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Sunday, May 22, 2005
back from thailand!
Well, I'm back from Thailand and there's loads of photos below this entry... hehe...
Here's an account on our trip...
DAY 1 (17 May, Tue)
Met Aiway and Jonas at the airport... Aiway actually left her hp in the cab they came in, so tht wasn't a very good start to the trip for her... Anyways, we checked in and had some food while waiting to board the plane... Dan bought a bottle of Martell for his dad and we actually were thinking of getting some alcohol to drink during the trip (on a mission to make Aiway drunk... hehe) but decided against it in the end...
Boarded the plane and reached Thailand soon after... went straight to Baiyoke Sky Hotel, the highest in Thailand... standing at 84 storeys high! Actually we got an agent to book Baiyoke Suike for us, but it was under renovation and they shifted us over to Baiyoke Sky (or Baiyoke 2) at no extra charges! The room was huge and the hotel was wonderful... we were staying onthe 28th storey with a great view... each room has a walk in closet and a study/dressing table... a huge toilet with a shower cubicle and a bathtub... a mini bar and of course TV as well... also has a radio clock with alarm... how cool is tht? We get free breakfast buffet too (international food - Japan, Thai, European)
Anyways, we shopped around in Indra Square (across the street frm our hotel) after checking in. Had lunch there - I had papaya salad (Damn nice!) and some tung hoon with crab sitck... Dan, Aiway and Jonas had Tom Yum bee hoon... then Jonas got something like Or Luat which was really nice too... while Dan and i got desserts...
We had lunch and then moved on MBK (had Swensen's - great brownies! bought a bear soft toy... cos they didn't have meow meow anymore... sob sob! but the bear's just as cute... :)) then to Chinatown where we had the best crabs i've ever tasted! They were simply cooked - steamed in wine and some other ingredients and the crabs weren't big and meaty, but the meat was so sweet tht it just blew my mind away! and the sauce... wow! delish! after tht we also had some tau huay (but their's isn't in syrup but in ginger soup... which i didn't like at all)... they had these tiny you tiao to put in the tau huay to eat together too and those were nice... Dan had tang yuan and those were great! so smooth and the filling (black sesame paste) so silky and delicious!
Went back to the hotel after tht and Aiway and Jonas stayed in the hotel while Dan and i went down to the streets behind our hotel to walk around... tried this fried fish and it was so nice! Dan had this beef bee hoon and it was ok... though he loves it... hehe... also bought back a couple of foodstuff thinking tht Aiway and Jonas may still be awake, but ended up eating everything ourselves... we had papaya salad again too... yummy...
DAY 2 (18 May, Wed)
Went shopping around the area outside our hotel... walked around in a couple of malls in the area too... we had an hour's worth of Thai masage too... we actually had dinner at our hotel... buffet dinner (international food)... the Tom Yum Soup was delish and the sushi was not bad too... hmmm... i can't remember anything thing else tht's extremely nice cos there was so much to eat... but i dun think it was worth it though cos didn't really eat much in the end... haiz...
But the entertainment was quite cool... they had guys with guitars walking thru the restaurant and singing as they went along... then saw a clown, a balloon twisting guy and a guy who could do this weird thing with a glass ball... we were about to leave when this magician came over to our table... he did a couple of cool tricks using strings, making things appear frm no where and some card tricks as well... he asked us to participate in the tricks, which was a first for me... it was so fun...
Went down to shop at the night market behind our hotel once again before heading back for the night...
DAY 3 (19 May, Thur)
Went to MBK to shop and eat... we had Zen (Jap food) for lunch... the lunch sets were huge, with rice, meat, veg, fruits, green tea and miso soup... all of which were delicious... and each meal was on avrg abt 200bht, which is S$8! Mine was only 120bht actually... so it was only S$5! Shopped around and bought tonnes of stuff at MBK... also went over to have some bird's nest and shark's fin soup... both were great! We then went over to this night market in Suan Lum... huge place with great stuff, but freaking hot... i had green curry for dinner but it wasn't what i expected... it was sweet instead of salty... Dan had 2 plates of great BBQ chicken rice... oh, Aiway actually saw these basket bags and she was caught in between 2... but due to the lack of finances, she only got 1... Dan actually proposed to me tht we got the other one for her as a gift and we did... actually, he did cos he paid for it... and Aiway was so touched... but i guess it was nice to see her being so touched by a gift... and it was so sweet of Dan to have thought of and done that...
