Bangkok Platinum Shopping Plaza

We took the BTS till Childlom station, and walked about 10 minutes toward the mall, which is divided into Plaza A&B.

More details on shop, opening hours etc, please refer platinumfashionmall


Some shops do accept credit cards but may charge the 3%.
There are few foreign money changers..they need your passport for verification.
Luckily for us, we had copies of it in our Iphone, which was accepted.

The place is so huge with more than 2,000 shops, browsing thru each and every outlets would take almost one day..
serious shopping take the other day..

my personal advice..
see it, like it. buy it...you may not be able to locate the shop again in the maze



Always ask for wholesale price..sometime you get lucky and the owner would just sell one piece to you at wholesale price..like the cardigan below ..


Sharing my loot for my doters  from this plaza,

The black cardigan THB350

THB250

Spaghetti Strap T-THB100/piece

Cotton Pants - THB150/ Cotton Panties - THB50/pc

This shop - Sherbet, must be one of the most fashionable supplier..many vendors were just jostling to get their wares when the shop opened for business..

Sherbet Dress - THB350

Bought these 3 pieces from the same store .
Already wholesale prices, one piece, two pieces - same prices

THB300

THB350

Cotton dress - THB350

An these 2 from another store..
Price for 1 piece  THB300
Price for 2 pieces THB450
What better excuse than to buy two pieces as allowed to mix different designs

THB275

THB275

Yes, last but not least, winter gloves @ THB200 

Glove was such a bargain we had to buy ...would come in handy (pun intended) for our holiday to cold countries..

Bangkok@Park Plaza Sukhumvit

Back from my 3D/2N 'working' trip to Bangkok, Thailand.

Left on 3/10/2013 MH 3099 - code share with Thai Airways..
Returned on 5/10/2013 MH791 ETD BKK 1740pm, eta KLIA 10.45pm
Reached home 12 midnite..

Chose to return to 

because of the location on Sukhumvit Soi 20, just few minutes walk from Asoke BTS ..

Other brownies points to this hotel :-

2) Asok Foreign Currency Exchange round the corner has one of the best rates. trust me, I know cos we had to change CNY due to my shopping frenzy..

3) Cloth shop nearby with tons of varieties..and very very reasonable prices..

4) the staff was very honest in transportation recommendation to use a metered taxi rather than hotel limo to Impact Centre.

5) and the best of the deal.. I had a free upgrade to Corner Deluxe Room
read about my rating for this hotel during my last visit in Jan 2013 here

More on my shopping @ Platinium Plaza 

Hair spray 2013

One word to describe this musical  Hairspay 2013

super awesome 

Ok, that's 2 words

thanks to HSBC...

The Art of Annoyance

Which I have perfected today..

Two can play same game

Sum times I can play better

Kota Kinabalu - Day 2

Poring Hot Spring & Canopy Walk

They do not call it a canopy walk for nothing...

Canopy Challenge Group !!

The 1st step is always the hardest !!

You Ok, I Ok...jalan 

Almost there!!!

Water water in the pool
Who has the fairest feet in the group!!

Enjoying a hot dip at Poring Spring

Kota Kinabalu - March 2013 - Day 1

After much contemplating and '1 2 zoommm' amongt the group, the decision was

KOTA KINABALU 

WE ARE COMING!!

23rd March 2013
Our flight from LCCT departed on time..
Landed at KK Airport at 10.00am..

and then the drama began..

Our driver was not there to greet us..
Calls made to the office not answered.
Then the driver called me..saying he is on the way..
And 'his on the way' was at least 40 minutes later..

Is this a 'bad' omen or what?

With 11 paxes and many luggages, we managed to squeeze into this van


first stop..breakfast...

With a satiated team, we were on our way to Kota Kinabalu Park..

But on the way, must stop also for our load of Vitamic C...fresh local fruits...

Sabah pineapples...sweet, juicy and fibreless

Sabah organic bananas 

Our first glimpse of Kota Kinabalu Mountain..the peak is hidden by the heavy clouds..

Kota Kinabalu : March 2013

We are the 'kam sei' group..

The Sulu landed at Lahad Datu sometimes in mid Feb 2013..apparently they wanted to take back Sabah from Malaysia.  Their Sultan, had sent his troops over by boats and they are holed up in the villages. You want more details, please read it here

Over in Penisular Malaysia, we have 'unofficial' reports that KK is in chaos, shops are closing early (that means also our seafood restaurants)..people are staying in-door after dusk, pasar malams are deserted..army and tanks are patrolling the streets..security is so strung up..

On the other hand, our Tourism Ministry said it is safe to visit West Sabah ...

Ok, so to go or not to go ..AirAsia tickets purchased already in late 2012..either we take the risks or burnt our $$

Sometimes,  I wounder why are we so 'lucky''...we were in Bali after the 2nd bombing (Oct 2005) , and now this ...haiiiiiizzz

TNB Boleh

I am impressed..really impressed by TNB..

Yesterday was a very peaceful and uneventful day until in the evening when

the utility pole decided to spit fire works to lighten up the night  !  at 8.pm

Sample

Luckily we had good responsible guards, whom help us to remove our cars from being electrocuted and set on fire.

The guard also extinguished the fire still burning on the cables before the Fire Brigade arrived.
One of the cable came crashing down !

Half the neighbor hood was in total darkness.  It was hot, humid and unbearable ! Imagine those living without electricity.

The TNB team came and promised that repair work would be carried out and electricity would be connected soon.  Later they left and I saw no back-up team.. Mentally I assumed that TNB would only come back when there is daylight..so looks like we had free sauna for the night..

We shared a small fan in the room and try our best to stay cool and not attract the mozzies..

Then, surprisingly three TNB teams came before 11 pm..and electricity was resumed less than 2 hours later..

I am so impressed by their quick response which all of us appreciated very much to make the night more comfortable.

Totally impressed ...really !

Good Job TNB Boleh !!!

Chinese Rice

This morning the India office lady suddenly asked me how 'old' I am..

Frankly I do not believe in hiding my age ,,,what do you have to gain?

Told her that I am already approaching 50 (born 1965)...

She stared at me in disbelief ,...not sure if it was disgustingly that I look old or
admiringly that my appearance belies my age (cough cough cough)..



I do strongly strongly believed she was admiring my youthfulness (yada yada self praise no praise)..

and she asked me what food do I take

told her  CHINESE RICE ...and that made her cracked up

One Nite in Bangkok

The hotel I booked for the night..
Near to the MRT system..opposite to the shopping malls

Extra Large King Size Bed
with the towel elephant

TV area

Hugh Bathtub 

 

Nice cosy sitting area

   

View from 20th Floor 

MichelAngelo Bag

I told myself  'no more new bags'.. I have enough to last me for years..
Bags which I bought during my Bandung trip 2011 are still in their dust bags.
Read more at it here.

But when the eyes meet the colours, designs, shapes and bling bling..the heart and the brain are at battle, to outwit and outsmart each so that the pityful me become a victim of their war!

 

What the heart wants is not what the brain logically think is a necessity...thus making a not-so-thrifty choice.

MicelAngelo bag....nice, so sasssssyyy and just love the feel of it...

Well, maybe I do need another bag, I am sure I would find an occassion to use it !!