jeans that he wanted to buy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! eh... so sad!! such nice design at such gd price but he couldn't fit into it. the thais are all so slim looking!
so he doesnt like chartuchak since he couldnt anything he wanted there. hahahah. but i LOVEit. i guess we really walked a lot. bf walked so much on his lousy slipper that his heel cracked. lousy slipper n no moisturizing. see la. guys! dont be lazy and think its sissy to do moisturizing. its more than being vain. its about protecting ur skin!

we didnt just stop there. we went to MBK straight!!! just kidding. we took train to Siam and then had a lunch break @ pizza hut. THEN to MBK where i didnt like from the previous trip. where he got his shirts and where we got most of food to bring back home.


after MBK, we settled for a more comfortable ride in the taxi.

when we reached the hotel... thats when i booked the dinner cruise. he wasnt so enthu but he agreed coz i really wan to take cruise and do something more memorable than shopping! so we did! signed up for the exp dinner cruise!


And not forgetting the Dunkin Donuts from MBK. YUM!since bf is suffering from cracked heel, its time for some R&R. we went for his fav activity in thailand - massage. but he is too "fat and strong" qouted from the massue... that she didnt have enuf strength to stretch him all the way. i just couldnt stop giggling after hearing that. and i giggle even more from hearing all the heaving that the massue was giving out from the strenous exercise she was going through. major LOL.

even managed to squeeze in time for a mask!:)


DAY THREE- Sunday

it was a bit of a rush. coz there was so much i wanted to do! it was hard to squeeze in everything but we managed to do it! time for breakfast! made a humongous sandwish for him. which he subsequently had trouble eating.
Time for suntanning...

Time for mindless fun...


Timee to... shop!

Platinum mall this time round was disappointing. maybe coz of time constraint, i had this time limit i had to adhere to since i wanna drop by Pratunam market as well. but luckily bf found jeans he could fit there. hahaa.

Pratunam market was definitely better!!!! i got this fab smart casual jacket for only 15SGD and its of cuduroy material! Simply Fab. then we had to be at the hotel for us to change by 5.30 pm since that is the pick up time for the cruise.

we made it safe and sound and was there 30 min earlier! The pier and the boat looked great! very good place for photo taking opportunity. I didnt expect to see the pink/blue sky at dusk.

There was song and dance on the cruise. 3 traditional dances. by the same 3 dancers. hahaa. a cultural experience and it was good.

The food was so-so til we reached the seafood basket. huge prawns , squid and mussels!! BF loved it. i love it too, since he peeled the prawns for me. haha. after that he grew more and more happy with the cruise and eventually he enjoyed himself thoroughly. good. trust my decision, ya? hahaha . perhaps he liked it more than me. lol.


The sights were fabulous. I specially like the bridge. the architecture of it is so unique , eye catching and left an impression on me. it looks so good on my hp cam already!
And the pair of us were invited to just join in their dance, just to make a fool of urself. a pleasant experience which ended in a hand garland of flowers. conclusion :Bf love the cruise more than i did. hahaha.

And then, its back to hotel. massage. and then its the first time i enjoyed soaking in bath tub! Fab! ;) and morning came and we had to go to the airport. Goodbye hotel!! i miss u!;(



feel asleep on the transfer to hotel. then we learnt that the flight back @1pm was cancelled so we had to take the next fight @ 3pm so we had the whole afternoon to walk the airport shopping centre. of course it was a torture to bf. so we also did foot massage. which i fall asleep and dreamt and actually jerked my foot outta the lady's hand, surprising both of us. gosh. i am so tired from the walking, shopping and bargaining!


The meal was sponsored by Thai Airways since our flight was cancelled. kinda, 300 baht each but we ate more than that. we just kept walking / resting/ window shopping til its time to board.


Yet another pleasant trip with TG and i didnt wanna come home. i tried their white wine even. they gave passengers an orchid brooch!
we finally reached the terminal. and i am not finished yet! we dropped to see whats the fusss with T3 and then found out that the one main thing that set this terminal apart is the sheer size of it! super duper humongous. so big that we had trouble trying to take a lift to get to ground level to cab home.


i am tired!