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Sunday, October 13, 2013

Why I Love Bangkok

When I didn't get my Korean visa (thanks largely to our very efficient HR team), we had to change all our plans at the last minute. Rhommel and Em-J were unanimous in wanting to go to Bangkok and I really needed no convincing because I love Bangkok. Why?

1. Cool cafés are everywhere. Perfect if you just want to relax, enjoy a cup of coffee and people-watch; even this Starbucks looks very inviting.

2. It's dessert country! There's a dessert in every corner and it feels like heaven. Okay, I'm exaggerating but you get the drift.

"Cakepops that are too cute to eat"

"Cakes that are too beautiful to eat"

"Mandarin Oriental's very affordable cronut - they call it differently, I can't remember"

"Strawberry Waffle at After You Desserts"

3. If you want to breathe their culture and heritage, there are tons of places to go to.

The Jim Thompson museum is very near the city center where you can see how silk is made.

Ancient City of Ayutthaya

4. They have lots of good food, heck, you can even get a great tasting pizza by the roadside.

"Enjoying authentic Thai dishes outdoors"

A La Monita truck, one of the best Mexican restaurants in Bangkok - which I wrote about here - opened right at Siam Paragon's basement.

5. They have the best movie theatres! We were lucky cause we got to experience Gravity in 4D.

"Nokia theatre's lounge"

6. Speaking of another kind of theatre, they have a huge, 1500-seater theatre inside a mall. I happened to watch their local production of Miss Saigon and they spared no expense, the spectacle came complete with the iconic helicopter.

7. They have beautiful malls, perfect for a mall rat like me (okay, I guess that description doesn't suit me anymore).

8. They have lots of clean, beautiful toilets and best of all, they're free! (Hello Ayala and Shangri-La!) It actually pisses me off to have to pay to use the toilet in a mall.

"Airport toilet"

"Fun themed toilets at Terminal 21"

"Cineplex toilet"

9. Lastly, you will run into lots of fun and quirky stuff there.

"Shark Attack in the middle of Siam Paragon"

"Cool digital billboard"

"Fancy sticking your face in the elephant's hole? @ Lub'd Silom"

Siam Paragon

Alight at Siam BTS

Jim Thompson's House

Alight at National Stadium BTS

Take the exit as if you're heading to Holiday Inn Express

Turn Right at Soi Kasemsan 2 before reaching the hotel

Ayutthaya

Get in touch with a local tour operator

Mama Dolores Pizza

Alight at Saladaeng BTS, take exit 5

Follow the direction to Crowne Plaza Lumpini

La Monita, After You Desserts, Mandarin Oriental Cafe

Siam Paragon basement

Muangthai Ratchadalai Theatre

inside Esplanade Shopping Centre

Thailand Cultural Centre MRT

Terminal 21

Asok BTS

Lub'd Silom

BTS Chong Nonsi

Take a tuktuk right after alighting as it is a bit difficult to find

Friday, November 04, 2011

Sushi Tei

Em-J ordinarily doesn't like anything Japanese so I was a bit surprised when he said that he wants to have dinner at Sushi Tei. He actually posted it as his Facebook status and spelled out Tei as Tae which was of course an easy dig.

Both he and Danny couldn't get enough of the fried salmon skin so they ordered heaps, a couple of platefuls and temaki rolls.

I'm happy with anything that has avocado or salmon thus my orders.

That's a huge avocado slice right below the crab meat.

I also ordered a tonkatsu but was given a katsudon. I didn't want to cause too much trouble for the waitstaff since it's more or less the same so I didn't complain. I wasn't able to touch it though cause I'm too full by the time it arrived.

The ika fry and this thing with scallop and cheese were both winners.

There were also a couple of orders that I wasn't particularly fond of. I forgot what they're called but this one below tasted like canned tuna and the skewered scallop wasn't too tasty.