Even though it burned a big hole in my pockets, it was every cent well spent. Amongst everything I was going through, it was a much needed and timely escape from the world, even for just a bit. What more, it's our first overseas trip together, which is of course extremely precious to me.
Instead of staying in just Bangkok the whole time, we got out of the main city and explored Ratchaburi and Suan Pheung all thanks to the adventurous boyfriend who suggested we drove out of the city to do that. And I'm really glad that he suggested that and that I took a great leap of faith in him to agree to this because I actually enjoyed it a lot more out of the city! This post is a a part 1 to our trip with some highlights of the first 3 days in Bangkok! Will share more about Ratchaburi and Suan Pheung in another post!
Anyway, bf bought SJ cam, which is a cheaper version of GoPro and I took so so much videos the whole trip with it, because I wanted to compile a video of our beautiful memories.
BUT, to my extreme annoyance and disappointment, the sad thing is that the micro SD card we used for the SJ cam bought from a shop at MBK failed and died on us. Super duper disappointed when I found out the card was not working anymore nearing the end of the trip because there were so many videos stored on it! And I kind of prioritised taking videos on it that I didn't take much photos. ): We figured the micro SD card is probably a fake too...
The fact that it is more expensive than one that bf later bought at Singapore IT fair sucks even more.The seller at MBK even assured us that it was an authentic one, wasted our effort bargaining for it even, thinking we got a good deal.
Just our luck.......... Was really excited to compile a video with the videos I took on it ):
Oh well..enough of ranting, no point crying over spilled milk eh?
Follow us on our first 3 days in Bangkok now!! Hehe, x.
Our flight was pretty early at 6.40am so I pretty much had less than an hour sleep and went to meet bf! It's actually my first time travelling without my family (apart from school trips) so it was needless to say exciting hehe.
For the first 3 days spent in Bangkok, I was the one in charge of the itinerary whereas bf was in charge of the itinerary at Ratchaburi / Suan Pheung. Felt pretty pressurised on where to go, what to do etc because I really wanted to give bf a good memory of our first trip together. I felt like I didn't really planned it as well as I imagined though, definitely could do better. ):
P.S. Don't judge me for the itinerary you see in this post ok lol.
BUT, to my extreme annoyance and disappointment, the sad thing is that the micro SD card we used for the SJ cam bought from a shop at MBK failed and died on us. Super duper disappointed when I found out the card was not working anymore nearing the end of the trip because there were so many videos stored on it! And I kind of prioritised taking videos on it that I didn't take much photos. ): We figured the micro SD card is probably a fake too...
The fact that it is more expensive than one that bf later bought at Singapore IT fair sucks even more.The seller at MBK even assured us that it was an authentic one, wasted our effort bargaining for it even, thinking we got a good deal.
Just our luck.......... Was really excited to compile a video with the videos I took on it ):
Oh well..enough of ranting, no point crying over spilled milk eh?
Follow us on our first 3 days in Bangkok now!! Hehe, x.
Day 1
Siam Paragon -> Erawan Shrine -> Check in -> Platinum Mall
Our flight was pretty early at 6.40am so I pretty much had less than an hour sleep and went to meet bf! It's actually my first time travelling without my family (apart from school trips) so it was needless to say exciting hehe.
For the first 3 days spent in Bangkok, I was the one in charge of the itinerary whereas bf was in charge of the itinerary at Ratchaburi / Suan Pheung. Felt pretty pressurised on where to go, what to do etc because I really wanted to give bf a good memory of our first trip together. I felt like I didn't really planned it as well as I imagined though, definitely could do better. ):
P.S. Don't judge me for the itinerary you see in this post ok lol.
Is it we pig?! Eating breakfast at 4am haha
So cute though all these angry bird packaging
My qt 3.142
Some selfies took in the plane!
So annoyed with my fringe the whole trip
Really wished I cut my fringe before I flew, it's so ugly boohoo
Pleasure of viewing the beautiful sunrise from the aircraft
Nature, y u so beautiful
After we touched down, we went to get our SIM card and took the airport railway to the stop nearest to our hotel! After we reached, we pretty much navigated ourselves by foot to the hotel using GPS. Pretty proud of ourselves for doing that instead of taking taxi everywhere! Thank buddha I have a bf that has way better sense of direction than me or we would still be stranded in Thailand right now
Since we reached the hotel pretty early at around 10am, the room wasn't ready for check-in just yet.
Left our luggage with the hotel staff and off we went to do some light shopping and eating at Siam Paragon!
The famous must-try "After you" toast!
My second visit there and I totally understand the hype over it! It's really good! But I definitely wouldn't enjoy it as much if I have to finish the whole thing by myself, it's way too jelat after awhile
The teddy bear fanatic with this huge Harrods bear.
Went into the Harrods shop to walk one round and can't believe how costly these are?!
Bought this from outside Siam.
I tell you, I love this A LOT! It's another must-drink in bkk every time I'm there. Super sweet and rich-tasting, look at that tangerine/ orange juice in all its orange glory. Marry me orange juice.
Having major cravings for it right now.... Someone DHL it over for me and I will love you for life.
