05/11/2013 - Bangokok Day 4(Platinum Mall -> Singapore)

Here comes the final installment of my Bangkok Trip...

4 days just poof without knowing it. Honestly speaking, if you asked me whether did I dread coming back to reality, it's not as bad cause it's not my first time to Bangkok and the quality of clothes there really dampens my mood. But what matter most is we got a break from all the preparations and am fully recharged for the future :)

The last day started off with the usual breakfast in Baiyoke Sky and we head out to Platinum Mall around 9am local time. Shopping malls in Bangkok do open early so fret not but they do close early too. 

Our flight was local time, 6pm. Hence, we intend to shop till lunch time and have lunch before heading back to Alex's Fashion to collect Derp's suits and formal wear and then finally heading to the airport.

#OOTD - New tank top and new sandals all bought in BKK :)

We combed through the whole of Platinum Mall. FYI there's 2 buildings and they are connected on certain levels. Yup we combed through the whole of it. I managed to buy more stuff on the last day(like finally~) if not I would probably come home with 200 sgd not used. 

We'll never forget to enjoy Black Canyon Coffee whenever we are there 

If you are into thick and bitter coffee, Black Canyon Coffee is for you. They will grind the coffee seed on the spot for you. Thick and pure coffee for the price of $2 sgd. A really good drink to recharge yourself after all the shopping. 

:)

Platinum Mall has this really big foodcourt with many many local delights. It's always crowded whenever I went there. The last time we went, we totally skipped that area because of the crowd. Since we got spare time this time, we went ahead to try some of the food there.

You have to purchase a card from the cashier at one corner. The card is like our local kopitiam card and it has a value in it. You can choose to top up the card too if the value inside is not enough. We didn't really know about this until Derp went to get his food and realise it. I can't really remember how much was the card but it's affordable.  

Derp's main course..I can't really remember what it is but is just some tom yum laksa fishball noodles..

I decide to go for something light.. the meatball noodle..

The portion of noodles being sold at Platinum Mall's foodcourt are pretty small, serves as good place to try all the local delights at 1 shot without having the feeling to burst..:)

We ended our lunch with this dessert..Mango Sticky Rice! 

A little more expensive than the Mango Sticky Rice we bought from streetstall..but it's nice! 

Platinum Mall's foodcourt is located in the same building as the Mcdonalds so just head to that building and go all the way up to level 6. You'll find the big foodcourt there! The famous fuji restaurant is also on that level if I never remember wrongly..

We had a little bit of time left to kill before heading to Alex's Fashion, so we spotted this full of Rilakkuma stuff shop in Platinum Mall (level 5 if i'm not wrong..can't really remember)and quickly went in. 

It's a Rilakkuma Heaven there and I almost bring the whole shop back to Singapore. I bought many stuff there and they were really cheap~

We checked out early that day and deposited out luggage with Baiyoke Sky Hotel. After we went back to Alex's Fashion to collect the heavy suits and formal wear, we head to the airport straight. 

The taxi almost couldn't make it to the airport. The taxi got overheated and the driver went down to add water to it. I kept telling Derp that I'm very afraid we got stuck on the expressway because the driver was driving really slowly. lol. 

We made it to the airport safely and am glad that we depart early because we took longer than expected to reach due to the slow speed. We checked in our luggage, had our early dinner at the pizza place and board the plane. The pizza is not cheap but its filling! 

All our stuffs! Forgot to bring a really big bag from Singexpresss and we got to make do with the 2 recycle bags to store snacks.

I'm really glad to be able to spend my birthday overseas, it's the first time in 25 years. Thanks Derp, my travel companion always. :)

Do check out my other BKK2013 Entries Here:

Bkk2013 Day 1

BKK2013 Day 2

BKK 2013 Day 3 Part 1
BKK 2013 Day 3 Part 2
BKK 2013 Day 4

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04/11/2013 - Bangkok Day 3 Part 2(Roast Cafe and Mr Jones Orphanage @ ThongLo)

After the birthday surprise from Baiyoke Sky hotel, I changed into my newly bought dress from Platinum Mall and headed out for my early birthday dinner. Read more about what went on in the earlier of the day here :)

We went back to Platinum Mall first to get something for Derp's mum before taking a cab down to Thong Lo. We initially wanted to take a BTS there, which is probably around 4-5 stops away from Chit Lom, but we were lazy to walk to the BTS station. Hence, we hopped on a cab outside Platinum Mall.

We were pretty skeptical about taking a cab in BKK because we were afraid of the taxi driver overcharging us or driving us to somewhere else that's not our destination. I did a little research on the expected cab fare before leaving the hotel that day for the 2nd part of the day. It should be 120-150baht which is $6+ sgd. The taxi driver quoted us a 150baht for the ride and we happily hopped on.

