Marriot Vacation Club At Empire Place

The whole gang of us stayed in Marriot Vacation Club at the Empire Place for a week (yes, I think it was around that)  Initially I thought we were staying in JW Marriot hotel and the cab nearly took us to the wrong destination.  After much explanation, the place we should be going is Empire Place on the very road that is most "jammed up" during the day...

 That's the front entrance... it is a vacation club.... 

or should I say apartments...

We stayed in a two rooms apartment....

which consisted of one king size bed... 

and another room with two single beds...

Three of us managed to squeeze in here.. LOL...

 

then the living hall... 

the couch turned into a queen size bed...

and we added another extra one...

The whole place was practically filled with "us"...

The dining area.... everything looks good!....

All were fully furnished...

Each day 10 big filtered water were supplied

with another 2 bottles of "Cooling tea" ...

What a beautiful layout...

How I wish I have an apartment like this....

Less work.. More comfy....

Ok, here is the question...

How many of "us" were squeezed into this apartment... can you guess?  :)

8/9/2013 8.39pm

p/s:  The answer is *9*

Tiffany's Show In Pattaya

The four sisters managed to go for a trip together for the first time and we had a wonderful time together.. it is difficult to arrange the right time and the right trip especially when one is staying so far away from Malaysia. Thank God, all went well and here we are.....

Our first trip together at the Tiffany's ...

One ticket cost RM70  for the one hour Live Performance...

For first time viewers, it was worth watching the Tiffany's Show....

 

When the performance ended, there, everyone gathered outside...

for photo-taking.....

Beautiful "ladies" with their glittering costumes...

Fatigue and exhaustion clearly showed on their faces....

Dazzling performance and gowns....

Pattaya comes alive at night... everyone seems to be having a good time...

After some minutes or so, it was time for us to leave Pattaya for Bangkok.... 

We should have stayed a night there... too bad we didn't arrange for that...

Well, hope we can make another trip to Pattaya another time...

Thailand is a nice place to visit...

Good shopping, glorious food and endless entertainment!

Free And Easy Bangkok Trip

I really don't mind going to Bangkok again, free and easy trip, if there is a group of 8 to 10 people, we can plan our own program and itinerary. 

With a personal tour guide, it can be very fun going there with friends or families. We can make our own rules and not be obligated to those following a big group, like waking up time for instance. We do not have a morning call of 7am.... and have to be down waiting at the lobby at 8am..

Free and easy trips, we can plan our own itinerary and go wherever we like and that includes, stopping at any place we want... like below...

We saw durians and mangoes!  

"Tour guide, please stop van..... " and he readily agrees.... so nice!

 Busy choosing durians and fruits...

 

Bought a few durians and ATE them right there!

Thai durians are different from our local ones here...

And talking about durians, I think I will go get some tomorrow!!

After our "durian feast", it is time to hit the roads again....

Lemon Soup Noodles In Bangkok

I don't mind going to Bangkok again and again if I have the chance.... main attraction is not so much on the sight seeing but for the capital F again... FOOD!   My main motive will Food and Shopping!  I am sure many of you will agree with me here... Thai food suits me, much more than Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese...  Given a choice, I will anytime opt for Thai food anytime!  How about you?

The Thai Food Court just a short distance away from the hotel... 

Less than 5 minutes walk ... 

This is my favourite stall.... 

Anyone knows how to read the words here?

All I know is one bowl is either 40 bahts and 45 bahts... LOL....

I remember coming by this stall for a few mornings in a row ... 

Just look at the condiments!

So much to choose from and they are so clean and neat.... 

I ended up putting in 2 or 3 tablespoon of Lemon Juice into the bowl of noodles..

Everything in it, I LIKE especially the Lemon Soup...

Very appetizing.... 

Finished to the last drop!

Window Shopping In Bangkok Mall

Now I know why Bangkok city is so crowded, tourists are abundant everywhere... Firstly, the weather is great...hahahaa... hot enough!  Secondly, the city is really developed, lots of shopping malls here and there... thirdly, there are so many stalls inside the mall, you want high end, you have it... you want lower and cheaper stuff, they also have it... you can buy almost anything cheap from there.  So I sum Bangkok up... The city never sleeps.. you can EAT till stomach full and you can shop till you drop... hahhhaaa...

After the city day tour, we requested to be dropped off at a shopping mall.  It was time for lunch!  We came by to this Food Republic and walked around, looking for our own special food.  But firstly, we must buy a Cash Card from the counter.... and the stalls will debit the cost of food from the card... 

 

Food Republic in the mall.... 

Cheap and Nice food here too!

 

Very nice and neat too....

Not Pizza hut but Pizza Company here!

Wonder if it is the same... 

 

So much to see and do here... 

But no buying anything as yet.... 

 You can even take picture with celebrities here...

For instance, Britney Spears??

Hot Travels In Bangkok

Managed to dig up some old pictures, my second trip to Bangkok. My first time was in the 1980s during my honeymoon. Second time round, no more with my Honey but with my Fernie...

We arrived late in the evening, in fact it was almost 8pm when we reached the hotel... and we were taken to this dining place here... 

 

Sara Jane Dining Restaurant...

The next day we joined a half day city tour.... 

and we were taken to this City Temple...

Entrance fees was 100bahts if not mistaken...

Our Thai tour guide... gentle lady...

 

We have to take off our shoes.... 

and of course we need to wear decently...

My girl was given a green robe to wear cos she was wearing a sleeveless dress...

Blazing hot weather and we forgot to bring our caps...

Bangkok is a very busy city... 

regardless of Day

Or....

Night....

Reminds me of our own city, Kuala Lumpur....