After all tht, we headed back to the hotel for a good night's rest...
DAY 4 (20 May, Fri)
We walked to Great World to shop but b4 we managed to get in, there was this guy at the small temple outside the mall who talked to us, telling us how this temple in Bangkok only opens one day in a month and tht we shld check it out... he then hired a Tuk-Tuk for us and got us on our first Tuk-Tuk ride... it was quite fun... but can't see much cos of the shade on the Tuk-Tuk... got to the temple... there were some animals there... as in dogs and cats... there was this huge statue of a buddha, a golden statue... and we prayed a little there... then we headed to the other statue and prayed there... we met a teacher there and he talked to us abt the place and told us of the Jade Buddha... we left after a while and stopped by at a jeweller's cos of the Tuk-Tuk ride and then we went back to the mall... nothing much in the mall but we had KFC for lunch... the drumlets were spicy but really nice! went on to Siam Square and then went to MBK once again after realising there's nothing much there...
At MBK, we watched Star Wars Ep 3 and b4 tht, we had Swensen's again... the movie was ok but not too fantastic... after tht we bought a couple of things at the supermarket b4 and the night market behind our hotel before going back to the hotel... went over to Aiway's room to watch Annaconda then Lord of the Rings on HBO... and tht's the end of tht day...
DAY 5 (21 May, Sat)
Went to Jatuchak but b4 tht, our Tuk-Tuk drivers brought us to a stop at Gem's store and that's where we bought a little something... Dan and I bought pearl earings for his sis and my mom respectively while Aiway bought a pair of diamond earings for her mom... the things there were on discount and were quite cheap... but we didn't have any guarantee as to whether they were genuine or not... i actually saw this ring, silver with an oval black stone on it and diamonds/crystals on each side of the gem... the lady told me it was a black star sapphire and tht it was a rare stone... i dun even know if all tht is true but it was a nice ring... really unique and it caught my eye... in the end, i decided to get it... but Dan wanted to charge it to his account, so now it is considered that he bought it for me... so wonderful of him, no?
After tht, we headed to Jatuchak and shopped around there for a while... we kind blew all of our money there... i bought tonnes of stuff and actually met Brendan there! oh, i also met Wendy, my pri sch friend in the hotel on one of the days... so shocked to see her... also saw Dan's bball pal Eric at the hotel while having breakfast... such a coincidence... oh, was supposed to meet Brendan at MBK on thurs but he didn't show up cos he was watching a show... haha... but anyway, was glad to meet him at Jatuchak...
We were so freaking hungry after shopping for a couple of hours tht we just picked a stall and ate there... they sold beef bee hoon and it was delicious!!! Dan and i shared 2 second bowl... the soup was so thick and nice! my gosh! and it was only 20B per bowl, which is only less than S$1!!! Definitely going back there to eat...
Shopped around a while more and as usual, tempted to buy back the dogs being sold at the pet stores... there was this pomerian puppy tht was just so adorable... so wanted to buy it home... there were tonnes of retriever puppies and saw one husky too... if only i can buy them home...
Went back to the hotel and Dan and i went out for another massage... returned to wait for the ring to be delivered to our hotel room and then went out to get dinner... went over to Pratunam to have dinner... Dan and Aiway had great beef bee hoon while Jonas and i shared a tom yum soup with rice... quite nice, but expensive... we then went over to the night market behind our hotel to get more food before heading back to to hotel.... Aiway and Jonas came over to our hotel to eat and watch soccer... we actually went down again to buy another papaya salad and 2 more corn on the cobs...
DAY 6 (22 May, Sun)
It's back to S'pore today... went to the airport at 8am and had brunch there... had a pizza meal (shared with Dan)... Jonas had one too and Aiway had a tom yum penne... we also had ice cream before going to check in for our flight... then it was home bound all the way...
Geez, i really miss Thailand... wanna go again soon... bought so many things on this trip, all thanks to my honey... he bought me so many things... he's so sweet... love travelling with him... but it's true - u can know more abt a person when u go travelling with him/her...
