Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Day 1:
Took the morning Air Asia flight departing at 10.55am Spore time and arriving 12.15pm Bkk time. From the airport we took a cab to our hotel, Diamond City Hotel. We paid 60 bath for toll and 300 baht for the metered fare.
The first impression of the hotel was that it is small and situated in those ulu lanes and far from the sky train. Lobby was miserable and half was it was taken up by tables and chairs. Apparently as we discovered later, it was the breakfast area. There isn't any restaurant in that hotel. The room was nice, with 2 super single beds and 1 makeshift bed. The bathroom was pretty old and we saw a small cockroach running around. Gross! However given the price we paid, we can't complain much. The nicest part of the room was the balcony. It has a big glass table and 2 arm chairs. On the ceiling they put up hanging lights, kinda like chandeliers but simpler.
We went to MBK for dinner and some shopping. Shopping at MBK, to be honest, is pretty boring. The prices quite are generally higher than places like Platinum, CTC and even those roadside stalls. The varieties for clothes are very limited and the bags auntieish. However we enjoyed shopping at Bonaza (not sure if it is this name but it is linked from MBK at 2nd floor near watsons and boots.)
Day 2:
Breakfast at the hotel was delicious! The variety though limited was mouth-watering. The chicken porridge was really nice, a total comfort food.. Although abit watery, i suppose it was due to the rising cost of rice. Anyway we started off to CTC early, wanting to beat the crowd but most of the shops weren't open! We got lost half way and keep wandering back to the same place. It was like a horror movie where no matter where we go, how hard we try, we keep getting back to the same place and seeing the same lady! Our savior arrive when we were close to giving up. We saw a stand giving free maps! Oh how happy we were!
After showering and resting at the hotel, we went to Suan Luan (Lumpini night market). It was rumored to be close on April this year. Lots of shops were closed so the rumor might be true. We went straight for the root reflexology. The boss being a teochew and us being teochews.... gave us additional shoulder and neck massage. What bliss!
Day 3:
After breakfast we went to Platinum mall. It was a good place to shop, we should have gone there on day 1. We were left with limited funds so we shopped for 2 levels and left for Isetan where we can sign cards. Whahaha.. The lingerie was cheap.. Miss Triumph lingerie was sold at a fraction of spore's price. Further more there was a 15% discount for tourist. Hehe feels good to be tourist.
In the evening we went back to Bonaza for manicures (250 baht with nail art) and pedicures (300 baht with nail art). Being really broke, we had our dinner at the roadside stalls near our hotel. We had chicken soup noodles (30 baht per bowl), fried chicken wings (5 baht each). bbq chicken wings and pork (5 baht each). All really delicious!
Day 4:
Packing luggage was a nightmare for us. Airasia baggage limit is only 15kg and i brought a humongous luggage which when filled to the brim, can weigh up to 27kg. I'm not gonna pay for all that excess baggage. There wasn't any weighing machine in the room so i have no gauge of what the weight is like. It felt quite heavy. So i hand carry all the heavy items and put all the light ones like pork floss inside. To my surprise, immediately followed by annoyance.. my luggage only weighs 12.4kg. WTH... I could have put in more stuff inside instead of carrying it around until my shoulders want to break! All in all it was a good trip. I had so much fun!
All our photos are taken by my friend Jaz, the only one who brought a camera along, now waiting for her to send me the photos. We didn't take much though cos we were all hot and sweaty... Utterly unglam... Haha.. Meanwhile i'm gonna put some some photos of my loots from Bkk aka shopping paradise.
Labels: airasia, bangkok trip, diamond city, MBK
