Tuesday, October 29, 2013

BANGKOK TRIP' 13 DAY 4/5/6

DAY 4

We spent our day 4 at terminal 21. Terminal 21 is a newly opened mall at Asok bts station.
The whole mall looked just like an airport. Every level display different country in the world.
It's a rather good experience but there wasn't much to shop.

We gave Hachiban Ramen store a try since it's everywhere in bangkok and it's cheap too.
Each bowl of ramen cost about 80baht. Cheap right? Well, please do not expect much. The price
tells everything. Well, I would say it's edible but it's not recommended.

After having our main course, we headed to swensens for dessert. Again, it's really cheap in bangkok so we ordered two ice creams and a smoothie.

We headed back to shop at platinum fashion mall after that.

My day 4 has been pretty much summarized in this blog post. Yeah I know it's quite a boring day 4 because we spent too many days in bangkok, we do not know where else to spend our time at so we space out our trips.






Before I forget, siam night market is a must go! They sell really nice clothes there but the prices are a little bit more expensive than those in platinum fashion mall. 

 DAY 5 & 6




Mango Tango



Thursday, September 05, 2013

BANGKOK TRIP' 13 DAY 3

DAY 3

I'm back! Let's continue with Day 3 of my bkk trip! Saturday in bkk = Chatuchak day! Yes, we headed to chatuchak on saturday. I met up with a couple of my friends and we walked from platinum mall to the nearest bts station to catch the bts to mo chit bts station.  

Don't worry about not being able to find chatuchak weekend market. When you exit, you will see chatuchak already!

Before you can even take the bts, you need to insert coins into the ticketing system to redeem the bts card. Don't worry if you do not have coins. You can always buy your bts card at the service counter. 


The market is huge man! It would be good if you get a map from the tourist centre to locate the place that you would like to go!

In case you wonder how it looks like,  

Credit to google


Here we are at chatuchak weekend market also known as jj market!
 
I was searching for the coconut ice cream for damn long! FINALLY I FOUND YOU. It was damn good! The thai iced tea ice cream was even better! We bought one each to try! After trying the thai iced tea ice cream, we decided to get another one because it was too fantastic! 

Anyway, You can choose your own toppings on the ice cream :)



I bought most of my stuff at chatuchak because most of the clothings there were cheaper than those in the malls (Example : Platinum fashion mall).

Chatuchak stuff are cheap & unique. Their highwaist pants were only SGD 6!


After chatuchak, we headed back to MBK for movie & food!
**MUST TRY : MBK FOOD CENTRE PHAD THAI !!!! (It's the best I've tried so far!)

As for the oyster omelette & kuay chap, I think it's not to my liking. Maybe because I'm too used to SG ones.






After food, MOVIE TIME!
 
Instead of waiting for the theatre number to blink, in bkk you have to sit outside the theatre to wait for the door to open! 

After movie, SUPPER TIME! 

We had supper everyday. Yes, both of us gained like 3 kg after we were back. Muahaha. You are supposed to enjoy yourself during overseas trip. Eat first, diet later. Hehe.

** You can find coco curry house at MBK Shopping Mall!



Not forgetting, my day 3 loots!


Stay tuned for Day 4 of my bkk trip! Bye!




Tuesday, September 03, 2013

BANGKOK TRIP' 13 DAY 2

Heyyy! I'm finally back! I'm so sorry for the delay. I know I'm a bad blogger.
 
DAY 2
We headed to MBK on friday. We walked to MBK from our hotel. Insane right? We just wanna take a walk after a heavy hotel breakfast. 

Note : MBK opens at 10am so don't be there too early if not you got to wait outside the mall.

Headed to starbucks for a drink before shopping. Starbucks always make me feel a step closer to home because there are starbucks in Singapore.



Price of a cup of drink in Starbucks bkk? About the same as Singapore.
So...what's the big hoo-ha about MBK? 
Well, MBK is just a tourist attraction mall whereby everyone would visit it when they are in bkk. That's why there are so many shops selling souvenirs, I love bangkok shirts, pirated dvds & etc. There are a few massage parlours & manicure shops around too. 