Here's an account on our trip...
DAY 1 (17 May, Tue)
Met Aiway and Jonas at the airport... Aiway actually left her hp in the cab they came in, so tht wasn't a very good start to the trip for her... Anyways, we checked in and had some food while waiting to board the plane... Dan bought a bottle of Martell for his dad and we actually were thinking of getting some alcohol to drink during the trip (on a mission to make Aiway drunk... hehe) but decided against it in the end...
Boarded the plane and reached Thailand soon after... went straight to Baiyoke Sky Hotel, the highest in Thailand... standing at 84 storeys high! Actually we got an agent to book Baiyoke Suike for us, but it was under renovation and they shifted us over to Baiyoke Sky (or Baiyoke 2) at no extra charges! The room was huge and the hotel was wonderful... we were staying onthe 28th storey with a great view... each room has a walk in closet and a study/dressing table... a huge toilet with a shower cubicle and a bathtub... a mini bar and of course TV as well... also has a radio clock with alarm... how cool is tht? We get free breakfast buffet too (international food - Japan, Thai, European)
Anyways, we shopped around in Indra Square (across the street frm our hotel) after checking in. Had lunch there - I had papaya salad (Damn nice!) and some tung hoon with crab sitck... Dan, Aiway and Jonas had Tom Yum bee hoon... then Jonas got something like Or Luat which was really nice too... while Dan and i got desserts...
We had lunch and then moved on MBK (had Swensen's - great brownies! bought a bear soft toy... cos they didn't have meow meow anymore... sob sob! but the bear's just as cute... :)) then to Chinatown where we had the best crabs i've ever tasted! They were simply cooked - steamed in wine and some other ingredients and the crabs weren't big and meaty, but the meat was so sweet tht it just blew my mind away! and the sauce... wow! delish! after tht we also had some tau huay (but their's isn't in syrup but in ginger soup... which i didn't like at all)... they had these tiny you tiao to put in the tau huay to eat together too and those were nice... Dan had tang yuan and those were great! so smooth and the filling (black sesame paste) so silky and delicious!
Went back to the hotel after tht and Aiway and Jonas stayed in the hotel while Dan and i went down to the streets behind our hotel to walk around... tried this fried fish and it was so nice! Dan had this beef bee hoon and it was ok... though he loves it... hehe... also bought back a couple of foodstuff thinking tht Aiway and Jonas may still be awake, but ended up eating everything ourselves... we had papaya salad again too... yummy...
DAY 2 (18 May, Wed)
Went shopping around the area outside our hotel... walked around in a couple of malls in the area too... we had an hour's worth of Thai masage too... we actually had dinner at our hotel... buffet dinner (international food)... the Tom Yum Soup was delish and the sushi was not bad too... hmmm... i can't remember anything thing else tht's extremely nice cos there was so much to eat... but i dun think it was worth it though cos didn't really eat much in the end... haiz...
But the entertainment was quite cool... they had guys with guitars walking thru the restaurant and singing as they went along... then saw a clown, a balloon twisting guy and a guy who could do this weird thing with a glass ball... we were about to leave when this magician came over to our table... he did a couple of cool tricks using strings, making things appear frm no where and some card tricks as well... he asked us to participate in the tricks, which was a first for me... it was so fun...
Went down to shop at the night market behind our hotel once again before heading back for the night...
DAY 3 (19 May, Thur)
Went to MBK to shop and eat... we had Zen (Jap food) for lunch... the lunch sets were huge, with rice, meat, veg, fruits, green tea and miso soup... all of which were delicious... and each meal was on avrg abt 200bht, which is S$8! Mine was only 120bht actually... so it was only S$5! Shopped around and bought tonnes of stuff at MBK... also went over to have some bird's nest and shark's fin soup... both were great! We then went over to this night market in Suan Lum... huge place with great stuff, but freaking hot... i had green curry for dinner but it wasn't what i expected... it was sweet instead of salty... Dan had 2 plates of great BBQ chicken rice... oh, Aiway actually saw these basket bags and she was caught in between 2... but due to the lack of finances, she only got 1... Dan actually proposed to me tht we got the other one for her as a gift and we did... actually, he did cos he paid for it... and Aiway was so touched... but i guess it was nice to see her being so touched by a gift... and it was so sweet of Dan to have thought of and done that...
