Bangkok, the city of smiles

sawadee-ka!

Never had I thought any place around Thailand would be fun. Yes, I used to be really prejudice towards the thai people due to some personal reason but that was so long ago and I was really really really childish to had generalised the entire Thai. *slaps self*

I remember the last time I was in Bangkok was about 11 years ago when I went with my ice-skating friends and our family. The only thing I remember about that trip was the "aqua" show, the Olympic-sized ice rink and my youngest brother running around naked in Pattaya Beach.

The trip started when my sister suggested to go shopping in Bangkok. I never knew that Bangkok has alot to shop until my sister told me. After getting all excited talking about how cheap things can go in Bangkok, I started checking out the air tickets and hotels and we booked everything at the beginning of December. (not so much of a spontaneous trip this time!)

Air tickets came up to 750+ per person and the entire trip costed us about 900 per person.

Unfortunately, after paying for everything, my sister and my brother-in-law could not join us because her grandmother-in-law passed away the night before our trip. It disappointed me abit because it has been a while since I went on a trip with my sister and she is usually the one who does all the homework and research while I'll just follow. Jian and I went ahead with the trip.

Us looking so tired on the 2-hours flight.

I did slept for a while :)

We got conned by some Limo service charging us 1200 baht from airport-pratunam

The taxi back to the airport on the last day was only 400 baht.

nvm. pfft!

I've booked Baiyoke Boutique Hotel due to :

1) it's strategic location based on feedbacks online

2) cheap rates!

it's located in Pratunam (less than 10 mins walk to Platinum Mall)

the hotel lobby looks great for a boutique hotel!

So, this was the standard room we booked for 99rm per night.

I would say, it was okay for the price we paid, but I will try avoiding staying here again

because :

1) The online photo defer from the actual room

2) air-cond was leaking 

(and this was the photo shown online when I booked.)

Anyway, I asked for an upgrade from the hotel because my sister wasnt able to join so we would be having one room empty. (paid.)

The hotel staff could not upgrade us at first because we did our booking agoda,

but later on when they had more walk-in guests, they've made the smarter choice for exchanging our two room for one better room.

This is their deluxe-suite. Not so fancy but good enough for a boutique hotel.

I wouldnt mind booking the same room for my next visit.

We had two tvs. One facing the bed and one facing the sofa.Why didnt they make ONE rotatable one instead? nvm

After dropping our luggage bags, we headed directly to the Platinum Mall.

Famous as a wholesale fashion mall.

I did went really crazy in this place.

Jian has never seen me bought so much before!

Everything was so cheap!

and by cheap I mean you can actually get something with as little as 10rm!

note : buy 2 items/above to receive a wholesale price.

you can mix anything from the same shop.

tip : do bring a luggage bag along! 

had mc donald's pork burger for lunch :)

We didnt know what to eat for dinner and our hotel's bellboy suggested us to this street with lots of local stalls. 

He even got us a cab and told the cab where to bring us.

I tried remembering the street's name but I couldnt.

But if you really want to go to this place, perhaps by saying "Kuang Seafood" will bring you there.

The thought of having thai food for three consecutive days made me happy

We walked around for a while until Jian decided to eat at this stall located in an alley.

Food was really awesome.

Everyone eating there was local and the stall owner/waitress did not know how to speak english.

Lucky enough, the man who sat next to our table offered to translate.

raw shrimp

tom yum.

 I almost finish the whole pot by myself!

Some spicy-sour vermicelli 

Fish!

We both cleared everything on the table and Jian who is ever so hard-to-please 

couldnt stop praising about how good the food was.

We both headed for a massage before calling it a day.

DAY 02 - Chatuchak Market

My sister was constantly talk-boxing me since the first day.

She told me to wake up real early for chatuchak market because

 it would be really crowded and hot in the afternoon.

Jian and I decided to wake up at 6am (malaysian time 7am)

This time, to avoid the famous traffic jam in Bangkok, we took the bts instead!

By the time we reached Chatuchak, the shops are slowly opening.

Had our breakfast in a random stall.

Their noodle was really good too!

So good we went back to the same stall the next day :)

Chatuchak Weekend Market is a famous market in Bangkok covering 35 acres 

and contains more than 15000 stalls.

They sell goods of all sort.

coffee

fabric

dried goods

furnitures

dogs!

chicks!!!

handicrafts

artworks, candles, and of course... clothes!!!!

I went crazy again in Chatuchak Market. 

This time, I realised the stuff they sell here is much cheaper than those in Platinum Mall

(but of course, more choices in Platinum Mall)

tips : bargaining is a expected

bring along lots of mineral water with you.

Chatuchak is a really big market and trying to navigate around with a map will be quite frustrating

I very much preferred wandering around to my favor.

We bought a luggage bag in Chatuchak Market because Jian can no longer handle the things I bought.

We had lunch in a malay-food stall.

they've converted sewing machines into tables

And this is my nasi  goreng melayu.

Jian and I made a conclusion that how everything in Thailand will taste good.

Any random stall

Took a Tuk-Tuk back to the hotel which was another wrong decision.

It was so hot and chatuchak-pratunam is not near!

I had terrible headache upon reaching the hotel.

Decided to take a nap while Jian went for massage.

At night, we went MBK mall and it was similar to our sungei-wang.

There wasnt anything that caught our interest there so we left after having our dinner.

We took a tuk-tuk to the nearby Siam Paragon.

• and i spotted a shop which is very much alike Supre!
• I fell in love with that shop and they were having a 70% off storewide!

Jian and I in Siam Paragon before we started shopping for more! :)

Tips : Siam Paragon sells more branded goods.

I've compared the price from several stores to those in Malaysia 

and the price there is slightly more expensive.

Except only with sales.

We were lucky enough it was their sales period.

Spotted a night market right opposite Siam Paragon and we've decided to walk through the market before catching a cab.

I bought quite alot from the night market toooo :)

Really cheap alcohol from 7-11

I wish they do the same in Malaysia too!

Our last stop was Baiyoke Sky Hotel just a few steps away from our hotel.

Baiyoke Sky is the tallest tower in Bangkok!

for a moment, I had the entire Bangkok below my feet :)

did some camwhoring there too

And then we headed to their bar for some drinks.

It is located on the 83rd floor.

Tips : It is 300 baht for a pass to go up which includes one drink from the bar

Do not forget to catch breath-taking views from the rotating-observation deck , one floor above the skybar

Day 03 : Chatuchak Market

we did not have enough time the day before so we went back for more :)

I finally found what i've been craving for : mango sticky rice 

love them alot!

And we had lunch in a shop that serves sticky rice with sides.

Tuna in thai style. Really appetising 

Pork Neck

Fried chicken with mango and papaya salad. Yums!

We only had half a day to spent on our last day.

The trip marks my second coutry with Jian after Singapore and I had enjoyed the trip so much!

Three days is definitely NOT enough!

We both fell in love with Bangkok and Jian is already asking me to check tickets for this year end.

It really is a place to go for shopping and food!

And if you want to save money!

I've spent almost 2.8k rm excluding the airtickets and hotel.

And i've managed to buy clothes for the entire family!!!

Want to know how much did I bought?

Will be uploading photos after cny :)

So Bangkok, been there, done that!