Few weeks back, Daddy & Mommy went to for a short holiday in Bangkok. Didn’t bring Faythe along as Daddy says the place is not so hygiene, and of course it’s not easy to carry a baby and go marathon shopping. So we went there and left Faythe with MIL.
Didn’t have time to blog about this..so finally I can blog, moreover just downloaded the pics from the digicam.So how much was the hotel, trip accomodation…shall tell you at the end of the blog hehe…
DAY 1
So, we arrived Bangkok on a morning Thursday, it was raining!! DUHH!! Raining season konon…Hop onto the airport transfer and headed to the hotel. On the way, sudah jam teruk..The tour guide says that Bangkok is always jam and it’s horrible. Yep!! He’s darn right. Took a couple of snapshots while sitting in the van stuck in the jam..Tallest building in bangkok, a hotel. And a very colourful building, dunno what’s that though.
After that the tour guide helped us check-in to the hotel, Twin Towers (ermm..not KLCC eh)…mini KLCC hahaha..it’s a 4star hotel, looks pretty OK, rooms are OK, got a few astro channels. Then the tour guide drop us off at this World Trade Center, where there’s a huge Duty Free Shop, but the stuff were bloody expensive, cause Daddy can get better discount back in KLIA. So we took a walk and left that place after 5minutes. Went to makan, then we embark on the half day city tour.
Went to 2 temples to look see look see..and here are some pics, dunno what’s the name of temple lah, but definitely not the Grand Palace there one.
Then the next stop was GEM stone outlet..this according to the tourguide is genuine. By looking at the size of that place, as well as all the ISO certification, I can assure you that’s a real shop selling real stones kekeke…..so we did a short tour, looked at some stones (ruby & sapphire are local stones) and we finally decide to get 2 rings, cause it was dirt cheap lahh…In total we spent like RM400+ for that two rings (sapphire, sapphire+ruby). kekekke…tai sau wok.
At night we went for a river cruise along the famous Chao Phraya river, with some jazz music, buffet dinner…the scenery was splendid, but too bad the camera tarak anti-shake proof, so all the pics look ghostly and got deleted kekeke..After the cruise, it was still early, we went to the night bazaar in suan lum (pasar malam). Whoa, that place was huge, probably it’s like 3-5times our usual pasar malam, and sell damn a lot of stuff..cool!! Didn’t buy anything, just merely surveying.
Day 2
Today is a shopping day. Our target is MBK, 7 storeys shopping mall, located like 5minutes drive (no jam) from our hotel. So we went there around 10am, after had buffet breakfast in hotel (breakfast sucks big time). Shops were open, so we went floor by floor, almost shop by shop (skip alot also lah cause damn a lot shops lah), looked at so many things and check a lot of pricing also..Notice, still checking price, haven’t even buy hahaha…
But Mommy decided that she wants to get some lingerie there, cause it’s really cheap leh, wacoal brand for RM30+!! Madness, went on sapu a few sets kakaka…So no more buying lingerie for the coming…Most of my money finished there LOL. Then bought a 2 working clothes, bought a top and skirt for Faythe (for age 1-2).
So the whole day we spent there, shopping, had lunch, and shop and had dinner..whoaa..at the end of the day, tak larat liao…so went back to hotel (again it’s raining!!) and just drop dead!! Manage to take some pics of taxi in Bangkok, they got multi-colour taxi: orange, pink, blue+red, yellow+green..hahaha weird!!
Day 3
It’s the weekend, so we are supposed to go to chatuchak (weekend flea market concept thingy). We took a cab to MBK, and then too the BTS SkyTrain (the likes of LRT) cause it’s cheaper and no jam mah. And this was where we experience a great true life story.
We wanted to take a cab, then this fella told us, hey I charge only 10bhat. We were like, wah RM1 oni, ok lah…sattt!! When we got up the cab, then the fella say, on the way to MBK, we stop by to this shop, it’s on the way, so that he can get some coupon for gas…Daddy said OK, but I was a bit vary since I heard alot bout the scam..Sudah show panic face lah :P..So there we arrived at another Gem shop, with almost the same layout as the previous one, but this one was pretty small..then they brought us upstairs, and I started telling Daddy, die die, sure die liao…Daddy still cool, nvm we see only, 10minutes we cabut (10mins was the deal, we have to stay there 10mins, then he gets free coupon).
So we went looking, pretending and being cautious, anyway, didn’t wanna buy since Day 1 beli liao. So after 10 mins, we escaped from that shop, hop on to the same taxi and cabut. And then again, he say one more stop!! What the )#(@#)()@#(….Daddy straightaway said no, no more stop…just go MBK, we pay you…waiyoo, scary man…and the trip from there to MBK, Mommy was looking around, left, right, so afraid that we kena *lou lap* from this fella. When I saw MBK and left the taxi, it was a big relieved…phewwww!!
