its has been exactly 14 days since we have fasted! time flies, quickly. next thing you know, it'll be Eid! can't wait. but these coming weeks i'll be rather busy, trying to get my cookies out!
baked the first batch last weekend, managed to bake only 2 types of cookies - cornflakes and chocolate chips. well my intention is to bake for me parents and in-laws. but however i took some home with me. hehe.
as i was baking, mom's friend came over since they were meeting up for dins. so she sat down and looked, a couple of words were uttered, i just kept on baking... then i asked, "aunty sorry for being direct, are you fasting?" she said, "no"... i told her to try the cookies if she wanted, and let me know if it was too sweet or lack of it. she looked at me and raised her voice, wow! i want 200 of your chocolate chip, and 100 of your cornflakes. (i must have done something right!) wee-hee, then she slowed down and asked, are you selling those? i said i can if you want, i'll give it to you at the end of the second week of puasa... which is this weekend *sigh* will be slightly busy but hey it's rezeki, i don't mind receiving some pocket money before Raya.
mom was busy making her legendary "pergedel/mashed potatoes with beef" for her soto soup... i was oh-so-tempted-please-help-me-god! *woosa*woosa* be patient... managed to overcome the temptation, not till she started frying them.
"dang mama, why you have to temp me like that??!" (*ignoring*ignoring the smell)
then the aunty spoke to me again, asking me some questions... she asked about school, life, and everything else, i spoke very little, yes rare but i was just trying to get it over and done with, with baking! i was tired. then, she asked the most sensitive question of all... jeng-jeng-jeng... how old are you??
alamak!! the cookie dough was on my forehead as i smack it lightly!... i smiled, how old do you think i am aunty?
she said, at most you're 16 or 17? i was grinning from ear-to-ear like there was a hanger in my mouth! errr.... yessss... i was, 10 YEARS ago. yarabi. I AM OLD! damn it, any conversation you have, if you have to refer to more than 5 years ago is bad... baddddd i tell ya!
but she made my day though. she really did! whoo-pee-doo-dee!
hmm... now i'm thinking i should give her discounts on the cookies. hahaha... gila tak boleh belarr! just cause of some compliment :D so so *cheap, i can be bought!
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anyway, after the baking weekend, mom was rather shattered and devastated with the maid that had been with the family for the last 13 years of our lives left, due to the fact that her sister has been constantly poisoning her mind. what a f***ing beeee-yooootcccch! the sister has only been with us for the last 3 months and she managed to turn the whole scenario into a freak show!
heart goes to you mom, will do my very best to accommodate for anything, at anytime for you guys. love and kisses.
abang! i cleaned your room yesterday, you owe me another watch... hehe... by the way loved loved the birthday prezzie. seriously... thanks again.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
racing hearts, and heated arguments!
last saturday a group of friends decided to break their fast together, it was a potluck thing and some of us decided to cook and some decided to buy... it was a rather nice and quiet evening, we were enjoying each others company, catching up, got our hearts racing with juicy informations, made fun of each other, you know the usuals.
it was quiet till they decided to play taboo! oh gosh... it was a terrible mistake i thought at first, the boys wanted to challenge the girls! and there was only 3 girls, and 4 guys. unfair right? no they said it was alright, and that we would have an advantage due to the fact that we are able to go for an extra round because we were lacking of 1 player! so we agreed.
we had to explain the game to the new comers, but it wasn't long cause they had already heard bout the game and they were fast learners.
let the challenge begin.
it was pretty mellow for the first 10 minutes, as soon as everyone was into it oh gosh, it seemed like we were in the middle of heritage row without the crazy music background and no plastics! it was hilarious... everyone was screaming on top of their lungs, just to make sure they're heard by their own team mates...
the thing i noticed about this game is that, when you are describing the word that you'd want them to guess, you have to be at your best - calm! "memang tak lahhhh!" the boys were distracting us to make sure we don't score any points when it was our turn, and us girls being the lovely sweet girls that we are, blurrr duduk diam when its their turn...
