My first trip to Bangkok

On 2nd August 2009, Azman and I went to Bangkok for shopping and sight- seeing. It was my first time to the capital city of Thailand and Azman’s fifth or sixth, maybe. He was there on work for the earlier trips AND HE BETTER NOT KNOW WHERE THE TIGER SHOW IS!!!!

taxi number in Bangkok

The taxi that took us from the airport to Royal Asia Logde off Sukhumvit Road

From the moment we sat down on the flight until the very last moments we spent in Bangkok, I had been holding my stomach not to vomit blood from the repetitive attempt to tell these people that SORRY, I AM NOT THAI! PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH…

Oh well, what can I say, it’s not their fault, I have always known that I could pass anytime for an Indon, a Malay, a Thai, Sri Lankan, Indian, Pinoy, Chindian, a Martian.. I had been mistaken for a Chinese girl many-many times too…I bet the Chinese babe that I was mistaken for  had fallen asleep in the tanning bed and woke up like a piece of bread after ten minutes in the toaster. On high temperature!

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Sawadee Kap!

Anyway, after touch down at Bangkok airport we went straight to check in at the hotel, leave our bags and straight away took the BTS train from Nana to Chatuchak. Chatuchak is claimed to be the biggest market in the world and opens only on weekends. To get to the super duper cool bazaar -like market, just took the BTS train and get off at the last station – Station Mo Chit. The market that sells just about everything under the sun is situated across the nice Chatuchak park.

I bought a lot of things there. Not too much by my personal standard actually, I was in full capability to purchase more, but the items I had gotten included three wall decorative lights that’s dirt cheap but huge. Azman had a tough time carrying the box around the hot and humid market, so I consoled myself by keeping a mental note that when I wake the next morning I would still be in Bangkok.

shopping at chatuchak

Shopping at Chatuchak

I would say eating in Bangkok is pretty hard for a Muslim. There are plenty of Thai halal food around but when there are pork bergantung manja beside the halal chicken I cannot telan laaa… heheheh.. So we ended up eating from the Arab restaurants that sell costly food and since Arabian food is not really my fave, after our second meal there, I had a headache. Hehe.

There is so much that I would like to write about this trip. More stories coming in the next entries, but in the mean time, I would say that Bangkok excites me and scares me at the same time. Though I would say that I am no Miss Goody Two-Shoes in Malaysia, still the women of Bangkok freak me. Especially with all the vegetables that they can shoot from their vajayjay.

sight seeing in Bangkok

Later~

Author: Diyana

25 thoughts on “My first trip to Bangkok

  1. Best Best..
    Aku lupa nak kirim beli bendera Thai yang kecik2 tu..cos Danish suka kumpul bendera..

  2. bangkok tak best massage and spa..harga lebih kurang KL. bandung ngan medan la best utk spa.

    diyana takut nak gi tengok ’15’ show hangat sbb bimbang dirinya akan dibom oleh puak jemaah islamiah ngeh ngeh ngeh.

  3. hihihi.. bestnya.. dulu pg chatuchak dgn bani tak puas nak shoping.. duit tak de… hehehe.. tak sabo nkk tunggu entry yg seterusnya.. cepat skit sambung tulis yerk diyana… 😛

  4. Bani, aku siap gantung camera besar kat tengkok uolss!!! biar nampak cam pelancong sikit…. aku takut weeiii!! kang ada mat salleh jemput aku jadi “translator” dia camana?? oh ngeriii!

  5. dem i miss this belog..diyana saya mahu bertanyer yer..adakah anda memakai makeup semasa gambar diambil (ayat skema versi aku)? sbb wajah anda nampak sgt glow di sittew!

  6. Diyana, suami akak pernah kena goda dalam lif masa kat hadyai. tak silap pegi dulu tahun 2003..mesti byk dah berubah kat sana..gambar cantik la diyana..suka tengok!

  7. sgt suka the dress dlm first pic. so summer-y kan? very, very pretty.

    shoot vege huh? one time tu ada this whacko showgirl shoot razor drpd situ. gilos!

  8. heheh hang pi pun tiger shows itu.. bagoss.. 🙂 actually dulu aku ngan kengkawan discover satu thai muslim food punya tempat yg sgt sedap kat a food court near one of the malls.. aku tak ingat tempat tapi nama dia aunty fatimah.. i went to bangkok in 2001, 2002 and 2004 and all 3 times we went to eat at her place..sedap murah n d best part tiada sebarang babi bergantung manja di situ..

  9. Sri, kami kat Chatuchak pun melilau cari money changer! hehehe best kan shopping situ!!
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    mommy to chumsy, oh goshhh… in Bangkok not only show harimau, show harimau belang, harimau kumbang and harimau sabre tooth pun ada!!!! *faints
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    Mel, bawak bersabar! saya akan mengupdate dengan penuh kesungguhan!! *bersemangat!

  10. Sal, walaupun bak kata Bani, lubang hidung penyekku sedikit kembang kempis, tetapi aku tetap merasakan hang perli aku!!! keji hang!!! itu bukan glow! itu adalah minyak yg berlinang bak kuali lepas goreng french fries di mukaku!!!!
    aku tak pakai make-up lah. gamba bangkok ni semua aku pakai eyeliner kaler hitam atau coklat saja. no bedak no lipstik. yg aku nampak gelow itu sebab aku beriman! muahaahhahahahaaaa
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    nize, ikan kap!!!
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    chuain, thanks kak! perempuan thailand mmg ramai yg berada dalam industry itu. sangat keji tau! ate mujurle husband akak tak tergoda ye!! phew!
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    Oyis, thank u! baju tu buat kat siam jugak tu.. tapi yg tu beli di KL la. adala dalam rm30… muuhahahaha.. razor???dasyat!! dasyat!!!
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    Rina, untuk pengetahuan hang, aku tak pi sebarang show begitu sebab aku takut kena bom dan aku culture shock. aku turun2 train kat patpong je terus diorg tarik masuk tgk live xxx show… mak tak rela nyahhhh!!!!
    la… awat hang tak habaq nama mall tu??? batul ke takde babi bergantung manja? tahtah ada babi berguling manja kat dalam makanan hampa tak????
    *lariiii

  11. Yas, laaa lain kali habaq sebelum aku pi.. bukan selepas.. fuyo pandai danish dah boleh dpt concept ‘KUMPUL’ tu… bendera pulak tu…klasss
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    eintanz, i pergi foot massage sajork…hehe
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    Mel, kami je lipat each other *ops!

  12. too much infoo!! too much infoo!! rated 18SG!!! otakku bertukar menjadi kuningss!!! hahaha

    jom buat rombongan ke sana tahun depan..mwahahaha

  13. mel, jom! kalau ko ada baru aku berani masuk itu kelab menembak sayur-sayuran dan stationary pejabat dengan menggunakan fefet. hehe

  14. I is set!!! nasib baik rabun jauh kurang sikit dosa saya..hahah

    Insya-Allah tahun depan sempat pi..i’ll meet u there sebab JB ada flite direct ke BKK..

    Bani/Nize nak ikut? tolong angkat beg ya..mwahahaha

  15. Hi,

    Which hotel did you stay at??? 🙂

    We are planning to go, but dont know which hotel is good…and the main reason is obviusly SHOPPING!!

    which hotel is close to most of the shopping districts???

    Thnx,
    Mags

  16. maggie,
    try to find hotel around sukhumvit road.
    many foreigner stayed there.
    also near BTS station.
    BTS links with many shopping place such as chatucak market..pratunam..siam center..etc.

    during our visit..we stayed at royal asia lodge.

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