Amazing Bangkok

"I WANT TO GO BANGKOK!!!"

That was my desperate cry to Mr. Jang a week ago. I really, really needed a short getaway and Bangkok popped into my mind immediately because of the food, the shopping, the whatever whatever. I've been there umpteenth times and I'd never, never grow bored of Bangkok. It's THE PLACE to go if you just want a quick overseas perk-me-up! So Mr. Jang worked his magic. He bought tickets on Wednesday and then off we went on Friday morning!

Needless to say, the trip was just full of... eating and shopping. It was a trip of new discoveries and old familiar places for me. On our first day, we chanced upon Terminal 21, a new shopping mall next to Westin Hotel, and after grabbing a bite we went around floor by floor to look at the different stalls. Every level is uniquely themed around a different city, even the toilets are designed according to the country/city's culture!

Pad Thai and Fried Rice

Tokyo fashion in Terminal 21

And then, following a short rest back at the hotel and a failed attempt to shop at Platinum Mall, Mr. Jang brought me to this charming place frequented by locals. Ban Rie is an outdoor restaurant next to Ekkamai station which serves local food and western bites, and has a fantastic live band singing a mix of Thai and English songs.

Give the lady a Singha!

OMG-so-shiok Tom Yum Soup

The next morning, while waiting for Mr. Jang's Thai friend Dream to swing by to pick us up, we crossed the road to this breakfast cafe Au Bon Pain to have fresh croissants with egg and bacon with cafe latte. It's simply heavenly (so much so that we came back to have the same thing the next day!)

If only Singapore has this!

After visiting Pang Pang Big Size and her new born baby (I shan't upload the photos here because Mr. Jang said her in-laws are very strict), Dream dropped us off at Chatuchak market where ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. There's ain't many photos of shopping because obviously I was too busy to take out the camera but yes, it was just madness! The major unfortunate thing was that when we tried to change for more money to shop, the money changer was closed! That sort of left a big hole in my heart and till now, five days after we came back, I still go "grrrrr" at Mr. Jang cos I think we should have changed more before we left SG.

Pork chop at Chatuchak

Mr. Jang's burger... looks quite juicy, I think!

Ever so happy when he gets to sit down and eat/drink.

Yakitori cravings satisfied.

On the last day of the trip, we wanted to go to Siam Square but alas! The only place was under some kind of reconstruction. The only other place we could go in the interest of time was MBK. So off we went and we ate like, two rounds of Japanese ramen because it was so cheap - 120Baht for a bowl of ramen, six gyoza and a drink. The rest of the money (or whatever was left) was spent on buying snacks for our colleagues.

I really hope I'd get a chance to visit Bangkok again soon... like in the next two months? I feel that my retail therapy stopped too abruptly due to the lack of capital and I haven't eaten enough yet! Mr. Jang said he is checking out the ticket prices again, so if I could I would really go again - this time fully-prepared with $$$!!!