but suddenly, they saw the uglier side of us when they decided to forfeit the 2 points that we had earn fair and square! but according to them its invalid! DAMN IT. then all the bitches were all on duty out of a sudden! haha... honestly, we earned the "banana split" and "monica lewinsky" answer fairly!! they screamed and distracted us in every possible way, they were squeezing the timer thingy at our faces and all... wow the things we do to win huh?
we decided collaboratively that we had to forfeit the 1 point that they answered based on the fact that one of the guys were looking at the CARD! which was for the word "tool" i guess, and we screamed loudly as the time ran out! hahaha... i think they went deaf for good 5 minutes!
see boys, we're extremely talented! we're smart and loud, it may just be the 3 of us, but we're feisty :D
we played more than 15 rounds, and based on the scores - the best team won! US fiesty ladies. WOO HOO...
taboo is not for the faint hearted, and i kid you not!
it was quiet till they decided to play taboo! oh gosh... it was a terrible mistake i thought at first, the boys wanted to challenge the girls! and there was only 3 girls, and 4 guys. unfair right? no they said it was alright, and that we would have an advantage due to the fact that we are able to go for an extra round because we were lacking of 1 player! so we agreed.
we had to explain the game to the new comers, but it wasn't long cause they had already heard bout the game and they were fast learners.
let the challenge begin.
it was pretty mellow for the first 10 minutes, as soon as everyone was into it oh gosh, it seemed like we were in the middle of heritage row without the crazy music background and no plastics! it was hilarious... everyone was screaming on top of their lungs, just to make sure they're heard by their own team mates...
the thing i noticed about this game is that, when you are describing the word that you'd want them to guess, you have to be at your best - calm! "memang tak lahhhh!" the boys were distracting us to make sure we don't score any points when it was our turn, and us girls being the lovely sweet girls that we are, blurrr duduk diam when its their turn...
but suddenly, they saw the uglier side of us when they decided to forfeit the 2 points that we had earn fair and square! but according to them its invalid! DAMN IT. then all the bitches were all on duty out of a sudden! haha... honestly, we earned the "banana split" and "monica lewinsky" answer fairly!! they screamed and distracted us in every possible way, they were squeezing the timer thingy at our faces and all... wow the things we do to win huh?
we decided collaboratively that we had to forfeit the 1 point that they answered based on the fact that one of the guys were looking at the CARD! which was for the word "tool" i guess, and we screamed loudly as the time ran out! hahaha... i think they went deaf for good 5 minutes!
see boys, we're extremely talented! we're smart and loud, it may just be the 3 of us, but we're feisty :D
we played more than 15 rounds, and based on the scores - the best team won! US fiesty ladies. WOO HOO...
taboo is not for the faint hearted, and i kid you not!
Friday, September 21, 2007
in a petty agony...
day by day, there has never been a single minute that i have been able to get my mind of dubai... all i could think about is the fact that i've applied for jobs there and i'm hoping that there will be an opportunity for me to do so. oh gosh, i think i've been putting a lot of pressure onto myself... but then again this is what i want to do, and i'm not just speaking for me here, hubs is just waiting for the right opportunity too!
everyday, every morning, i wake up - check my emails, in *hope *wishing that the particular magical email will appear! but it has been at least 2 months and no replies. i know its the cold hard reality that i will have to accept, and i do... but i'm not giving up! even if it means i have to work here for another year or so.
we had our talk yesterday, hubs and myself... well it wasn't about consoling each other but rather talk about the reality here, can't just live in my dreamy dubai dreams, although i wish we could!! we have decided to have a cut off date, till then if we don't hear anything from dubai then we'll just stay and work here... for the time being...
but like i said, not giving up on my dreams...
been viewing a couple of positions in a couple of companies, looks pretty promising... so yeah, ladies and gents do pray for me yeah?
i am not giving up on... my dubai, though... that seems to be the only option for now...
na' ahh... hell no, that's not happening in my watch, doesn't matter this is just a small hiccup.
ahh dubai...
i would love to see you my sweet dubai... soon...
