Tiki Parents' 2nd Visit

PIL arrived on Friday, 27th August, 2010 afternoon... They brought along a Huge luggage of stuffs for Bao bao... Some hand-me-downs from Tiki's sisters as well as a Avent Warmer and a Avent Steamer! Save some bucks! hehe~ THANK YOU!!!

Luggage full of Hand-Me-Downs

Rompers, Tops, Bottoms, Socks, Baby Blankets, etc...

As usual, we went around having lots of good food! We went to China House, Somboon, Secret Garden, Yen Taw Fu, King's Palace, etc... Not forgetting Tiki's dad favourite Goose Rice and Food Court! hehe~ He really loves Food in Bangkok!

Over the weekend, we visited the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew... Foreigners were suppose to pay an entrance fee of about 250Baht each, and Thais get in for Free! We got mistaken as Locals, so we got in without paying a single cent! hee~ The place was very colourful and beautiful~ I like the temple where the Emerald Buddha resides... And also there were also several musuems showcasing items of the past... Very interesting but too bad photography wasn't allowed.

Legend of the White Monkey

Emerald Buddha

On Sunday, we celebrated MIL's Birthday at Secret Garden... although her Bday is suppose to be on the 5th of Sept. We got the crew to sing Birthday song... She seemed pretty happy about it! hehe~ Surprise!! =) 

As a gift, we bought her a pair of Fitflops. She was commenting on my pair, so I decided that it will be perfect for her! I sure hope she'll enjoy it like me!

PIL and me went to Chinatown to check out the herbs and ingredients I might need during confinement period. Surprisingly the chinese there can speak some Mandarin, Teochew and Cantonese... The shops there are really old but looks trustworthy enough. We'll want to try some of the restaurants there one day...

The next time they'll be visiting will be to see their Grandson!

My Mummy's Birthday is on the 30th August, but we couldn't be there to celebrate with her so I sent her some flowers and a mango cake! She mentioned how Xingning was saying those will be her Wedding Flowers! hahaha~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUMMY, I LOVE YOU~!

Come play with me...

Mich arrived on Thursday morning! I was so excited when I arrived at the airport at 8.30am... But emotions eventually dampened after anticipating for near to an hour...Until I saw her then everything was good! hehe...

We had plenty of time to do shopping for the day... First things first, we headed back to my house to settle herself down and her luggage (full of MY stuffs)... heehee... She's one of my personal shopper cum consignment from Singapore... *hugs* SL got some Nike rompers for Bao bao! I couldn't stop smiling... They're so small and kawaiiiiiii~~ Hehehe... I was imagining a little athelete~ *hugs*

Nike Rompers from SL

Platinum Mall was the itinerary for the day... Caught up with Roy (Esther's "brother") over lunch, since he was in town to replenish stocks for his shop. It was pleasant catching up with him after such a long long time. He shared his recent experience of becoming a Father and how they "struggled" through first month with little help. Hope we don't have to wait another few years before crossing paths again.

Mich and I started shopping at about 1pm. As usual I bought at least 10 pieces of items. Mich did well too... If I didn't recall wrongly, this is the first time I've seen her bought so many items at one go! hehe... "Good Buy, Must Buy!!" Boy was I stretched by the end of the day... my feet was so sore! But it was all worth it...

Tiki and me brought Mich to Secret Garden for dinner... We had some Thai cuisine and although we were all so Full, I made her try my favourite Crepe Cake... I think she likes it too... hee~ We end the day by just chilling at home...

Friday, we decided to leave home at 10.30 in the morning. Mich was lucky enough to meet the 3 小小個兒s hanging around the garage area... Well, surprise surprise, not only did the "Alpha" schnauzer not bark at me, he was actually trying to get my full attention to stroke him! (I think it was owing to the last time I told him very sternly "NO!") haha... I could tell "Godzilla" isn't so happy about me sharing, so he kept nudging my leg... I have all 3 of them infront of me demanding some massage! Lovely!

As per Mich's request, I brought her to K-village for Curry Omelette Rice... We tried the creamy chicken omu rice and added curry mushroom. My verdict is, that it's not as delicious as the mushroom omu rice I usually order. But Mich seemed happy enough! hehe... You can tell by the empty plate... =)

Manicure and pedicure next~ There's this sweet little nail salon, looking so fairy-ly pink! The service was good as well as the skills. I reckon that generally the manicurists here are much more qualified than those I've experienced in Singapore or any other places I've tried... Free Hot Cocoa too! hee~ I'm currently obsessed with cherry or strawberry design, so I did a similar design as the last.

