Typical Day Living in Bangkok

Short Note: Obama has been elected as the first black american blooded President of the United State of America!!!!! Abraham Lincoln is going shed tears in his grave.

When are we going to have our first Chinese or Indian PM huh? huh? HUH?

Let's just hope that the USA citizens don't hate him as much as Bush 5 years down the road.


A week ago a reader of mine messaged me (or was it emailed? can't remember) to ask about budget comfortable stays in Bangkok.

I replied him with the recommendation of my semi-serviced apartment/hotel/studio condo for the rooms here are indeed very comfortable and within his range of budget. Which of course, minus his knowledge that I was living in the same building.

All was left forgotten until yesterday when he messaged me on facebook announcing his arrival in Bangkok and have checked into the building I suggested and living in.




So! We met up for drinks. :D (he's staying a storey below me)


I showed Bernard (his name) how's my typical day out in Bangkok is like today (I have not slept yet so it's still today, I know it's already 6am).


Smiley chap he is.


Meeting up in the lobby, we took a taxi to Siam Paragon for lunch at Fuji restaurant - one of my favourite Japanese restaurants. :D

We had Cheese Tofu. (or I had, seeing that I finished most of it :p)




It's like cream cheese, but very tofu-y. Soft and cheesy. It was drizzled with honey and it's SO SO SO good. yum~




For the first time I had a sashimi boat in Thailand with someone else. :D


Bernard ordered it of course.


Bernard's using a Nikon D40 camera so I couldn't resist taking photos with it.




Then I resumed to my eating while Bernard continue helping me camwhore.




My favourite dish in the restaurant is the Unagi Cream Cheese Roll. So yummy can die.




Later on we took the BTS to Sala Daeng, then MRT to Lumphini to take a walk around the famous Suan Lum Night Bazaar.




It's something like a late night Chaktukchak, not as cheap, not as big, but minus the heat. :D

I led him straight to my favourite coffee outlet in Thailand - DOI TUNG!


There's one in Chiang Rai, one in Huahin, and one here in Bangkok.


Doi Tung serves Thai produced coffee, which in my very personal opinion, it's pretty good (not the coffee, the ice chocolate I mean, I don't drink coffee :p ). And it's cheaper than starbucks.




Oh by the way, do you know what there are no such thing as free wifi in coffee shops/outlets in Thailand? Yep, no free wifi in Starbucks either. It's things like this that make me miss Malaysia, le sigh.




Doi Tung charges 60 baht per hour (trust me, this is already cheaper than Starbucks' wifi here).




But people still come here for the lovely ambiance and a good afternoon read. At times I bring my laptop here to work when I get tired of staying in the room.


The infamous Kokuto Latte which Bernard ordered (I don't drink coffee remember)



inserting camwhore pic at own will. la la la~


Oh btw, Bernard is on his quest to backpack around Indo-China.




It's not everyday you hear a Malaysian telling you that he/she is travelling around Indo-China alone, I get estastic everytime I hear it. It's a sign that Malaysians are finally breaking out of its comfort zone/shell and beginning to venture out and explore the world the real way.


Yay! that's the real way! Bernard's damn sporting.
(that's a grasshopper btw)


He was going to fly from Bangkok to Hanoi, Vietnam. I suggested him to travel there on land, crossing borders through Laos. Guess what?! I think he's going to do it!! You go Bernard!! Don't forget to go tubing if you ever land yourself in Vang Vieng k?!


After drink we went out to look-see around Suan Lum.

I've always enjoyed walking in bazaar or night market, there're always a lot of nice things to see, even though you can't always afford them. But you sure will work damn hard to get them the next round! It's one of the best therapies. (Unless of course you find something that you really really like and god forbid for the love of your life cannot afford it)


Haha! Thai barbie!



Pretty ball lights. I remember Wendy loves these.


Bernard was very fascinated with this old T-shirt.


This should be a vintage.


I, however, was attracted to this shirt. :D


Haha!!! Brilliant!


Then I came by this shop which I simply adored! They sold collars!! How unique!

I couldn't resist trying some of them.


Bernard I looked like french maid here.


French Maid collar costed 1190 baht. o.O

Then I tried on a black lacey collar.




This one costed 450 baht. o.O!!




Nice or not? Better be! It's a bloody RM49 riggit ok!

Or you prefer a white one?





Ok my pose looked weird here.


White? Black?


Or maybe a cool hat no? :D




Yep, that's about it. My typical day out living in Bangkok. Occasionally meeting up with readers who's coming to pay me a visit in Bangkok. Which reminds me, I'm meeting with Dennis, another reader, and his friend who're arriving this friday for dinner.

Hey, why everyone coming to Bangkok end of the year one a?