The Bangkok Experience - Part 2

Day 2

This would be one of those long days. Since we'll be going from one place to another via the sky train (BTS), we opted for the one day pass which cost THB120 (approx. RM13). Proved to be an asset - it was the weekend, a lot of tourists, not enough ticket kiosks (which uses coins only). Our first stop for the day was the Chatuchak Weekend Market. We could see the market from the train and it was HUGE!! I got a headache just by looking at it.


Maka bermulalah sessi berjalan dan berjalan untuk hari itu. By midday, my feet were killing me! Tapi gigih jugak ni, redah la segala kedai. I went there without any expectations, so didn't get too dissappointed when I didn't find the things I expected to find there. Bangkok is very similar to KL - the buildings, the rush, the traffic, the public transport.

We left the market, hopped back on the train, headed for the town center. Went looking for the Jim Thomson House - gila ah, main aci redah je.. nasib baik jumpa. Hubby was skeptical already. "Are you sure this is the right road?" Pasal jalan tu macam jalan kampung yang tak logik akan ada sebuah interesting place di hujungnya. But there it was, and it was really cantek. Cuma dah capek sangat nak follow the museum tour, so we just lepak for a bit and went to the shop je.


Lepas tu nak carik HRC pun satu hal jugak. Jalan dan jalan lagik. Jumpa. Penat. Makan. Grab a couple of HRC souvenirs.

We decided to head back to the hotel to rest a bit before our theater show later.

And the show was absolutely AWESOME! Worth every baht we paid for. Tickets were priced at THB800 (approx RM82) per person, but we got a promo of buy 1, free 1. And we got a free gift to boot.


They had 8 sets of shows, mostly with puppets but in between there was a Joget song with belly dancers, a silat song was used for a dance of a scene during a Sabung Ayam contest. They even had a meet the guests show during the set. The hour long show terasa sangat sekejap!



Video from www.aksratheatre.com

Day 3


The plan was to lepak at this beautiful garden till it was our spa time. (note: one of those rooms was our room) Tapi pasal tak puas hati, ajak En. Hubby pegi Chatuchak again. Boleh? Gigih nih.. Haha. Udahnya, we arrived late for our spa session and they had to move our slot. Nasib baik tak kena bayar denda, and nasib baik puas hati dapat beli barang lagi kat JJ tuh. Hehehe..

Lepas spa yg sangat bess, kemas barang and check out.

All in all, it was a great trip. Seperti biasa, we much prefer to just wing it when it comes to holidays. Read up a bit before, figure out the best places to go, read reviews and then make up a rough plan. And so far it has worked.


...going on this trip has made me miss Bali even more...


note : more pics in the FB

The Bangkok Experience - Part 1

It was a short getaway. We were a bit concerned about going, the H1N1 and political issues being our main concerns. In the end we decided to just wing it, and Alhamdulillah everything went well.

Day 1

I did the web check-in as I didn't want to be stuck with all the early morning travelers, so we arrived ngam-ngam an hour before our departure. Dropped off the luggage at the drop-off counter, and we were ready to go.

Aliah was OK with it, as I had pep talked her earlier about where we were going and when we'll come back. I wasn't worried to much about her as her cousins were around. Jannah was being a bit moody, not too sure whether it was the early morning or the crowds that caused it. I was concern too for her, as she had a slight fever the previous night. But I know she is in good hands with Anik, and Mama is around to help her too.

We arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport after a 2 hour flight. Immigration was smooth and easy, luggage was out early, our airport transfer guy was waiting outside and we headed straight for the hotel.

Because we arrived early, we could not check in to our room yet. So we decided to go for a short walk to the duty free mall next door. Hoo-hum, nothing much to see. Hehe.. But we did find the Aksra Theatre on the 3rd floor and promptly bought tickets for Saturday night show.

Head back to the hotel, got our room keys and checked out the room. It was lovely! We got the garden view room and this is what we saw when we looked out the window. Check out the pool! Of course we couldn't resist from dipping in. Syiok!


After maghrib, we left for the Suan Lum Night Baazar. Our hotel is close by to the BTS station, and even so they had a complimentary tuk tuk service for their guests to the train station. Kerana lapar, we stopped at Nana station (ye, ada station sempena nama saya!), headed for Sukhumvit Soi 3 and went looking for some Muslim food there. This is the best place for halal food, Pak Arab memang merata-rata kat situ.


As the Asok-Sukhumvit interchange was just at the next station, we decided to walk. Next, we took the subway to Lumphini station, the stop for the night baazar. It was quite spacious, and sold everything from clothes to trinkets to food to household items. And it was a case of see one seen it all. No complains though as we were there to enjoy the sights and atmosphere.

Notice above pic has an elephant in it? Selamba je gajah tu lalu tengah jalan, we figured out later it was an attraction and you pay the trainer to feed and take pictures with the elephant. Seterusnya, gambar us fooling around at the hotel. Lawa seh hotel tu.. mmg worth every penny we paid for it.


..next Day 2 and Day 3..

Leaving on a Jetplane

Leaving for the airport in an hour. Woohoo! See you when I get back!




I have a feeling Jannah knows something is up, she didn't want to sleep without Mommy last night and even then had a hard time falling asleep. On top of that, she has a fever pulak tuh. *sigh* Hopefully she'll be OK. This will be her first time away from us sejak dia dah start understand things.

2 days to go

Notice the ticker at the side bar..

