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Bangkok: Delicious Pork Burger & Sausages At 7 Eleven

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Bangkok Food: Delicious Pork Burger & Sausages At 7 Eleven – One of the must eat snack food in Bangkok, Thailand is the pork sausages and pork burger in 7 Eleven convenience store. It’s their specialty that all of their 7 Eleven sells pork sausages and pork burger. It’s cheap, it’s nice and it’s delicious.

They have a variety of pork sausage for you to choose, there’s choice of black pepper sausage, sausage with bacon, foot long sausage and more. It costs from only 15 Baht.

Besides, pork burger is another must try. They actually just heat the bread and the pork patties, as well as egg for you, then your burger is served. It’s fast and so cheap in price at only cheapest 20 Baht too. You can then enhance your burger by adding various vegetable like onion, lettuce, tomato slices and sauces like tomato, chilli and mayo. It’s delicious too. On my 5 days trip, I have eaten so much of these. =D If you cannot eat pork, you can pick the chicken version too.

So, if you are in Bangkok, don’t forget to try out these little snack food. Simple, yet delicious. Not very healthy though. Haha.

So, here I end my Bangkok trip post. It’s a good place and I will visit again to explore more of Bangkok and Thailand. I find that everything is quite cheap and affordable in Bangkok, and the food is suitable for me, and delicious too. If you are a girl, Bangkok is a must-visit for you because it’s a shopping heaven. I prefer exploring historical attractions in Thailand.

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February 23, 2012
Bangkok: Night Market Outside Central World

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Bangkok Trip: Night Market Outside Central World (Day 4) – Well, it almost comes to the last post and last day of my Bangkok trip. I still have one more post to share about. So after going to a day of Bangkok sightseeing trip to Wat Pho, Wat Arun and Grand Palace, I went back to hotel to take a rest to recharge my power. Later at night, it’s pretty free and no place of interest to go already.

Mom randomly suggested walking around the Central World shopping mall area as there’s a small night market right in front of the mall. We walked from our hotel and it took us about 20 minutes to reach there. It’s nice to walk at night because the weather get cooler and is away from the sunny sun.

At the night market outside Central World, you can find typical Thai’s night market stuff like clothing, beauty accessories, footwear, lots of street food, gift and more. Didn’t really buy anything there except a bottle of beverage and went to bought a notebook in Central World instead. Hehe, thanks dear Huei for getting me the notebook.

Since there’s nothing much to see at there, we went back to hotel for the last night. And so, my Bangkok trip has put a full-stop here. The last day, day 5 is just another going-to-airport-and-back day.

Shrine is everywhere!

Fried food look so yummy, but super duper unhealthy!

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February 23, 2012
Bangkok: Grand Palace

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Bangkok Trip: Grand Palace (Day 4) – Grand Palace is a historical site in Bangkok, Thailand where many years back, it’s the palace of King of Thailand. In year 2006, I went there once, and 6 years later, I went there again! It hasn’t changed a bit, but there’s some renovation going on in the Grand Palace. The tourists are more than before and the weather was hotter than before.

Although Grand Palace is located right next to Wat Pho, but then the main entrance is very far from Wat Pho! OMG. It took me about 10 minutes walk from Wat Pho to Grand Palace’s main entrance under the scorching hot sun. It’s really very very hot. I suggest starting the trip at Grand Palace first only go visit Wat Pho and Wat Arun, visit in the morning will be the best as it’s not that hot yet.

Looks pretty and like a Thai girl right? Hehe.

I have heard about the Grand Palace scam which is that the tuk-tuk taxi driver will approach you and tell you that Grand Palace is close at that time, and will instead bring you to other temple like Lucky Buddha and shopping at the gem shop, only you completed the “tour”, they will bring you back to Grand Palace. They charged only about 100-200Baht for the trip. Sounds good right? But it’s actually a scam and it’s a time wasting tour. Grand Palace is in fact opens daily. When they bring you to these places, they actually receive commission.

However, I did not approach with any of such tuk-tuk driver. I’ve read on the Internet, it’s better to beware. If you are approached by them, just say no, or in Thai, ‘Mai Owl Rock’, which means I’ve been here before.

