BKK

Do you read BKK as B.K.K or Bangkok?

I've had a few people asking me before what BKK stands for. hehe..

August last year, Kristie, Sharon and I went on a shopping trip to Bangkok.

Our goal was to shop:

- till our hearts content

- to fill up our empty suitcases

- till we finish all our Thai Baht plus whatever other currencies we had

- not bother about the touristy things

I took with me a set of PJ's, an extra set of clothes, toothbrush, one suitcase and a giant Tatonka duffle bag.

I sure know how to travel light ... when I know I'm going to be shopping heaps.

Us and our almost empty bags

Welcome to Bangkok Thailand!

We stayed at Baiyoke Sky Hotel.

Got upgraded to a bigger room with an extra bed and living area on the Lady's Floor!

How cool is that?

Never knew there was such a thing.

We went straight down for some street food and began shopping.

Kristie and I lost Sharon just minutes after we entered Platinum Mall.

For some reason, we couldn't find each other for 6 hours. 

Gave up and went back to the room only to find Sharon happily trying on what she bought.

The 3 of us were so tired. We all fell asleep and woke up at midnight feeling hungry.

Our nap dragged on for 5 hours !!

Pork Satay just because its pork and massive & Coconut to stay hydrated

Fried Balls?

ulam-ulam

i think its radish cake and squid

yummy roadside porridge. you can have it with a raw egg or century egg..

free shuttle service to some mall. can't remember the name.

super cool place we had to check out. lotsa cakes and toys.

check out the cake spread!! 

good old fashion toys. I just had to play with them

fruit buffet at our hotel

On our last night, we asked the hotel receptionist to recommend somewhere we could go to to shop and she gave us some address to go to. Turns out, she gave us the address of a local night market. They had everything you can ever think of. A tattoo parlour, pet shop, barber, nail parlour and of course all the usual 'pasar malam' stores. It was an eye opener but I wouldn't really recommend it to anyone. 

Nothing to buy!!

view of Bangkok while having breakfast

on the revolving deck

On our last night, we arranged everything we bought on the bed. Take note that this is not all. 

We still had a days worth of shopping to do.

Behold.. Fruits of Our Sore Feet and Empty Wallets after 3 days.

sean and i being silly

weekend in melbourne 2013

Noel did a stop over in Melbourne before heading off to NZ late 2013.

So, I took the opportunity to go see him. and see my friends. and eat awesome food. and shop.

Aiya.. I just wanted to go on a holiday la okay..

Its a good thing I went cause I've not seen him since. He's still busy seeing the world.

I miss you, Noel!

Okay, time to let the pictures do the talking.

Gloria and Bobby were so nice to let us stay with them.

Gloria's my flowergirl buddy from back in the day.

Charlene and I on a dessert eating spree. Lindt Cafe

Lux Bite for some Green Tea slice. I can't remember the fancy name for it.

B&P !! Best Salted Caramel I've ever tasted!!

Vietnamese Rolls

Check out how dark Noel is!
Szechuan dinner with Globby

D.O.C
Best pizzas I've ever had.
Felt like I had a taste of heaven eating it.

I got the shock of my life when I saw how cheap this is.
No way you'll get this for $5 in Perth.
$10 is more like it.

NO, I didn't just eat during this trip. Did some touristy things too.
View from Eureka Tower.

Old Melbourne Gaol

Melbourne Library.
Felt like I was in a Harry Porter set.

everything must be in chronological order

I'm quite anal when it comes to these kinda things. 

So, you'll be seeing lotsa long overdue posts coming up.

That's if I get around to it (:

Portrait Fail

I got a couple of portrait paintings done in Ho Chi Minh in December 2012.

All of them turned out pretty good (especially my graduation one) except this one!

Sean looks extra white and I look so damn WEIRD!

I don't think I'll ever frame it up now.

pfffffttttt..