Why Not?

Saw this interesting commercials along Dhoby Ghaut MRT linkage.

ACE (Action Community for Entrepreneurs) movement to raise tomorrow's entrepreneurs.

The movement that asks WHY NOT?

Two simple yet powerful words that is filled with endless possibilities.

I like this two:






















































Visit ACE if you have innovative business ideas! =p

You can also submit your "Why not?" ideas to them here and win some cash prices.

Why not?

P.S I am not working for them. I just find the ad interesting. =)

Day 6 - Last Minute Shopping

We were awake at 5+am, wanted to shop at the morning market that is outside our hotel. It will only be opened from 3am to 9am. But, it was raining! So, we headed back to hotel for breakfast at 6am while waiting for the rain to stop. There wasn't alot of people shopping around, mainly due to the rain i guess.

Checked out of our hotel at 11am and placed our luggages at the lobby before we headed out to our last shopping area - Chatuchak. The shops are opened mostly on weekend. It is the largest market in Thailand and in the world. My rough estimation would be around 5 bugis streets? We separated into 2 taxi and ended up at different locations. Due to the largeness of the place, we didn't manage to find each other and hence shopped separately. We didn't managed to cover much as there was just endless shops.

























However, we ran into this magic stall, selling magic cards and stuff. The owner will perform the tricks and if you were to buy, he will reveal the secrets to you. Me and a friend bought the cards and get him to perform other tricks for us too. We were like 2 kids watching magic performance. Lol.

As we were hungry, we headed back to the shopping mall that is beside our hotel. Intended to eat Swensen meal, but they only have Swensen's ice cream. So, settled for that and enjoyed the Chocolate Earthquake. Yummy~

Headed to the airport and it only cost us 200B this time. Haha. Less than half of what we pay for when we first reach.

This marks the end of our Poly trip. Enjoyed it lots! Thanks for the companion. ^.^

Day 5 - Shopping in Bangkok

Enjoyed the breakfast buffet at the highest level of Baiyoke Suite hotel. It has a very nice view as well. The surroundings of the eating area are all windows. So, you can have a bird eye view of Bangkok.





































Started our first stop at the market opposite us. It is a wholesale market where items are normally sold cheaply if you buy 3 and above. So, it is good that I have 3 girl friends with me. haha. =p

As there was not much stuff for the guys, they headed over to Pratinum shopping mall first. But, end up there wasn't much for them to shop as well. As claimed by them, 90% of the items sold are meant to be shop by girls.




















Moved on to MBK Avenue Shopping Mall. A gigantic shopping mall i would say. You really have to plan your shopping route as you wouldn't be able to remember where you have shoppped. Endless stream of shops selling broad ranges of items. But, the prices here will be slightly higher given the comfort of the aircon. Lol.




















While we were doing our shopping, we saw this very interesting sight! All the jewelery shops were closing their gates with the shoppers in as well! Everyone seemed to be in a rush to keep all the expensive stuff in the stores. And, it was only 5+pm. At the same time, we received a call from our friend who is shopping outside, for us to stay in the shopping mall as it is very crowded outside. We thought there was a strike going on. Lol. But, no. My friends actually witnessed 2 gang of students starting a fight in the middle of the shopping mall! There were some weapons like knife being used. The police were frantically stopping and chasing after them as well. And, this explains why the jewelery shops are closing to protect their expensive items. Haha. What an experience.

Dinner at A&W~
Curry chicken with a beary rice. Haha, so cute! But, the portion is rather small, not fulling.




















For don't know what reason, there was a huge jam on the road. So, we decided to walk back to our hotel and shop at the same time. This gives us the chance to view the art exhibits on global warming as well. Nearby, there was also few stretch of stores selling hand-made items. To our amazement, they started to close at 9pm when there are still many shoppers looking at the items. Maybe there is a rule that do not allow them to continue after 9 or they need to rush for last buses?

Anyway, seems like we have not shop enough. So, we decided to head back to Suan Night market as the first day we didn't had much time to cover finish the shops. Shop till midnight again, what a tiring yet fruitful day, haha.

Oh ya, there isn't any midnight charges like what we have in Sg. If you are lucky to grab hold of a meter cab, the fare should still be reasonable. But, if you didn't, be prepared to pay up to as high as 4 times the original prices.

Day 4 - To Bangkok!

