Part #5

My previous Bangkok post : Part #1 Part #2 Part #3 Part #4

Hari ke-3, kitorang set untuk bangun awal and pegi chatuchak market. We chose naik train sebab itu yang paling mudah dan jimat. You won't sesat trust me. ha ha. The signage sgt clear and u can actually follow tourist lain yang nak ke chatuchak. Landmark station to chatuchak is the mo-chit BTS station. Kitorang kena lalu 8 station sebelum sampai ke weekend market yang paling popular and a-must-visit di Bangkok. As usuall, balik kitorang naik tuktuk sebab dah malas nak menapak dan berdiri dalam train. haha. Paid 300baht (Rm30) and happily ride back to the hotel. We don't mind paying that amount considering agak jauh jugak la chatuchak ke eastin. Dalam 30-35min. 

Make sure u get a map! Chatuchak ni pny lah besar u don't want to explore setiap lorong. u might end up giving up sebab tak jumpa kedai baju or watever u r looking for. And it was so so so damn panasssss. 

Jelly sandal for mak,adik,kakak. from Chatuchak. Blouse from Platinum mall

Skulls & Studs clutch from Platinum mall 2nd building

pants,palazo,blouses and clutch again. Bought that clutch at Terrminal21 :D

sunglass from chatuchak 80baht (Rm8) wohooo!!

Bangkok is definitely one shopping paradise! You'll go crazy over everything!
Kalau ada rezeki, we would love to visit Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Ayuthaya and Khaosan Road.

So here's my recap :

Ticket : Air Asia
Hotel booking : Groupon Gateways
Hotel : Eastin Hotel, Makkasan 

Alhamdulillah booking hotel, plane semua takde problem. I freakin love Airasia promo & groupon gatewayssss!

*will add more pic once dah transfer from my iPod ;)

Bangkok part #4

Part #1
Part #2
Part #3

Wat Pho : Temple of the Reclining Buddha, Sanam Chai Road

Traditional Thai massage bermula kat temple ni hokay. So takyah verangan nak massage yang sejam 200baht tanpa tempat ni.

KItorang pegi time ni quite hectic, memandangkan dah nak dekat new year,and temple ni mcm dekat area2 dataran merdeka kita.So macam the whole Bangkok turun untuk raptai new year. Local people pun dah start cuti. But this place is a must visit! Jom tengok sleeping buddha ;)

Walking towards the entrance

Taxi driver yang bawak kitorang pegi wat pho boleh cakap english. Bagus sgt uncle ni. Siap kenal Tun Mahathir, dia kata Tun sgt bagus, Tun yang membuatkan Malaysia famous! Bangga jd anak Malaysia ;)

Dia suggest kitorang pegi Khaosan rd. Sbb kat situ diorang panggil "mecca" for tourist. Kalau korang tgk the beach yg leonardo dicaprio berlakon tu, ada 1 scene dia pegi beli beras dgn tilda swinton kat khaosan rd.

Dia tanya pulak psl mekah. Kenapa Islam kena ke Mekah, ada apa dalam kaabah and tanya2 psl Tun M lagi :)

Kuat sembang uncle ni, dah mcm tour guide hehe. Sebelum sampai wat pho, kitorang lalu kawasan banggunan kerajaan. Ala2 putrajaya. Ada dataran and bangkok pun ada monumen sendiri. Tapi tak sempat nak snap pic. he he. Dia suggest kitorang pusing semua temple yang ada kat situ. Tapi kitorang cakap nak tengok wat pho je. Dia kata "ohh u want to see the sleeping buddha?" hikss ;D

Setiap hari bukak. Tiket seorang 100baht (RM10)

This is the one yang i nak tgk. Pires tak ambik port pun sebenarnye he he. Eh mata dia bukak tak sleep pun ;p

Sooooo huge! Ni bukan pose baring ya. Ini yoga position.

Sawadeekap, same meaning as "Hello" :)

Dah sawadeekap, pastu ambik gambar angkat kaki satuuuuu

Happy dpt tengok huge sleeping gold buddha ;)

One of the oldest and largest temples in Bangkok features the famous Reclining Buddha, which is the largest in Thailand measuring more than 150 feet in length. More about Wat Pho here

Bangkok #part 3

Part #1
Part #2

Ketiadaan masa punca utama kelewatan part #3. Jom sambung baca my year end trip kat Bangkok. Best wooo..

