Monday, December 18, 2006

Bangkok. Totally awesome.

Woot! And so I'm back from Bangkok after 3days there. It was absolute fun, fun and more fun! The things there were extremely cheap, adding more fun to it when you get to test your haggling skills. I have to admit I'm not really good at it. [I'll tell you why at the end of the post] Nevertheless, the things I bought were at prices I was willing to pay. Ahh, the satisfaction one can get from all the shopping. =)

The day started when we had to get up really early cos our flight was at 7a.m. We departed from the LCCT. [Low Cost Carrier Terminal] Amazingly, my family wasn't the latest to arrive. Hehe. Super proud of it. Cos of the fact that almost everytime we're the last to arrive. The rest who came along with us are our relatives. That's a total of 17 altogether including me. Okay, that aside, we then proceeded to those getting our flight tickets, checking in luggages and passport checking thing.

We were transported by AirAsia. Cheap ma. =) It was my first time flying with AirAsia. My feedback about AirAsia would be just one word. SQUEEZY. Then again, the flight was only about an hour plus long so there isn't really much to complain about. BUT the food and drinks were so expensive! They were even selling their own souvenirs on the plane. LAME! Who would actually spend their cash on this?

Their expensive souvenirs. And that's May Vern my cousin wondering what am I doing.

F.Y.I, did you know that Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok actually has a time difference? Bangkok is one hour behind us. Don't start calling me dumb or whatsoever cos I asked my cousins about this and they didn't know it too. And don't start saying 'it' runs in the family. Whatever, at least I know it now. Lol.

So the first day we didn't actually do much. When we landed, we checked into a hotel called Ibis. 3star only but the room was quite nice. Only thing I didn't like about it is the location. So far away from all those shopping spots. Anyway, as soon as we put down our luggages in our rooms, we headed straight for lunch at Siam Central. Ate at some food court and you know those people working there who clear the tables? Yeah, they are so nice that they will help you carry your food to your table after you have ordered. I don't think you can find these kinda people here in Malaysia. Siam Central's toilets are superb. They keep it so clean unlike here and there's even a plasma TV inside!

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Cousins and I having our lunch at the food court. I had beef tendon noodles!

We went to the Chao Praya River boat trip. A waste of time and the result you get is just you getting more tanned. I'd like to think of myself as tanned sexy and not dark tanned, thank you very much. Besides sight seeing those temples and 5star hotels by the river, we got to see old ang mohs with their escorts. Some even being escorted by their own kind, men. Ugh. The feeling of disgust just overwhelms me each time I think about it.

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Us in front of our hotel.

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3 blind mice..3 blind mice..See how they smile..

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Haha..I'm so dark you can barely see me =p

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The boat trip was quite a waste of time. Could have spent more time on shopping! [Explains why we were more interested in taking pics rather than looking around]

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Chinatown.

However, we did do a lil shopping at night at this place called Suan Lam Night Bazaar. The time which were given to us by my uncle was obviously insufficient so I ended up only buying one t-shirt. The rest of the time we were just walking and looking at stuffs. My cousins and sisters bought more though.

We got to most of our destinations by walking. Yeah, walking and also taking the MRT la. It's so tiring I tell you. When you try to walk and look at stuff and you're rushing for time, it's really not an easy thing to do. My feet was killing me on the first day. So on the 2nd day, I wore those Crocs I got from KennySia. Yeah, I can't believe I wore them out too. Lol. We spent almost the whole of our 2nd day at Chatuchak Market. That place is so freakin' huge man. But I enjoyed spending there the most cos it was nice to shop there la duh.

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We needed this chips to sensor the gate to get across in order to take the train. Jakunfied.

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Suddenly acting like daddy's girl.

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That's mum trying to do pole dancing. Which she obviously failed.

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If you look closely at our eyes, we actually look like Ju-Ons.

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Very semangated early in the morning cos we were going to Chatuchak Market.

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HOHOHO. My Crocs are pink!

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Enjoying our strawberry and kiwi shakes on a hot day. Psssstt!

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These noodles taste so unique! It's actually nice. Costs only 20 baht[RM2]! But the portion was quite little. Or maybe cos I was hungry? And yes, the soup is pink in colour!

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Retro is the in thang now. Lol.

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Goodbye Bangkok...

Overall, the whole trip was fun. The thing which excites me is the fact that I saw a couple of stuffs with cheap prices you won't get to see here. But then the only thing I wasn't satisfied about was the lack of time we had. There are so many other things I wanted to get..

Oh, and about why I am NOT good at haggling: I was looking at some accessory [body glitter stuff la]at some stall and wanted to buy it. It was 30 baht. That means RM3. I don't know why I even attempted to haggle also since it's already so cheap. Probably because we were haggling each time we bought something so it sort of became a habit. Hehe..

Me: How much?

The seller: 30baht.

Me: 20 baht okay?

The seller: No, 30baht. Very cheap.

Me: No, 20 baht.

The seller: NO cannot, 30baht.

Me: Okay. Gimme one.

I am so good at this you should ask me how I do it know I suck at it. Haha....

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