Loads of photos, plenty to tell, too little time to write.
First, I would like to praise Baiyoke Sky for its excellent service. When I booked the room via asiarooms.com, I have ticked the option 'Honeymooners'. The hotel staff had prepared a fruit basket and a slice of cake on its coffee table for us.
In addition, the bed was decorated with petals formed in a heart-shaped. The basin and the bathtub were also filled with petals. Was abit cliche, but still a pleasant surprise.
We were famished then and WALKED through the pasar malam and to Siam Center. Thinking back, we must have gone crazy. It was so far and weather was terribly HOT!
Anyway, my colleague, Justin, had recommended Oishi Grand at Siam Center but by the time we reached the restaurant, it was closing soon.
So we ended up at Greyhound Cafe. Food was good, especially its chicken wings.
Grocery shopping was next at Siam Paragon. We bought a box of mangoes and some other fruits. Durians and pomelos were for supper.
We didn't really spend much time at Paragon. Instead, Gerrie wanted to get some snacks from MBK. After all those walking, it was dinner time. We took a taxi to Chinatown and ended up at Nam Sing.
Justin had recommended me to go to the store opposite Nam Sing. But what he didn't tell me was that they didn't serve sharksfin soup. In any case, the sharksfin soup served at Nam Sing was good, but not too satisfying. It was quite costly, at S$50+ a bowl.
2nd Day
The next morning, we went for Baiyoke's buffet breakfast and were greeted by the long line of food. Approx the length of 4-5 walls.
Breakfast was great, especially with the view Baiyoke offers.
We were so full there wasn't space for lunch. There went my Oishi Grand again.
There were shops readily available in the hotel itself, however I thought the streets would offer better buys. These stalls sell mainly clothes and watches.
This time round, we took a free shuttle bus from the hotel to Siam Center, where I found a Paul Frank boutique.
I was so suaku. I thought I was unable to find any Paul Frank tees for guys in Singap0re, so I grabbed two. Later, I found out these tees are available in Heeren.
Next, we went back to Paragon and a few other shopping centres. Yes, we walked the whole afternoon.
Even to Central!
The first thing that greeted us at Central was this Balloon Fest.
Sculptures, like the one above, are made of balloon, making the whole event so colourful.
There was a performance going on as well. And the characters reminded me of Sim0n and $@lly of Mighty $@vers.
Except that these characters are more photogenic.
The purpose of this trip was not only to celebrate Gerrie's birthday, but also to pop 'The Question'. In addition, to create a memorable trip or to see Bangkok in another perspective.
The cruise dinner that I had booked earlier was to act as a decoy. To let her think that I was going to pop the question that night.
After Central, we went back to Baiyoke Sky to prepare ourselves for the dinner.
At 6, we met our driver at the lobby, who later brought us to the pier in a Camry.
Unlike what I had expected, there was a huge turnout and at least 4 ships were arranged to bring us tourists along Chao Praya river.
So what to do while we had to wait for our turn? Accompanied Gerrie to shop lor.
At 745pm, we boarded the ship.
The variety of food was excellent. But throughout the 2hour cruise, it was obvious the food didnt' matter.
The scenary did.
Our ship was the most happening, compared to the others. Right in front of the deck were the other passengers dancing along the tunes of a live band.
The night ended when the Camry brought us back to the hotel.
3rd Day
The plan had been thought about a few months back. And it was time for action.
After breakfast at Baiyoke, we went for more shopping. Because we were still full, we later settled for coffee.
For the past few days, we had been drinking coffee on a daily basis. Which was weird.
Because we only had a bottle of beer throughout the whole trip.
Meanwhile, I was looking at the time. Planning what to say, what to do at the correct moment.
After we had finished our drink, we went back to the room. Upon closing the door, I said to her, "I have another surprise for you. Let's pack up. We're moving to another hotel."
Within half an hour, we were ready to go. We left our bags at the checkout area and went for another round of massage. During that session, someone from Mezzaluna called and confirmed my reservation that evening.
Excellent service.
We hopped onto a cab and all this while, Gerrie still had no idea where we were going. To confuse her, all I had on hand was the hotel's address. In Thai.
Next up... photos of the room at Lebua. AND... the Question.
