3D2N @ Thailand

12 May 2007. Its the 2nd day of our Bangkok tour. The day started with a 8am (Thailand time) morning call from Bee Kuan. We washed up and went for breakfast at the hotel cafe. After a quick breakfast, we proceed to Platinum Fashion Mall again, which we had already shopped at the previous day.The girls spent another few hours at retail therapy, while Cedric and I relaxed at Grand Canyon Cafe. Cedric had Cafe Latte and I had Lipton Tea. After about 2 and a half hours, we gathered again at the lobby of Platinum Fashion Mall. We then proceed to an activity that detracts from enjoyment - praying to the Four-face Buddha. There, we prayed to a simple ceremony, which lasted about 45 mins. Next on the itinerary was MORE SHOPPING! There is a gigantic supermart 15 mins walk away from the Four-face Buddha called The Big C. There, we experienced the most back-breaking shopping trip ever, but also marvelled at the sheer size of the Super-Duper-Hyper Mart. Soon, we were all hungry and exhuasted. What we needed then was a good meal. Valerie suggested the refreshingly delicious Japanese food. It may just be the most affordable Japanese food we ever had! I ordered Fried Dried Pork Bento Set while Cedric had Katsu Curry Rice Set. We even had a few side-dishes to go around! It was all worthwhile and satisfying. After lunch, the girls continued shopping at the Chinatown of Bangkok, while Cedric and I retreated to our hotel for a nap. The heat and humidity of Bangkok weather caused my head to spin abit. A short nap till 7pm (Thailand time) refreshed me quite a bit, and soon, we were up and about, getting ready to have a nice steamboat dinner at the MK Restaurant in Mahboonkorn, or MBK as it was affectionately called. It wasn't a buffet-style steamboat, but rather, ala carte from a menu provided. The 2-hr battle with our stomachs ended in our surrender, having bloated ourselves to the maximum! The best part is, the whole 'battle' costed us only Bht$625.00! Since we were at MBK, we seized the opportunity to look out for local delicacies to 'pacify' my folks at home. Cedric bought 6 boxes of 'junk food' while I picked up 3. Following that, we actually took BTS train to Sala Daeng to look at the night bazaar. We strolled along the streets looking at nothing in particular until we came to a cafe named "Bugs & Bees". The deco and ambience of the cafe attracted us. So although we were not really thirsty, we walked into it. As usual, I had my dosage of tea, while Cedric went for the exotic Mango Marvel. He even ordered a Mango Crepe to go along with his drink! Thought he was still full! At around 11pm (Thailand time), we proceeded back to our hotel. We were really bushed when we were in our room, but also excited that we had a fruitful day. A shower later, we retired into our bed and ended our second day in Bangkok.