Friday, December 23, 2005

That's me at some christmas deco in the mall...

Oh and we bowled in the afternoon. Shan't talk much about it. Let the pictures do the talking hehehe. Don't be shocked by what u are going to see. This is true!

Game 1: Clue: Look at the fourth player!

Second game wasn't so good...

Da pao-ed Dunkin Donuts for supper! Yummy bavarian and strawberry!

Day 3: Sungei Wang, Sogo

The third day was spent at Sungei Wang Plaza shopping our hearts out! Yea man! The stuff there is really budget... it's like the queensway of KL with of course girly stuff, electronics and others... But i dun think I bought anything much from there, cuz I kind of like have too many pieces of clothing in my wardrobe already, and I was like constantly reminding myself not to buy so many pieces of clothings.

Yep so anyway we shopped at Sungei Wang and Sogo KL for the whole day tt we din go to KLCC at last. Sad, but also nvm la cuz the things there are so ex that I dun think I would be able to buy anything much there anyway. Ended the day with a fabulous dinner at Secret Recipe. I had chicken cordon bleu which sounded nice "boneless chicken fillet stuffed with chicken cubes and cheese..." but it ended up not delivering its promise - the cheese part was only at one end of the fillet - but when the cheese did come it tatsed oh so good. The cordon bleu part makes it sound good right? haha... Also had a blueberry cheesecake... all for i dunno around SGD 10 bucks?

Went back to pack my luggage... very tired le after these 3 days haha...

Day 4: Sungei Wang and home sweet home

Morning we went to do some last minute shopping at Sungei Wang again... actually it's the ladies lah. Bought bags and clothes and everything. Guys just sat down somewhere to rot all over again haha... KFC lunch and then after that rushed back to take coach back to sg...

I brought home not only the things I bought but also the flu bug... sad...

So anyway I rested on Monday and then tuesday set off for Bangkok with Lao Da, my camp mate. His first holiday actually and he was rather excited about it la... For me, well I wan;t as excited la... I mean I've been to Bangkok twice before... so ya kind of knew what to expect - CHEAP stuff!!! hahahaha

Ok a quick summary too...

Day 1: Flight to Bangkok, MBK

Woke up very early... even earlier than for KL... cuz we were taking a morning flight at 9.20 am and had to reach by around 8am... And of course I was worrying if he will be late... cuz he always has a habit of not waking up at the time he sets... but thankfully he was. Or else he will just waste his air fare lor... muhahaha...

So we checked in... had breakfast at the staff canteen and boarded the jet star asia flight to bangkok... first time on a budget airline carrier so was quite keen to see what it would be like in the plane too.... wasn't too bad la... seats were definitely smaller than usual airlines and the leg room was much smaller but it was still a comfortable seat nevertheless... Flight passed rather quickly... albeit the constant complaints from lao da that his ears were blocked. His first time... asked him to swallow saliva constantly but he din listen...

So anyway we touched down and took a cab to Asia Hotel... the same one I stayed in the previous time I came with my family. Loved it then and still love it now... Posh. Polite. Conveniently located. What can I say? Not too cheap la but this time it was sponsored by my dad... hehe thanks dad!

Us in the hotel...

After dumping stuff in room, went to MBK to shop like siao! It's like the shopping heaven of bangkok i tell u. Other shopping centres, the stuff is so ex compared to MBK, I'd rather get the stuff in Singapore lor... Shopped and shopped and shopped the whole afternoon and evening away... Bought 4 tees, 1 pants, a pair of shoes and a giant bag to store all this junk tt i bought... and 2 pair of board shorts for my brother... spent around 2000 baht on shopping just on this first day la! OMG! Lunch and dinner were both had at their food court and I had authentic Phad Thai for lunch. It trashed like all of the Phad Thai I've ever eaten in Singapore... even better than ThaiExpress' one. Dinner I ordered Green Curry fried Rice... OMG it is spicy la. I couldn't finish it... It was tasty yes but the amount ofchili he threw in was as though it was free haha

Felt quite tired at aroung Thai time 9 plus (sing time 10 plus) cuz we woke up so early in the day mah... da pao-ed dunkin donuts back to hotel...

Day 2: Chit Lom and MBK part 2

Din wake up too early... just enuff to make it for breakfast... so this trip din tire me too much... after breakfast took the BTS to Chit Lom station... there are like quite a few shopping centres in that area. Well quite a disappointing day la... the stuff in those shopping centres like Central Dept store, Amarin plaza and Central Trade Centre is not cheap... the same price if not more ex than the stuff in sg... def not the reason I came to Bangkok for - cheap and good stuff... So we "cleared" those few rather quickly...

Then amidst these few disappointing shopping centres we found Bangkok's solution to Giant supermarket: Big C supermart. It's like Giant with like 4 levels... foodstuff, cosmetics, clothes, shoes everything. Bought some snacks and a singlet there... so cheap cheap good good! *grinz* Lunch at this jap restaurant. Had this grilled saba set with soup and teppanyaki-ed veg and all... all for only 125 baht or 5 sing dollars... Where can u find such prices in sg??!

After that it was back to hotel for some rest... then back to MBK cuz it was like the best place to walk around and it felt just like so welcoming and homely... the feeling... hard to describe. Had dinner at this italian restaurant followed by a night movie King Kong at 10.30pm all the way till about 2 am...real late haha. First time actually. But King Kong is a wonderful movie. Also worth the money u would have to pay (only 80 baht for us). It's like a mix of Titanic, Jurassic Park and Lost all in one... nice show...

Slept real late... 3.30am i think haha

Day 3: Siam and MBK again...

Went to shop at Siam Discovery Centre, Siam Square and Siam Paragon today.... still nothing compared to the mood at MBK. It's like high class shopping lor... with all the boutique shops and I quote ren "big shops with only a few pieces of clothing and nobody dare to step in". So sian... it looked good tho... posh and gorgeous but tt's all there is to it haha.

Lunch at a rather Marche-styled dining place. Ate Chicken Tikki Masala and garlic naan... it was quite nice la, but not very fantastic... ok lor for the price i paid.

After that we went back to MBK haha... still drawn to it. Did a little shopping there before heading back to rest. Tired after all these days of constant walking.

Then we went to Siam centre which was actually an open air shopping area... ok not really open air more like shophouses? Ate A&W finally (I missed it in KL mah...) and feasted like king! Hohoho... We both shared a set meant for 4 ppl... and I added a whole ice-cream waffle on top of that... Growing fat!!! Stopped by Siam Paragon, the posh centre and took some lovely photos!!

Then we went for another night movie - Long Khong 2 (Art of the Devil 2, a thai movie). A very ncie show I have to say. Very gory and disgusting at parts but overall a very good storyline and effects. If it ever comes to singapore I think it would be a hit!

Day 4: Back to Singapore

Yup so today came back to singapore. Took a morning flight so din really do anything much in bangkok except eat breakfast at the hotel haha. Hmm nothing to say lor haha except that I was tired and had lots of unpacking to do so I din go for my class gathering... nvm la next time got chance!

So yup those were my trips... tiring but rewarding. Now I hope to recover from flu n dehydration soon *sobs*...

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