A Walk To Remember

{January 27, 2009} Sawadeekaa

this post was drafted in october…and i totally forgotten about it.

now i decided to post it up, as a reminder on the activities i have undertaken during my trip to bangkok.

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Sawadeekaa…

Sabai dee mai? (how are you?)

Phoot Thai mai dai (I can’t speak Thai)

hahahaha… I wish i could speak Thai.. =) there’re so many good looking guys there, but the only barrier would be the language. :S

Just got back from a trip to Pattaya and Bangkok. Its a great trip i should say…there’s SUN, SAND, SEA, SPA, SPICE and SHOPPING! Have everything in one trip. 🙂

this is my first time there and definately wont be the last…

this is another all girls trip.. (i love all girls trip..we get to do the GAL THING!) =)

and we ATE ALOT! i really meant ALOT! A little diary on our eatery and activities

Day 1

– arrived to bangkok at about 6pm, then we took a cab to Pattaya. we had a hard time communicating with the cab driver, as he don’t know our hotel location. hmph..nvm. we finally reach RS SeaSide at Jomtien Beach at around 9pm

– check into hotel. snaps some pictures

– then head out for dinner in one of the street stall (the food are WONDERFUL!). we each order some special rice, a plate of BBQ squid and Veges to share

– after dinner cum/supper…i can’t remember where we went. i think we walk along the street for a while, then head back to hotel to rest

Day 2

– woke up at 8am, wash up then went for breakfast. then went back into the room to changed to bikini. 🙂

– we walk along jomtien beach for about 1 hour, then decided to take a tut-tut to pattaya beach instead

– reach pattaya beach. we walk along the street in searching for food. we walked aimlessly, until the sky starts to darken (sign of raining) . then we went into 7-eleven and got ourselves raincoats. (mind you, i havent been wearing one since i was in kindergarten)

– about 15 minutes later, the rain started to pour. we wore our raincoats and continue walking again in searching for food. we finally settle in one of the street stall and ordered Tom Yam and Chicken Rice. eating our lunch with our raincoat, with rain water splashing at us. it was a wonderful experience. 🙂

– after lunch, with our raincoats on, we walk to a bar, we took off the raincoat and enjoy an afternoon beer.

– when rain began to stop, we continue our aimless walking again. we walk to a mall opposite the bar. once we stepped into the mall, and flip through few addidas merchandise that is on sales…the RAIN STARTED TO POUR AGAIN. so we just window shop around the small complex.

– when things started to get abit boring, we wore back our raincoats, and decided to walk along the streets. the whole pattaya beach area was flooded. but still we had to be adventurous was walk on the rain water. we bought mangoes while walking…we ate a total of 3 mangoes

– we stopped at one massage parlour and had our first massage in Pattaya. We took the 1 hour Thai Massage that cost us only 200 bhat

– after the massage, as we stepped out of the parlour. there’s a kind lady selling Squid. we bought some squid to snack. along our aimless walking, we bought ayam pangang, fried chicken to snack

– at about 5pm, we stopped at the street stalls to have our Pre-dinner. we had Pad Thai, Tom Yam Seafood Soup, and another noodle which we don’t know what its called. but is super spicy and nice.

– after dinner, we had a slow walk and took a tut-tut back to jomtien. we dropped off before reaching our hotel, because we saw some yummy seafood stalls along the way.

– we had our pre-pre dinner. we ordered 2 whole crabs, and Fresh Big Prawns..and of course Singha Beer to Share. my friend also ordered, banana pancake..and we finished the meal with swee mangoes as dessert.

– after the meal, we took another tut-tut back to our hotel. where we finally took of our clothes (with the bikini on) and when for a swim. and took some underwater pictures. 🙂

– after the swim…we went back to the hotel for shower, and then HEAD to supper in our favourite place..the place where we had our first dinner.

– now we ordered Tom yam (and is the best i’ve ever tasted!!), fried frogs, fried Rice and Veges (this is the BEST thai food i’ve ever tasted, and my friends agrees with me too). and then we called it a night.

Day 3

– woke up at 8.30am, change into our bikini again and when for breakfast.

– but this time, we relax ourselves and spend the whole morning at the SEA. we rented the beach chairs, and ordered some coconut water.

– then we have people coming to us, bringing us yummy food. we bought, fried baby crabs, spring rolls, fried prawn, squids and also some fruits. and we had our morning nap…and read some lines in the book that i brought along.

– had a dip and swam at the sea, then back to napping again.

– at about 11.30am, we when back to the hotel, wash up and started to packed for check-out. we check out around 1pm..and the cab will only be available at 3pm.

– so, we went out for lunch, to pass the time. we had lunch in Yorkies

– after lunch, we sat at the lobby, took some pics and read some books while the rain started to pour again.

– the driver came at 4pm, and it was raining heavily.

– reached bangkok at 6pm…and at 6.30pm we arrived to our hotel (Take A Nap). we stayed in the greenery room and is fantastic! and finally i’m able to connect to the WWW!

