Cotton Clouds Island

Early this year, Hui Ming seized the opportunity to book cheap tickets to Thailand for our leisure trip. Air Asia was having giving away free ticket to customers who manage to book successfully online. And we are the lucky ones.

So Hui Ming and I, together with her twin sister and brother-in-law set off to Bangkok on 15 September 2006 for a leisure trip.

A view on the AirAsia plane we were boarding, while flying to Bangkok. Look at the puffy cotton clouds!

This is where we checked into when we reached Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. (Bangkok Palace Hotel)

We were free-to-roam on first day we touched down, so Hui Sim (Hui Ming’s twin sister) suggested that we do our shopping spree in MBK Shopping Centre. To get there was quite frustrating for Bangkok was famously known for its super-duper heavy traffic. The moment we reach MBK vide taxi, it was already 7.00 p.m. I nearly died of hunger

This is how Bangkok traffic looks like for most of the time. Congested.

Worth to mention is "The Fifth", a food court located in the MPK Center that is so luxuriously furnished, and well maintained. The service staff were exceptionally well-mannered and polite. It looks more like an eatery or high-end restaurant in a prestigious hotel compared to the bland and dull food courts we have here in Malaysia. I was very much impressed with "The Fifth".

Their purchase and payment system is commendably convenient as well. You just need to take a swipe card, and present it to the stall keeper that prepares your food of your choice. And after a heartful lunch/dining, you just take the swiped card to the payment counter and pay accordingly. It acts just like a credit card!

Just look at the posh surroundings in The Fifth…

  This is what I had choosed for my first touch down dinner - Thai Boat Noodle (only 50 baht = RM5.00)

Just look at the mouth-watering tomyam and Thailand’s famous pineapple fried rice. Delicious~

I’ve never seen Hui Ming enjoyed food this much. O.o

Thailand’s Mc Donald’s.

After a hearty dinner, the ladies indulged in the most interesting activity for the day - SHOPPING. We bought plenty of clothings and shoes. Things are really cheap here. I’ve got a beautiful purple dress for a steal price of 350 Baht (RM35) only. Shoes that matches Vincci’s standards cost only 199 Baht per pair. The twins had their best time trying out each and every pair of shoes/high heels in the shops.

At the end of the day, these are what both Hui Ming and I bought from MBK Shopping Centre.

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The shopping centre closed at 10.30 p.m. We took a cab back and retreated to our hotel rooms for our needful rest to end the day.

To be continued - Day 2