Long awaited post of my virgin trip to Bangkok! Yup you heard it right, first trip to Bangkok. Always wanted to go but it was put off either by threat of bombing or threat of riots.
Early flight and cos we are taking budget flight, need to fill up our stomach first.
I think I had a chicken mushroom sandwich while Blamer just grabbed a curry puff.
Getting ready to check in! First time on board Air Asia as well. Hope they are at least as good as Jet Star.
Tick Tock Tick Tock.... and yup we hand-carried our luggage!
And we are away.
Sawasdee Krap!
Feels a little like Singapore with the direct train to the city from the airport.
Blamer as usual, the scout with all the info.
Yup that's her purchasing the tickets.
Interesting token system that you need to flash at the gates for entry. Much like our EZlink.
Pretty clean and nice train. Heard from Blamer this train service is still relatively new.
Actually the exterior of the train looks pretty much like our own SMRT no?
The "all knowing" Blamer says we need to transfer to the BTS...
So the "less knowing" me ended up with all the luggage...
Now this brings back memories. Our old transitlink card.
Their BTS.
Blamer chance upon this waffle kiosk at the BTS station.
Couldn't resist the aroma and it became our official first taste of Bangkok! But the taste couldn't match up with it's aroma, quite disappointed.
Blamer managed to get us safely to our accommodation, Tango Hotel.
Quite decent for it's price. Anyways we wouldn't be spending much time in here.
Cos the next minute, we are at every girl's heaven, Platinum mall.
For me, I was more looking forward to the food part. At level 6, food court.
Tasty quail eggs, but need to watch the cholesterol, no second helpings.
I like the batter very much. Very savoury and fragrant, mixed in with the seafood to give it a bit more texture. I would definitely recommend you to start with this as an appetizer.
Blamer's main course is curry chicken with yellow rice. I can't say there's anything fantastic about it.
I wanted something soupy so ordered their shark's fin and fish maw soup. A tad on the salty side and too gooey for me. Wouldn't order it again.
After our first day of non-stop shopping (no pics during shopping, Blamer too preoccupied haha), we managed to work off our lunch. Decided to be more adventurous and tried out what the locals normally eat.
Maiden roadside stall experience.
Advice for those with weaker stomachs, if you ever want to try out a roadside stall, at least choose the ones with food cooked under high temperature. The high heat should kill most of the germs.
Very delicious pork kuay teow soup. I think it became Blamer favourite stall thereafter.
We walked further down the lane and Blamer, still feeling hungry, decided to pack some supper. Again, high heat cooking.
Very decent omelet but I think he put in a tad too much chilli padi.
Waking up early for breakfast. Next time, I shld just book the room w/o breakfast, as this is one of the rare days which we woke up early enough for breakfast.
Bfast spread, which is basically repeated everyday.
Wearing my matching earrings & hairband which I bought the night before.
Yeah, we enrolled ourselves in a cooking course with Baipai Cooking School. Who says gg to BKK is only about shopping?
After almost 30 mins drive, we arrived at the cooking school.
They grow a lot of their spices and vegetables in their garden, which are plucked fresh for our usage later.
Welcome tea to quench our thirst.
You can purchase souvenirs from this lil counter.
Our recipe book for the course
Leecher engrossed in the recipe book, but I think he acting only, heehee!
His real reason for joining the course .... I shall hold him to his words and see if he really cooks for the family, lol! This is the most valid excuse that I'll use whenever he asks me to cook, haha.
All set & ready to start!
Our chef & instructor for the day.
My workstation with all the ingredients required to prepare chilli paste.
Leecher paying 100% attention to all instructions.
Hands-on time! Need to chop all the ingredients into small pieces.
Pounding them together
Preparing the ingredients for chicken wrapped in pandan leaves.
Marinating the chicken, quite proud of myself, lol!
Wrapping them with pandan leaves.
Huge mirror above to reflect what's inside the pot
Yummy! These are done by the chef - we will get our hands-on experience later.
Chef showing us how to make the famous thai salad.
Leecher with his steady posture, but actually, he made quite a mess on the table, lol.
I think I looked quite pro here.
Food-tasting prepared by Chef.
Preparing the prawns for deep-frying.
Checking the temperature of the oil
Ta-dah! The finished product.
