Just for the record, I had a peaceful birthday celebration(s). No I did not hold big pool parties with Slipknot hitting in behind. Here i would like to enclose my gratitude to those who bothered to plan up something for my Sweet taukei 16th.
Because Im the most generous blogger (hoho), I will share with you the few "surprises" that were supposed to make my heart fall but didnt work out anyways. Thanks to a few people, namely me. Double ha.
Warning : Suspense.
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Setting #1
Jess & Julia.
Few days before my birthday, my mom was trying to hint me about someone who'd come pay me a surprise visit in conjuction with the not-SO-big day. Jess came first in mind because I thought she'd be the only one who would come up with this cheesy things among my friends. But no matter how much i tried convincing my mom to let the cat out of the bag, she refused to.
Then, it was the day. My mom kept hogging her phone, just incase Anonymous happen to call. Soon enough, Anonymous arrived and started ringing my mom. Few minutes before that, my house phone rang and the mother clumsily left her phone nowhere but right next to me. The Motorola kept vibrating so I got a little disturbed and grabbed the phone to answer. That is, only until I saw the called ID. I read the number over and over again only to remember it belongs to nobody but Jess.
So..
Yours truly : *clears throat* (remains silent)
Jess : He..Hello?
Yours truly : Oh, Hi Jess (sarcastically) So, would you tell me why are you calling my mom?
Jess : Huh? O..Oh..OOH. I..I..I..dialed the wrong number!
Yours truly : OH! Wrong number eh..So..who you trying to call?
Jess : Er..Err..(horror tone)
---She hangs up--
Plan Failed.
p/s : They still came up and did all the cake thing. Good mango cake by the way. Really a pity for Jess sometimes because she might be planning her whole life with it. Haha. Or maybe her SPM life. Whatever. Thanks for the effort anyways.
I dont look all pleasant with the wet hair and all but credits have to go to the cake.
Not forgetting Jess and Julia of course.
Setting #2
Joey, Siew Wan,Sam.
I was supposed to be unhappy because Sam "couldn't" make it to our appointment at Jogoya. Turned out she burst the bubble herself by asking if we were COMING (hello it figures.) instead of GOING after apologising a million times that she simply cannot make it because of her Japanese language exam. Pfft. Right. Not my bad.
FAILED. But they were all happy because there were "loads" more suprises in queue. Alright. I was giddied up.
Once we were seated, the decent waitress came to politely ask if the cake should be kept in the freezer until we summoned for it later. My girlfriends all told her to take it out around 3pm. Very well, she said. Being the food hog, I quickly went to get some escargos. Halfway back to my seat, the decent waitress appeared right before me hurrying into the kitchen. She caught my eye and came over in a very confused expression.
"I thought u guys wanted the cake out at 3PM?"
"Yeap. Thats right"
"Then why'd you want it out now?"
"Huh. No. Who said so?"
"Your friends!"
I was abit blur about it until my friends came over with this omgwhatishappening look. So happen that they were planning to do the whole TV drama thing. You know, they sing me a song with the birthday cake right before me. But they tried making a huge U-turn.
Waitress : You guys wanted it now, right?
Them : No?
Waitress : *Getting kind of furious now* Huh. Then what was it that u told me just now.
I figured it out and I told the waitress to continue keeping the cake. I patted my girlfriends shoulder and told her its okay because I knew what they were up to. (Mean? =( ) The decent waitress finally understood her bad (obviously, somehow haha) and walked away.
Thats about the few failed surprises. I had fun.
Thailand was bursting with heat.
Seriously.
But I'd prefer heat to sun, so it was okay. Its not any typical princessy nosunlightshouldlandonmyskinbecauseblablabla thing. It just tears apart my skin causing a really uncomfortable pain. Not forgetting the sweat that attaches my hair to the end of the neck.
Anyways, we were not on tour or travelling with dysfuctional Bangkok maps. This might sound really weird but I was there to shop. It is the only place where I would actually start ripping of the zip of my purse and let the cash flow. Because if you didnt already know, I am this kiamsiap girl if you may call me. RM 30 for a T-shirt is really expensive to me. I dont bother if its D&G or MNG. A T-shirt should just cost around RM 10.00, reasonably. Rm 15.00 maybe, at times. I dont even get the idea of skirts robbing big bucks. Why? Whats the point. Not that I ever got the point of branded goods anyway. This, I have to seek councelling from Li Tim. My gawd.
So oh well, the only place where I can get my acheive my shopping budget is nowhere else but Bangkok itself. They really do rock. You have to go to ChathuChat if you are EVER there during the weekends. Its a flea market swarming with almost everything you can name, cheap price of course. Its gates are only open to public during weekends so, ALWAYS choose weekends if u ever intend to have a mini shopping spree.
Food there was absolutely SOMETHING to shout about. I understand Malaysia has really wonderful char kuat teow's and curry laksa but their tomyam goong is really something else. Everyone has to try it at least once in a lifetime. Pwoargh. I am really beginning to miss it all now. :( Let the pictures do the talking.
The only thing I truly disliked about the whole 3 day shopping spree was indeed :: walking. walking. and WALKING. I never got this wiped out since July when we were on our way to the Malaysian Embassy in Korea. I never got the point of going there until today?
