Thanks for the advice, i think to put them up in Baiyoke near the city center.

i heard baiyoke really sux. never stayed there, but been in the area, imo dont raelly like it. dunno what the other people think though.

then which hotel u prefer?

well when i go to bkk, i used to stay with my sister, and then i go for work which i stay at sofitel so yeah my opinion not really counted hahahaha. but from what i know, not many people on this thread stay at baiyoke, and i got friends that stayed and they said its not nice and they prefer the smaller ones. just scroll through the past 10-15 pages and there will be around 2-3 hotels mentioned a lot.

wait for vermins or stimix to reply heheheh.

This post has been edited by panda-man: Dec 21 2009, 12:39 PM

LOL!....I used to walk too...walk like mad huh! I discovered the service by accident...I happen to walk towards the chinatown direction but somehow 4got d so I went under a pondok to check out d map. then I saw d free shuttle service notice n asked lor...voila...the shuttle is there n just hop in.They go round the chinatown (good if you have not gone around).There is certain pick up point too.Just ask d conductor. So u may go back to d pick up point to get back to d pondok and from there walk to MRTA station very near. So no need to walk like MAD lor

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Added on December 21, 2009, 1:07 pmPopular food there r seafood (go there at night).However I have not tried. I usually for the hawker's food. Kuih chap (non halal - mixed of everything) is oso famous there. A teochew food.Is soup type n quite peppery taste. Kuih chap oso available here but u can only find in Kedah or Penang. Yet to see this in KL.Kuih chap is how they prounouce it there & in Malaysia.

This post has been edited by DrezzUp: Dec 21 2009, 01:07 PM

Kuih chap, so thats what it was called!



Yes..only at nite in chinatown. The stall is right in the middle of the entrance of the lane, which has many other food stalls along it.
Very nice, and lot of thai ppl queuing up to eat too!

Further behind got uncle do the seafood dishes. They have crabs!


And steamed fish (most thais prefer deep fried, so its rare to find steam fish other than in chinatown)


And also, do wear long pants. That place is crawling with MOSQUITOES!!!! They had to use the coil and put under out table, and even then, got stung so many times liao.

Any of u guys stay in Bkk for long term and knows about California Wow Gym membership rate? if yes....please please let me know. i need some details...thanx

Yes....that's d one...kuih chap...In Kedah or Penang u can even add duck meat & d soup is not so peppery.

Crab seem to be very popular. Try their Thai chili crab or just baked crab. Oyster seems cheap there too. And one may even try the raw shrimp (yea ...sashimi style) dip with SUPER HOT & SPICY & SOUR THAI CHILI SAUCE)...damn good if they make well. the shrimp taste very sweet & it must be a real fresh one otherwise u may get diarrhea.

haha..will try them out.

I'm staying in ayuthaya most of the time throught these 3 weeks...so there got nice seafood places. Big fresh prawns, and even the siham is damn HUGE! HAHA..roasted siham! and fish and big prawns. Cheaper than in Malaysia.

This post has been edited by happy4ever: Dec 25 2009, 11:22 AM

oh then u must know ayuthaya well lor

unfortunately no

my partner is the one with the company car, so i'm stuck in the house do my work liao. Venturing out is quite a hassle, coz every place is so far away...need to call taxi... which costs $$$$

oh reli ar..then i dun wun go there tis time!!oli stay in bkk n pattaya

NVM, atleast you are getting 2.3mpbs speed in Ayuthaya

I find that Bangkok is cheaper and safer than KL.
Best place to stay if only for shopping is either one of these 2:-
Holiday Inn, 971 Ploenchit Road
or
Pathumwan Princess, which MBK shopping center is connect to.

Save time and money taking taxi or getting stuck in the famous Bangkok jam.

Food glorious food!
The stew pork leg rice is only 25Baht and that is with veg and half an egg!

Yup the crab are big and fresh. The crab meat is firmer and sweet. Had crab the first day in a Chinese restaurant which caters only for the locals as the menu is all in Thai. Good thing I had a local with me or else sure kena slaughter.

Had the Oo Chien thai style. Wow, these oyster are big. Bigger than the ones in Kuching which I thought was big already. As usually we have the Tom Yam and Green Curry. It is amazing how the Thai can get such big prawns and very fresh!
The bill was about 3500Baht for 8 persons including drinks. 3 Beers, soft drinks and free flow of nam (aka drinking water)
Of course we were there for the next 3 consecutive dinners

We went for the Siam Niramit Show, worth every baht. Do go there early and you will want time for photos taking and avoid the traffic jams at that hour.
http://www.siamniramit.com/

I hope I haven't bored you guys with the same story of Bangkok.
Maybe a Mod could update the 1st post with places of interest and places to eat?

I'll try to get the address of the crab place.

Was at the Central World/Zen (near Holiday Inn) last night. The side walk eateries next to the end of Central world is one kikass place...fully packed with people, and vendors are selling salted BBQ fish (live wriggling fish on BBQ). Damn fresh, plus claypot hotpot and stuffs. 130Baht for the fish liao... worth every baht spent.

Then outside of Central World, the whole stretch from the giant christmas tree to the alter, are beer drinking...from Tiger, to heinekken to Chang, to Singha...all competing each other for patrons, with live concerts etc. Damn syok... hahahaha...

And there's a new year bash there...dunno if can book hotel there to enjoice.

For a mainly Buddhist centri nation they sure knows how to put on a show for the tourist even if it is Christmas!
Bangkok Central World's Christmas Outdoor display. >>

another part of their wonderful display >>

Land of Smiles >>

YEP!!!

even if Dec25 was a normal working day, people still enjoy the festive mood for Christmas on boxing day. (Hooray for commercialism!)

Taken from Central World



Then we walked further for some local food (always eat and travel like the locals ) You can see the Central World altar at the back


Lots of people


Special salt BBQed fish (still wriggling!)




Our fish (130Baht each). Ordered two of this!


And the beautiful thai people




This post has been edited by happy4ever: Dec 27 2009, 10:06 PM

my last day here.
flying off later today.
i hope there won't be too many checks and delays thanks to the xmas plane bomber.

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Added on December 29, 2009, 11:57 amthe exposure of the moon above "happy4eva" seems appropriate

This post has been edited by zenix: Dec 29 2009, 11:57 AM

in bangkok, where can online? like got free wifi or need to paid??
tomorrow i am going there!

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Added on December 30, 2009, 10:27 amwat is the best timing to go to Siam Niramit Show to avoid jam and photos taking? do you take their buffet dinner also?

This post has been edited by Hico: Dec 30 2009, 10:27 AM

In certain hotels u stay may provide free wifi