Bangkok 2009 – Major Food/Shopping Spree
Pardon the hiatus, as I was in Bangkok for the whole of last week, chomping my way through all the delicious Thai fares, from the spicy to the sweets, and the dirt-cheap to the not-so-budgeted choices at restaurants and malls. Gratitude’s in line for sc‘s assistance, for she’s a fanatic (almost enviable frequencies!) traveller to the city of sins, shoppers’ paradise, and foodies’ wet dreams come true. 
But all in all, a rather fulfilling holiday, for it’s been 3 years since I’ve been to Bangkok, and back then we were on extra tight budget (being students and all – back then, I spent merely RM1.2k for a 10 days trip to Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Pattaya, inclusive of airfare. Imagine that!).
This time around, we skipped most of the sight-seeings and tourist traps … wait, I meant ATTRACTIONS. Lol. But not without a few, to avoid over-shopping/bingeing and came back poorer/fatter than ever.
Some of the saliva-inducing food from Bangkok ……. The array of sumptuous food at every nook and corner of the streets, malls, and even the ‘invisible’ joints was just mind-boggling!Still crossing my fingers and keeping my mind open on the possibility of contracting the much-hyped, much-feared & downright devastating H1N1 virus aka Swine Flu. But since we can’t call the flu that anymore, let’s not.
But seriously, less than 10% of the people walked around with face masks in Bangkok, be it on the streets, in the malls, or at the eateries. Hehehe … to imagine scooping ladles of piping hot Tom Yum into one’s mouth underneath the mask. Mission IMpossible?
More posts to come in later days …… IF the Motormouth does not evolve to become another statistic in the papers. =P
Part 3 – Chinatown – Night & Day
Part 4 – Floating Market and Death Railway
Part 7 – Fuji Japanese Restaurant in Bangkok
