BKK Day 3: Mr. Jones' Orphanage / Union Mall,

Happy July! It's my birthday month and no, not looking forward to it because erm, school is starting next Monday... Can't imagine the amt of workloads piling up soon T_T

I'm back from my Korea trip on Monday morning (530am)! But I shall continue on my BKK trip before posting on Korea trip with Baby. 

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Day 3:
We had our brunch @ Mr. Jones' Orphanage at Siam Center on Day 3.

This is a cafe with many cute teddy bears and train tracks. I love the ambience of this cafe rlly very much. Good thing I've a friend who planned the itinerary and knowing that I would wna visit cafe whenever I go overseas, she decided to put this in. Good choice!

Even their menu has all the bears next to the drinks which made it rlly cute and tempting to order all just bcos of the teddy bears.

Here's what we ordered:

Fudge Brownie

Red Velvet

This tasted rlly normal. Really... I think Artistry's is nicer in some ways.

Chocolate Ferrero

One of my favourites in Mr. Jones' Orphanage because it is... FERRERO ROCHER! I love the bits so much that Sylvia gave me most of the top part.

Mum's Apple Pie

Marshmallow Waffle

Banana Waffle

That's Right Oreo

Hot Tea

The drink I ordered was That's Right Oreo and it was awesome! The best oreo milkshake I ever had, no joke! I'm personally not a fan of oreo milkshake but the name of this drink caught my attention and I decided to try it. 

Then it was photography sesh at the table where they display their pretty cakes...

Walked arnd Siam Paragon for awhile and realised that there's nth to buy at all bcos it sells high-end branded products, almost like our Paragon in Orchard Rd. 

It was then that most of us decided to take their MRT to Union Mall @ Phathon Yothin Station. Their MRT "card" is actually a black token. Kinda cute! 

Reached the station within a short while and this was where I went crazy shopping for clothing bcos the first few levels sell rlly cheap clothing. IT'S A MUST TO GO I TELL YOU! This place is quite similar to a place in Korea. More info when I'm on my Korea trip posts. Oh ya, it's also quite messy! You have to know which sides have you visited. To avoid confusion, we decided to walk like a snake in a zig-zag way. But kinda fail ah... Cus it's kinda challenging when you wna recall which shop you need to re-visit. My navigation always fails me so I'm lucky to have Martin and Sylvia to help me in recalling. ;)

However, one can rlly stop at level 4, if I'm not wrong. Bcos from that particular floor onwards, the prices of the clothings increase tgth with the level of the stores. HAHAH! Okay, it's rlly not that affordable actually. Happy with my purchases and trained back to the station nearest to our hotel. I kinda hate this part bcos the station is quite a distance away from our place. We had to walk for quite some time before reaching. Approx 7-10mins? Imagine being tired from all the walks during your shopping. Okay, excuses. Hahah! No photos of Union Mall because I was busy shopping and lazy to hang my camera on my neck the whole time.

We decided to go for foot massage before heading back to our hotel since it's just along the street (before our hotel). Shiokness to the max, please! I rarely go for massage in SG bcos I'm afraid that they will use 100% strength and bcos my pain tolerance is freaking low. But my aching legs told me to try out thai massage. Luckily the one who did my foot massage was a young lady so I requested not to use too much strength on my legs. And yes, it's freaking comfortable that I felt like slping halfway while using my phone. I was telling my Mum at that time that I was having some massage and her reply was, "You're so brave!" Anyway, it was an-hour massage for foot.

Settled our dinz at the wanton noodle place @ Sukhumvit Soi 38 (Thong Lo Station) that I wanted to visit. This time it's only me, Martin & Wei Jun bcos the rest mentioned that they were too tired and wanted to stay in the hotel to rest. It was alrdy 9plus when we reached. But anyway, we filled our tummies with the noodle and mango sticky rice and a few more finger food before heading back to our hotel.

Rushed to bathe and walked just 2 mins back to the massage lounge for our 2nd round of massage. This time was shoulder massage and it was an hour as well. And again, it was another young lady who massaged for me with half the strength (I think?). The 4 of us KO-ed for awhile during the massage bcos it was already 12mn and we were tired after a long day. Thai massage is a must-try when one goes to Thailand.

Nothing beats having a massage at the end of the day in the land of smiles! :)

BKK Day 2-2: Chinatown / Asiatique,

Right now, I'm currently on the train in Seoul heading towards Bupyeong station for some shopping. And no, I typed this whole chunk (below) one day before I flew to Korea.

