* ' ` ~ ' ^ *: Little Honeymoon

Hi everyone,

I'm back! In fact, I've been back for more than 48 hours now. =)

We spent 5 days 4 nights in Bangkok and used up most of our money. However, we enjoyed the trip tremendously. We are already planning our next trip.

This was my first f&e trip. It was pretty much an adventure for me. Unlike package tours which only allow us to see and experience what we are supposed to, f&e tours provide the opportunities to experience the 'real' world. We met a few baddies along the way who tried to take advantage of us but fortunately J was smart enough to get us out of trouble. I would be so helpless without him.

This is a brief summary of our itinerary:

Day1:

When we reached Bangkok, we were cheated into those private taxi in which we were charged 700 bahts (400 bahts higher than usual meter cabs)! 10 minutes after we boarded the cab, it broke down on a highway. (-_-''') After which, he flagged a meter cab and we saw the meter cab driver give the private cab driver 200 bahts.! It was only then that we realized we were being taken advantage of. :(

We stayed at Baiyoke Boutique Hotel which is in Pratunam area, where most of the shopping malls are. As we arrived at our hotel early, we walked around our neighbourhood (Pratunam market and Pantip Plaza).

Day2:

We shopped at Platinum Mall, a one-stop wholesale fashion mall. It was so BIG! There are more than 1,300 shops in that mall and it took us about 6-7 hours to comb the whole place. Everything was so cheap and not of poor quality as described in some websites. I also had my first Thai massage!

We also went to MBK, another popular shopping mall. There is free shuttle from our hotel to the shopping mall, so transport is free! MBK is much bigger than Platinum Mall, but I didn't get anything there. Then we took a skytrain to Patpong night market!

Patpong Night Market is the (in)famous red light district. Baby J was dragged into one of the bars to watch 'tiger' show. It was quite a scary but funny experience. They closed the door when we entered the bar and the bikini girls started to walk up the stage. Although we intended to watch one of those shows, we changed our minds when we were IN the bar. Baby J started to "act blur" by saying that we were told it was a TIGER show. The waitress jokingly explained that it was a pussy show and not a tiger show. Anyhow, we just wanted to get out of that place. We were chased out by the pissed manager eventually. Haha!

Day3:

We went to Wat Po, the temple of reclining Buddha and travelled on our first tuk-tuk. We went to a few other smaller temples and then to Chinatown to shop for Baby J's car accessories. It was the most tiring day because we walked from 1 place to another under the scorching hot sun.

Day4:

Chatuchak Day! As we bought most of our stuff at Platinum, we spent only 3 hours in Chatuchak market. Clothes at the market were trendier but they are also pricier. It was less comfortable shopping in Chatuchak than in Platinum because it's an open market so it's very hot and stuffy in the afternoon.

Day5:

Finally back in Singapore!

Some pictures...