9th Cafe

Marlowe brought me to 9th Cafe in Siam Paragon Mall for our super duper late breakfast slash late lunch. This was after my trip to Grand Palace and our visit to the Reclining Buddha. I was so hungry at that time and all I want was a place to eat. Kaso nung dinala na ako ni Marlowe sa dining section nang botique mall na yun, andaming choices. Haha. But he recommended to try 9th Cafe because the food is good daw. And so I did.

It is on the bottom level inside the food court area. If you are at the McDonalds, walk straight back. It is not a closed in shop but has tables in the open area. It is right across from the Fish and Chips place. In fairness, masarap ang food for a reasonable price. It is not really a café, more of a restaurant with a great selection of pasta, western and Thai style dishes on offer, all of which are very tempting indeed. The place and ambiance is very posh, very relaxed. Madala nga si hubbee dun for a dinner date. LOL. Next visit, I may try the lemon meringue pie, looks yummy when I saw it!

Uniqlo

I got my first Uniqlo items at Central World Mall sa Bangkok. I bought two shorts for 390B each. One orange and one maroon. They were on sale when we visited their store. It was my friend Marlowe who has a plan to buy something there pero ang ending balance, ako ang nakabili at siya ang wala. Pambihira. Haha! But I like the shorts so much. Very comfortable at alam mo na maganda yung quality nang tela. Ramdam mo. Ganun. Nagpaparamdam siya pag suot mo. Haha. Gusto ko pa! I wonder if they are still on sale on my next visit to Bangkok.. Hmm..

I wonder also if may pera pa ako that time. LOL.

Bangkok Weekend Getaway

Last friday, I left Pattaya to go to Bangkok to meet my friend Marlowe who's been settled there for 5 years already. He offered to tour me around in the city and will show me places where I can apply for a job. So mga 3:00 pm, I left my apartment and went to the bus terminal. It's just my first week in Thailand pero eto, nage-explore na agad ako. Malakas ang loob ko sa ganyan basta may pera, may communication, at hindi gabi. Kahit wala akong naiintindihan sa language or signs, go pa din!

Pagdating sa terminal, I purchased a ticket. It's 124B going to Sai Tai, the south terminal. Meron kasi silang tatlong bus terminals, my friend told me to take the Sai Tai. I was at the terminal nang 3:35 pm, sakto din that bus will leave at 4:00 pm. So I waited and grabbed snacks muna dahil di pa din ako nakain. The bus leaves on time. Isn't that cool! And you need to follow the seat number. Buti pa ang bus dito, may sandalan ang paa. Haha!

 

I arrived Bangkok at 7:00 pm na. Traffic kasi rush hour na. Nakakapagod ang byahe na di mo alam kung nasaan ka na, or tama ba, or malapit ka na ba sa terminal. Haha! Hindi ko nga mainom inom yung bottled water ko dahil baka maihi ako. Sinundo na lang ako nang friend ko sa terminal. I stayed at his apartment for 3 days and 2 nights. In those days, I was able to see the night life in Silom, the amazing malls of Bangkok, the tourist spots, ang office nang Agoda, at ang napakadaming cute na thai boys na nagkalat kung saan saan. Haha!

 

I went back to Pattaya sunday night dahil sa isang biglaang invite! Dapat hanggang monday pa ako doon. But anyways, I will post the pictures of my Bangkok weekend getaway. I will surely be back in this city. Lapit lang naman. Pagbalik, ang floating market naman ang pupuntahan ko. Gagambalain ko uli ang kaibigan ko. Hehe.

Movie Date

 

Last thursday, off ni Nano, pinuntahan nila ako sa gym para yayain lumabas at manood nang movie. Movie Date daw. Hehe. Yung gym ko, katapat lang nang apartment nila. Tinapos ko muna work out ko, umuwi, at dun na lang kami sa apartment ko nagkita kita at nagpagupit pa rin sila. Pumunta kami nang Central Festival Mall at doon kami manonood nang Ice Age 4. 

 

Kumain muna kami si Carl's Jr. at gutom na si Nana. Naglilihi ata sa Carl's Jr. The other day, andun din siya. Dun kami sa deck kumain, overlooking Pattaya Beach. Ikinasusyal nang Carl's Jr yun ha. May sarili silang deck. Haha. Ang ganda! Then after, we went to buy movie tickets na. The movie place amazed me. Walang sinabi ang movie place nang Resorts World sa Manila. The best talaga itong mall na ito. Mapapadalas akong manood nang movie. LOL.

We chose to watch the 3D version. First time ni Kuya Ogie, yung kuya ni Nano na manood nang 3D movie. At ang 3D glasses nila, naka plastic pa. I don't know if they pack it everytime, pero di katulad sa Pilipinas na salo salo nang dumi ang nasa 3D glass na ginagamit natin. Anyways, the movie was cute, as expected. Simple story. Really good for kids.

 

After the movie, naglaro muna kami sa Game center na katabi nang movie place. Na-miss ko tuloy ang TimeZone sa atin.

 

Then after, nag-crave naman si Nana nang ice cream. Kaya pumunta kami nang Swensen's para mag Ultimate Chocolate Fondue. Gusto daw niya matikman yun. Ganyan mag-crave si buntis. Haha! But in fairness, ang sarap! Sira ang diet. LOL.

Umuwi na kami after. May pasok na uli si Nano kaya kailangan nang magpahinga. Next off daw uli. Sarap nang libre lahat. Haha!