Honestly speaking, the traffic was pretty bad and was infact getting worse as it gets later in the evening. The taxi fare would probably be 10+ dollars for that same amount of distance travelled. $6+ is quite worth it afterall. We don't really want to sweat a bucket and look unglam for my birthday dinner. :)

Roast Cafe is located at this place called Seenspace. We told the taxi driver to head to Thong Lor Soi 13. It was a long stretch of road and actually, we on our GPS just incase he drove us somewhere else. We guide him till somewhere near Seenspace and got off. We walked a little and finally locate Seenspace. It's pretty not obvious especially if you go there for the first time. It took us quite awhile. 

The whole environment is pretty quiet, there are other shops around the vicinity but it's just totally different from the crowded area that we have been in for the past few days. So if you think everywhere is crowded in Bangkok, you are wrong. Who would have thought that there's nice and pretty cafe in Bangkok? :)

Roast Cafe is located on the 2nd level of Seenspace.

Took a photo outside the cafe..

We were there pretty early, like around 5++pm sg time.. hence there wasn't much people. And they were still serving the lunch menu. But overall, the restaurant has a really nice ambience. I love the fact that it's away from the hustle and bustle of citylife, it's so much quieter :)

The menu is in the form of a newspaper.

I can't really remember what is the drink called, but probably some refreshing drink that we each ordered one.

And I chose there as my birthday dinner venue for a simple reason..

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I simply LOVE Duck Confit so I was really excited when I found out that Roast Cafe has yummy Duck Confit. They were really affordable too as compared to those I had in Singapore. 

The skin of the Duck Confit was really cripsy on the outside and the meat inside was soft and chewy. They paired it up with potatos, veggies and cranberries. No idea what's the purpose of the cranberry because it was really sour, but our guess is that it should be eaten together with the Duck Confit. Somewhat acting like the sauce for the Duck Confit.

With my Duck Confit..

Derp ordered this Beef Shank  I can't really remember the actual name. He originally wanted to have a big steak piece but it was only available during dinner time. The kind waitress kindly suggested other beef steak dishes which were somewhat similar. The beef was yummy too! 

Mandatory shot..

With my birthday dinner date.. 

The waitress helped us took this photo before our dinner start. Very beautifully taken! :)

 The bill costs up to 900+baht, which is around 30+sgd. Worth it! This meal would have probably costs around $50 in Singapore. 

Roast Cafe 

251/1, Sukhumvit 55 Road (Thong Lor) | 2nd Fl., Seenspace Center, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

We hopped over to Mr Jones Orphanage for our dessets. We were pretty full by then and wanted to only take photos. But after that we feel bad and decide to share 1 slice of cake.

Mr Jones Orphanage is a place whereby everything is so instagram-friendly. One can just go in to take photos of their stuffs even without dining in. Do check it out if you are at that area.

All the pretty desserts! Now you know why I say this place is so instagram-friendly? lol.

Their macarons have a pretty unique color though..

As the name suggests, it's a orphanage. But for? For all this cute little bears waiting for adoption :)

Derp was playing with the toy soldiers before our cake comes..

Can't help but to camwhore with the bears around us..So cute! 

:)

We ordered the red velvet cake which tasted so-so..The cakes are not that fantastic there so don't pin high hopes on it..

Derp chose the white chocolate drink for us to share. Seriously, we regretted because it was tooooo sweet. lol. But anyway white chocolate are supposed to be sweet right? We can only blame ourselves for trying so hard to avoid heaty stuff but ended up with something so sweet! 

#OOTD shot outside Mr Jones Orphanage.The dress was bought in Platinum Mall earlier in the day and I immediately change into it for my birthday dinner. Pardon that slippers of mine! :)

Mr Jones Orphanage

251/1 Thonglor Soi 13 | G Floor, Seen Space, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

We wanted to cab back to Central World area so that we can go to Big C supermarket to do some last minute shopping on our last night in BKK. But the cab driver kindly told us that there's a really bad traffic jam towards that area. He suggested us to take the train instead which will be faster than taking a cab. Their cab driver are really honest, in the previous trip we met with such cab drivers when we wanted to cab back from Chatuchak. 

We walked around 2+ km just to get back to Thong Lo BTS station. It was getting dark hence we speed up our speed.I'm glad we didn't went there by BTS in the day because it's gonna be so hot. We walked in the evening time, it's so much more cooling and we didn't really sweat even though we were at full speed. 

We managed to reach Big C around 8++ local time. Anyway the shops in BKK closed pretty early, so we were really kan cheong. Pretty afraid we didn't get the chance to buy back snacks from BKK, but we made it! We headed back to the hotel pretty late as it was the last night, but we know we still have to go back to pack our stuff lol. The most sian part of a holiday trip. 

Anyway, presenting to you my loots of the day from Platinum Mall and Pratunam Market..

And also all the snacks we bought from Big C Supermarket..and some other random stuff...

The elephant tank top is really cute but I don't know when will I have a chance to wear it lol. It's made of good quality and totally non sheer! 