Going in to the Grand Palace is pretty troublesome because one needs to be properly dressed. I have shorts, and Hueisean has shorts too, so we have to rent something to cover up. 200Baht per piece and you will get back the deposit when you end the tour. I got myself a wear on pants and Hueisean got a piece of sarong-liked cloth. 3/4 length pants and skinny jeans are also not allow in the Grand Palace, and spaghetti straps too. What a strict place, but since you get to rent the cloth for free, so why not checking it out?

Entrance fee to Grand Palace is very expensive at 400 Baht (RM40) per person! Since we have already there, no point getting back already, so me and Hueisean bought the ticket and went in. We only have about 1.5 hours to tour the whole Grand Palace because it closes at 4pm every afternoon. The weather was really very very hot, perspiring drops were all over the body and the pants they lend were hot.

We started off the tour at the temple area which is the Temple of Emerald Buddha – Wat Phra Kaew. I think this is the most beautiful part of the Grand Palace compound and with most things to see. Other than that is just no-photo’s Throne Hall which is just normal.

The Italian Renaissance-style of Throne Hall and King’s Residence is pretty cool. It’s a blend of Thai and Western architecture. When you are at the ground level, you can see Renaissance-style architecture, but when you look at the top of the building, you can see the Mondop-style roof. Pretty cool.

Actually Grand Palace is not as big as you seen from the outer wall. Many parts of the Grand Palace are prohibited from enter. It’s just maybe a small little part of Forbidden City in Beijing. However, if you haven’t been there before, I think this is a good place to tour on. Not big, but still good. We returned the pants and got back the deposit that we’ve made then we went to look for a cab to go back to hotel. Unfortunately, cabs around the Grand Palace just don’t want turn on the meter, so no choice that I paid 200 Baht for a 30 minutes trip back to hotel.

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February 21, 2012
Bangkok: Wat Pho

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Bangkok Trip: Wat Pho (Day 4) – After getting back from Wat Arun, we went to the famous reclining Buddha temple – Wat Pho right away. Mom and dad were not interest in it too because they had went in before, so it’s me and Hueisean who went in to check out the reclining Buddha.

The Wat Pho was under-renovation at that time, but luckily it’s still open to visitors. Entrance to the Wat Pho Reclining Buddha Hall is charged at 100 Baht per person, with a free bottle of mineral water. That’s sounded cool. It was just a small bottle of mineral water, better than nothing.

The Wat Pho was pretty crowded with tourists. The hall that lies the huge golden Reclining Buddha is hot, and narrow. Although the hall is not very big, yet exploring the hall takes time because of the narrow passage and the presence of huge crowds.

After exploring the reclining Buddha (sleeping Buddha), I went to tour around the Wat Pho compound for a little while. Wat Pho is not actually about the Reclining Buddha only, but there’s also a proper shrine hall that house the Buddha statue for people to worship with joss stick. There’s also presence of Thai-style holy tower-liked structure in the Wat Pho compound.

I am pretty amaze with the huge Reclining Buddha in the hall, it’s really huge and the whole statue is painted in golden paint and mother of pearl are inlaid at the Buddha’s feet. However, the 100 Baht entrance is expensive though, 50 Baht would be better. Haha. Nevertheless, it’s a must visit if you are in Bangkok since it’s so near to other attractions like the Grand Palace and Wat Arun.

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February 20, 2012
Bangkok: Wat Arun Temple

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Bangkok Trip: Wat Arun Temple – It’s time to share back about my Bangkok Trip that I’ve been to a week ago. After getting onto the water taxi at Tha Tien Pier, we reached the other side of Bangkok, where the famous Wat Arun Temple is located. Wat Arun is also known as 郑王庙 Zheng4 Wang2 Miao4 to the Chinese is famous for it’s pyramid-like Prang-style tower which symbolic holistic goddess and it’s away for the Thai’s buddhist to worship to god.

It’s very special and only available in Thailand, and I heard Cambodia too. It’s something that you couldn’t be found in China or Malaysia.

The weather was really really hot, 2 set of umbrellas were really not enough for four of us. It’s best to have one for each. Hueisean and I went in to the Wat Arun to check out and climbed up to the top. Entrance fee at 50 Baht per person and you will have to wear a proper clothing in there. Hueisean dear wore a pair of shorts so she had to rent a piece of Sarung-liked cloth to cover up the leg. Deposit 100Baht and pay a rental of 20Baht for it, it’s pretty cheap. There’s no dress code for man though.