-smell the fresh air
-be free, away from everything
-able to stand on my two feet, facing the challenges on my own
-a great eye opener
-being exposed to a great number of expatriates, no not referring to the kabayans
-have to admit, shopping there is great too
-be able to own our own property there
-be adventurous with all the outdoor activities
-attend all the interesting concerts *waiting for timbaland
-purchase the never ending good-looking cars!
-raise a family there
-go to all the pretty looking restaurants/clubs
-accessible and easy to travel to the neighboring countries especially to *europe, i like!
yeah i know i don't have to justify why i chose dubai in specific... but i thought i'd just share bits of the information with you...
who knows maybe months down the road, my "rezeki" to work there will be granted...
everyday, every morning, i wake up - check my emails, in *hope *wishing that the particular magical email will appear! but it has been at least 2 months and no replies. i know its the cold hard reality that i will have to accept, and i do... but i'm not giving up! even if it means i have to work here for another year or so.
we had our talk yesterday, hubs and myself... well it wasn't about consoling each other but rather talk about the reality here, can't just live in my dreamy dubai dreams, although i wish we could!! we have decided to have a cut off date, till then if we don't hear anything from dubai then we'll just stay and work here... for the time being...
but like i said, not giving up on my dreams...
been viewing a couple of positions in a couple of companies, looks pretty promising... so yeah, ladies and gents do pray for me yeah?
i am not giving up on... my dubai, though... that seems to be the only option for now...
na' ahh... hell no, that's not happening in my watch, doesn't matter this is just a small hiccup.
ahh dubai...
i would love to see you my sweet dubai... soon...
-smell the fresh air
-be free, away from everything
-able to stand on my two feet, facing the challenges on my own
-a great eye opener
-being exposed to a great number of expatriates, no not referring to the kabayans
-have to admit, shopping there is great too
-be able to own our own property there
-be adventurous with all the outdoor activities
-attend all the interesting concerts *waiting for timbaland
-purchase the never ending good-looking cars!
-raise a family there
-go to all the pretty looking restaurants/clubs
-accessible and easy to travel to the neighboring countries especially to *europe, i like!
yeah i know i don't have to justify why i chose dubai in specific... but i thought i'd just share bits of the information with you...
who knows maybe months down the road, my "rezeki" to work there will be granted...
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
tv addict!
it's been a while since i last blogged, seriously! either i feel too lazy or my brain is just not functioning properly :) (or slower, maybe) but i know for sure these past few days i've been getting all comfortable with my sofa or bed watching vcd, dvd, tv, be it series, movies, or reality show i was just up for it! i've been getting my self all occupied to get my mind off from my hunger pangs... actually, it hasn't been that bad la, i'm just exaggerating trying to find excuses for why i've been hogging the tv!
recently i've been watching this new series called greek, all about college kids being in fraternity and sorority house, those who throws really good parties and have all the hotties, and those who has boring occassion sipping their afternoon tea. yeap, from one extreme to the other! i like all the unknown casts... its refreshing! however, the first season is rather short, its from episode 1-10.
okay, moving on...
now i'm watching friday night lights, well i wouldn't say religiously but it's pretty addictive to me, i'm always intrigued to find out what's going to happen in this episode and it leads to the next one, and before you know it i've seen at least 4-5 episodes in one sitting! so yeah, my sleeping habits (is rather off now...) the high school's american football team "panther" being led by this extremely crazy supportive coach! and everything that goes on in the town is highly dependant on their winnings and stuff, can you imagine the pressure? they have the best quaterback but he there was a terrible mishap, he had the perrrrfeccctessst life then, absolutely gorgeous girlfriend, applying for scholarship and all, great team... and lost almost everything when the mishap happened... so yeah, you should watch it! pretty entertaining.
also not forgetting a new dramatic series, the company! its regarding 3 best friends who studied in harvard is currently working for different intelligence, the CIA, the KGB and etc. a bit slow, but bearable.
recently i've been watching this new series called greek, all about college kids being in fraternity and sorority house, those who throws really good parties and have all the hotties, and those who has boring occassion sipping their afternoon tea. yeap, from one extreme to the other! i like all the unknown casts... its refreshing! however, the first season is rather short, its from episode 1-10.
okay, moving on...