– after washing up, we went to walk around patpong area. after some walk, we settle in a Bar Restaurant. and ordered Green Curry Chicken and Tom Yam with rice (by far, is the WORSE food we have ever eaten in Thailand) and from then on..we litterally lost our appetite.

– we bought some bangles from this old grannies, and took pictures with her.

– after our dinner, we shop around patpong. and amazed by the bargains between the locals and the foreigners.

– after some walk, we went for foot, shoulder and head massage that cost us 200 bhat

– after the massage, we head back to our hotel and rest.

Day 4

– woke up at 8am for breakfast

– took MRT from Sala Deang to Mo Chit. then it started to rain again, and i was wearing long white draw-string pants. (HMPH)

– we only have one raincoat with us (thanks to karen) and both me and karen have to share the raincoat to cover ourselves from the rain. CE, only had a hat on.

– when to chatuchak market. its really bargain there. alot of beautiful decoratives stuff, and also cute puppies for sales.

– we walk for along time, but only managed to cover a portion of the whole market. (i got a lamp (160 bhat) candle holder (125 bhat) – i got the same one in patpong market for 300bhat!!) and a tiffany ring for 250 bhat – which patpong sells at 450 bhat

– we had street food again in chatuchak..and hot and spicy noodle that i ordered is really hot and spicy and very yummy. 🙂

– after chatuchak, we took the MRT again to rhamdevi, and we walked quite a distance to platinum mall. (my GOd..is really a good bargain there)

– i got myself a green dress (400 bhat), 2 shorts (200 bhat), Blue Dress (150 bhat), and a Pyjamas (150 bhat)

– after platinum mall, we took an adventurous ride with tut-tut back to the hotel. where we need to get ready to go to baiyoke for dinner.

– we wash up and get dressed. took a cab to baiyoke sky. paid for 720 bhat for dinner and entrance to the observation deck (which, it is a must see and do things if you are visiting bangkok for the first time)

– we had the most wonderful, and most attention given time there. :), great food and great entertainment.

– we went to the observation deck, and enjoy the scenary of Bangkok City.

– at about 10.30pm, we took a cab back to the hotel, where we changed, then walk back to patpong street and check-in ourselves into the massage parlour and had a 2 hours of thai massage.

– the massage ends at about 1.30am, and we call it a night back at the hotel.

once we reached the hotel, we are so tired..and i slept off straight after i washed up. and we missed our morning breakfast the next day. 😦

– we went out for breakfast instead. and we paid 80 – 120 bhat for it.

after breakfast, we went back to the hotel to take the final photos shot of us in the room.

we took a cab at 1.30pm to the airport. where we shop again in the duty free..and fly back home to Malaysia.

that’s practically, almost to very detail of my activites in bangkok. did i bored you?

{September 24, 2008} Room Make-Over Project

I’ve finally found a bedroom set that i like and HAVE PURCHASED IT! It was such a drama just to buy this set.

Anyways, My room is in desperate need of a makeover! My things are all over the place, unorganized and and and…am SICK of it! I have books, clothes..and all the dings and dongs

I need a desperate change to structure and organized my life, and therefore i will start off with my santuary….the most important “room” in my life.

I started to shop around for bedroom set since 6 months back…I’ve flips through saturdays newspaper for promotions, I’ve call for enquiries..and even made a few trips down to Cavenzi and other furnitures shops in LDP furniture mall and ulu place in Subang U5 but at the end, i couldnt find the design that i like and within my budget.

Cavenzi maybe nice…but i find the quality is not worth the money. really…after including the high priced delivery charges…even worse.

then about 2 week ago, i received a newsletter from hong leong bank. they have promotion on courts mammoth bedroom set for their cardholder. so, i made a trip down to courts mammoth last saturday. after browsing through the display units…i like one particular one.

It’s brown…with sliding door cupboard, and quality is not bad at all. when i knock on the wood, it doesn’t have the “cheapo” feeling?..dunno how to explain. but i like it. thereafter, i asked the sales person regarding the promo they are having with hong leong bank. She checked, then finally return and told me that the Bedroom set that i fancied has RM300 rebate for Hong Leong CC holders. plus…it comes with free gifts

1) astro decoder (now i can have private astro in my room? =))

2) Steam Iron (now i can iron my clothes in my room? =))

3) 3 piece of stainless steel cookery pots (now i can organized a slumber party? =))

4) and i think it also includes RM10k insurance policy? (now my life value increase by another RM10k? =))

Hahaha..silly me..

anyways, on saturday i didn;t have enough credit in my card to purchase the item. (DARN!!) i blew my card! gosh!

so, i told them i will come back again on tuesday..that was yesterday. I paid yesterday and i expect to received the it in 2 weeks time. but guess what?! the courts mammoth delivery guy just called me up, he said he can delivery the furnitures to me today! (Thumbs up for the prompt delivery!!) as much as i wanted to received my “babies”…but i told him to deliver to me on Friday instead.

I’m taking leave on Friday….so i have time to clear my room, to make way for my new “babies” arrival. =)

and this is what i have in mind for my room arrangement….