cecelia and i on the flight departing for bangkok .
we had a speedy flight. the past few times, the flight took three hours plus but this time round it took only two hours plus. we were so surprised 0.0 i was really glad that tiger airways depart on time because i know that they were known for their flight delays. we managed to snap cheap tickets for about 200 odd :)
i've always booked ecotel bangkok ever since cecelia introduced it to me on our very first visit to bangkok a few years back. it was relatively new then and very reasonably priced . the hotel was clean , location was not too far off from pratunam shopping area and the service was commendable. i remembered that we liked this bell boy so much that we tipped him even though we were pretty 'cash-strapped' from all the shopping. this time round , it was a nightmare. we found bed bugs and kindly requested for a change of room. the manager on duty ( can't believe they assign such an important post to someone so crude ) hollered at cecelia over the phone so we head down to speak to them. thought all would be alright until we encountered his horrible attitude - he threw the keys and muttered some thai obscenties under his breath ... this time round i spoke up since he must have thought cecelia being so petite and all is an easy target for bullying. he was like " okay sorry go go " , rolled his eyes and went on with his work. went up to the new room and encountered yet another black face room service guy . he made it so obvious that he was super unwilling to change bed sheets for us by throwing the bed sheets on the floor . SPEECHLESS REALLY. did a quick check on the bed and realised there was yet another big stain on the bedsheet. we were tired and very upset by then. horrible experience right from the start. we decided to head off for massage before we check out and headed off to grand hyatt hotel .
both of us goofing around with her iphone in the morning at grand hyatt.
we had such a comfortable stay at grand hyatt. thanks to cecelia and her mom, our trip took a turn on a brighter note :) it made me adamant to work hard and earn more money so that i can stay in hotels with impeccable service such as grand hyatt at bangkok. from the service at the front desk to the service of the bell boys... PERFECT. the bell boys even took down the taxi number to ensure that we would reach our destination safely.
checked into another budget accommodation that we found through agoda - citin pratunam
the rates were slightly higher than ecotel but very affordable still ! we had a really good time there thanks to the helpful staffs as well. they actually provided a free tuktuk service at regular time slots to shopping areas like platinum mall . perfect for the both of us . while the location can be quite hard to find at first , the problem can be solved by showing the drivers the map. we loved the fact that they had a massage and spa parlour at the top level of the second building ! 300 baht for an hour of thai massage . just chuck our stuffs in the room and head for the massage ; how convenient :) they had a gym which is currently in the works. i guess it will be up for use in near future. can't wait to head back there again !
bought so many pretty and printed stuffs this time round. i think i've grown smarter after the previous trips to bangkok . buy only if you like it and not because it's cheap . didn't buy as much as before but i genuinely love all the steals i got this time round. here's a quarter of the stuffs i got . spot the topshop bralet and zara shorts replicas ? :> can't wait to share every single piece with my baby lyla yang !
& a big hug to my travel partner cecelia low . i'm looking forward to serve your limbs again hahahaha .
will blog about lou's 21st party the next time . have a good weekend .
P.S i miss you sonia oh. you will probably not get to read this soon but i never miss you this much before oh my . stay safe my bestfwen <3
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