now i'm watching friday night lights, well i wouldn't say religiously but it's pretty addictive to me, i'm always intrigued to find out what's going to happen in this episode and it leads to the next one, and before you know it i've seen at least 4-5 episodes in one sitting! so yeah, my sleeping habits (is rather off now...) the high school's american football team "panther" being led by this extremely crazy supportive coach! and everything that goes on in the town is highly dependant on their winnings and stuff, can you imagine the pressure? they have the best quaterback but he there was a terrible mishap, he had the perrrrfeccctessst life then, absolutely gorgeous girlfriend, applying for scholarship and all, great team... and lost almost everything when the mishap happened... so yeah, you should watch it! pretty entertaining.
also not forgetting a new dramatic series, the company! its regarding 3 best friends who studied in harvard is currently working for different intelligence, the CIA, the KGB and etc. a bit slow, but bearable.
entourage season 4 also just ended after the 12th episode! i was quite disappointed! it ended to fast for this season damn it. i just love jeremy piven's character ari gold! he is totally hilarious. a nut case who has a knock out looking wife, and runs his own talent agency! so so so inspiring, but i don't think so i can stomach his "muka tebalness!" season 4 is a must watch.
i've been wanting to watch how i met your mother! so yeah that is currently in the progress now...
ooohhh ohhhh, i was excited earlier as they have released the first episode of the 3rd season for prison break! i just want to know what exactly scofield have up his sleeves...
and i can't wait for the release of heroes, and ugly betty end of this month! woohoo... which is just a couple of days more... hooray.as for movies:
- saw the first 10 minutes of nacho libre - hate it!
- watched knocked up - hate it! no anti-climax what so ever.
- little miss sunshine - slow, weird, good cast - a so so movie.
- invincible - pretty inspiring - bearable movie.
- glory road - highly recommended!
so this is how i entertain my self for now! sad huh? well its okay i'm enjoying the perks of being a housewife as of this moment... it's just a temporary thing!
Thursday, September 13, 2007
welcoming the holy month, Ramadhan
as the cresent moon is sighted the Holy month of Ramadhan begins...
it is a time of reflection...
a time of prayers...
a time of devotion...
a time of remembrance...
i would like to take this opportunity to wish all the umat islam, "selamat berpuasa semoga mendapat barakah Ramadhan sepenuhnya".
i wasn't able to enjoy the eve of the fasting month as i was sitting for my t.o.e.f.l test which was delayed and made it more unbearable... but alhamdulillah, everything went well... i hope, and pray that it does...
...and my prayer goes out to the recent mishap at the western coast of indonesia, padang.
it is a time of reflection...
a time of prayers...
a time of devotion...
a time of remembrance...
i would like to take this opportunity to wish all the umat islam, "selamat berpuasa semoga mendapat barakah Ramadhan sepenuhnya".
i wasn't able to enjoy the eve of the fasting month as i was sitting for my t.o.e.f.l test which was delayed and made it more unbearable... but alhamdulillah, everything went well... i hope, and pray that it does...
...and my prayer goes out to the recent mishap at the western coast of indonesia, padang.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
great encounter...
early in the morning at 7 a.m. i received a message from ma, asking if i was awake yet... but of course i did not reply to that as i was still in la-la-land, and then another one came in after 15 minutes asking me out for breakfast. i think she finally gave up on waiting for me to reply her message, she decided to just call... finally i was woken up by the song that she totally hates by sean kingston, "beautiful girl" and i set this tone especially for her!
agreed to meet her for breakfast, oh wait, agreed to pick her up for breakfast actually... so yeah went through the morning jam, which wasn't as bad to be honest! i expected to reach at her place after an hour or so, since that is the common thing we malaysians go through every morning of the weekday.
anyway, finally got there and headed to FAM, as we were eating she saw my grandfathers good friend! yes, you read that right! it was my late granfathers good friend, Raja Che Zaitun "mak ungku". a woman who was 78 years old, on her own... choosing her own yong-tau-foo... dressed in her kaftan with her curly hair, and her strong physique. i was amazed, by just looking at her. mom approached her and asked if she remembered mom. mak ungku was rather excited, and said yes, yes i'll join you in a bit and so she sat...
