Bangkok Day 1..

1 Dec 2010

Bangkok, Thailand~ My first fully self-financed trip overseas :):):) booked tickets since almost half a year ago and been anticipating for just as long.. shoppingggg!!!

All my Baht~

Got up bright & early to get to LCCT (LOW COST Carrier Terminal), took a bus to KL Sentral then took a one hour Aerobus ride to LCCT, bought the tickets online for only RM14 per person both ways.. quite cheap~ :)

Our check-in counter.. no luggage to check-in so it just had to collect our boarding passes...

really very 'low cost-looking' terminal.. very minimal decor...

Our plane, flight no. FD 3572~

very lucky to get a window seat and mum and i got adjoining seats on the flight over.. coming back was another story... The clouds looked like cotton puffs that day :)

After 2 hours on the plane, we reach Bkk and the outskirts still look flooded from here...

Guess what's this?? train tokens!~ cute eh.. just have to tap them like our touch n go card to get in then just drop them in the slot when you go out..

Airport Rail Link from Suvarnabhumi Airport to the City~ 30 mins for RM1.50! We spent the time by looking at the various buildings and billboards on the way..

Searched high and low for this at the airport cos we were hungry but couldnt find it.. finally found it right outside our hotel, yippee~! Corn pie is super yummy! wish we could have it here...

Samurai Pork Burger, something we will never get here :(

They have 4 types of sauce to choose from: Thai Chili, Chili, American Ketchup & Tomato, tho i have no idea whats the difference between the latter two @.@~ Thai Chili + Fries = Yums!

McDonald's in Thai :D

Our hotel (not the pyramid shaped one with the miniature Eiffel Tower, the square one): i-Residence Silom~

They conveniently provide durex (2 boxes some more!) for customers.. hehehe...

our bath mat~ :)

our hotel was conveniently located near the Chong Nonsi BTS Station, so after checking in, we wasted no time in exploring the city by Skytrain~

Beauty Buffet at Chong Nonsi station, sounds tempting.. but its all skincare items...

First stop we went to was Siam Paragon, bunnies as x'mas decor.. :)

Bunny x 2

very fake looking models.. hehehhe.. they look too perfect.. kinda weird..

We left Paragon after taking a look round the place, nothing to attract our attention cos most shops were selling branded stuff, not mere mortal stuff, nothing for us to buy.. so we decided to walk ard the area outside the mall.. since Platinum Mall which is highly recommended for economical shopping looked very near on our map, we decided to try to make our way there by foot~

many of these shrines all over town..

Supposed to visit the famous Erawan Shrine but ended up at the Trimurti & Ganesha Shrines..

Finally found Platinum Mall after abt 15mins of walking~ :) Shopping heaven, here we come~! No pics from here up till dinner time, cos we were busy bargaining & buying the whole afternoon.. :D

Dinner at the 6th Floor food court.. Fried oyster Omelette!!!

Giant, giant oysters and only RM7 a plate... definitely impossible to find back home... :)

Pad Thai~

This woman damn unnatural when posing with food.. :P

Dessert: Glutinous rice + mung beans in coconut milk~ super guilt inducing :S

After dinner, we made our way to the night market near Lumphini Park~ and again it was bargain, shop, bargain shop.. until we had to sit down and rest a bit before going back to the hotel.. :D

before that, my first tuk-tuk ride.. Its both exciting and scary at the same time... you feel like you're going to fall out anytime soon, but still its quite fun to have the wind blowing in your hair as you zip round the cars and buses.. :S

trying to take a pic while holding on to the railing and bouncing around... hahahaha

the red ones are the brake lights.. cute~

Live performance at the beer garden where we rested our feet and arms... :) they had all the nice english songs from the 90s to cater to the mat salleh market :):)

Tried Chang beer, a Thai product and local coconuts of course! dunno why they never give spoons in thailand.. i like to scrape the flesh out.. so wasteful to throw the whole thing away like tat T.T~

Day One hauls... lots of T-shirts for for bro and some souvenirs.. some clothes and bags for me oso :D

Unbelievably priced genuine leather goods~ :) can smell them from miles away.. hehehhe.. the green bag is my favourite buy of the lot~! *hearts*

Dragged ourselves out and took a taxi back.. we were supposed to take the BTS, but we were too lazy to search for the station while carrying so much stuff.. got back, took a long shower, rolled around in bed awhile before turning in for the night.. quite a fruitful first day in Bangkok~ :)