Woke up early to enjoy our last buffet breakfast at our hotel. =)

Let me introduce some of the food available~
There are always these few chefs who would help us cook our eggs and bacon. You can have it scrambled, omelette or sunshine way.
Bread - plain or wholemeal, waiting for you to bake them. Danish, croissant, hotdog buns, etc.
Porridge - plain, shredded chicken, brown rice, you tiao
Fried rice, noodles, steamed rice, cornflakes, salads, yogurt, halah food is available as well
Soup - Miso, tomato, veggie
Drinks - Coffee, tea, milk, soy bean milk, orange juice, fruit juices etc
Fruits - Watermelon, papayas and pineapples, almost after every meal we will have these fruits.

Quite a wide spread for breakfast yea~

Check out at 11+am. We were charged 20B for removing a mini bar from the room when we didn't!! Angry!




















Headed to the airport to wait for our flight to Bangkok at 2+pm. Basically, it don't like an airport. Haha. Maybe we are used to the grand airport we had in Singapore.

Left the airport at 4+ and headed to our hotel - Baiyoke Suite hotel. The taxi ride was 450B (S$). This is ridiculously high compared to the one we took when we go to the airport from our hotel. Shall reveal the price at the later post. Make a guess at the moment. =p

After staying at the luxury Royal Paradise Hotel, we were quite disappointed with the rooms here. But, nevertheless, it is still comfortable to stay in. The location is good too.




















Each room has 2 compartments, the bedroom and the living room. There was a mini kitchen as well, but you are not allowed to cook anything. Lol.

I think we started out with the night market that is just outside our hotel. But surprisingly, most of the stores start to close at 8+pm. So, we decided to head to Suan Market which only closed at 12am.

Got onto a Tuk Tuk for 4 people and zoomed our way to shopping! haha..




















The ride was super fast with some sudden turns. The four of us were holding on to whatever we can tightly. Another roller coaster ride. Lol. On top of this, we were also worried that the Tuk Tuk will bring us to other places as it is already quite dark at that time. But, lucky for us, we reached our destination shortly. It was overpriced at 120B (S$5) as compared to the metered taxi rides. But, for the excitement, I would say it is worth a try. =p

The Suan Lum market was big, around the size of 2 bugis street. We only managed to finish 1 part of it as we were tired from all the walking and bargaining. Do remember to bargain as the starting prices can be as high as 2 to 3 times the selling prices.




































We managed to get metered taxi back to hotel despite the lateness. Those without the meter offered high prices like 400B (S$17) when our meter rides only cost us 50B (S$2).

Do remember to always take meter rides!!

Day 3 - Island Tour

Tour around the island~

Our driver cum tour guide, Thomas actually took us to different areas of Phuket.

























We went pass this deserted beach. The aftereffects of Tsunami:




















There wasn't much tourist here as no water sports can be played. Sept to Dec is the best season to visit Phuket as the weather is good for all kinds of water sports.

I love the sun!!
























The "M" Island. (this is not the real name. Lol. It look like a "M", don't it?) =p





































We were brought to this super windy cliff~




















I wasn't acting ok. The wind was really too strong. If I were any lighter, I think I would fly away. Hahah

Had my first Traditional Thai Massage at Cannaceae Spa! It was an unforgetable experience for me and my massager. Lol. I was kind of screaming and tearing throughout the whole 1 hr session. I constantly tell my massager to go soft on me as I felt that she is using her full force to massage me. It was meant to be good, but i can't accept the pain and itchiness. My bone is simply too stiff. Haha. My massager said I was the first to behave like this and keep asking me to be quiet as there are other guests in the room as well. The sufferings cost me 450B (S$20) for 1hr. But, after the massage, my body did not felt any pain.

This is one of the "stunts" that is done to me initially. I thought my bones are gonna crack any moment. =X















2 friends tried the Natural Body Scrub for 1000B (S$44). Seems good, they look refreshed after the spa. =p The guys tried the Siam Massage - only back, neck and shoulders massage for 500B (S$22).

After the massage we start to feel hungry. Is this normal?

Had a seafood feast~
But, I guess we were too hungry to take any photo of it. Haha

This is what is left...


























Bought durians too! But, I was kinda disappointed in the quality. Too hard for me and no durian smell.

Went for Jacuzzi and night swim in the hotel pool.



























They even have a mini waterfall and water slide. =p

Day 2 - Snorkeling

Snorkeling tour was booked yesterday. Cost us 1100B per person (S$50) Initial plan was to snorkel at 4 islands, but it was reduced to 2 islands due to the weather.

Listened to a mini presentation by the tour guide on the safety measures of snorkeling. Not able to understand fully as the speaker is speaking in thai accent English. Lol. Anyway, we had to buy fins for our foot to prevent stepping on rocks and sea urchins.