After Siam Paragon, we managed to visit Erawan Shrine to offer our prayers, a must-do personally in BKK!
After which, it's finally time for check in!
Went back to check in and here's our hotel.
Opted to stay at Budacco Hotel this trip. Reason why I chose it is mainly for its budget and student-friendly rates. Think I booked it for around SGD 50 a night and that's with breakfast buffet for 2, mind you! It's pretty worth it and decent. Not too shabby for a 3-stars hotel I would say. Cons being that it's quite a distance from the nearest BTS station. But for those who shops at Pratunam morning market, you will be delighted to hear that it's just downstairs the hotel.
After a short nap, we went to shop again!
Shopped at Platinum mall before we went for dinner and back to sleep again!
Anyway, ask my bf how to pronounce "Platinum mall" and he probably has problems pronouncing it right until now...... HAHA
Anyway, I think I'm one of the rare girls who didn't buy much from Bangkok shopping.I probably only got 5 tops and 2 shorts from my whole trip.I guess I'm just that kind of person who thinks twice before I purchase something even if it might be cheap. Hahaha my shopping of clothes probably spent me less than SGD 50 the whole trip. I didn't really see much clothing that attracted my eyes also. Would much prefer shopping at Singapore blogshops or Editor's market even though its more pricey. Maybe it's just me
What's for dinner - Basil Chicken with rice + Tom Yum Goong
Guessed who ate until he has teary eyes
No point for guessing it right hahahaha
Went to walk around at the stretch of night market outside Platinum mall and bought more of my favourite juice hahahaha
Bought it mainly for the cute bottle but I think I left it in the fridge after that because I went to sleep before I could drink it haha
Mango for snack before we head to bed
I think we had mango everyday when we were in Bangkok hahaha
It's so good?!
DAY 2
Wat Pho -> Wat Arun -> Pak Klong Talad Flower Market -> Went back to hotel and nap cos we pig -> Asiatique -> Artbox
My parents will be surprised at how early I woke up for breakfast this trip hahaha
They will probably be like "go with bf thats why so gu luck"
(gu luck being slang for hardworking / putting in effort)
When I'm overseas with my family, I usually wake up after 10am and skip hotel breakfast pretty often hehe. Don't know why I'm such a early riser with this boy
Our OOTD for Day 2 heh
Funny story from the morning is that we kind of got scammed.
We took a taxi to Wat Pho and the cab fare was negotiated at 150 baht I think.
Bf gave the taxi driver 500 baht because we didn't had any smaller change and based on simple Maths, we are suppose to get back 350 baht right?
BUT for some reason we only got back 150 baht and we didn't realise it until we went out of the taxi because (a) we didn't really checked (b) we weren't really certain which colour each denomination is in Thai baht.
The funniest thing is the over-friendly and over-enthu bf was all like "Sawadeeka" to the taxi driver before we got off HAHAHA.
Saying thanks to the uncle for cheating our money is it hahahahaha
A place for prayers and be mesmerised by the beautiful architecture
In a robe provided by the temple to ensure that ladies are properly covered.
And here's me filming with bf's SJ cam.
Seeing this makes me a little bit more angry for the death of the micro SD card sigh
After the visit to Wat Pho, we took a short ferry ride across to Wat Arun!
But it seems like it was under construction so we didn't really explore much
Selfies on the ferry on route to Wat Arun
Pardon my ugly wide forehead cos too hot to be bothered about looking glam
Mama say wide forehead equals intelligence
Don't be jealous you guys *smirks*
Yup, shameless is me
Wanted to visit the flower market too but the ferry to take us there was taking quite some time to arrive so the bf suggested we walked there.
How did such a couch potato like me got together with such an active bf hahaha
By the time I walked there and explored the market, I was dead beat
Seasoned guava is love
Bangkok is like another fruits paradise to me yo
Saw this while walking to the flower market
Hashtag Singaporean pride
Sudden sense of patriotism haha
Sorry no much photos of the flower market simply because I took everything with the SJ cam there and like I mentioned, the SD card is pretty much spoilt. Grr so annoyed.
Anyway, there wasn't really much to explore because the flower market is actually most active after midnight if I didn't recall wrongly where everyone will start trading. Quite a number of stalls were closed when we visited in the afternoon even though the market operates 24/7
Rested at Starbucks after exploring the wet markets there.
Seeing how I tired I was since I didn't sleep well the first night (probably cos I wasn't quite used to the new sleeping environment), bf made the call for us to head back the hotel to have a rest before we continue with the later part of the day hehe
After a nap, I was refreshed and ready to go!
Took BTS to the nearest BTS station to Asiatique and took the shuttle boat service over!
Photobombed haha so cute
Seeing these pictures makes me feel like I need braces ):
Yo mei yo a bit artistic these shots?
All credits to my boo
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This picture makes me realise how short I am..... Didn't really notice it until now damn
Is this a discovery time for all my flaws lol lol lol what's wrong with me
Looking derp. there are countless of photos of me with closed eyes, let me tell you
This photographer need to up his game
See what I meant?!