they were asking each other loads of questions, i was just trying to keep up... mom told her that she was still in great shape, for a person her age, and she wasn't forgetful and all...
she said i should tell you a story, but i think you might think i'm crazy!! because my 4 boys, said i was...
mak ungku sharing her experience...
about 4 years ago, as i was driving on the road, out of a sudden i lost my memory... i had to stop the car at the side of the road and waited for at least 2 hours or so, as i could not even identify myself. slowly i regain my memory and made my way back home. the next day i went to the hospital, for a medical check-up and i told them about my situation. doctor discovered a whole lot of other things that was wrong with me, for a person of my age... and told me that my brain cells was slowly giving up on me. i was rather unsatisfied with the first check up i had to go for a second opinion, and was at university hospital, they came back with a worse report, as i was walking i saw ungku aziz, and asked him at his age how did he maintain his sanity? and not lose his memory and all? all he said was just to pick up some hobby that would make my brain cells work, which is to STUDY! acquire more knowledge.
... and so she did...
she was interested in taking language courses, so she was at a prestige institute and acquired more on that, but they told her they will not be able to accommodate her. for the fact that she is old and they did not want to jepordize the standards of the school!
as i was still determined, i checked out our local university, and uitm had offered these language course... and so i enrolled... i think the registrar, emphatized with my situation and agreed.
and now... after 4 years, i have learned 4 other languages... i speak french, spanish, german and mandarin. I KID YOU NOT! i was impressed with mak ungku's capabilities, half the time she was speaking in french and explaining it to us. she told us of her experience on her practical exam last year, she was in paris, she decided to do a cooking show explaining how to cook our famous "nasi beriyani" but in french, it was all recorded, and she was interviewed and covered in our local papers!
she kept us really entertained! i was in awe, i could not believe my ears, and eyes!! i was looking at a 78 year old woman, who was a linguist!! she wrote a beautiful poem for her lecturer for her exam yesterday and she recited it for us. WOW. i loved it. of course i can't explain it to you, but it seems like it's a part of her mother tounge. impressive. she also recited some parts of the quran as she said he had given lectures in london for the malaysians performing their umrah, she translated from malay-english-french... she was just happy sharing her moments and experiences with us... i think the rest of the patrons were also impressed by listening to her speak. i would have to admire her for her determination!
then she said to mom, this was the only way she kept her sanity, she had to find things that would get her brain cells active, and that is how she managed to not lose her memory... then she looked at us and asked, "you must think i'm crazy right?" i laughed and said no, not crazy think i have nothing but admiration for your courage and determination... it was such a great encounter. seriously, i guess if you really put your mind to it, you're able to achieve anything that you strive for, insyallah.
it was really pleasant meeting her... such a beautiful person with colorful personality, with vast experiences. that really made my day.
agreed to meet her for breakfast, oh wait, agreed to pick her up for breakfast actually... so yeah went through the morning jam, which wasn't as bad to be honest! i expected to reach at her place after an hour or so, since that is the common thing we malaysians go through every morning of the weekday.
anyway, finally got there and headed to FAM, as we were eating she saw my grandfathers good friend! yes, you read that right! it was my late granfathers good friend, Raja Che Zaitun "mak ungku". a woman who was 78 years old, on her own... choosing her own yong-tau-foo... dressed in her kaftan with her curly hair, and her strong physique. i was amazed, by just looking at her. mom approached her and asked if she remembered mom. mak ungku was rather excited, and said yes, yes i'll join you in a bit and so she sat...
they were asking each other loads of questions, i was just trying to keep up... mom told her that she was still in great shape, for a person her age, and she wasn't forgetful and all...
she said i should tell you a story, but i think you might think i'm crazy!! because my 4 boys, said i was...
mak ungku sharing her experience...
about 4 years ago, as i was driving on the road, out of a sudden i lost my memory... i had to stop the car at the side of the road and waited for at least 2 hours or so, as i could not even identify myself. slowly i regain my memory and made my way back home. the next day i went to the hospital, for a medical check-up and i told them about my situation. doctor discovered a whole lot of other things that was wrong with me, for a person of my age... and told me that my brain cells was slowly giving up on me. i was rather unsatisfied with the first check up i had to go for a second opinion, and was at university hospital, they came back with a worse report, as i was walking i saw ungku aziz, and asked him at his age how did he maintain his sanity? and not lose his memory and all? all he said was just to pick up some hobby that would make my brain cells work, which is to STUDY! acquire more knowledge.
