Welcome baby!!

Welcome baby!!

Glad to know that you enjoyed ur birthday celebration. :) i really spend a lot of effort in planning it. This is the 1st time i'm celebrating ur birthday with u, so i want to make it the most memorable one. Guess wat? Initially i'm kind of scared that you will not like it. Afraid that you will feel bored of the "Free & Easy" and "Coffee Time" in the programme. But was extremely excited when we are on our way to Singapore Flyers Kenko Wellness cos ur "Fishy Suprise" Birthday Treat is about to take place.. haha.. Hope u will always remember this birthday celebration of urs. And... do look forward to the more birthdays to come.. More SURPRISES awaiting…

A truly wonderful birthday..

Thank you baby!!!
It's been a truly wonderful and enjoyable day :) the day started with a surprise rose from my baby.. first time receiving a rose.. haha. what comes next are the famous amos "lollipop", the precious moments lovely birthday card, and the specially and meticulously planned program schedule for the day!

took half day off and went for coffee time, and for our first time to the Singapore Flyer.. though we didn't take the flyer ride (waiting for MBS IR to be built first cos we dun wanna look at our workplace which we see everyday.. =p).. but baby planned for a special birthday treat for me.. Kenko Fish Spa!!

really a first time experience for me which i'll recommend to you all as well.. cos first time i see my feet so white, smooth and clean! :) it's relaxing.. stress-relieve.. improve blood circulation.. remove dead skin and etc etc. $28 for 30mins.. can do la..

program for the nite includes a big feast at Pariss International Seafood Buffet.. and no joke, i really had a big feast. haha. too bad though the place quite cold which somehow affected baby's appetite abit. and according to the schedule, we ended the day with a Anderson's birthday muffin :)

This is definitely a birthday that i will never ever forget.. once again.. THANK YOU BABY!!!

Our Bangkok Trip.. ~Last Day

so sad.. It’s the last day!! We gonna go back to reality and work in our yucky place.. Oops… wat a word to use.. Hehehehe. But look at our harvest!! We went bangkok with 2 bags and return with like 5 or 6 bags.. :) shall we organise another trip someday?? Erika: "P.S: one thing i regretted is that i did not buy the Naraya bag!!!!!!!! arghhh...."

it's definitely a fun trip.. Food is nice and cheap esp those from the road side. Gosh.. Bubble tea for 10 thb.. bird's nest with ginko nuts at 200 thb.. siew mai x9 for 30, shark's fin 150, mango glutinous rice 40, fishball noodles 20, wanton mee 40, roadside ice-tea 10.. muahaha.. Where can u find in Singapore. Hahaa.. And many more not yet featured here!

Here comes the real feast.. Come to Bangkok do what? Eat and shop, eat and shop! The same breakfast every morning in hotel (though we only ate hotel breakfast thrice), dinner at Chinatown, the not to be missed Fuji Jap Restaurant only costing 850 THB total, Thai lunch at Chatuchak, Pad Thai at Suan Lum, fried curry crab and the never-ever-lao-hong calamarie at Som Boon seafood. Erika: "Look at russell's face!! The greedy and glutton look, with eyes staring at the food!!" And not forgetting the dinner by 四舅consisting of tom-yum goong, glass noodles with baked prawns, fried chicken & German sausages. Haha.. Anyone drooling already??

Bangkok is a place of cheap and good food, shopping, and historical feel. We also tried the different kinda public transport, ranging from BTS to those super "lok kok" type of non air-con "choo choo train" which goes "glong glong glong" Erika: "Guess wat.. its so old to the extent that the seat could not even take my weight.. i spoiled the seat.. *oops*".. Shopping is something not to be missed.. we bought lotsa clothes for 100 thb.. super cheap..

And real friendly people in the Land of Smiles, got a free ride to bus stop (we were lost where to take bus) when the railway train was delayed coming back from Dreamworld. Really glad we never cancel the trip cos of the political situation as we didn't even feel anything wrong there.. Spent abt 6 full days here but still feel that's not enough, still so many places never explore. We will definitely be looking to continue our Thailand exploits in the near future!

Our Bangkok Trip.. ~Day 6

We woke up really early 6am in the morning to catch a 2-hour bus (87THB) to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. The Bus Terminal offers express buses to many places including Phuket and Krabi. Every where is jamming like crazy and we gotta sat through the whole taxi journey for near to an hour to the bus terminal. Think the driver took us on a longer detour and ended up paying 300THB for cab =(

We took 2 one-hour rides around the river and canals. First one was a motor boat (300thb each) which took us past the busy markets and the houses of the villagers

and the 2nd one was a paddle-type of boat (100thb) where we got to have more hands-on experience, slower ride and longer time to enjoy our food.
luckily we read some online review before going to bangkok, so we more or less know how much to pay for the boat service at the floating market. Heng ar.. we are not being "koh tok" by the residents there. :) All thanks to the review!! gotta walk into the village for the paddle one (though we met this private operate halfway walking into the village). Erika: "Here's a secret.. actually i was a bit frightened intially.. i scared the sampan boat will capsize cos russell kor kor is sitting next to me!! OoooOopppsss.... shhhhhh"

Love the way how these villagers get by on their daily living, selling noodles in their boat, fruits, desserts etc. these can happen only in floating markets =) just one question thou, do they use the river water to wash their bowls?? Cos the water quite dirty……

got a shock when the boat uncle presented his 11yr old 60kg pet python! Russell: "My first time holding a snake! Not as bad as i thought :)"

By the time we took bus back to BKK already close to 4pm and we went to visit the Giant Swing temple

and to get some pictures at another boxing stadium nearby as we forgot to take photos the other day outside Lumpini Stadium. Surprise surprise, we were given a free tour inside the stadium by one of the staff as the matches have not started yet. got more than we intended to :) :)

Finally get to meet 四舅 on our last night there :) it's nice to meet someone u know. Had a fantastic dinner, yummy food, 'live' entertainment, and great service who doesn't chase you out of the restaurant though it's jam packed! Not to mention it's uncle's treat. =P

we are glad the last night was spent at this great restaurant where 四舅 brought us to. It’s a German brewery called Tawandang. Lots of entertainment with singing, magic show, break-dancing etc.

Even got the singers and all the staffs singing Happy Birthday song for someone celebrating there. Really makes the birthday boy/girl feels like a star with all the attention! total dinner only about SGD$80+ (huh? so cheap!) must go again next time!

the spontaneous merry-making was nowhere that we can find in Singapore