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~!

Tiki Parents' 1st Visit

Last week Tiki's parents were here in Bangkok with us. They were here on Wednesday night, so what we did was just stayed home for the night while i made supper for them before bedtime. On Thursday, we brought them to Evergreen Laurel Hotel for Dim Sum and the food was not too bad... I was craving for chives dumpling so we had 2 orders of that... Then we visited Erawan Shrine to have a look at the four-faced Brahma statue. I would say it was quite an experience. We went to the shopping mall next to the shrine after paying our respects. MIL bought a beautiful Lace Top and a pair of pants whereas I bought 2 blouses designed by the locals. Then we went back home for a nap before heading to Baan Khanitha for dinner which costs about SGD 400. Parents-in-law weren't too impress at that price when we converted it to Ringgit for them. FIL says eating at Food Court is much better... hehe~ We could get 100 dishes from Food Court for the same price... He prefers simple food and it was definitely too "lavish" for him... But I must say, the food at Baan Khanitha was quite fantastic... Check out the pics~ I forgot to shoot the starters and the dessert tho... We were told that same night we were there, UOB's Chairman was there having his dinner too!

Erawan Shrine

Dancers engaged by Commoners Entertaining Brahma Statue

Dinner Time!

Summer Slush

Mum & Me

Tiki & Dad

Bunny Oshibori

Chicken Cashew Nuts

Folic Acid~ =)

Carbo!

Tom Yum Gung

Green Curry Pork

Stir-Fried Sea Bass

Curry Soft Shell Crab "to die for!"

Finale Double Phoenix~

Well, PIL wake up pretty early each day for exercise and walking around the neighbourhood and they were really enjoying themselves with the delicacies BKK has to offer... Without me of cos! I was still snoozing~ hee!

Friday was massage for PIL and well, i treated myself for a facial SINCE i was already there i got to wait for them. We went to this place called Healthland Spa. They use Jurlique products for facial, so YES! it was GOOD!! Mine costs about SGD75 for an hour. MIL's 2-hour full body massage was about SGD22 and FIL's 1-hour foot reflexology was about SGD12~! CHEAP & GOOD!!! Dinner was at Central Chidlom... then we head over to Suan Lum Night Bazaar where i snapped up 2 sundresses at the price of SGD12.50! TWO for 12.50!!! Unbelievable! haha... Looks like bargaining is becoming my expertise... Should include this "Strength" in my CV...

Saturday was Emporium shopping day and MORE Naraya! I'm mad i know! I don't think i'll quit till i get every single ladybug item they have~ In the evening i met up with my cousin, Wanlin~ Picked her and a friend up from MBK mall then we head over to Je Ngor for some seafood. Then we went over to Patpong! PATPONG RULES!! It's really an eye-opener for me and my cousin! Chu Sin (Our chauffeur) dropped us off at Soi Thaniya and boy is there a scene! Gals sitting or practically lining up outside the KTVs catered for Japanese... We walked away to seek some shopping at Soi Patpong, however, we were being entice all the way by poachers... Here's what we exchanged:

Poachers: Ping Pong Show??

Me: No

Poachers: Banana Show??

Me: NO

Poachers: Boy Show??

Me:NO!

Poachers: Boy F**king Show???

Me: NO SHOW!!

They're relentless... and i was pretty shocked by the lingo... BUT i was laughing~ ;) On the streets for shopping, there were still some disco around... i peeked inside and saw lady boys in bikinis shaking their booty! This was really interesting!! Did more shopping and more bargaining... Wanlin was pretty impressed by my skills... We head back home at around 11pm... Where a bowl of steaming hot Chicken Essence was waiting for me... made with love by MIL... Awww~ ;) We (PIL, tiki and me) chatted a lil while before ending the day...

Sunday~ we took it easy by heading to MBK to grab some tidbits for PIL to bring back to KL~ They bought fried fish skin, cashew nuts, beef jerkys, etc...~ While i got yam chips and cuttlefish... Oh ya, and they bought a fire engine for Yang Yang~ ;)

We send them off to the airport in the evening... It feels nice to have family here with us! Next time, it's gonna be my parents! Can't wait! =)