... and so she did...
she was interested in taking language courses, so she was at a prestige institute and acquired more on that, but they told her they will not be able to accommodate her. for the fact that she is old and they did not want to jepordize the standards of the school!
as i was still determined, i checked out our local university, and uitm had offered these language course... and so i enrolled... i think the registrar, emphatized with my situation and agreed.
and now... after 4 years, i have learned 4 other languages... i speak french, spanish, german and mandarin. I KID YOU NOT! i was impressed with mak ungku's capabilities, half the time she was speaking in french and explaining it to us. she told us of her experience on her practical exam last year, she was in paris, she decided to do a cooking show explaining how to cook our famous "nasi beriyani" but in french, it was all recorded, and she was interviewed and covered in our local papers!
she kept us really entertained! i was in awe, i could not believe my ears, and eyes!! i was looking at a 78 year old woman, who was a linguist!! she wrote a beautiful poem for her lecturer for her exam yesterday and she recited it for us. WOW. i loved it. of course i can't explain it to you, but it seems like it's a part of her mother tounge. impressive. she also recited some parts of the quran as she said he had given lectures in london for the malaysians performing their umrah, she translated from malay-english-french... she was just happy sharing her moments and experiences with us... i think the rest of the patrons were also impressed by listening to her speak. i would have to admire her for her determination!
then she said to mom, this was the only way she kept her sanity, she had to find things that would get her brain cells active, and that is how she managed to not lose her memory... then she looked at us and asked, "you must think i'm crazy right?" i laughed and said no, not crazy think i have nothing but admiration for your courage and determination... it was such a great encounter. seriously, i guess if you really put your mind to it, you're able to achieve anything that you strive for, insyallah.
it was really pleasant meeting her... such a beautiful person with colorful personality, with vast experiences. that really made my day.
Friday, September 7, 2007
last day in bkk
sunday 02.09.2007
we had loads in our itinerary today.
1. MBK - shop
2. Siam Paragon - more shopping, and lunch
3. Lumphini Night Market - browsing, and shopping... again
4. Vertigo @ Banyan Tree Hotel - check out the scene
5. Cabbages and Condoms - for dinner
okay maybe out of the 5 places we wanted to go to, we went to 4 and changed some of the itinerary...
MBK, a shopping mall that has the same layout as sungei wang, except for one thing! they have really nice looking fake goodies! i kid you not. it's booo-ti-ful! they've got handbags, wallets, luggages, jerseys, and many many more. the beauty about this place is that they would actually show you the product between the low quality and the high quality ones, and you could negotiate on the prices! its pretty fun to haggle your way through, such a great achievement. but sometimes after a while you'll be thinking, "oh shit, i could have gotten it at a cheaper price, BODOH! why did i agree to that!!" hahaha... boohoo.
Siam Paragon, placed in the heart of the bangkok! you need to get onto the mrt then into the bts train... just to get to this mall. a place similar to our KLCC, but i gotta tell you, they have wider brand range in paragon... "HEAVEN". KLCC is nothing compared to this mall (in terms of shops of course, not the looks!)... the labels that was available there was: karen millen, paul smith, d&g, ferragamo, LV, gucci, bottega vanetta, dkny, chanel, dior, hermes, hugo boss, armani, jimmy choo's and anything that you can think of that belongs at high-street! almost went crazy "window shopping" of course, can't afford to splurge here, or else i would have to work in bangkok for at least a year or two just to settle all the debt just in case i swipe and use the credit card.
had lunch at their high class food court, seriously their concept is similar to marche except for you're not given a passport, you're given a card, place your order and swipe it, cool eh? they deliver the food to you, and then you just pay at the cashier after, the ambiance, the cool techy stuff that they installed was pretty impressive. not forgetting, do check out the desserts on the lower ground of the mall... its to die for! especially the ice-creams. yummay.
back to hotel and rested
out for dins and headed to cabbages and condoms, it was an experience! food is delicious, and affordable, place is filled with lights, or shall i say lamps that is made out of condoms, pretty creative i must add. i think every dollar spent there will be placed or given to certain aids foundation, which i think is definitely for a good cause, so yeah... put your money to good use! instead of slotting it in between the bikinis of the girls or trannies at ping-pong street yeah? thanks for recommending the place to us cikz.
