I'm SERIOUSLY warning you all ... I got like 16 LARGE consolidated photos in here. About 150kb for each. If you have a slow connection ... well ... tough ... just be paitient then.
I'm never travelling budget airlines again if possible. Gosh I just HATED the seats. See how my knees JUST touched the back of the other seat? Hubby still had to put his legs at an angle to fit in. I wonder how those people with big legs, or long legs fit in??? Tickets were about S$192 each. And supposedly it's cheaper. I really dunno man.
This was the ONLY form of non-shopping culture that we had in our whole 4D3N trip. We were kinda lost as in what to do in there cuz EVERY SIGN was in THAI!!!!
Luckily we asked the right person for help. The security guard there asked us a very crucial question, "Le oei hiao tah teo chew wei boh?" (Do you know how to speak teochew?) You cannot imagine our delight!
Getting around was a breeze then. Made a donation in behalf of one of hubby's friend, and the security even helped us light the joss sticks. He collected foreign currency notes too. But all he could spare us was 20Baht (S$0.80), we just told him to take the S$2 note. We didn't mind. Service COUNTS a lot for me and hubby. If we happy with what you do, we'll very likely buy or pay more.
Swensen's is DAMN CHEAP there! We could get ice cream in those tall cups for as cheap as 59Baht! That's like only S$2.40!!! And you see those tiny square plates of banana dipped in chocolate? Those were only 9Baht each!!! Not even S$0.80! We whacked the ice cream sia! Tried the chocolate fondue too! Only complaint we had that hot chocolate gets burnt and doesn't taste nice anymore. The chocolate was like nutella (which I still have a bottle of in my fridge), so maybe one day will do our own fondue. Hee hee.
We saw a sign for Xiao Long Bao. Just had to try it. Braised pork was a nice dish. First time eating the baby bamboo shoots under it. This meal (first 3 pics) was about less than $15.
The 4th pic was eaten at Suan Lum Night Bazaar. Tom yam noodles (which had a lot of funny shell like stuff inside that cannot be eaten), fried noodles with seafood and a modest plate of pork meat (actually it was mostly fats), which my hubby loved. I was grossed.
This is my MOST favourtie meal in the whole trip! Our first meal, most expensive ... but SOOOO damn worth it. Imagine we filled up the table with our orders and it could easily feed about 4 persons.
I ordered a sashimi set while hubby ordered a hotpot mushroom set (which had noodles in it too!). The sets each came with a bowl of rice, a bowl of miso soup, a small plate of salmon skin (which was delicious), and a tiny bit of kimchee (dun ask me why kimchee in a jap restaurant, I'm as clueless.) We also ordered a plate of teriyaki chicken, bbq-ed squid, salmon wrapped sushi (with mayo topping) and gyoza!
We only ate 2 mouthfuls of rice ... rest of the space was reserved for the good food. Which we ate every single bit. Morever we sat by the window! A lot of passer-bys slowed down to STARE at what we were eating. Guess we were helping the restaurant do a lot of promotion sia. That last pic there is their form of a conveyor belt for their sushi. But they made it into a boat floating on water. It was darn cute!
We went to this shop near Asoke BTS station. Ambassador & Smart Fashion. But we LOVE the service and the pants I got tailored was a damn NICE fit. I have a problem with finding pants cuz of my stupid big butt. We were measured, fitted and our outfits were ready for collection in only 3 days. Fast sia!
A - MBK, a must go. But do remember that certain things there are a lot cheaper in wholesale Chinatown and Chatuchak market. I went here mainly for the 199Baht shoes (which I only found 1 suitable pair *sobs*) and the cheap restaurant food.
B - There was gonna be a pet show! But 28-31 july, I not around. At least on 31st there's a dog show at SG expo. Hee hee.
C - A fantastic balloon shop that we stumbled upon.
D - Even Ronald McDonald had to say hello the Thai way.
E - A token to use on the MRTA. Like our EZlink card one trip.
F - Boh liao picture hehe.
G - Mandarin hotel ashtray. Still make the design so nice.
