We kena ketuk-ed by this tuk tuk driver. 100 Baht for a very short distance. But, I suppose it was for the experience of a lifetime.
We couldn't say this to all those who said this to us. Somehow, we felt that our tone was just so wrong. We only dared to go 'Sawadee kap' on the last day when we thought we got it right.
So we went to Bangkok last week on a whim. The Husband's leave was confirmed and off we went. I was rather apprehensive at first and ensured that we were well-insured before the trip. There was the obvious traffic jams along which came heavy pollution and of course, the political instability and the bomb that went off just days before our trip.
But, all the worrying was unnecessary. We enjoyed ourselves and we'll definitely be there again (when our Automatic Shopping Stopper is all grown up, perhaps).
Our Auto Shopping Stopper kicked into action from Day 2 onwards.
The first day we were there, we went to Mah Boon Krong and our little darling slept peacefully in her stroller after we've had our lunch. We went from floor to floor but did not do much damage to our bank balance (yet).
The next day, we went to Bobei Tower - a place which reminded me a bit of Pasir Panjang Wholesale Market (but they sell clothes, not vegetables). Kids clothes are plentiful! But my auto shopping stopper started to whine and get uncomfortable so we had to go back to the hotel.
That night, we went to Suan Lum night bazar and my, oh my(!!), there are a million pretty, pretty stuff there! I figured that if we ever move house, I'll chuck everything out and get everything for the new house from Suan Lum. Unfortunately, as usual, our auto shopping stopper started to fret and we headed back to our hotel.
The next day, we went to Chatuchak Weekend Market. We started off really early as everyone told us that Huda may not be able to withstand the heat. But, it wasn't really hot. The sun was hidden behind the clouds the whole morning and Huda didn't even whine one bit. It was her parents who had to put up the white flag and surrender. Our legs were killing us (thank you, lack-of-exercise).
In the afternoon, we trawled the area around Pratunam and we saw the cutest of twins. There were these tiny little angmoh twins, who look no more than 4 months. They had the chubbiest of cheeks and they were the centre of attention. I found myself squealing when I saw them. I wish I had taken picures because they actually looked like dolls. But, being a shameless parent, I say that the only one who can surpass them in cuteness is my litle doll. Yes, she may stop us from shopping but she's the most adorablest of all babies - especially when she's sleeping - like now.
Coming back to our hedonistic shopping trip, we went to MBK again in the evening. Do I need to say why we went back? To shop til we drop.
The next morning, we went back to Chatuchak. Heh heh.
And then, it was time to go.
Huda refused to sit during take-off and landing. While she was well-behaved during our flight to and from Lombok a few months back, she refused to sit without a fierce struggle this time round. This made me very grateful that we have decided to postpone our trip to that faraway place which would otherwise take place this June. Whew!