After all tht, we headed back to the hotel for a good night's rest...
DAY 4 (20 May, Fri)
We walked to Great World to shop but b4 we managed to get in, there was this guy at the small temple outside the mall who talked to us, telling us how this temple in Bangkok only opens one day in a month and tht we shld check it out... he then hired a Tuk-Tuk for us and got us on our first Tuk-Tuk ride... it was quite fun... but can't see much cos of the shade on the Tuk-Tuk... got to the temple... there were some animals there... as in dogs and cats... there was this huge statue of a buddha, a golden statue... and we prayed a little there... then we headed to the other statue and prayed there... we met a teacher there and he talked to us abt the place and told us of the Jade Buddha... we left after a while and stopped by at a jeweller's cos of the Tuk-Tuk ride and then we went back to the mall... nothing much in the mall but we had KFC for lunch... the drumlets were spicy but really nice! went on to Siam Square and then went to MBK once again after realising there's nothing much there...
At MBK, we watched Star Wars Ep 3 and b4 tht, we had Swensen's again... the movie was ok but not too fantastic... after tht we bought a couple of things at the supermarket b4 and the night market behind our hotel before going back to the hotel... went over to Aiway's room to watch Annaconda then Lord of the Rings on HBO... and tht's the end of tht day...
DAY 5 (21 May, Sat)
Went to Jatuchak but b4 tht, our Tuk-Tuk drivers brought us to a stop at Gem's store and that's where we bought a little something... Dan and I bought pearl earings for his sis and my mom respectively while Aiway bought a pair of diamond earings for her mom... the things there were on discount and were quite cheap... but we didn't have any guarantee as to whether they were genuine or not... i actually saw this ring, silver with an oval black stone on it and diamonds/crystals on each side of the gem... the lady told me it was a black star sapphire and tht it was a rare stone... i dun even know if all tht is true but it was a nice ring... really unique and it caught my eye... in the end, i decided to get it... but Dan wanted to charge it to his account, so now it is considered that he bought it for me... so wonderful of him, no?
After tht, we headed to Jatuchak and shopped around there for a while... we kind blew all of our money there... i bought tonnes of stuff and actually met Brendan there! oh, i also met Wendy, my pri sch friend in the hotel on one of the days... so shocked to see her... also saw Dan's bball pal Eric at the hotel while having breakfast... such a coincidence... oh, was supposed to meet Brendan at MBK on thurs but he didn't show up cos he was watching a show... haha... but anyway, was glad to meet him at Jatuchak...
We were so freaking hungry after shopping for a couple of hours tht we just picked a stall and ate there... they sold beef bee hoon and it was delicious!!! Dan and i shared 2 second bowl... the soup was so thick and nice! my gosh! and it was only 20B per bowl, which is only less than S$1!!! Definitely going back there to eat...
Shopped around a while more and as usual, tempted to buy back the dogs being sold at the pet stores... there was this pomerian puppy tht was just so adorable... so wanted to buy it home... there were tonnes of retriever puppies and saw one husky too... if only i can buy them home...
Went back to the hotel and Dan and i went out for another massage... returned to wait for the ring to be delivered to our hotel room and then went out to get dinner... went over to Pratunam to have dinner... Dan and Aiway had great beef bee hoon while Jonas and i shared a tom yum soup with rice... quite nice, but expensive... we then went over to the night market behind our hotel to get more food before heading back to to hotel.... Aiway and Jonas came over to our hotel to eat and watch soccer... we actually went down again to buy another papaya salad and 2 more corn on the cobs...
DAY 6 (22 May, Sun)
It's back to S'pore today... went to the airport at 8am and had brunch there... had a pizza meal (shared with Dan)... Jonas had one too and Aiway had a tom yum penne... we also had ice cream before going to check in for our flight... then it was home bound all the way...
Geez, i really miss Thailand... wanna go again soon... bought so many things on this trip, all thanks to my honey... he bought me so many things... he's so sweet... love travelling with him... but it's true - u can know more abt a person when u go travelling with him/her...