Be back again with the last installment of my BKK trip..till then!

Do check out my other BKK2013 Entries Here:

Bkk2013 Day 1

BKK2013 Day 2

BKK 2013 Day 3 Part 1
BKK 2013 Day 3 Part 2
BKK 2013 Day 4

For any enquiries please mail to jing_xian88@hotmail.com.

04/11/2013 - Bangkok Day 3 Part 1 (Platinum Mall, Alex Fashion, Surprisefrom Baiyoke Sky Hotel! )

Happy Birthday to Myself! 

It's also my 2nd last day in BKK. Basically, we ate our breakfast, went out for 2nd round of breakfast, shopped a little, went to the tailor before heading to our dinner venue. A very simple and relax birthday spent in bkk! :) 

View while having breakfast. 

We didn't really get to sit at the window seats because for the past 2 days it were all taken up. There were more visitors over the weekends as compared to the weekdays. 

A shot before I tucked into my yummylicious prata!  

Derp having his cereal. He had it every morning without fail whenever we go on a holiday lol.

Baiyoke' sky prata is da best!  I always have it when I'm there :) I always add a little maple syrup and sugar to go with it. 

After our breakfast, we went back hotel to rest awhile before heading out because it's way too early lol. We had an early night the night before because I was having a severe headache thanks to the heat at Chatuchak. Regretted not bringing any panadol but thankfully the headache was gone once I woke up 

We slowly walked around Pratunam Market before heading to Platinum Mall. Explored the different small lanes of Pratunam Market which we had never been before. Those shops in the inner lanes are not so easily noticeable but some of them really sells pretty stuff. 

We passed by the Wonton Mee stall again and decide to eat it again lol! I know we just had breakfast like less than 1 hour ago. FYI, directions to the wonton mee stall can be found in my Day 1 entry. 

Their menu.

We had the soup wonton mee this time and not forgetting to add lots of chili. 

We tried the wonton mee with soup this time and not forgetting to add lots of chilli. :)

Otw to Platinum Mall..

My birthday #OOTD that day. In Love Bonito's Romper once again. :) And pardon for the mismatch slippers lol. 

We started shopping at Platinum Mall pretty early. Some of the shops weren't open yet. We were killing time before heading back to Amari Watergate for Derp's fitting. 

There were various tailors at Amari Watergate. All of which were located at 2nd level of Amari Watergate. After doing some research, Derp decided on Alex Fashion. 

And so that's how the 2nd fitting went..

A lot of needles around the piece of cloth they let Derp to try. I can't say it's his suit because it's not a suit yet. 

After Derp try it on, the staff continue to make adjustment by shifting the position of the needles. lol. Derp and I went like O.O when they took out this piece of cloth with all the needles on it. 

We decide to go back Baiyoke Sky to put our loots from Pratunam Market and Platinum Mall before continuing the 2nd half of the day. We went to find the famous fried chicken stall which we didn't manage to find the previous day.

Directions to the fried chicken wing can be found here :)

The surroundings of the fried chicken stall..

They are located pretty near to the main street connected to Pratunam Market. 

The stall is operated by a Thai Chinese couple. 

The abundance of fried chicken! 

While we were deciding on what to get, there were many Singaporeans who came by to get the fried chicken. 

Since we were on our way back to hotel to put our staff, we got 4 fried chicken wings back to eat in our hotel room. 

:)

We still prefer the one we ate at another stall, also on the same street but further down. But there are plenty of fried chicken street stalls around, I believe more or less they taste the same. 

Just as we were prepping to get out for the 2nd half of the day, we heard someone knocking on our door. Actually, we were seated next to the door because our power point is there. Most of the time we were there charging our gadgets and surfing the net there. 

Derp opened the door and this lady, I presume she belonged to the housekeeping department, delivered all the things below to us. She smiled and went off. 

Birthday Cake and complimentary cookies from Baiyoke Sky Hotel.

So after she left, we went like O.O? How did they know it's my birthday???!!!

Probably when I was booking for the hotel, they did ask for my birthdate? I really have no idea lol. And how did they know we were in the hotel at that time? lol. I'm pretty sure it's not arranged by Derp because I'm the one who booked the hotel, furthermore he's also in a shocked too. lol.

We were pretty full due to the fried chicken wings, hence we left the cake for supper that night.

Not forgetting to take photo with the pretty heartshape cake from Baiyoke Sky :)

Thanks for the birthday surprise! Guess we didn't make a wrong choice to choose this hotel again for our 2nd trip to BKK :)

Will be back again to blog about my birthday dinner!

Do check out my other BKK2013 Entries Here:

Bkk2013 Day 1

BKK2013 Day 2

BKK 2013 Day 3 Part 1
BKK 2013 Day 3 Part 2
BKK 2013 Day 4

For any enquiries please mail to jing_xian88@hotmail.com.