Bangkok 13 to 15 January 2017

Im finally blogging again! It feels like very long but actually is only a month away since I last blogged. But but, definitely more than a month of changes happened. A year older, a year better and yup I guess I am right now. (let's not jinx it) Start of 2017, I made a step and decide to move out of my misery. It wasn't easy because I knew there were still very good mentors that I can learn from but who would actually give up a better environment, better welfare and probably better management who will appreciate you. I'm sorry I guessed that's it. So after i decided on 6 January, I went on a crazy idea - book a short getaway before i actually embark on my new journey. But as you know, Jan is a rather short month considering that CNY came early on the last week of Jan, I was very shortchanged to plan for a short getaway. Chi had plan way ahead to bangkok and did invite me but I couldn't take leave at that time. Now that I had quite a few days of leave to clear, I decided why not? YOLO just buy a ticket to BKK! And this is an experience to have ; book an air ticket so last minute and don't expect it to be cheap. LOL. More exciting, my cousin is flying on the 11 Jan night and I intend to fly on the next day not to join her but to roam around myself because she is going to some city. So that left me with 5 days to get my air ticket and get ready with everything. Actually to think of it, BKK has nth to prepare for except an empty luggage!~ As I was booking my air ticket, I REALISED MY PASSPORT IS EXPIRING WITHIN 6 MONTHS. So much so for YOLO, thing happen. I was desperate to go bkk because that was really my only last travel before my next one probably only next year. Plus Plus, my once in blue moon impulse of buying such expensive air ticket at S$274 to BKK. Seriously overpriced. But who cares! Quickly send in online application for passport renewal and wishfully hope that it will be ready before 12 Jan. Such positive thinking hor. HAHA. And of course I dare not book my air ticket first because in case I couldn't get my passport in time, I have to waste $274. Im not that crazy to waste such money. So on 10 January, I managed to confirm my passport is ready for collection and I quickly book the air ticket. WAHAHA. And the collection of my passport is on 12 Jan. YOLO YOLO. 

 So here I am, to BKKon a 7am flight! No check-in luggage so I was super early. I have all my time to reach hotel before I can meet up with my cousin and I didn't really wan spend the money on taxi so I happily hop on the train and take my journey to the hotel that my cousin booked. I wanted to stay near pratunam because I really like the place, so convenient with all the night market and the shopping. But my cousin say to stay with her safer so I agreed to that. But Im sorry to say but really no more next time for this hotel. 

Here. Bangkok City Hotel. Located near a station, Rachathewi which if you know the area, it will be a little further down from platinum and more nearer to Siam. I couldn't upgrade to the family suite so we have to add an extra bed right in the middle of the two bed. Lucky it wasn't as crappy as I thought it would be. I actually want to go pratunam to do a little shopping because my cousin done so on her first day but i don't know exactly what time would she arrive so I head straight to Terminal 21 instead because thats where we planned to meet. 

And I waited her for 2 hours rotting in Terminal 21, didnt want to stroll around because I didnt want to waste the time later to have to walk again with my cousin. Sat down for a hot chocolate and almost fell asp. -.-

Had Jap food for lunch and went shopping, I didnt really fancy the clothes there and I didnt buy ath but my cousin. LOL. shopping queen as she is. My cousin and friend had rent a car to drive them around so the meeting time was 5pm or so. but we got so tired of shopping around and went to have some snack before heading back to hotel to leave their luggage and head out. Nice salted egg croosiant we've got there!  Headed to Artbox and chatuchak night market. I actually really like to atmosphere of Artbox, thou it is much lesser like a night market because there isn't much crowd, but maybe because it was a Friday then and not many shops were open. Very relaxing feel, with live band. Me like!!

my super artistic post. hahaha. 

My cousin and friend went shopping crazy at jj market and bought so many clothes. -.- till their bad can't event fit. And so we headed back hotel to end the night. Next day, we went to the must go chatuchak. The first time I went, we didnt manage to find the clothing lanes and ended up wasted 3 hours, the second time I went was with the bf and didnt buy a lot as well coz we went very late. And with everybody raving about chatuchak and its cheap thrills, how could I not visit again. Did manage to buy something this time round, I think I make big improvement. Hahah. found a all day breakfast small shop and took a seat for some brunch.

Visit this shop if you are there! I think the platter is really not bad for a filling! Shop till evening and we were exhausted. Went back hotel to put all loots before heading out to JJ Green market I think, but I didnt really like the place, there was nth much for us to buy and we went back empty-handed and tired. Got to pack our luggage a little because it was already the last night at BKK. My cousin and I went separate with her friend because we didnt want to shop at siam or buy any branded back so we went to pratunam again in hoping I can buy more loots back because my cousin think Im crazy not to buy ath back. Of course we went to have the fav porridge for breakfast at the pratunam morning market. Got to head back after shopping awhile because we need to check-out soon and our luggage aint exactly packed. Need to also consider the space we needed for the snacks and dry food that we were going to buy. So we checkout and head to Big C with 2 carton box full of snacks and food. I was still thinking if it will overweight because I only bought 20kg and my cousin even increased her weight on the day itself but still have some of her loots with me. Almost time and my cousin had to leave for airport already, their flight was 9 so they had to leave around 6 to airport. Mine was almost 12 midnight so I actually have some time, so I went out to platinum to have the last shopping and massage near my hotel before I train to Airport. I was really very crazy to have book the latest flight and to arrive SG at almost 3am. Worst to speak, I didnt take leave for the Monday so I basically did not sleep and went to work straight after cleaning up. ZOMBIFIED TO THE MAX AT WORK. LOL
Promise myself the next time I go bkk, I need to really buy. HAHA

ciaos, till the next trip again~