Lumphini night market, is similar to the ping-pong night market except for its way hotter and there are no half naked chicks walking around in the run-down clubs... the items there was more than what ping-pong market had to offer though, i had gotten the other 2 of my little miss* t-shirt collection from the market... one is miss chatty, and the other is miss greedy.
right after that we made our way to pat-pong night market in the tuk-tuk to do some last minute shopping and to exploit the masseusse there :)
we totally scrapped the idea of going to vertigo, i could not open my eyes as we were waiting for a cabbie! and as soon as i got in the cab and i just crashed... which is rather a rare sight.
we had loads in our itinerary today.
1. MBK - shop
2. Siam Paragon - more shopping, and lunch
3. Lumphini Night Market - browsing, and shopping... again
4. Vertigo @ Banyan Tree Hotel - check out the scene
5. Cabbages and Condoms - for dinner
okay maybe out of the 5 places we wanted to go to, we went to 4 and changed some of the itinerary...
MBK, a shopping mall that has the same layout as sungei wang, except for one thing! they have really nice looking fake goodies! i kid you not. it's booo-ti-ful! they've got handbags, wallets, luggages, jerseys, and many many more. the beauty about this place is that they would actually show you the product between the low quality and the high quality ones, and you could negotiate on the prices! its pretty fun to haggle your way through, such a great achievement. but sometimes after a while you'll be thinking, "oh shit, i could have gotten it at a cheaper price, BODOH! why did i agree to that!!" hahaha... boohoo.
Siam Paragon, placed in the heart of the bangkok! you need to get onto the mrt then into the bts train... just to get to this mall. a place similar to our KLCC, but i gotta tell you, they have wider brand range in paragon... "HEAVEN". KLCC is nothing compared to this mall (in terms of shops of course, not the looks!)... the labels that was available there was: karen millen, paul smith, d&g, ferragamo, LV, gucci, bottega vanetta, dkny, chanel, dior, hermes, hugo boss, armani, jimmy choo's and anything that you can think of that belongs at high-street! almost went crazy "window shopping" of course, can't afford to splurge here, or else i would have to work in bangkok for at least a year or two just to settle all the debt just in case i swipe and use the credit card.
had lunch at their high class food court, seriously their concept is similar to marche except for you're not given a passport, you're given a card, place your order and swipe it, cool eh? they deliver the food to you, and then you just pay at the cashier after, the ambiance, the cool techy stuff that they installed was pretty impressive. not forgetting, do check out the desserts on the lower ground of the mall... its to die for! especially the ice-creams. yummay.
back to hotel and rested
out for dins and headed to cabbages and condoms, it was an experience! food is delicious, and affordable, place is filled with lights, or shall i say lamps that is made out of condoms, pretty creative i must add. i think every dollar spent there will be placed or given to certain aids foundation, which i think is definitely for a good cause, so yeah... put your money to good use! instead of slotting it in between the bikinis of the girls or trannies at ping-pong street yeah? thanks for recommending the place to us cikz.
Lumphini night market, is similar to the ping-pong night market except for its way hotter and there are no half naked chicks walking around in the run-down clubs... the items there was more than what ping-pong market had to offer though, i had gotten the other 2 of my little miss* t-shirt collection from the market... one is miss chatty, and the other is miss greedy.
right after that we made our way to pat-pong night market in the tuk-tuk to do some last minute shopping and to exploit the masseusse there :)
we totally scrapped the idea of going to vertigo, i could not open my eyes as we were waiting for a cabbie! and as soon as i got in the cab and i just crashed... which is rather a rare sight.
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