Saturday, 4 October 2014

Bangkok Trip Day #1 | Platinum Fashion Mall | Chocolate Ville

Being a shopaholic and a spicy food addict, I was really going forward to my Bangkok trip in the September holidays. Best thing is,  I get to skip a school day! I haven't been to Bangkok before even though it is really near to Singapore and a common travelling place. My sister brought her boyfriend, Ram along and I was very happy cause there'll be one more person to help me decide what to buy (I'm really really indecisive) 

Prince Palace Hotel


Our accommodation was at Prince Palace Hotel. My dad booked a suite which has 2 bedrooms, 1 master bedroom and a freaking huge living room. Even the master bedroom is bigger than the whole room of most hotels. 

http://www.princepalace.co.th/



First stop ✰Platinum Fashion Mall✰ 



`It's heaven for shopaholics`

I was shocked when my eyes met the arrays of shop. It's like Bugis street but way way bigger and the clothes and stuff sold there are a lot cheaper around maybe $5+ if you know which shop to buy from. 

The shopping mall has 2 different blocks with 6 storeys each (i think...) and we decided to start shopping at the ladies-wear floor first. Fortunately, there were shops selling guy clothes or else Ram and I would be bored to death sitting there while my sister shopped.

 I bought this really nice dark green shorts and mustard yellow shorts which costs 250Bahts (S$10). Some of you might be thinking "tch so cheap, material confirm bad la," which is WRONG! The material of the clothings we bought were quite good and is even better than the more-expensive ones being sold in Bugis street. 





^This is probably my favourite store^



Not only were there clothes for teenagers and adults, there were also many stores selling clothings for babies and children too so it's really a perfect place for everyone in the family to shop in.





After you have worn off your legs from all that shopping, you can go to the food court and restaurants that's located at the 6th floor. Our parents came back and we went to Jeffer Steak for lunch. 

After what felt like eternity of deciding what to eat, I finally went for a meal consisting of both pork and beef with a side of onion fries. The set meals come with side orders including, onion ring, fries and pasta etc.

[sorry I forgot to take pictures]

The quality isn't really good for the beef. The one that Ram ordered came out well done even though he ordered medium rare. The pork, however, has a way better quality regardless of taste and texture. If you're looking for good quality beef, you should order the Wagyu Beef set which is around S$16





After the energizing meal and rest, we went around to shop at the 6th floor that also has electronics (mostly fake) and went for desserts at Bread Talk and the food court.

We didn't finish shopping at the first block, we went to the second one to buy shoes and bags which were really expensive so I didn't buy any shoes so it was kinda a waste of time for me. If you have a limited time there you can just skip that whole block and shop till you drop at the clothes block.

At 6 plus, we had to leave the mall for our dinner at Chocolate Villa. Before the trip, our dad told us for the umpteenth time to only take the yellow and green stripes taxi. I'm not sure why but we ended up taking the pink ones instead and the stupid taxi driver drove us to some random place. Fortunately, my sis had her google maps turned on and we realized it before we were completely off course. We had to walk all the way out of the highway before we hired a green and yellow taxi.

~Chocolate Villa~



After an hour or so, we arrived at Chocolate Villa, our really fancy dinner place. When I first went in the place gave me a feeling that I'm in paradise. Either it is or I was extremely famished and tired. It was all outdoors with neatly trimmed patches of glass and a shimmering lake with actual ducks swimming in it. The restaurant is also decorated with a mixture of vintage and modern buildings, houses and statues.

The waiting time for the food to arrive was quite short and soon our once empty table was filled with plates of delicious food.


Wagyu Beef



As I said before, no matter how good the quality of  beef is, as long as it is cooked to well done, it'll be like chewing leather and the one we ordered was like it.

Some kind of fish


I'm not sure what kind of fish this is but it is really good. The skin was fried to a crunchy texture, leaving the meat soft and tender. 

Pork Ribs


I think this was my second favourite dish for the night. The texture of the pork was really soft and the taste was exquisite.

And then there was fried chicken wings and sausages and something else but I forgot and there aren't any pictures of it so...

As it was near Ram's birthday, we decided to throw him a surprise birthday party. We ordered a few different slices of cake and 4 pieces of macaroons. 