Emporium and Naraya was our next stop. At Naraya, we bought items Ash and SL asked for... I bought another 3 pairs of bedroom slippers cos my current pair looked like a pair of salted flat fish... Mich spent time at Emporium shopping for lotsa undergarments... She bought alot!!

Then I went back home to prepare for the Cocktail party held by BGC partners for their Thai traders. This was the first time I've set foot in a bar-nightlife in Bangkok. Adrena was going to be there (she looks GREAT!)... and a couple of other market ppl whom I haven't seen for a long time. Anyway, I was quite startled by one of them... *zip* It was held at Hyde & Seek. Very hip and happening place. Reminded me of the old Balaclava in Singapore where I used to hangout almost everynight (Memories~)... Although BGC booked the whole indoor area, I checked out some of the patrons outdoor... Many gorgeous people around... Food was really good too! I had a good time! And this was also the first time we arrived home so late (over 11pm) in Bangkok.

On Saturday, we went Dim Sum at China House with Mich, Adrena and Thniah... I really like that place... So pretty with so many delectables~ It's nice to hangout for tea with so many people once awhile... =)

Mich stoning at Home

(too full to move?)

Since Adrena has some errands on her lists and we need to do some groceries shopping, we head to the mall again. We spend more than an hour in the undergarments section again... While Tiki went book and grocery shopping... Mich and Adrena grabbed a total of more than 10packets of Lay's Seaweed Potato chips... I mean I love it and they don't sell it in Singapore... but when you see the way they were grabbing the chips, haha...

We sent Adrena back to her hotel and then Mich to the airport... I must say again that her stay is far too short... There're still so many things to do and eat!! hehe~

I'll be waiting for YOUR next visit! Yes, YOU!! Come play with me!! =)

Beauty Services

Last night, I was suppose to meet up with Joelle and her friend, Rachael for manicure and pedicure... Needless to say, I had to cancel the mani due to my accident... So I reached arrived at Sense of Nails at Soi Convent (Just opposite BNH hospital) at 16:30.

Joelle called and said they'll be quite late cos the Cab driver took them to a totally different place... (the cabbies here can be quite arrogant sometimes)... So I started my pedicure without them..  Since I had time to kill, I decided I should have some nail art on my Big Toe... I'm very satisfied with their service! Very careful and skilful and the price is very reasonable too~ not to mention the pretty pretty ambience...

An hour later and Joelle is still not here... Seems like they were also caught in a traffic jam plus the rain... (Their trip from Platinum Mall to Soi Convent was more than 1-1/2 hours. They decided not to beautify their nails cos we're all very hungry and Tiki was waiting for us to pick him up for dinner! =)

Check out my Fatty Big Toe

Abit of Swelling in the Morning

My Big Fat Toes

Less Swelling in the Afternoon

Anyway it started to rain and I had to get across the road to wait for my friends and driver... I was very worried about wetting my wound so I asked the manicurist if she has a plastic bag for me to wrap up my left hand... She said OORH~ and so I waited for about a minute then she came back with an umbrella! haha... She said it was alright for me to take it and take my time to return it... 3days or a week is ok!! Where in Singapore can you get this sort of service?!! And this was only my first visit to their salon! 

Sense of Nails

Today, I asked Toig to throw away the beehoon I soaked yesterday and the shrimps in the fridge... Then she threw the bee hoon but said the shrimps still good... So she made Thai Fried Rice (with shrimp, eggs, ham, spring onions) !! Tiki came home for lunch too... It was quite yummy but a tinge too salty~

I also received a bouquet of flowers from Florence... So nice of her! It's really quite a huge bouquet... She called me yesterday to invite me to a party in August and I told her about my incident... haha... I didn't expect the flowers!! Very pretty!

Since I can no longer wash my hair for these couple of days, I decided to go over to Bangkok Club for Shampoo and Blow... I must say, I had a very good experience and deal today! Blow dry was standard procedure like the salons I went in Singapore... BUT the woman actually washed and massaged my scalp and hair with Shampoo 3 times!! Then she applied treatment to my hair! Pulling out strands by strands to apply the cream then wrapped my hair up for 10mins before washing... She also applied serum before blow-drying... All for the price of.... SGD7.60!!! Can you believe it?! Ok, i have to admit, I have a 50% OFF voucher, but then again, without the discount it's still quite cheap, right! I usually have my hair done in Singapore at least for SGD25 and the service isn't half as good... I'll be going back there at least 3 times a week for now... =)