Since we all stay at makkasan, 5min to pratunam market and 10min to platinum mall, transportation option samada jalan kaki,atau tuk tuk. Tuk tuk bila nak balik je kitorang akan ambik. Sebab dah penat tawaf segala kedai yang ada, dan tak sanggup nak ketibas dan sakit kaki. Harga around 30-50baht. Masa tanya bell boy kat hotel, (pegi tmpt org harus lah byk bertanya ya) dia kata not more than 100baht. Kalau terkena, bargain je dgn driver tuk tuk tu. Selalunya diorang ok je. Tapi ada sorang driver yang selalu duk dpn hotel tgg tourist suka paksa2. Kitorang nak pg 7e dpn hotel pun dia panggil, dah ler selalu charge mahal. Cekik darah. Aku cekik baru tau. Muka pun tak brp friendly. Ke kesempitan hidup memaksa beliau begiteww? Ehh,tapi kalau dia pandai, dia kena ikut cara driver lain. Tak payah pushy2.  Dan sebelum pegi Bangkok dah baca review psl jewellery scam. Seriously u hafta avoid this. So si pushy tuktuk driver tu pun offer nak bwk kitorang pegi wat pho, tp dengan syarat singgah jewellery shop. Why? Sebab once diorang bwk tourist ke jewellery shop tu, diorang akan dpt voucher minyak utk tuktuk. Siap tunjuk lagi voucher tu kat kitorang Dia kata pegi tengok2 je, tak beli takpe. Perhhh..selamba nak tipu. Confirm lah dah smpai jewellery shop kena paksa beli kan?

Rempit2 pun ramai jugak. Selalu bawak awek2 from 1 place to another. Kira option lain selain tuk tuk and taxi lah ni. Pires suggest kitorang hire je rempit2 ni. Gila ke hape? Kang aku di bawak nye tmpt lain, laki aku ke lain. Nangis lah.

Jalan kaki je. Pires semangat layan wife dia *sayangggg sgt ;b Teringat kat penang dulu dia sound, "selamba u jalan 2km kat sini. Kalau kat shah alam dah pok pek pok pek

Naik tuk tuk pegi MBK. Jauh jugak from Eastin. Jangan verangan jalan kaki.

Building cap cap cap,cap ajinomotooo

Depan MBK. There's a small temple, i don't know wat they call that. Sebelum pekerja MBK masuk, diorang akan sembah dulu. Yang offer nak ambik pic kitorang ni, uncle yg jaga building MBK. Dia kata wife dia duk Malaysia jadi coach Muay Thai. Okayyyy...

Kitorang sampai kat MBK awal, pintu pun tak bukak lagi. So duduk je la dulu perhati kan traffic. Diorang ni semua mmg sempoi giler. Merempit, Cilok sana sini, buat u-turn selamba tgh2 busy traffic. Salute dengan hati kering diorang.

Dalam MBK pun ada breastfeeding room. Cool kan :) Mak2 pasti sukaaaa

Ni keje pires sambil tunggu wife dia shopping..Okay nama kedai ni memang kelako..

Shopping kat sana memang murah giler and puas hati. Cuma yang tak best, diorang ni tak nak cakap english. Padahal punya la ramai tourist. Masuk kedai selamba greet kita dengan bahasa thai diorang. Memang takde la dgr hi, thank you, nak bargain susah giler dah la ckp laju. And sometime they sound a bit rude, hehe. But i get why la, some people suka bargain giler2. Ponat diorang nak layan. Hence the face and voice mcm garang je.

Sebab sibuk sgt shopping, gambar pun tak ambik banyak sangat. Kalau pegi Platium mall,Imagine je Sg. Wang atau Times Square, cuma lebih kecik. Harga lebih kurang 150-200 baht utk blouse and pants. 80-100baht untuk accessories. Best part is design and trend ahead from Malaysia.

Beberapa hasil tangkapan

Clutch 450baht and 500baht utk yg penuh studs tu.