First Day In Thailand Part III

When it was time to leave, nagfreshen up lang ako at nag-ayos nang kaunti. Sa balcony nang apartment nila, totoo nga ang tsismis na ang katapat na establishment is a hotel with a gym at pool. What's special about the place? Russian men and women just go naked when they swim. Gusto nilang mag sun bathing nang naked. Ang gaganda nang mga russian girls. Sexy. The apartment is heaven for straight guys. Haha! Hubad kung hubad lang mga girls. Buyangyang kung buyangyang. Topless or full naked.

So we left the apartment, Jomar picked us up again and dropped us at Central Festival Mall, just in front of the Pattaya Beach and where Hilton Hotel is located. Di pa rin ako nalayo sa "Festival Mall". Haha. Maganda at malaki yung mall. I suddenly felt I belong to the place agad. Haha. Dahil lang sa ganda nang mall. I can't recall how many floors. Puro sale pa. Shopping paradise!!!

We just strolled around, inikot ikot lang nila ako at pinatakam sa magagandang damit at sapatos na mura. Hay! Kailangan magpigil. Ayokong magsplurge sa unang araw ko. Haha! Mga next day. LOL. Then we had milk tea at Wawa Cha. Nakakatakam ang mga pictures kaya na-attract kami. I had boba green tea latte. Sarap!!!

Then they brought me to see the overlooking Pattaya beach. Ganda! Sarap tumambay dun at magrelax relax lang. 

We decided to visit my Tita Fely, my cousins' mom, sa Jomtien. Sumakay kami nang Baht Bus, their public transportation. Ang nakakaaliw sa sasakyan na ito, may area talaga siya for sabit. Aliw! At sumabit talaga ako. So you can see the view and our way to Jomtien. Sa Pilipinas, nahihiya ako sumabit sa jeep, dito, walang hiya hiya. Saya kaya! 10 Baht ang pamasahe per person which you will give pagkababa mo. May buzzer pa pag bababa ka.

While waiting for Tita, kumain muna kami sa Food Corner, merienda, tapat lang nang Jomtien beach. This beach has less crowd compare sa Pattaya beach. Ang sarap nang hangin, para kang dinuduyan. We ordered pizza, pasta tsaka may pinatikim sila sa akin na spicy thai food. Di ko kinaya. Di talaga ako mahilig sa spicy. Tapos bumili na ako nang sim card ko. DTAC is the provider. Nana helped me get a BB service.

Nang dumating na si tita, konting kamustahan, then we went back to the apartment kasama siya. Doon na kami tumambay. Maya maya, nagkayayaan mag badminton. Wow! Active lifestyle agad. Haha. At di naman masyado hectic ang first day ko. LOL. After an hour of game sa Diamond Badminton, sobrang natagtag katawan ko, pati na rin siguro mga fats ko, pagdating sa house, bagsak na agad.

 

That's how my first day in Thailand went. Sulit na sulit lang di ba. Haha!

NBI Car Shopping Doctor

Yesterday, we started our day early ni hubbee. Let me summarize our very long day.

NBI. We went to the satellite branch sa Victory Mall sa alabang palengke. Dumating kami doon nang 7:30am at nadatnan na namin ang napakahabang pila. Plus pa yung init nang lugar. Wala pang aircon na bukas kasi sarado pa yung mall. We waited in line for 30 minutes until namigay na nang number. Pagkabigay sa amin, 10:00am pa kami kailangan bumalik. So we have 2 hours pa.

Car. Dahil wala kaming pwede pang gawin at sarado pa ang mga mall, naisip ko na lang na ipaayos ang aircon ni Khenzo sa ATC. Naisip ko may mga sosyal na talyer pala dun. So we gave it a try. Pumunta kami sa McFarren Car Shop. Sosyal nang name di ba! Tunog banyaga. Haha! So naayos na ang aircon nang sosyal na shop pero sosyal din ang bayad. Haha! Nganga na lang. Pero at least malamig na uli si Khenzo!

We went back to NBI, pumila, nagfill out nang form. Process 1, pila sa data checking. When it was our turn, pasok sa banga kami! Process 2, pila naman for payment nang P115.00 for the clearance. When it was our turn, pasok uli kami! Process 3, another pila for data encoding. Dito kami natagalan. But when it was our turn, pasok uli! Process 4, biometrics. Medyo bumilis ang pila doon at natapos kami agad. Process 5, last quick pila, releasing of clearance. 11:55am na nun. Eto ang result...

Hindi ko nakuha ang NBI clearance ko! Pinababalik ako nang July 12! Gusto kong pagtakluban nang langit at lupa. Grrrr! Wala na ako nun dito. Sabay akbay kay hubbee, "ikaw na ang kukuha nun ha". Hehe. Pero nainis pa din ako. Half of my day was spent in NBI pero di successful. Haha! Fine, I have to move on. Wala naman akong magagawa. 

Shopping. Dahil inis, pumila nang pumila, tiniis ang init, then walang napala, idinaan sa shopping sa Alabang Town Center. Kailangan kong bumili nang ilang gamit na dadalhin ko sa Thailand. Pants. Polo. Belt. Underwear. Shoes. I liked the brown shoes I bought. Si hubbee, nainggit, bumili din nang halos kaparehang shoes. May konting pagkakaiba lang sa design. Then I had a haircut sa fix, nagpa-print nang e-ticket for my flight at nagpa-picture nang 2x2.

Mackee

Hubbee

Doctor. Dahil may 4pm appointment ako sa doctor para i-check na yung status nang left ear ko, umalis kami nang ATC nang 3:30pm. Pero eto ang catch. Pagdating doon, wala pa yung doctor. Sabi ite-text daw nila kung darating. Kung darating???? So hintay hintay. Hanggang sa hintay hintay pa din. Ang ending balance result: WALANG DOCTOR. Grrrr!!! Nakakainis. Paano na ang tenga ko!!!

Ending nang story ---> Umuwi. Pagod. Natulog. Bow!