Or do I blink too much
Dinner was at this chill restaurant called "Checkmate" with the restaurant theme being chess.
Food was pretty yummy!
Hehe and the step photographer strikes again
I would like to think these improvement in photos taken of me is all attributed to his newly bought Olympus Pen and has nothing to do with his skills
Haha ok just kidding, don't kill me, love
Your photog skills did improve a fair bit haha
Watermelon slushie is love, especially in this hot country
How great that they had a one for one for this
Yup, now you know my secret.......
I have been trying my best to hide this secret from you guys for a long time...
I guess it's time to reveal the secret...
Yes. I have a mineral water line under my name...
Yes. I'm that fabulous
And no, you can't have my signature
HAHA ok lame bye
Ugly photo is ugly but yay photo of us
Walked around Asiatique after dinner and I have always quite like Asiatique.
Like what I have mentioned in an old post, the place gives off a nice chill vibe like Singapore's Clarke Quey except coupled with a lot of shops to shop at. We find the things that the shops are selling to be pretty repetitive though.
My biggest dilemma at Asiatique is whether to go or not to go for the fish foot spa and let them fishes nibble on my dead skin.
To go because bf was really adamant that I try it out, chanting "fish spa" like a broken recorder beside me non stop in his attempt to convince me to go give it a try.
Not to go because I scaredy cat HAHA. Legit fear though... It's pretty unpredictable to me to let countless of small little fishes nibble on my dead skin and it really does seems pretty gross.
Ok no excuse, I am a scaredy cat even though I hate to admit that, oh well.
After the dilemma which I opted to not go in the end, we took a cab to Artbox!
Seeing all the interesting food choices on websites and IG, it was definitely part of my itinerary.
Sad to say, it was much smaller than I anticipated though...
But it was still worth seeing, if not, I would have went back to sg regretting I didn't made time for it
Do I not have the cutest drink?!
When it comes to cute drinks like that, girl, let jie jie tell you, you don't care whether it taste good or not, you just buy it and worry about that later.
Satisfy your inner bimbotic desires and worry later. HAHAHA
FYI, I did finish the drink.
It doesn't tastes too bad la hahaha plus its so cute?!
Brought the keychain and bottle back to sg too
But the cap of the bottle was rusting so it was a wasted effort sigh
Xia dao ni bu hao yi shi
Wo nen peng you zai gao yi shu
Translation from my horrible hanyu pinyin:
I am sorry that I scared you
My boyfriend is trying to be artistic
DAY 3
Chatuchak -> Union Mall -> JJ Green -> Siam Paragon
And finally my most awaited day in bkk has arrived!
I know some people who don't really fancy Chatuchak but personally I'm a big fan of it
I just love walking through the crowded streets and be immersed in Bangkok shopping culture haha
Even though it's super hot, I feel that I have to visit there every time I'm in Bangkok simply because nothing else screams Bangkok as much as Chatuchak haha
That's for me personally la!
C R A V I N G S
Actually I don't really find it tasty even though I tried it twice haha
It really doesn't taste like coconut
I guess everyone just buy it for photo taking sake and because you are in need of something cooling in the sweltering weather
But it's really nothing fantastic leh haha
There, to buy and take photo only lor
Aka photo bragging rights
Bf with his new backpack
I think I have a new found respect for his aunty bargaining skills after he managed to bargain his backpack for half of the original price
Shifu ni hao
The boy with the weird twist and his garlic bread
Poor boy didn't really get to try much street food because his stomach is pretty weak
If not, we are pretty sure he would have enjoy Thailand much more!
Kopi break after shopping around
And off we went to our next stop, Union Mall!
Decided to go there since it was well recommended by my colleague and by some websites.
Hahaha but it didn't really faze me though..
I pretty much just eat there and briefly glanced through the clothes haha
Oh! And we went on some lame 4D experience thingy too which was pretty lame, come to think of it now. The lamest thing is probably that I was kinda scared going on the ride but the ride is really lame max lol
Dessert time at Kyo Roll En
Tale of the sleeping beauty and the irritating gf
HAHA
Trying on his backpack makes me feel between being a cool backpacker and being a ninja turtle
TMNT ft yours truly coming to a cinema near you
And we decided to eat again!
Went to walk around JJ Green night market for a bit and went to Siam paragon!
Had dinner and did grocery shopping!
Dinner at Hokkai-don.
Overpriced and tastes meh.
Bought quite a lot from the supermarket!
Bought some food and drinks to prepare for the road trip (look forward to part two!)
And also got a lot of food to bring back for my family.
& Saw this cute bottle haha
& This marks the end of our first 3 days in Bangkok!
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Alright, don't be sad.
I have come to the end of this post.
You survived through the photo vomit and this long post!
Give yourself a pat on the back woohoo hahahaha omg I'm getting more and more lame.
Don't judge me, its nearing 3am in the morning. I'm not feeling the sanest right now.
Thank you for being so obsessed with me to read through this post or a more plausible reason, you must be really bored hahaha
Ending off with my fav photo of us from this post.
Good night world, work in 8 hours time calls for me to sleep!
x
Have a great week!
