Land of the Thousand Smile

16 Feb

Sawadee! Welcome to Bangkok,Thailand!

Flew in on Tiger Airways, arriving just after 7pm. Immigration & custom clearance were smooth and soon I was on the way to the Hotel - Malaysia Hotel.

Stephen was at the lobby waiting for me. He arrived from Hong Kong a couple of hours earlier.

Went to meet up with Albert, Wong & Tony who were also in Bangkok. Went to a Thai restaurant at Silom for dinner. The food was quite good.

The night ended early.....

17 Feb

Stephen's friend, Gary, came over and we had buffet lunch at Ibis Hotel. Gary spends his retirement years between Bangkok and New York It was catching up for Stephen and Gary. After lunch, we went over to MBK for shopping. Also visited Siam Discovery Centre, Siam Centre and also Siam Paragon. So many shops..so many bargains!

Met up with Pobe for dinner - steamboat at Coca (a high class Coca restaurant, not the usual one). The food was average. Then, went over to Siam Paragon and had coffee with Daddy, who happened to have some time to share. It was great catching up with him!

18 Feb

Decided to go over to Siam Discovery Centre for buffet lunch at Oishii Grand. The food was delicious! Have been there before on the past, so has Stephen! I guess when you get older, you eat less.... so quickly and we were full! Then, walked over to CentreWorld & Big C for some shopping. Managed to get some shorts and a sling bag at Big C while Stephen managed to get a jacket at a bargain! Also, went to Silom to look for Robinson but the department store was no longer there. Stephen was already tired out with all the walking!

Daddy came over to pick us up for dinner. The traffic was TERRIBLE! Was trying to get to the Daddy's condo but decided to have dinner first, due to the bad traffic. Dinner was good and we finally got over to Daddy's Condo - The Met. The place was simply beautiful!

A last minute look around at Suan Lum Night Bazaar before heading back to hotel for 2-hour Thai Massage. It was good.....I fell asleep ....zzzzzzzz.

19 Feb

Decided to check out another Robinson near Thailand Cultural Centre. Still did not manage to get anything. Then, went back to Siam Paragon to try and catch a movie. Manged to catch a movie....as usual, fell asleep at the beginning..... Went to the food court for KFC and then to MBK (Tokyu) for some final shopping. Managed to get some jeans (finally!) and also a pair of sport shoe at good prices. Some local snacks for souvenirs and then to meet up with Daddy for dinner. Steamboat again but at MK Gold (high class version of MK Suki). The meal was not too bad...we ended up at Swenson's for dessert!

Also managed to catch up with Pobe for drinks near the hotel before going back to pack...... catching the flight the following morning.

20 Feb

Morning flight to Kuala Lumpur to meet up with my god brothers and friends. Stephen was kind enough to accompany me to the airport. He would be flying back to Hong Kong on 22 Feb.

The trip to Bangkok was great! We did not do any sightseeing...we just spent time catching up with each other. The time spent was priceless!

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