Belt 120baht

Pumps 190baht

Blouse turquoise 200baht

Blouse lace 200baht

Tshirt 100baht each

MBK to Siam square, siam discover, siam paragon and central world walking distance je. Kitorang cuba

jugak nak jalan kaki ke Platinum, sebab once dah smpai Platinum, dekat je nak blk hotel Tapi tak berjaya uolls. Jauh giler! ha ha. Halfway jalan tahan tuktuk... Phew

 Platinum mall ada 2 building. 1st entrance ada McD, 2nd entrance ada Dunkin Donut. 1st building baju cantik2 dan murah. 2nd day mmg kat situ je beli baju, Bila dah masuk 2nd building, jumpa plak kasut and beg cantik2. Keseronokan berganda bak kata hanis zalikha. Each floor barang2 yang dijual berlainan. 2nd floor clothing,3rd shoes and leather,4th accessories and so on. Kalau nak carik Halal food, 2nd building ada food court. Level 6 kot. Ada satu je stall Halal so berhati2 ya. Boleh nampak yg beratur semua Islam dan bertudung. he he. Pires had nasi beriyani and i had bihun sup. Sebelum order kena beli ala2 prepaid card kat main kauter. Dah order, pass card pd staff stall tu, dia akan swipe. Sebelum balik pg main kaunter balik and check balance card tu. Kalau ada lagi, they will return. Nasi yg pires makan ala2 apa yg kitorang order kat Terminal 21. Food court jugak, Pier 21. Pun ada 1 je halal stall. Okay la tu dari takde,hiks..

Sebelum fly, kitorang saje prepare bawak 6 maggy cup. Sebab ada dgr cerita susah nak cr makanan halal, ada yang kata senang. Jadi bila dah sampai sana, mmg susah rupanya. Street food byk, tapi tak yakin dgn status halal. He he..Kat food court terang2 tulis pork. Pork here, pork there. Haish. Sampai tahap annoying cos u can't just decide to makan whatever ada depan mata bila dah lapar. Kena car yang Halallllll. :)

Tapi byk jugak streetfood jual benda pelik. Contohnya Talapia goreng. Nampak mcm talapia, or mmg ikan talapia? haha... org sana makan ikan mcm mkn keropok lekor agaknye. Apapun, malam2, korang kena try roti pisang choc ni! Sedap,stall pun bersih sgt.

Abang ni ala2 boleh communicate.

me: What time do u close?
Him : 9 oclock i go
me: baiklah

Bangkok part #1

Our year end trip this time is Bangkok. To end our 2012 in this big,busy city,was a perfect decision! Couldn't wish for a better trip.

Since Thailang banjir last Nov, Suvarnabhumi airport dah no longer open. So if u go to Bangkok, make sure ticket ke Don Mueang airport ok. I think it won't affect your journey to the city, sebab kalau tak silap, dua2 airport to bangkok around 20 - 30 minutes. Maybe less. Here are some of my arrival pic taken from my iPod,and pics masa balik since we check in 3 hours earlier, we had time to explore the airport.

You will be given an arrival and departure form. I think its a visa form. Worry not if you are traveling within 30-days, you don't need to apply for a visa.

We didn't booked for our seat. So we were separated between the lane. Boooring! But husband managed to  get us  a seat at the back of the plane. It's empty tho. So we moved at the back and the steward and stewardess had no problem with it ;) yeay!

Some part of Thailand

Worry not if masa di siam paragon or MBK u don't feel like buying anything from Naraya (its a must buy-according to everyone) because Naraya ada 1 store dalam airport! yeay! awesome-murah-menangis-gillsss! But careful cos ada 1 duty-free shop yang jual bag ala2 Naraya, call Nanita but slightly expensive,design sama!

Huge duty free shop! Boleh beli sorveniours for your kids (chocolates) range from 300-500baht per pack, Rokok 6 boxes around 540baht (perfect for your guy friends) and yes!perfumessss...miniature in 6 different bottle from 1740baht. 

Bean bag lounge untuk  passenger yang check in awal atau flight delay

Pharmacy pun ada

Kalau lapar they have subway, krispy kream and nandos if tak silap tapi nama dia piri-piri and also mcD. oh starbucks pun ada.