Happy Birthday!Balloon symbol




Now... picture spam!






"Do you wanna build a snowman?"






That's all for day 1 :D 






Sunday, 27 July 2014

Spongebob Squarepants Logic

NOTE: I've started another blog (notcolman.wordpress.com) and I won't be updating this blog anymore



I have decided to blog about this as I have been watching Spongebob every night for a week now and I have noticed a great amount of retarded and illogical events in mostly every episode. I know Spongebob is a cartoon character, anything can happen in cartoons and cartoons are supposed to be illogical but Spongebob Squarepants is just extra extra illogical.

 Don't get me wrong, Spongebob is one of my favourite cartoon of all times so this post isn't a hate post :)

1) Drowning in water

In "Spongebob on Duty" which is about Spongebob lying about being a lifeguard and eventually drowning with Patrick. For god's sake they're literally living under the sea they would be drowning everywhere and not just the sea in Goo Lagoon.


2) Starting Fires underwater

In the "Party Pooper Pants" (About Patchy the Pirate and Spongebob having a party), Spongebob can't read the invitation sent by Patchy as the ink is smudged (this is probably one of the few logical events that exists in Spongebob Squarepants) and so he burnt it.


3) Driving a boat underwater




4) Mr Krabs + (someone) = Pearl

Mr Krabs doesn't have a wife and yet he has a daughter, which is a whale.



5) Spongebob blowing a bubble when his head is in a helmet



6) Everything's freezing but the water he's living in



7) Bathing underwater



8)

Gary is a snail that meows like a cat and Spongebob understands him


9)

Why is there a corner in his house when he lives in a circular pineapple?



10) Weird family tree



Patrick and Gary are supposedly cousins. In "Rule of Dumb" when some guy shows Patrick his family tree, Patrick becomes the king as he comes from royalty. The crown was given to Gary afterwards as he is next in line to become king. 


Actually there are many more episodes but I'm way to lazy to search for the pictures and episode name but no matter how retarded this show is, it's the best cartoon in the world! :D









Friday, 11 July 2014

Food Review: Lenas @ MOF

It has been a long time since I've been to Lenas with my family. I really love eating there as they serve my two favourite types of cuisines: Western and Japanese. I was really craving for steaks that day so I agreed eating there immediately. 




Even though I was wanted steak badly, it still took me more than 10 minutes to order. There were just too many food to choose from. Pasta, Steak, Japanese baked rice etc but eventually succumbed to my thirst for steak and ordered the Grilled Prime Ribeye. (180g $24(2 sidedishes), $22(1 sidedish, $19(no sidedish)The steak meal also includes a side dish (Coleslaw, Garden Salad, Baked Potato, Sweet corn, Whipped Potato, Pilat Rice, Parma Fries and Potato Wedges). Luckily my sister recommended the Parma Fries or I would have to take another 10 minutes to choose. 

And just as I was about to put down the menu the drinks section caught my eye. Matcha Latte with chocolate sauce (and also caramel, matcha and kuromitsu sauce)! I just had Starbucks but that's not stopping me from ordering another cup of drink. 

After a not-so-long wait the drinks finally came. My sister has the membership card so she got a free cup of ice tea (and also a 10% off the whole dinner) which I don't really like as it was quite bland. I really really loved my drink so much! There green tea taste was really strong and sweet and the amount of chocolate used was just right. Being so tasty, I had to put it further away from me to stop myself from finishing it before the main course arrived!




My sister and I were shocked when we realized that my dad finished his strawberry milkshake after a few minutes after the drinks arrived. It must've tasted really nice but we're not a fan of strawberry.



I ordered my ribeye medium because any steak that's above medium tastes crappy, premium beef or not. Only some parts of the steak was tender but the other parts were quite soft too. There isn't much fats in the steak, just the way I like it. The sauce that came with it was mushroom sauce and I didn't use much of it cause I prefer the original juicy beef taste. 

The parma fries is an excellent side dish. Unlike the fries you get from fast food restaurants which are salty and oily, the parma fries were fresh cut and the double cheese sauce with it had a slight addictive taste.


It was truly a wonderful dinner and I am craving for more of the delicious pastas and steaks and Lenas as I'm blogging about it right now. 







~Thanks for reading~





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