Well, I can't hardly wait.

Been reading up on things to do, looking at maps, where to go.

In the end, I have a feeling we're just gonna wing it.

It is after all a holiday.



..sigh.. I just hope my babies are going to be OK..


On a different note, Mama and Papa are back. Yay!!

Little Princess

Scene 1

It's been a long time since Aliah had her Princess duvet and bedspread on her bed. So yesterday, when we put it on she was extremely excited and happy.

"Yayy.. now I can be a Princess"

"And Papa can be my knight in shining armour" (seriously, who the heck taught her that??!)

"And Mommy.. erm.. Mommy.. Mommy jadik bat lah"

What?!

(just because I was wearing the baju kelawar masa tuh.. boleh?)



Scene 2

While watching Di.bo the gift dra.gon

"Mommy nak jadi siapa?"

"Mommy nak jadi Dibo!"

"Tak boleh la.. Papa gemuk, Papa la kena jadik Dibo."

Muahahhahahaha...

3 Only

Was lazing around in front of the TV with the kids last night. I was holding onto Jannah's Dora doll (beb, baik ko rasa bangga.. that is one of the 3 presents she likes best) pretending that it was a baby.

Aliah upon seeing me do that, noted

"Mommy, is that your baby?"

"No, I only have 2 babies.. Who are my babies?"

She proceeded to raise her hand and point to her adik.

"Do you think I should have another baby? Would you like one?"

"Hmm.. ok.. but just one."

"So, I can only have 3 babies?"

"Yes, 3 only."

Ladies and gentleman, my eldest daughter has decreed that she will only have 2 siblings. :)

Jannah's Birthday Bash

Date : 28 June 2009

Time : 3-6 PM
Venue : Home @ Bangi

The event was a week ago, and I haven't even said anything about it. Shessh.. Teruk betul.

I have to say though, this by far is the most unprepared birthday-bash-do I have ever planned. Everything was last minute. From setting the date, to inviting the guests, to preparing the party favours. Even deciding the birthday girl's attire was a last minute thing. *sigh*

Please please please grant my wish to becoming a SAHM soon!

Anyway, the party itself was a success. Menu for the day was Hubby's signature bolognaise, my apple salad, the usual finger food. This time around I wanted to do something extra so we had baked mac n cheese too. And Kak Eita suprised us with some kuah durian which everyone bedal with the roti. The yummeh cake and cuppies as usual from MamaChak. We even forgot to take out the bubble maker but that was because the kids were having fun even without it.

The birthday girl, as you can see in the picture was her usual self. Anti-social. She even decided that she wanted to have her afternoon nap during her party (something she never does on any normal given day!). Luckily Kakak is a social butterfly like her Mommy! Haha. So Kakak took over the roll of accepting the presents and thanking everyone and giving out the party favours. :)

It really took a toll on me this time. Added that with all the work stuff that was piling the previous week plus I had to stay up until 4am to finish up the party favours (but it was very satisfying to be able to do it all myself). The day after the party I had to stay in bed. Low BP, headache, world spinning - you name it. It was all there. Am getting old eh?

more pics will be up in FB.. when the mood strikes me fancy :P

She turns 2

She turns 2 today!! Wohooo..

And such a different individual she has become. Very unlike her Kakak; yin vs yang.

And now she is entering the terrible twos stage, I have fears! Haha. No lah, it's all part and parcel of being a Mommy. I guess with Jannah, the only problem is I don't spend as much time with as I would like. The downside of having a very reliable maid.. Plus, she's not like Kakak who wants to be cuddled and read to. She much prefers you to just sit by her, watching TV with her. And boy.. can she REALLY watch TV. Lately ni je baru nampak dia interested to do other things like colouring (she's not a lefty btw) and reading, kalau tak ngadap TV je lah keje.

So, according to BabyCenter.com...

• Pull toys behind her - yup!

• Carry a large toy while walking - oh yes!

• Stand on the tips of her toes - this one confirm bole, her favourite pasttime is to get a small bucket, open the sink tap, fill it with water and proceed to splash all over with said bucket

• Kick a ball - kick, throw, roll

• Climb onto and off furniture - but of course, another favourite pasttime.

• Walk up and down stairs, holding onto the railing, or your hand, for support - yup

• Scribble spontaneously - on the walls mostly, much to Mommy's dismay. But when asked who did it she'll immediately respond with a Shoorryy!

• Turn containers over to empty out the contents - yup

• Build a tower of four or more blocks - yup

• Jumps - most definitely

Her speech development is different somehow, all her words she picks up from PHDC and sometimes it can be difficult trying to understand what she is talking about especially when we don't spend as much time watching her shows to understand which line from what show she's saying.

And she doesn't like to do the point to your body parts even though she knows it. And she doesn't like to tell you the ABCs even though she knows it. And she doesn't ever acknowledge her own name when you call her even though she knows it. *sigh* (Mate, is this what you were saying about Cancerians?)

Ah well.. as long as she is healthy and happy it makes me happy too.

Happy Birthday Sarah Nur Jannah! Mommy hopes you grow up to be a good Muslimah. Mommy, Papa and Kakak Aliah loves you very very much.

Mementang baru start guna Photoscape, semua gambar pon dia nak letak tau Nana nih.. Anyway, from top left : a few hours after birth, after cukur at 1 weeks, 3 months.
Bottom left : 6 months, 12 months, 18 months.
Center pic taken during her birthday party.