DAY 4 Bangkok

Today my boyfriend is arriving in Bangkok. Also I have a hangover so I'm taking it easy this morning. I have some mangoes in my room again and leave for the mall for some food. Today I choose the Emporium and their brand new food court. Again, it's not that cheap but it's comfortable and pleasant to be there.

I choose the spanakopita from the Greek food restaurant for appetizers which were actually pretty good. Only thing is I wish they warmed them up. Taste good but cold.

The Chinese noodles were just okay and I only ate half again. I wasn't that hungry anyway and my hangover was refusing to budge. After eating, I rushed back to my hotel to get ready to welcome my boyfriend's arrival. He arrived sometime around 4pm. We didn't do much as he just got in. We went to Carrefour and Tesco. In the evening we had dinner with my friend Bas and Kenji from Japan at Greyhound Cafe at the Emporium. It was my first time there and although the menu was heavy on carbs, there was one dish I particularly enjoyed, which was a typical appetizer eaten on hot days.

Day 2 & Day 3 Bangkok

Day 2

Got up early this morning and decided to try the breakfast so I quickly washed my face and went down to the dining room to see what they had. The variety was small but adequate. Breakfast selections consisted of ham(weird tasting), sausage(tasted like fish), fried eggs, fried rice and noodles, soup, pancakes, toast and fruits. The pineapples were sweet and refreshing. Coffee was okay but I never did like Thai coffee too much. I really didn't have much this morning. Everything sort of tasted strange to me except for the fruits preserves, eggs and fruits. After breakfast, went to pick up some tickets for the drag show for next week. Afterwards, went to Siam Paragon to get some lunch. While eating my Pad Thai, I was struck with utter loneliness eating by myself so decided to call my friend in Japan. I swear my phone bill is going to be outrageous. I felt better after hearing a familiar voice and after hanging up, went to use the internet since there was a net cafe right upstairs of the food court.

The rest of my day consisted of buying a book at Kinokuniya Bookstore, watched a Spanish movie, bought some mangoes at the supermarket and noodles at Carrefour for dinner.

By the way, I had no idea the movie was Spanish and as soon as the movie started, I panicked. However there were Thai and English subtitles and it really was a great movie. The movie was Pan's Labyrinth and although gruesome, it was entertaining.

Most importantly, there was this amazingly handsome guy modeling at Central World department store. I stayed and watched for about 5 minutes before forcing myself away because if I stayed any longer, I would've started to get horny and would have to go to Babylon or somewhere to release my horniness.

DAY 3

Decided to skip breakfast today and just had some leftover mango pieces. Had lunch at Emporium today. There are two food courts here, an expensive one and a cheap one. I chose the expensive one because I wanted to relax and there's always less people there compared to the cheaper food court. It took me a while to decide what to eat and finally decided on Vietnamese noodles. I only ate half though because I didn't really care for them.

For dessert, I had this white chocolate cake. Again it was just ok and a bit too heavy for me. My friend Kenji called today and so we're meeting later on. I know he'll want to have coffee and cake so I decide to eat only half.

Kenji and I go window shopping today. After two hours of walking around, it's time for coffee and cake. We decide on Secret Recipe which is supposed to be a famous cake shop in Malaysia. We had the caramel cheesecake and kiwi cake. They were both good and surprisingly I loved the kiwi cake! I have to come back here and try the others as there were a few more I wanted to try.

Kenji and the kiwi cake!

After a 30 minute rest back at the hotel, Kenji and I meet for dinner at Telephone Bar. Then it's straight to DJ Station for a night of reckless abandon. It's funny how many people I met tonight. I lost Kenji halfway and he told me later on that he went home because he was sleepy. I thought he took someone home but he said that he didn't because his dick was sore and at the moment, under construction. This guy gave me a ride back to my hotel. Isn't he just sweet?

I was totally plastered and can't remember how many drinks I had. Oh well, had a blast!

Bangkok arrival

My cab driver was funky hat. Doesn't speak a word of English but somehow we managed to communicate via gestures and making strange faces.

My hotel room at The Bedrooms. Nicer than I expected. Very reasonable price.

The elevator hall with comfortable seat but no air conditioner so too hot to sit.
It must be just for decoration.

The trains in Thailand. Took a snapshot to show my boyfriend later.

Okay Chinatown, here I come. I'm ready to explore your nooks and crannies in this hot and humid weather. With all this crazy traffic, Bangkok really needs some crosswalks.

Delicious spring rolls for lunch.

Green curry fried rice which was just amazing! Didn't know rice could taste so divine!

The Banatoffee cake. It was a little too rich for me. The top is butter cream and that's just way too much butter.

I had enough of the Banatoffee at this point. Why can't they use fresh whipped cream instead?

Bug and Bee, which is always open...like 24 hours a day!

My flight to Taipei

This was my second trip to Bangkok this year. In fact, I'm going again next week. No, I'm not crazy...just crazy about Bangkok and mangoes! Due to it being Golden Week in Japan, it was tough to get tickets. So for the first time in my life, I took a China Airlines flight to Bangkok. This time my boyfriend and I splurged and went business class. The tickets were actually a bargain. The flight left very early in the morning so I had to get up at 5am so that I could take the 6am limousine bus to Narita. I arrived quite early as there was very little traffic to the airport so I got to use the small lounge they had. It was clean and comfortable with some breakfast items. However it just seemed really dead and quiet. In fact it was so quiet the person at the other end of the room could probably hear you fart! Not that I farted or anything, but it really was that quiet.

The flight was via Taipei. The first sector, I was seated in an old aircraft with old-style business class seats. They were comfortable though and my flight was not full. The flight attendants were very nice and couteous and the service was good. After getting a glass of water, we took off.

We had salmon, shrimp and squid for appetizers. They tasted extremely fresh and even the squid was tender. This appetizer was the perfect way to start a meal and boy was I hungry.

I chose the seafood dish for my main course. I swear, this was one of the most delicious entrees I've had on an airplane. Yummy!

For dessert, I chose the sherbet and fresh fruits. I actually wanted to try the cake, but we will be served lunch again on the next sector. Although I wanted to eat the entire thing, I only had a couple of bites and asked the flight attendant to take my tray away. I'm not sure if I'd be able to eat my next meal!