Sanguinity

Greetings to Thailand, Sawadee ka♥

i'm safely back home from bangkok since last Tuesday. Time flies. In the blink of an eye, 4 days 3 nights' stay in Bangkok has come to an end. Despite the fact, i'm still very much in holiday mood and i'm missing bangkok sooooo much now. My friend was right. She said we would leave the place with reluctance. i miss everything there, the Amari Atrium Hotel, the daily breakfast buffet, the food(signature dishes), the bunch of friends who were with me during the trip and most IMPORTANTLY, the endless shopping spree in that paradise during our stay.

To add on to it, this entire bangkok trip was not only an exciting and fun trip, but also a thrilling and nerve-wrecking experience that we've encountered. Coming to think of it now, it is rather dramatic having to encounter few unexpected incidents occuring one after another. Who would have expect us to miss our flight?! Oh my goodness!!!

Sounds scary huh? Anyway, i shall fill you guys in about the fun part of Bangkok first before we move on to the nerve-wrecking experience part that was encountered.

Our flight was early in the morning back on the 13th August and which also means that we'll have to wake up even before dawn to get ready to set off to the airport. Thankfully, adeline's dad offered to drive us to the airport if not we'd have to on-call a cabby at this wee hour. The flight was slightly delayed and we landed in Bangkok roughly 9 plus near 10 in the morning. Definitely, the first thing to do is to check in hotel and leave your heavy baggages behind before you start off your first day of exploration in a new country. Upon our arrival in Amari Atrium Hotel, we received a warm welcome from the bell boy who opened our cabby door and carried our luggages for us. Soon after, we were served with a welcome drink at the dining area. First impression of the hotel's lobby and dining restaurant area was pretty good. Nice and cosy ambience, warm lightings and good services by the staffs there. Check out my video "Bangkok Holiday Trip(Part One)" below to find out more about our accomodation in Bkk:)

Bangkok Holiday Trip (Part One)


Room 1907, thanks for the nice stay:)

The moment we stepped foot into streets of Bangkok, we became SHOPAHOLICS!!! i really have to say this: "Bangkok is no doubt a shopping paradise!" Even for myself, i can't resist the temptations not to shop there. I've to admit that i was a shopaholic during my stay in Bangkok. Their clothings there are rather fashionable and most importantly they are not charged at an exorbitant price. What's more to add on to it are the bargainings with the stallholders and the wholesale prices almost EVERYWHERE!

Few shopping malls and street markets we've visited: (1) The Platinum Fashion Mall, (2) MBK, (3) Chatuchak weekend market, (4) Suan Lum Night Bazaar.

(1) The Platinum Fashion Mall: This shopping mall looks kinda' like Singapore's Far East Plaza where there are different small shops lining side by side to each other in different levels. This is where WHOLESALE prices can be seen almost everywhere in the mall. For eg. A shirt alone costs 250Thai Bahts (ard 10.60 sing dollars) and if you'll to get three pieces at one go, they'll charge you at a wholesale prices of 150Thai Bahts each (ard 6.40 sing dollars). That's what they meant by WHOLESALE. The more you buy, the cheaper they cost!

How cheappppp can that be, having to bring home a top or bottom at ONLY 6 plus sing dollars!!!

(Since most shops there have this WHOLESALE policy, it's not that easy to bargain prices with them given the fact that it is already sooo cheap for one. However, you can still give it a try 'for we managed to bargain in some stores.)

(2) MBK: One of the higher range malls in Bangkok. MBK Center has long stood as a top shopping landmark of the metropolitan. You can find fashionable trendy clothes, cool accessories, nice jewelleries, hi-tech devices like mobile phones and computers there etc. With more than 150 dining establishments, you can easily find an eatery and comfortably sit in to dine in with your families/friends after a tiring day of shoppings. This place is also where we bought our snacks and food back for our families.

(3) Chatuchak Weekend Market: As the name goes, this market only operates during weekend(sat and sun) from 9am till 6pm. According to my friend, the first customer of the day gets to bargain a good price 'for the stall owners in Thai have this belief that the item must be sold out upon their first customer. They believe this brings them luck, showing that it's a good start of the day!

(4) Suan Lum Night Bazaar: A pity we didn't visit Suan Lum Night Bazaar on the first day:(:( It is less crowded compared to Chatuchak market and other malls we've been to. The good thing here in this night bazaar is it's easier to bargain with the stall owners. One thing also to take note here is the high prices offered by the stall owners. Therefore, it is important to BARGAIN a good price with them. You wouldn't want to purchase something back home from Bangkok where you can fetch a similar price like one in Singapore! It's not worth buying if the goods there are charged at an exorbitant price. REMEMBER it's BANGKOK, so everything MUST BEEE CHEAPPPPP!!! tsktsk.

Now, check out "Bangkok Holiday Trip(Part Two)" to find out more about the malls and markets we visited during our stay.

Bangkok Holiday Trip(Part Two)

Thailand is well known for their "TOM YAM SOUP" and "PAD THAI" so it's a MUST for you to try during your stay there. The first day when my friend ordered the tom yam soup noodle at Platinum's foodcourt, we were all in love with the soup♥ In comparison with the tom yam soup tried at a street eatery near Suan Lum Night Bazaar, we preferred the one at Platinum to it. Thai's tom yam is different from Singapore's one. The spices the Thais use for their soup enhances the taste, making it even more spicy and sour. Nice♥

Apart from indulging in Thailand's signature dishes, deborah and me also visited one of their popular coffee houses like "Black Canyon Coffee" for tea session despite overseas. The price of ice-blended frappes and cake delights sold there are slightly cheaper than Singapore's ones. Not forgetting Red Mango's Yogurt, which is one of the best yummy yogurts that i've savoured so far. Deborah recommended this Red Mango's yogurt to me and i was told that the yogurt there is also cheaper. As you can see, the standard of living in Bangkok is lower, therefore most of the things there are cheaper than the ones in our country. Be it clothings, food, menicure, massage and EVEN TRANSPORTATIONS! (It is superrrr cheappp to take cab in Bangkok. Most of the times, we were travelling to and fro places by cab!)

Check out "Bangkok Holiday Trip(Part Three)" for more recommendations of food in Bangkok!

Bangkok Holiday Trip(Part Three)

i'm missing the daily breakfast buffet in Amari Atrium Hotel too! This and that...AHHHH!!!! In short, i'm missing bangkok♥

That's for now. Next up, i'll be ranting on my jetstar flight:( Stay Tune.