The Crazy Week that Was, Part 2: BKK 2007

Dearest Keyce,

Here's how my BKK 2007 trip went.

So Saturday, mga around 7, I got up and umalis na kami for the airport ng mga 730. We were in the airport at 8AM. We didn't have to wait very long for the boarding. Nagikot lang kami sa Duty Free dun, where I bought Clinique stuff. Super limas na kasi yung Dramatically Different moisturizer ko so I bought a new one. Of course, guess mo kung saan kami nagbreakfast ni mother? Sa Delifrance, where else!? Haha!

I like taking pictures of my small feet. Here they are, waiting to be used for some serious shopping.



The flight going to BKK was ok naman. Indra Regent Hotel kami na super panalo Keyce! pagbaba mo andun na lang mundo ng pratunam! First day namin sa Pratunam lang kami. Syempre late lunch sa Indra Regent na food court where we pay with food stubs. Remember those? Tapos andyan din ang champion na satay na 40 baht lang. Ang sarap lang ng lahat.



Ikot lang kami dun and si Mama got tired. Inaaya ko syang mag Suan Lum night market pero rest na lang daw kami. So for dinner, I went around the area lang and bought mga street food. Inihaw na sugpo (mga 6 na pieces) for a whopping 100 Baht only.



But no... alam mo ba, after eating all the street food, I went to bed na. Tapos mega kinabag ako! As in I couldn't sleep, tapos sinuka ko lahat ng kinain ko! Siguro dahil din I had this cranberry-strawberry drink I bought sa 7-11. I was crying na noh. So buti na lang andyan si mama and she took care of me. She made this improvised hot compress, which always works well with my stomach.

The following day, I really wasn't feeling all that good. Eh Chatuchak day pa naman yun! We went around Chatuchak and bought a few stuff. Naglate lunch kami in this corner resto (not the one where they sell fish cakes, hehe) na masasarap yung shakes. I had this Lychee Mint shake which was refreshing



And seafood linguini na super panalo. Spicy pa sya! Nice!




We went back to the hotel to drop off our stuff... and to take a nap. I swear. Sama talaga ng pakiramdam ko. Shopping isn't as fun if you're not in shape. After my nap, we went around Pratunam again and then nung evening nagcruise kami. Sa Chao Phraya Princess II!





Mama took this picture. Hehe.




The Filipina entertainer on board the ship was really good. She worked up the crowd and had people dancing. Err... not convincing needed for these Koreans who were ready to go. Mama showed off a dance move or two. Hehe.




Haha! I swear! Daming parts ng trip na parang replay lang of all the things we did together. Haha. After the cruise, we went to Suan Lum Night market to get our Thai food pasalubong. Naaalala kita sa durian chips! Waaa! I bought nice blouses rin sa Suan Lum.

Our third day was Central day. I swear Keyce, halos buong araw kami dun. Mama bought Wacoal bras. Walang sale na Lacoste. Pero grabe... naghakot kami ng jeans. For my brothers and for me! hehe! Muntik na akong bumili ng isang pair ng expensive jeans ulet, pero napigilan ko sarili ko. Dude. Ang Grab jeans doon eh mga 1000 baht na lang. Mega sale. We bought maraming Lucky Brand na jeans, which is actually a good American brand. :-) Tapos yung pinakafavorite ko na nabili ko is this white Paul Frank shirt na parang may arrows. Cute cute! We had a late lunch sa Greyhound Cafe! Grabe Keyce. Panalo dun!









It's inside the department store lang, pero ang daming variety sa menu. We had Clam Chowder, Chicken wings, and Seabass with Portabello mushrooms. Tapos for dessert, we had this coffee parfait na masarap. After Central, we went back to the hotel to deposit the stuff we bought tapos out to MBK. There was a store there with my name on it! Of course, kailangan magpapicture!



Oks lang naman dun. Mama bought shoes and ako mga Thai cotton blouses na di ka naman masyadong makatawad. Panalo pa rin sa Suan Lum or sa Pratunam for clothes talaga.

Last day naman namin, last minute shopping sa Pratunam and sa Indra pa rin. Until sa kahuli-hulihang sandali, shopping pa rin. But no... at the end of the trip, I felt na bitin ang shopping. I should've bought yung other pair of jeans, i should've gotten more blouses... Hehe. Which leads me to conclude na 4-5 days talaga dapat ang shopping trip in BKK.

Bonding with mama was nice. :-)





Okeh. So that's BKK and my week in a nutshell. A really tiring wedding. BKK without my best Bangkok Buddy and with a bad stomach.

What a week. Which is why I've had a tough time getting up in the morning (to go to work) and why I haven't cleaned up my inbox. Dami ko pang pending work na tinatamad pa akong gawin. Such a draaaag... Gusto ko lang magshop pa ulet. Hehe.

It's just not the same without you Keyce! Ang saya saya lang when we were there. :( The shopping, the kulitan, the eating, the YBs. The gimik! When you return to Manila, whenever that will be, kailangan tayong magBKK or di kaya Vietnam. Anywhere outside the Philippines!!! Please!