It was fascinating to see sooo many weapons at ONE stall. All those guns looked soooo real. But they were only toys. The pellets if shot too close can still blind or even kill though. But those knives, daggers and other sharp weapons you see there are VERY real. Don't play play ah.
I WANT TO BRING THEM HOME!!!
A - 2 FCUK tees (fake lah) + 1 Polo shirt
B - Er ... grip exercise thingies.
C - brown army print mini skirt (it is REALLY short *sweatdrop*) + billabong shorts
D - Nike orange running shorts + Adidas tank top
E - Ralph Lauren COOL miniature perfume
F - bino
G - inflatable toys
H - white heels (only 199Baht = S$8)
I - blue earrings with clear feathers
J - small wallet
K - brown shades
L - fake Gucci? wallet
M - nice classy black watch
N - cash holders
A - striped pants (only 250Baht = S$10)
B - 2 striped shirts
C - baggy jeans
D - blue bikini (I love the simplicity of the colours)
E - beach slippers (really light but a little hard to walk cuz I keep tripping)
F - brown bikini (the straps are different but I need to alter cuz hubby says it is revealing too much boob at the side. Sheesh.)
G - lights, binos and knives (the box "pop" is a book light)
H - 6 watches (only 500Baht = S$20)
I - FBT running top and shorts
J - UNDIES! (I didn't buy any bras)
K - Counterpain
L - toiletries (Gatsby hair gel, Dove moisturising milk shampoo, Shokubutsu cool shower, Dettol shower
M - fitness ball (bought for mum cuz she said in SG it's at least S$50. Got this for half that price.)
N - gel rubber cover for Treo650
A - cuff links
B - a little bit bigger wallet
C - magic tricks (big regret buying these)
D - blue feather earrings (will wear to mambo this wednesday Wheee!)
E - light blue round shell earrings
F - fake Mont Blanc pen (initial price quoted 1450Baht. We quoted him back 150Baht and walked away but he pulled us back and said ok. HAHAHAHA. Warning : MUST bargain when shopping at Patpong. They quote the prices ridiculously high. I quote about only 1/4 of the prices they quote and can get the price I want most of the time. If not, just find another stall to bargain with. Lots of repetition.)
G - brown string bracelet
H - 2 paw shaped doggie beds (red and light brown)
I - a wine glass (it's only HALF the price of the wine glasses here in SG for the SAME thing)
J - Do you find those big eyes familiar? NEMO and yes it's a doggie outfit! HAHAHA.
K - 3 mesh tops (neon yellow, army green and bright orange)
L - 2 chinese tops (which are a little girly IMO), Batman outfit, army print shirt, blue striped polo top. ALL for Zhu Zhu!
M - 6 er ... string made dolls (hubby called them voodoo dolls.)
N - 6 bottles of assorted aromas (only 120Baht = S$4.80)
A - pyjama looking oufit, denim top, burberry polo, blue striped spaghetti (ALL for Zhu again)
B - 2 sets of 8 different squeeky balls, each with a darn cute animal face.
C - black tie and black shoes (for Zhu again)
D - 10 different collars
E - cannot see cuz it's wrapped in newspaper, its an oak colour wooden plate for Daddy
F - dog comb with a rubber handle grip
There should be a lot more but I didn't take photos and I'm too lazy to add, not to mention you all should be bored stiff from reading by now.
All in all I enjoyed myself. Weather wasn't too hot. Dry actually. My skin flaked A LOT! Last day there it rained.
Experienced my first foot massage. Not as painful as the chinese type. Heng ah! Feet felt like new after that.
Language was a HUGE barrier. Sure they understand things like numbers (prices), but tell them you want a different size, colour, or even similar designs they look at you like you just told them to F*** off. Oh ... and they treat the ang mohs there better loh! Guess they have more spending power and more willing to pay higher prices and us bargain hunting singaporeans. Heehee.
I'll miss the cheap food there. Sigh ... back to expensive hawker/food courts and home cooked maggi mee for me.