Headed out in a speed boat packed with around 50 people at 9am. I guess we took around 1 hr before we reach our first island. But, it wasn't time for snorkeling yet. We landed on a small island with very clear sea water. =)
















































Continued our journey to the next island and we were allowed to dip into the water for a short swim of 45min. As it was not time snorkeling, so none of us had our fins on. But, one of my friend stepped on sharp rocks and injured her toes. Poor thing, the salty sea water makes her injury tougher to tolerate as well.

Group Photo~




































Then, I think we landed on Phi Phi island, where we can finally snorkel! The staff throw breads into the sea and all the fishes simply swam towards us. without snorkeling, you can also see the fishes as they are very near the surface of the sea waters.



















Headed for our lunch when it started this heavy rainfall. Oh man, we were so hungry. Lucky for us, lunch buffet was provided. ^-^

Although it is still raining, we continued our journey on the speed boat. Unlike the smooth ride we had in the morning, this is a rough one. It was rocking here and there with water spraying over the boat. The waves are huge! you had to hold on to the person next to you if not you will be moving up and down just like the roller coaster. haha




















Moved on to the Monkey Island regardless of the huge waves. thumbs up to the driver! We get to feed the monkeys with bananas. What a bunch of smart and hungry monkeys they have. They will peel the banana skin themselves before eating it. But, they do get angry if you tempted them and didn't throw the banana to them. One of the girls nearly got scratched by the monkeys. There was also this monkey that was enjoying pepsi from a bottle. what a sight! haha

























Then, we moved on to another island (I can't remember the name). We are given around 2 hours. You can suntan, snorkel or just hang around the beach. The group of us went out to the sea for more fishes. There are a swarm of fishes very near the beach. I wonder how they can survive that. The further you go, the more varieties of fishes you can see. We even saw some glow-in- the dark fish! But, a pity is that I didn't get to see Nemo as promised in the brochures.

Dinner at one of the numerous seafood restaurant~

Day 1 - Phuket Patong

We took AirAsia to Phuket, took around 2 hours to reach the airport. Time difference is 1hr.









Reached hotel around 4+pm.

This is where we stayed in - Royal Paradise Hotel

Royal Wing. (upgraded to this as ours was under renovation. ^.^)


This is only half of the room yea~































Took a walk around places near our hotel. Numerous salons that offer the same hairstyle. Lol. Massage salons, pubs, tons of them along the street.





















While we were strolling, one of my friend (guy) got molested by a guy (or gay i suppose). haha. Poor him, he was traumatized. To top it off, there are several gay bars and pubs opposite our hotel. You can even hear the music and see the dances of them at night. So, girls, you are pretty safe here. =p

Our first meal - Mr Goods

Typical fastfood.

Walked to the beach, was kinda disappointed with it as it doesn't match the image I had. It wasn't the clear blue sea one would expect. Nevertheless, there were numerous people playing water sports such as sped boat, parachute ski, banana boats etc.


































Went back hotel and played Bridge. Nearly forgot how to play the game. Played for hours and we became more awake. Lol.

Settled our sleeping arrangement but most of us didn't had a good night sleep as 2 of us are light sleepers while the other 2 snores sometimes. Haha. So, the light sleepers are rushed to sleep before the other 2. But my friend was so high after the Bridge game that the room is filled with laughter. =p

Holiday ~

I'll be leaving for Thailand tomorrow! I'll back by Saturday.

Look out for the trip details here when I am back! =)

Live to eat or Eat to live?

Which group do you belong to?


I love food and eating! Of cos I belong to the first group. Live to Eat. =)


Yesterday, I went to eat Sakae Sushi Supper buffet with a three friends. The buffet was supposed to be from 9.30pm to 12pm. Hence, we assumed we would have alot of time to enjoy the food.

However, the branch we went to was at heartland areas and thus the timings are slightly different, from 9pm to 10.30pm instead. It's only 1.5hours! We were practically gorging down the sushis (we didn't have our dinner, so you should know how hungry some of us are). Haha!

As everyone know, buffet does not allow wastage of food. However, when you are too full, some food you just simply can't eat finish them. So, we were trying all ways to hide some of the food. It was super funny and we were laughing too much to the extend that we couldn't eat. LoL

At the last 15 mins when I was doing my best to finish the leftovers, I wasn't really enjoying my food as it was purely for the sake of not paying the penalty.

Although this is the case, I still enjoyed the buffet with my friends! It's too funny. =p

So, I choose to Live to Eat! It's simply more enjoyable and meaningful than purely Eating to Live.

Credit to Johnny Blood's photostream

#Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper. =)

Photoshop Filters

Before: Wine Glasses




















After:Are you drunk?