My trip to bangkok

I think all of you must’ve had enough of my incessant rants about my job. So instead of going on about it, I shall talk about my recent trip to Bangkok! In case you’re wondering, yes, I’m STILL suffering from the withdrawal symptoms of the trip.

Travelling is always fun no matter where you go but more often than not, I feel lousy rather than rejuvenated at the end of the trip. I guess the prospect of returning to work will never be something to look forward to.

Anyway, I had a good time in Bangkok. Initially I was worried that our trip would be disrupted after our Tiger Airways flight was delayed. Luckily they changed the aircraft and we arrived in Bangkok one hour later than our scheduled arrival time. Phew.

Day 1

Hip Hotel Room 1018

We were allocated a room on the highest floor. Cosy, ain’t it?

Corridor of the 10th floor

It seemed like we had the entire floor to ourselves. So quiet, even during the day.

Bathroom equipped with rain shower

The bathroom came with a rain shower and two frosted window panes strategically placed next to the bathtub. Oooh naughty.

You know what I think is funny? Because of those two window panes, we had to switch off the bathroom lights and shower in semi-darkness to avoid being seen from outside. Classic.

Busy Bangkok traffic

Infamous Bangkok traffic conditions along MBK.

Kobune Restaurant

We had our dinner at this Japanese restaurant at MBK called Kobune. Good ambience.

25 baht menu

Cheap cheap! Each side dish costs a mere 25 baht. Oooh how I love Thailand!

Day 1 purchases

My booty at the end of Day 1. Kinda went nuts at Watsons and Tops Supermarket.

View from hotel room

The view from our room. Such a beautiful day.

Day 2

Hotel restaurant

Love the hotel restaurant (sans man in red, of course). So colourful and refreshing.

Thai food

Late lunch at a small eatery called Zeed Zaed (I think) located on the top floor of Platinum Mall. Food is not fantastic though.

Mocha Frappe

Yums yums. Wish we have Black Canyon Coffee over here. Oh wait a second, we do have it in Singapore.

Day 2 purchases

My Day 2 booty. Visibly more subdued.

Oh yes, see those T-shirts? They were so cheap (like 150 baht each) that I practically bought them without thinking twice. The thing is, I discovered I can only fit comfortably into two of those T-shirts two weeks after I returned from Bangkok. Bummer.

I think I need to go on a diet.

Day 3

Chatuchak Market

Day 3 is Chatuchak Day. I had to brace myself for another sweat-until-no-need-to-pee experience. Gulp.

Candle holders.

Colourful and creative candle holders at one of the many claustrophobic stalls at Chatuchak.

These candle holders are so pretty and irresistible that I just had to get one. It’s now chucked away somewhere in the wardrobe. Ha! So typical of me.

Cute lil' mice

Dozens of mice at one of the pet stalls at Chatuchak. Love the brown ones.

Xiao Long Bao

Xiao Long Bao at a Chinese restaurant at MBK. In case you’re wondering, they weren’t very good.

Day 3 purchases

My purchases on our last day in Bangkok.

Packed to the brim

All packed and ready to go home. Bye Bangkok!

I had a great time shopping in Bangkok but it was really tiring at the same time. The weather didn’t help and it was horrible to get drenched in perspiration after three hours at Chatuchak. Yup, you heard me right – we only managed a measly three hours at Chatuchak this time round. Hahaha.

Oh well. I still miss Bangkok and I want to go for another holiday. Life would be perfect if I can go for a trip every now and then.

Then again, I think a new job would suffice. Hahaha.

Much anticipated break

I remember I wrote an entry on my holiday plans to Taiwan and Bangkok last year. Suddenly March has arrived and I’ll be leaving for Bangkok tomorrow!

I’m so happy! Mind you, I’m more excited about not having to turn up for work than the trip itself. It just shows how much I hate love my job, eh?

As usual, I haven’t packed my luggage yet and I haven’t finished doing up my shopping list. I think I’ll have quite a long list of items to get for Miz Niyo, my colleagues and of course, myself! Hehehehe.

Okay, I think I’m getting excited about the shopping already! I’ll be back with the goodies and photos soon. Oh yes, did I hear someone mention the Taiwan photos? Haha.

Fly, fly away…

I’m jetting off to Taipei tomorrow! Hooray!

Taipei here I come!

I’m still not done with the packing despite having a day off yesterday. I had hoped to leave the office on the dot to go back to do my packing but look what happened – I’m still here at 7.20pm. I managed to clear most of my work (I think) and I just sent an email to my Assistant Manager for her to follow up on some outstanding tasks. I kinda feel bad about going on leave and leaving all the work to her. Gosh. I think I really need a break. Screw work.

Anyway, I hope the weather isn’t too unbearably cold in Taipei. If I could survive 16 degrees celsius in Melbourne, I should be able to cope with 19-21 degrees in Taipei, right?

Since I’ll be out of Singapore for the next seven days and most likely won’t be able to update my blog, this will be my very last entry for 2008. I really can’t believe the year has gone by so fast. With the new year approaching, it’s time for new resolutions again. I already have a few in mind but I shall write more when I return.

Happy new year to all my faithful readers and here’s wishing everyone a successful and prosperous 2009. Party hard and don’t miss me!

See you all in the brand new year!