Last December I went to a conference in Bangkok. Since DH is not following, I offered my mom. I booked an earlier flight so that we can go shopping and sightseeing before the conference starts.
The view outside our room. The conference venue is about 200m from here. Right in front of BTS. So after checking in, we went out for lunch. Took the bts to MBK and ate at my favourite restaurant here.
ordered salted egg yolk squid and sesame chicken.
and of course tom yam....yummy!
after some shopping in NaRaYa we went to Asiatique. The free shuttle boat ride is something that you can enjoy even though you have to stand the whole way.
dah sampai...selfie dulu
photo with the ferris wheel... it's a must
after some light shopping we had a drink
Jalan lagi....saw this area full of love padlock...either this is new or I missed this when I was here with DH. after Asiatique we went back to hotel and had a good rest. we walked 11km today.
The next day early morning I bought some bread and had my coffee in McD near the hotel. Before conference starts...wefie..I found out that my poster presentation is the next day instead of today and I can only put up the poster tomorrow morning....sigh..tumpang poster kat bilik kawan yang tinggal kat hotel ni...such a hassle to bring the poster everywhere you go.
during the break I went to the booths, got a few samples, tried some samples etcs
wefie lagi.. with some of my colleagues and students
with my boss, colleagues and students
Lunch was a packed affair. just make sure you took the vegetarian or seafood version.
Malam tak de event so we went to to Bangkok Fashion Outlet...and had dinner nearby.
a turkish dinner
ayran drink- i had this in Turkey, this one is creamier
if I remembered correctly we ordered pide with feta cheese and kofta
we ask the owner to take our photos but it didnt came out clear
on our way back...
the next morning i had coffee at the conference hall and put up my poster. During the poster session, I waited quite long for the judge to come. In the meantime, i go through some of the participants posters. Had some interesting talk too today.
In the evening, I rushed to Jim Thompson factory outlet.I googled the map at the hotel and took the photos. My mom did not join me as she joined a group tour to a rose garden. When you go out alone, you just have to look like you know where you are going, even though you are not sure it is the right way. This is my favourite level..
silk ties at 300 baht...cheap, no? at the airport boutique the price is about 1500 baht
Bags...very good quality I was told by my colleague. I did not buy any since I have already bought one in MBK.
silk cushion cover....so prettyyyyy
household stuff
the uppermost level, thye have a small cafe with some edible stuff like peanuts, dried fruits, cookies, teas, coffees etcs
The lower levels is actually textiles...cotton, linen, silk. i saw a Malaysian couple looking for textiles here.
my loot at JimThompson ;-) . after the quick shopping I went for a foot massage nearby. then rushed back to hotel as I had dinner tonight.
You are encourage to wear traditional costume for the dinner.
Most of the Malaysian delegates. The photos session is before we practiced our performance for the night. Nasib ada students...the rest of us just did what the students asked us to do.
the next day, we went to MBK again to do some last minute shopping. Waited for the shopping complex to open.
Again, we ate at Yana. The iced green tea milk. Sedap but fragrance is too strong.
I ordered pad thai and my mom ordered basil chicken rice if I am not mistaken.
after lunch we went back to hotel and pack our stuff. Took a cab straight to airport. Road to DMK airport was badly jammed. At the airport I bought this macadamia cake. surprisingly it was good. I did not have any problem with my flight but some of my colleagues and students did. Their flight was delayed or rescheduled and they end up arriving late at night. All in all, it was an enjoyable working trip.
