:: I love bangkok!!! ::

Pre-flight Dinner

Met christine n linda n dyc n dyc's sister at the airport for dinner after we check-in our luggage and got our boarding pass... Went to a Thai Restaurant at T2 to have our dinner cos dyc's sister is working there... The food not bad... We had quite alot of food, Pineapple Fried Rice, Pahd Thai, Green Curry, Red Curry, KangKong and Glutinous Rice with Mango..







At the departure hall...














Running through Departure Hall

Everything seems normal right?
No lorz... Due to some confusion or blurness, we only went to the departure hall 5 mins before the gates closed. Nevermind that the gates closed, we went to the wrong gate first and by the time we realised this mistake, the correct gate was closed... Oh NO... We missed our flight!
Quickly went to transfer B if im not wrong, this is where u change yr flight details or catch a next flight... The uncle who attended to us was quite pissed off that he was sort of scolding us but yet he still helped us.... Really grateful la... although he still say us... I think he just can't believe how we can miss our flight... actually i also cant believe that we missed the flight lorz... luckily there was a flight to Narita with transit at bangkok... Normally that flight goes directly to Japan with no stopover at all. He offered us that flight but of course without our luggage cos dunno where our luggage go already... sob sob... by the time we got the new boarding pass, we had to run all the way to the gate cos it was going to close soon also... Guess what, in the end the gate that we eventually went to was the one that we intially went to... xianz...
Luckily we flew SIA, and he also waived the no show fee for us... $150 leh... If it was a budget airline and we missed the flight, i think we got to buy a new air ticket...

Finally got our Flight

Finally got on the plane, a nice big big plane... we sat at the aisle seat, even though the lady asked us whether we wanted the window seat, we already too paiseh to request that so we said anything. We were served supper on the plane which was not bad, quite impressed even though it was such a short flight.
Touched down at bangkok quite late, we still had to tell the bangkok side that we need to request for our luggage cos dunno where our luggage fly to already. One of the really lucky thing is that they told us they will send the luggage to the hotel and need not come back to the airport to collect.
We discovered a 7-11 at the airport and was really happy cos we had no luggage ma, got to buy toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, facial wash everything there ma. Before even leaving the airport, we spend about 200thb liaoz... got to the hotel by taxi which was 300thb. so tired liaoz... but happy to reach the hotel safe and sound.

Reached the Hotel

Another turn of events, because the hotel was fully booked, we got a free upgrade to a deluxe room which was really quite nice.
Second turn of events, there were bath robes in the hotel bathroom! Delighted cos no need to sleep in t shirt and jeans.... haha... went to sleep in preparation for shopping the next day.

Day One of Shopping



Breakfast @ the hotel...






Woke up rather early the next morning, after dilly-dally the whole morning, we went down to the cafe to eat breakfast. It was quite okay, they had usual buffet breakfast items like juices, toast, fried rice, sausages, bacon, eggs, fruits, salad...
Oh, the airport also called to say that our luggage will arrive in Bangkok in the morning and will be sent to the hotel. Yippie! I can't wait to see my luggage again.
First stop, we went to MBK by tuk tuk, of cos midway he asked us to see some jewelry factory so he can get free gas, Since it was still quite early and MBK wasn't really opened yet, we obliged to do him a favour. MBK was big!
we walked around to explore, and also walked to hard rock cafe to buy some t-shirts. Had a hard time looking for it cos we kept on walking past it and missing it. That area was quite nice, alot of trendy looking shops and the area was really bustling. In the end we found HRC cos we asked a passerby. This passerby was really really pretty! But the voice.... hmm... a guys voice... but i was really amazed cos she was really pretty! even up to now i still cant believe it... so impressed! Got our HRC loot and we went off the take a BTS skytrain to Mo Chit. That's were Chatuchak Weekend Market was... the market is so so huge... we keep on walking and walking... everywhere looks similar... Dyc still say the market not very big, the min he said that, we got kind of lost and ended up walking through stretches we hadn't been to. But its ok la, we managed to find some nice accessories there. It was nearing 6pm and we were tired, wanted to go back to MBK to eat dinner. So we walk walk trying to find the exit, suddenly got an announcement in thai, i was thinking maybe its national anthem, dyc also thought so, then they really broadcast the national anthem and everyone just stopped in their steps to stand in attention. We did so too... Interesting experience.
Took the skytrain back to MBK for dinner...




















Zen Japanese Restaurant @ MBK


Day Two of Shopping

2nd day, we walked around to explore, walked around pratunam and even found ourselves at pantip plaza... the so called sim lim square of bangkok... There's an A&W there and i got to drink the root beer float.. so happie...


2 big mugs of Root Beer and curly fries!






In the end it started to rain and we found ourselves in a cab to MBK again... haha... We also walked from MBK to Siam Discovery Centre and Isetan... walked alot... bought more stuff... so happy... Got levi's at Isetan there, but we decided to re-evaluate our expenses before deciding on whether to buy levi's or not. It's really cheap there, so if wan to go bangkok can buy levis and also undergarments!
Had a mid-evening rest at a cafe at Zen shopping, its called Black Canyon Coffee... Not bad... and very cheap too...











Not bad coffee and dyc's fav food, Pahd Thai...


Hop on the cab back to hotel cos tired after whole day of shopping again... After unpacking our loot, resting, went to Patpong to look at the nightlife there. The night market was also quite fun, and can bargain... haha... i saw many nice lantern style lamps... so nice... wanted to buy... but must resist... haha.... went back to hotel to zzz after that... still got 1 more day of shopping to go.

Day Three of Shopping

3rd day, went to pratunam.. discovered alot of wholesale stuff there.... not a bad place to shop... its actually quite big... can walk until a bit lost... we also went to chinatown but we dunno where to walk, we got quite lost... went back to MBK again!!! Ate Zen jap rest for lunch... our second time there... dyc really like the food there... haha... Finally got our levi's jeans, bought more accessories, dyc finally bought some t shirts, bought the earring stands, walked back to the hotel. Bathe and rest, and went patpong again! We ate KFC at Patpong, fast food again? haha...



KFC! Someone so hungry...






Actually I think i quite like Patpong leh... very interesting ma... the night market also nice... got big big watsons there also... n got food to eat... things to see, ppl trying to ask us to see tiger show... haha... last night in bkk liaoz... must go back to hotel to pack... early morning must wake up to go airport.

Last Day in Bangkok, Going back to Singapore

Last day in bkk, woke up early and ate breakfast, collected our luggage and took the hotel limo to the airport. We didnt want to risk taking a taxi cos we saw there was a jam outside the hotel and we also dowan to try to take taxi, so just spend the money to take the limo to airport.
Checked in real early, our luggage was check in and was 5kg heavier each than what we originally checked in. plus 7kg of hand luggage... haha.... no wonder we were broke, spend too much le... nothing to do at the airport leh... walked around the duty free also no money to spend... haha... went to sit at the boarding gate. We will not miss the flight again...





Someone sleeping again....
I must entertain myself...




I spent most of the time in the plane sleeping after eating airplane lunch... so sleepy.... Reach back sg around 2++. Went home catch a short 15 min nap... out of the house again for dinner... still havent unpack... oh no... haha...

I love bangkok... I definitely want to go again! and shop more spend more boost thailands economy... hahahahah

+ vodka cat updated @ 3:23 pm

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