We took photos at the bottom of the tower later then we climbed up the stairs. The stairs are pretty steep and I need to hold tight on the handle to guide me up and there. There’s two landing point up there and from there I can get a good view of two sides of Bangkok.

It’s better at the top because it’s windy and we enjoyed the view of Bangkok. The Prang-styled tower is a really special architecture element of Thai. Every part of it are decorated with tiles and ornaments, I feel it’s very, unique and amazing. Spend 10 minutes up there and we went back down. Mom and dad were waiting for us down there because they had no interest in climbing it. After that, we went back to the pier to catch the water taxi back to the other side of the river. We then we to tour the famous reclining sleeping Buddha – Wat Pho and Grand Palace.

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February 19, 2012
Bangkok: Huai Khwang Night Market

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Bangkok Trip: Huai Khwang Night Market (Day 3) – Oops, I missed out a place after eating my dinner at Somboon Seafood Restaurant on the third day of my Bangkok Trip last week. Right after our dinner, we went to tour around the area of Huai Khwang. Walking along Ratchadaphisek, and turned left into Pracharat Bamphen Road when reaches a junction leaded us to a row of night market and stalls located along the road.

It’s the Huai Khwang night market and wet market area. Unlike night market in town, this one is more cater to the locals around that area, selling clothing, accessories, shoes, and also raw food and vegetables at the wet market. Besides, there’s many exotic sexy clothing because of the presence of night club workers at this area. We toured around this place for an hour before heading back to the hotel. The wet market is where we stopped as it’s boring and smelly. Now I know that they shop for meat and vegetables at night, something different.

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February 15, 2012
Bangkok: Tha Tien Pier Water Taxi

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Bangkok Trip: Tha Tien Pier Ferry (Day 4): It’s day 4 of my trip in Bangkok last week, on the fourth day, it’s a sightseeing trip in Bangkok instead of shopping and night market exploring. Was thinking of going to the floating market, but then I found out it’s one and a half hour away from Bangkok city and the Thonbori district, which is far away. Review of the famous floating market is not so nice afterall. There’s review of the river is very stinky, it’s so tourist centric and what a waste of time.

I would like to go find it out myself next time, but since I have a day left, I took the day for some major tourist attractions like the Wat Arun, Wat Pho Reclining Buddha and Grand Palace which is near to Bangkok city.

On the illegal cab to Tha Tien Pier. For only 100Baht, he took us to the Gem shop for a tour before heading to Tha Tien. It’s a famous Gem shop scam, but for that price of cab, it’s worth it, we didn’t buy anything though. Haha

Passed by Grand Palace

Our first stop was Wat Arun which is on the other side of Chao Phraya river, so it’s either bridge of boat. But then bridge is too far, so boat is the ideal and best transport to go to the other side of the river. Wat Pho, Wat Arun and Grand Palace are all near to each other only. First we take a cab to Tha Tien Pier to sit the water taxi which ferry people across the river for as low as 3Baht per person per way! That’s only like RM0.30/US$0.09. It’s so cheap!

Man transporting cooking gas.

Tha Tien Pier at far.

Selling salted fish and more.

Tha Tien Pier is located right opposite of Wat Pho and Grand Palace, there’s a market that sells many food and also beverage stalls along the way. It’s good to chill with some cold coconut juice on a Sunny day. The temperature was really high that day at 35 degree cel, very crazy. Luckily we have umbrella with us.

A market at outside of Tha Tien Pier.

Tha Tien Pier.

Dear Hueisean sipping on a cold coconut.

Making Thai’s salad.

The Tha Tien Pier.

Wat Arun, pyramid-like holy tower.

The water taxi comes and goes every 15 minutes, it’s very convenient but then a little bit unsafe, however if you sit still and don’t walk much, it’s pretty safe. So after arriving on the other side of the island, you need not to walk far to reach Wat Arun, it’s just located on the left hand side outside the pier. You can see the Wat Arun pyramid-like spiritual tower from here.

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February 14, 2012
Bangkok: Famous Somboon Seafood Curry Crab

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Bangkok Trip: Famous Somboon Seafood Curry Crab (Day 3) – After eating chicken rice, we actually went back to shopping at Platinum Fashion Mall until our foot cannot stand the tiredness. Mom was really powerful as she can keep exploring and hunting for clothing even though the feet sores. Haha, girls really girls, when it comes to shopping, they can ignore everything.