OK, so we took the train to chatuchak, and spent the rest of the day there…bloody huge market, I would say maybe 3-5 times the size of Mid Valley, keng chau huh…They even have a map for you, we walk n walk n walk, almost got lost. Bump into a lot interesting stuff, from beads, t-shirt, food, decoratives and even puppies and other pets was sold there!!
Amazing lah…here are some pics…Daddy bought the roadside food, fear factor food kekeke…silk worm, locust, cricket and god knows what…all fried and added with salt!! We took a video on that, I’ll post that up later once I compress and rotate it :). Mommy tried the silk worm…ermm comment is, tried and didn’t like it :).
And from there, we bought a lot of stuff, and spent almost all money there..had the local Tham Tim Crop..yummy lah..can put damn alot *liu* inside one ekekke…so after whole day walking, when we almost got lost and couldn’t find the way out, we finally exit at one of the gate, make some walk and came back to where we entered!! Took a BTS back to MBK, did a bit of shopping, had dinner there and head back to hotel.
Daddy says wanna go Hard Rock, but Mommy already half dead!! I actually nap for like 2 hours, then woke up..and went to Hard Rock kakaka…it was near our hotel too, in fact it was @ Siam, another shopping place. But the HR was not that happening, so we went in, had 2 drinks and cabut.
Day 4
OK, so it’s the last day…again we went to MBK…Now you see lah, it’s really the best place to shop..can bargain a bit, but got pretty good varities, but not as keng as chatuchak. Daddy bought his glow in the dark shirts!! Then we had lunch. Suppose to check out at 4pm (extended). So after lunch, we went back to hotel, laze around..and we decided, after all the walking for the pass 3 days, we will go for a full body massage.
There’s a massage parlour opposite the hotel, so very convenient lah kekeke…The massage I won’t say it’s superb, but it wasn’t lousy either…for sure I did hear some *crak crak* sound when they attempt to stretch my backbone kakaka…fun :). So at 5pm, we took the airport transfer to airport, and then embark the plane and flew back to KL. Arrived at 11pm, bought some duty free and by the time we arrived home, it was 12am+. Tiring, and tomorrow got to work somemore!!
So that’s the trip to Bangkok.
ohoh..forgot to tell you, how much we spent? Accomodation was around RM450, transport+ makan +shopping+rings was around Rm2000, flight ticket of course FOC lah…so it’s RM2.5K for 2 person, very cheap lehhh…somemore bought a lot barang home. Daddy say if we always go for these low budget free and easy tour, we can afford go travelling every month!! Wah siao…there goes my leave liao.
Wanted to blog about this, because tomorrow I’m going for another trip…but not with Daddy or Faythe, but with office mates. Team building in eagle ranch hehehe…
I wanted to go Thai for a long time already… heard the shopping there is much cheaper!
hope we can do it soon…
Wah! Go travelling every month ah? I ENVY YOU!! Once a year oso I cannot afford…aiseh.
Your trip sounds fun lah.. I can imagine going shopping&shopping for days without the “small one”, really free & easy hor! Want to walk, walk. Walk to sit, sit. Walk to eat, eat. Want to buy, buy!
When is my turn leh??
2nd honeymoon ah…so shiok! Wow, can afford to go holiday every month ah, geng! Hehe, I have plenty of leave but too little of $$$!
p/s: I also very scare of taking taxi in K.L, not to mention Bangkok! Your hubby very cool huh!
same here… wanted to go Bangkok for ages liao, never been to Thailand except Hatyai. heard from fren things really cheap there!
erm… where is eagle ranch ah?
Bangkok, shiok le…
I had food poisoning in Bangkok last time, it was my terrible trip, i vomited and diarrhea all the way long when flying back to KL.
Where is the eagle ranch? I’m keen also…
hmm..i’ve been meaning to go t bangkok with my girl friends for a shopping spree….wonder when i can do it…
wah.. so shiok.
We used to take 1 holiday a year, with Zara, hasn’t gone any where yet. I will be mm seh tuck to leave her behind, and I’m still nursing, leceh also if go anywhere must go pumping. Imagine, shopping 1/2 way must ‘excuse me’ thn go and pump.. where got so shiok some more
Wait.. until I wean her first.
I am still waiting for a vacation…sigh.
wah… golden puppiieessss !!!
WAH! Banyaknya Golden wouf wouf… Kekeke…
free air ticket? of course can go every month la…hai, unfornately my hubby a pilot…sigh..
sorry, i mean not a pilot!
egghead, annie, sue, dinah: yuppp…bangkok is an eye opener, things not dirt cheap, but consider OK oso.
jefferene: budget travel mah…sure can one 🙂
hui sia: waiyaa..hope next time u go BKK no diarrhea…eagle ranch will be in coming postings :0
agnes: hehe true, when u are bf-ing, it’s a bit tough
mich: sure you can, I’ll cover ST for u if u go holiday 🙂
jess: hehe…yah..I really must be thankful for that
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