*Wednesday, March 23, 2005*
Had a solid holiday at BKK 5D4N!
Well, as I had promised Jess, I WON'T sleep for first hour I arrive. True to my word, we were out trotting on the streets once we dropped our luggage at the hotel.
More details at Jess' blog. :
Basically the tour went like this for DAY 1:
PORNTIP-> MBK-> SIAM DISCOVERY CENTRE-> PATPONG
Porntip is like the Sim Lim Square of Singapore. Selling yesterday's technology at last year's prices... Well, you get my point. ;) It's not as updated as SLS but probably if you needed a cheap and not too advanced fix, you could get it there. As Jess mentioned, we managed to get a really good deal on "the L Word" Season 1 DVDs. Real cool. :) I also managed to buy my ROC for < SGD30 but regretted not taking the last piece of the TFT for a lesser price as well. Oh well. What we truly regretted is not buying the Thai version Sims 2 expansion "University". We were quite gutless. We weren't sure that it would install correctly on our English version Sims 2 but on hindsight, I don't think EA would be that free to come out with a Thai version. >.< Oh well, it was retailing for half the price in SG. OUCH!
Anyway, just so you guys know, we haven't bought the "University" expansion set. :)
After which we adjourned to MBK. Of which Jess bought 5 really cheap and imitation handbags. :) She initially wanted all to herself, ended up she gave my mom and sis one each, and her mom 2. So she kept only 1 small one for herself ;)
After shopping at MBK, we were plushed and hungry. We crossed over to Siam Discovery Centre for dinner. And foolishly chose Outback Steakhouse when we do have a branch in Singapore which we do not patronise. LOLX. Had some SG priced food [ouch] and beer. >.< After dinner we had decided we were rejuvenated and strong enough to go for more shopping!
I then asked Jess whether she wanted to go to the night market Patpong AKA (TIGER) THAI GERL SHOW AREA.
Well, we walked 2 rounds. And I had the "see show" face and the touts were trying their utmost best to pull us in for a "kan tou" time. After much hesitation, we had decided to go into a "show" area. Bad spot though. Beer was 4 times the normal price and we were slaughtered left-right centre to give 'donations'. Well, it was a good experience for Jess as she hadn't seen one before and wondered how the 'performance' was like. -.- Well, just so that it reminds us that every woman who does that kind of show is someone's daughter and/or mother. And IMO, no woman should be doing such a thing for "shows". We were pretty silent and solemn after leaving the place. We had not finished the beer and left abruptly.
After which we went to the supermarket to get some toiletries and such. Then was almost slaughtered by a taxi driver who refused to switch on the meter and gave crap like it's at night and he wouldn't drive us back. For once, I actually took the 2nd tuk tuk trip as I was quite adamant to swear off tuk tuk and it's non-metered fare. Well, the tuk tuk was the least priced... and we certainly did hone a little of our noob bargaining skills. We were very glad to be back in the hotel for a good night's rest and we planned the touristsy itinerary for day 2. :)
DAY 2
We were planning temple trips. Got up last minute late as usual for the free buffet breakfast at hotel. Was pleasantly surprised with pig blood's on the menu and wolfed down 2 bowls. I hadn't eaten there for a decade! LOVELY! :"
We then took a taxi down to the Palace of Reclining Buddha. Beautiful place. Serene and peaceful. Went a tad crazy with our new Sony W5 and took many brillant shots. Long trip down though, it was way at the other end. Anyway, you should really check out Jess' blog for the details... :) we visited a lot of temples and took the river ride the local way. :D
Till then I blog again :D
Su played with Magic @ 3/23/2005 07:21:00 PM
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have visited!