We went back to hotel for a rest later, went to foot massage then we headed to Ratchada area for dinner – Somboon Seafood. Somboon Seafood is a very famous curry crab restaurant in Bangkok located at Ratchada area.

One tips for you is that don’t get scam by taxi driver who offers to bring you to famous curry crab restaurant, Somboondee Restaurant. Some will thought it’s the same restaurant, or it’s the branch but it’s a complete rip off of the real Somboon restaurant with a ‘dee’ added to the name, the price at Somboondee is blood sucking expensive and I’ve been there few years back.

But now we are clever already, we know the real curry crab is Somboon Seafood. We took a cab there and costs 100 Baht. You can also take MRT to there and get off at Hwai Khwang station.

Somboon Seafood is a very famous restaurant in Bangkok, specially famous with their “Bangkok’s best fried crab curry”, so it’s a place that must no be missed when visiting Bangkok. The restaurant is so big that it spans 3 floors of seating. The dinner was awesome and love the curry crab.

This is the curry crab. It’s nice to eat it with steamed rice. If you are lazy and want to skip the haze of eating crab, order the one without shell.

A kind of vegetable that tasted old, and crunchy. Like it because there’s many garlic.

Noodle with goose feet.

Desserts! It’s the yummy mango with glutinous rice. A famous Thai desserts.

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February 13, 2012
Bangkok: KuangHeng – Famous Chicken Rice

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Bangkok Trip: KuangHeng – Famous Chicken Rice (Day 3) – When you are in Thailand, you will think about Thai food like tomyam kung, pad thai, mango with glutinous rice. Those are authentic Thai food. But have you heard before that Bangkok has good Chinese-style chicken rice? Yes there is one that I know which is located right opposite of Platinum Fashion Mall.

We went there during our shopping break at Platinum Fashion Mall for lunch. In fact, every time mom and dad go to Bangkok, they will visit this chicken rice shop. The chicken rice shop is called Kuang Heng.

It is an old restaurant and has opened for more than 70 years, since 1932 and quite famous among the local. Same like our Hainanese chicken rice, the rice it self is chicken flavoured and they serve steam white chicken. What’s special about it is the chilli sauce which taste a little spicy and sour. The sauce is nice to eat with rice and the chicken.

They even have a Facebook page too! That’s our lunch for day 3 in Bangkok.

Outside of the shop.

Steamed white chicken hanging on the hook.

The black thing is chicken liver.

This is a special dish like our chai kuay (vegetable cake) but with chicken inside.

The special chilli sauce.

Must eat on Pratunam Road.

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February 13, 2012
Bangkok: Walking Along Central World Area & Platinum Mall

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Bangkok Trip: Walking Along Central World Area & Platinum Mall (Day 3) – On day 3 of my Bangkok trip, after praying at the Erawan Shrine, we walked towards Platinum Fashion Mall, a place where my mom and dear Hueisean was crazy for, there are lots and lots and lots of clothing and girls accessories, all sell at affordable price. It’s a shopping haven for the girls. We passed by Central World, which is also one of the largest shopping mall in Thailand and Asia and skipped that mall because that all the things inside are not very affordable to us. Haha. It somehow like our enlarge version of Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur.

The walk to Platinum Fashion Mall took us about 15-20 minutes. It was scorching hot under the hot sun and luckily we have umbrella with us. Though, there’s only two umbrella for three of us. It’s best to have one umbrella for each person. Along the way, there’s some stall selling Thailand t-shirt and food by the roadside. So there’s always things to see in in Bangkok.

It’s so nice when we stepped into Platinum Fashion Mall because of the cooling air conditioning. It’s so hot out there that I was so sweaty. I accompanied the two girls shopped at Platinum Fashion Mall. It’s like a more beautiful version of our Berjaya Times Square with even more fashion stores. There’s so many stores that Platinum Fashion Mall is divided into 3 buildings and each floor is classified into different type of fashion apparels. 80 percent of the mall are all about girls stuff, so I was pretty bored at there.

One thing, I realised the price is although affordable, but still Chatuchak’s cheaper.

At lunch time, we crossed over to the opposite of Platinum Fashion Mall for a famous chicken rice lunch.

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February 13, 2012

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