Anyway, their massage services are not cheap. It's about 600baht (SGD20++) for head & shoulder massage. If you are willing to spend, I recommend you guys to go for massage after a long shopping day. You will definitely enjoy it!


So...which massage parlour did I go?  
I went for this massage parlour at level 6 of mbk if i'm not wrong? I couldn't remember. I just know they are dressed in maroon colour outfit.

I didn't really have a great experience there because my masseuse didn't even use strength while massaging so it's pretty bad. I had to ask her to use more strength so yeah. My bf was enjoying and he fell asleep. It really depends on who you get.

I love to go to their tokyu department store & this shop at level 1 that sells slippers at 99baht (About SGD4)


Lunch.
Lunch at a mookata store in MBK. I'm sorry I couldn't recall the name but it's near the escalator. Well, don't bother searching for it because their food isn't delicious at all. We felt like we wasted our money.


After lunch, it's manicure & pedicure time! It's a must do when you come to bkk. It's dirt cheap. In Singapore, you are paying $8-$12 for an express manicure but you are paying about that price in bkk for a pretty designed nails.

I went to the same shop to do manicure & pedicure again! It's on level 5 or 6 I couldn't really remember. Hais, the outcome of delaying my post. I couldn't recall everything. Anyway, it's a manicure cum hair salon shop. The manicurists are guys but they are really skillful! That's why I always go back to that shop.



That's the end of Day 2! Stay tuned for Day 3!

Thursday, March 28, 2013

BANGKOK TRIP '13 Day 1

Hey everybody! It has been really long since I last blogged. Anyway, I have unofficially graduated and currently searching for full time job. 

I have to really thank my bf for this trip. Without him, this trip wouldn't have been possible. Since year 1 we have agreed to travel overseas together after we graduate and we managed to fulfill it. 

Initially, we wanted to go 5 days but in end we went 6 days. I kept thinking that 5 days is too little so yeah. I'll be sharing tips about bangkok along the way! It's gonna be a little lengthy but I'm trying my best to share as much as I can. So do read it :)


When? March 7 (Thur) - March 12 (Tue)
Hotel? Citin Pratunam,Superior Studio King. Booked using Agoda.
Airline? AirAsia
Total $ for Hotel + Airline? Around $880


I kept pestering bf to take skytrain with me to T2 just to see sunflowers. Sunflowers are so pretty! Don't you think so?

Where? Located at T2 transit. 
Follow the map for instructions, it's at the smoking corner.








We arrived at Don Muang Airport 2 hours 15 minutes later. We didn't request for airport transfer from the hotel so we went out to take cab instead.

Cab fare? Toll fee (60 baht) + Meter  = 350 baht  **Always remember to on meter!!

I know you guys are curious about the interior of the hotel room.

***If you want bathtub, you have to request upon arrival. I tried requesting on agoda page but it didn't work.



Before I forget, their hotel breakfast isn't tasty. They serve vegeterian so if you are vegeterian you can go there for breakfast :) If not, I would recommend the hotel breakfast at Pratunam pavilion. It's really good but the food run out really fast so be there early!

**Pratunam pavilion hotel is really near citin pratunam. It's just along the road.


First stop, Pratunam market (WHOLESALE, buy two pieces and above cheaper). I don't quite like the stuff sold at pratunam market so I had a quick walk and headed to Big C to buy groceries to stock up for our 6 days stay!


Dinner? Yayoi Japanese Restaurant! It's really cheap and good. A bento cost like $5 only. Mind you, it's restaurant standard and not foodcourt standard!




I heard that Mango Sticky Rice is damn delicious so I told myself that I must try it when I go Bangkok! I always think that mango and glutinious rice doesn't match.Well, it tasted not bad but it's not my favourite. It's good to try it if you have never try it before. The mango are damn juicy and sweet.

My pathetic buys on day 1. Naraya pouch, mirror, pad casing, coin purse. Naraya is very well known in Bangkok. Many tourists love to shop there! It's located at many places like CentralWorld, Tokyu-MBK,Siam discovery.



Okay, I'm done with Day 1 ! I'll be blogging about Day 2 soon so keep coming back :)