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BKK Day 2 (part 2):

This continues from where I ended my previous BKK post: here...

Headed back to our hotel to put the loots that we bought and then we were ready for the 2nd part of our journey - Chinatown. After we alighted from our cab, I thought this place looks a lot like Hong Kong.

Bought some finger food and we settled our dinz at a road side stall. I rmb perspiring like some girls who just ended their run (not a lot though but sticky enough) and plus the seats were rather cramped. But the food was good. 4 thumbs up! 

These are the food that we ordered: fish maw soup, oysters omelette and kway chup.

Fish maw soup

I nvr liked fish maw until one day my Mum decided to have that for steamboat. Maybe bcos I didn't knw that it's fish maw and nvr knew it could taste so nice. The texture is nit smooth but it didn't felt disgusting. Just, maybe an edible sponge in my mouth. I was so happy when I saw this bowl of fish maw being served to our tables. I didn't knw they ordered this. We shared, anyway. I was happily eating most of it because Sylvia doesn't eat. So it's left w only Martin, WJ and I eating this. Guys being guys, always generous! :D Oh yes, the amt of pepper and vinegar added into this dish completed the bowl of fish maw soup! It was so perfect! 

Oyster omelette

Say no to oysters because it's seafood. Don't ask me why I can eat fish, abalone, sharks fins but not prawns, lobsters, oysters... Idk why either but I just can't consume those. I can only eat the cripsy parts of the eggs that didn't come in contact with the oysters. Hahah!

Kway chup

This is super duper spicy but... I love the shiokness. I'm not one who can take spiciness. Not even a bit. But, this dish is worth the risk. I think the spiciness comes from pepper and not chilli, that's why I could still manage the spiciness even though there's' fire' in my mouth. The kway over there was very thin unlike the ones in Sg. Best part of this dish is: pork liver! Again, I didn't like it years ago until my Mum (again) who told me the benefits. I'm don't eat fruits on a regular basis so my mum would always say "eat this!" whenever there's pork liver in my bowl of food. Mums are always the ones who urge us to wat healthy. Of cus, Dad as well but perhaps Mum is the one who takes care of our meals most of the times.

Anyway, pork liver isn't as bad as I thought it would be. I started liking it after awhile. However, one can tell me to eat pork liver BUT NOT THE KIDNEY!!! For this, Baby and I are the opposite. He eats kidney but not the liver.

Walked a lil further down the street after dinz and we decided to head down to Asiatique River by tuktuk for the first time.

My first experience on a tuktuk was: SCARY! Esp when the driver was making a turn. I was hoping that he would slow down or at least step on his brake a lil when making a turn. But no, that turn was quite sharp and fast! T_T 5 years of my lifespan gone. Oh, it adds up to 15 because friend was leading us the way and we had to J-WALK!!! People who knw me will knw that I DON'T KNW HOW TO CROSS BIG ROADS LET ALONE J-WALKING IN BKK!!!! But, that was a fun experience! But no, I was telling them that I wanted OHB after that experience.

Cute ah: Doraemon!

Reached the pier and q-ed for the boat for less than 15mins. And here we are: Asiatique the Riverfront.

Then they decided to go for fish spa (incl. me) for 15mins. I wasted money for the first 10mins bcos I didn't dare to get my feet down and I kept lifting my legs up. That was my virgin try anyway. That ticklish yet not ticklish (more of painful but not painful) feeling... Idk how to describe the feeling of having fishes arnd your feet biting your dead skin (sometimes the hair). I didn't like it at first until 10mins plus ltr. HAHAH! Waste money. But it being only 150 Baht, I guess it's not expensive at all to waste the first 10mins away :/

I was holding onto Sylvia's hand so tightly and even abused her. Hahah! I knw she will be reading this blog somewhat or somehow - you're awesome, Sylvia! :D But, also no fish came to my feet even though I've alrdy relaxed T_T

Then we met this friendly couple who are from Australia and have alrdy been living in BKK for a few months. The lady works in Chinatown here in Sg as well.

Back to the pier for boat ride back to where we came from. The q was super long after us. Luckily we went there earlier.

Can you spot Nichkhun?

Till then, Asiatique the Riverfront...

Day 2 was definitely more tiring than Day 1. We covered 3 places in a day and back to hotel in between. Fell aslp fast as well.

That was how we ended our Day 2 in BKK.