There isnt much I can say about the whole thing because all we did was shop. but what I did best was of course - EAT. :D Nobody could beat that.
Thai people are very patriotic somehow. See the amount of people wearing yellow outfits? Its somewhat to represent their love, respect and support for the king. Somehow they give me a really positive impression that most of them are probably really civilised because every time they walk pass a god figure, they slowly clasp their palm together and give a gentle bow. Quite a nice scene. :)
You cannot miss the Thai version of orange juice. Most of them are freshly squeezed and sold at quite a reasonable price. They dont use normal orange oranges like we do, i think. Its some mandarin orange trick. Whatever it is, it tastes really good. Just for the record, its my all time favourite drink whenever im there. ;) And no I dont like local orange juices. Nothing against them, they just taste normal. 
This is the bomb im telling you. I promise! My dad bought this in Siam Paragon's newly launched food court and thought it wasnt all that nice. We all had a taste of it and got back for 3 bowls during dinner. Tom Yam Tom Yam! Oh how I love Tom Yam! :D
some green curry set in MBK. its not really all that. I think some of local's Thai restaurants serve better green curry. Not to mention its price OMG. I could get 5 plates of char kuay teow in Penang with the price of one. That'll fill me up. The tomyam soup was good tho. :D
Some orange juice store in Chatuchat. If you look harder, you could see the oranges stuffed beneath the sugar canes. Bomb #2. :O
I dont remmeber if i have said this but I really have this affection for steaks and seafood (fishes excluded omg!). But once upon a time, while I was witnessing my grandmother in action I saw her taking out all the wastes behind every single prawn. It was then I stopped eating them outside unless they are really cleaned inside out like the one above. :D
Thai version :: Popiah.
This dish is really famous in Bangkok but I have no idea what is it called. Nothing to shout about tho. Still a must-try.
Now, now. Have I ever told you how kiamsiap Thai's are with their chickens. >:( But it was quite delicious compared to the local ones. Sigh. WHY MALAYSIA tak improve food?
Thick bread with chocolate swiped all over. I never really liked thick breads so I dont know how it tasted. The one behind is chicken floss i think?
NOW NOW. Char Kuay Teow, Thai style. Bomb # 3.p/s :: I drafted all the pictures which were posted earlier yesterday, for the convenience of yours truly to blog about today,but somehow it all came out no matter how many times I edited and tapped on " Save As Draft". I added some captions below so if you'd bother to see it again. :)
Labels: Vacation
One of the few reasons why I like to stay in hotels.
The crowd heating up the tension in Chatuchat.
I dont know if these are eggs because they are almost as big as the size of both your thumbs?
What? No way to bed?
I doubt he looks better than I do >:(
It. Never. Gives. Me. A. Chance.
Does this lady look anyhow familiar to you?
Swimming with the fishes.
False.
Thailand scenary by the bridge.
Mini Siam i think. Never got to walk the place.
Yellow community.
This is a public washroom. I just feel sort of embarrased considering the state of our owns.
I am a boring person. I know that. I am a very, very boring person. I am well aware of that too. Thats why nobody really enjoys speaking to me. Its almost a mission impossible for me to meet someone new who is also, in return a quiet individual. Its really hard for me to feel comfortable with someone new. That is unless you are the hippiest chatterbox who never gives up when meeting people as boring as I am. Then the story turns over to a whole new leaf because I shall be loading you with conversations.
I have a few friends that I've known for many years now but we still have this 'distant' in between. Most of them are really queit people and I have no one to blame but myself. Okay wait thats not my point of the post?!
So at this current moment whilst Julia Andrew and her crew are belting out Do-Re-Mi in Sound Of Music, I want to tell everyone that I really really really really like musicals. And maybe that makes you yawn but please forgive me because im going to talk about just about it. ........wth. damn blank already. fine. I just really like musicals but i never ever get to watch any of them. live, that is. Its always maybe because I have some sort of dinner or something like that on. Or maybe i'd get last minute notices about it because you know the ignorant wit i am. By then, it'll be too late.So lately I have been really good and flipping through The Star page by page to spot new musicals as I cannot afford to lose anymore. (Can you believe I actually missed Grease and Sound of Music. Please dont tell me Phantom Of The Opera was here. *crosses fingers*) Yes, the most exciting thing was that I found this little article telling little desperates like me that Sound of Music is BACK wth. My smile reached the end of my ears and I quickly searched for their contacts. I called called called called but nobody wanted to pick up my call. I refused to give up so I tried again and again and again and again and again and aga...But of course, as i slanted sideways I noticed that it was pretty well 11.30 pm. So i forgot ALL ABOUT IT the next day no matter how many times i said to myself "Call KLPAC Call KLPAC". I invited almost everyone to watch with me until I FINALLY called 2 weeks after said day. They told me its a sing-a-long thing wth. I thought i was going to meet Julia Andrews - for real.Sigh.Okay okay, I know im boring.BUT WHY IS LIMEWIRE PUTTING A HALT TO ALL THE 90s??PWOARGH if Limewire brings me down this time.p/s: i really really like aca pella, choir performances, things like that.Does that make me any even more boring? =( Quite classy marh.Sigh.
p/p/s : So in order to not make my post even much more something to yawn over, I decided to publish this picture for some reading enhancement. But blogger hates me. Sigh. WHY!
