Made to Measure Magic Art Installation at Gaysorn Village in Bangkok [Thailand]
Art is a complicated subject and people have sometimes decipher it rather differently, resulting in polarizing views. A particular art installation at Gaysorn Village in Bangkok pulled me apart towards...
View ArticleGolden Lioness Shrine @ Thammasat University in Bangkok [Thailand]
Imagine loitering around university grounds and chancing upon a shrine! That's what I happened when I happened to cut through Thammasat University in Bangkok in order to get a pier.The 'deity' being...
View Article吃饱先 Sik Bao Sin (Desmond's Creation) - Take Your Pick from 13 Tze Char Dishes...
Sik Wai Sin is a restaurant I considered legendary, as I heard of its big name when I transitioned from "eat to live" to "live to eat" yet never had a chance to try its signature Cantonese dishes as...
View ArticleLueng Pha Pad Thai, next to Thipsamai along Maha Chai Road @ Bangkok [Thailand]
Bad luck persisted on day three of our Bangkok trip after the two eateries we wanted to try were either closed for the day or had yet to open. We walked all the way to Thipsamai and despite a sign...
View ArticleKhao San Road in the Daytime 2022 @ Bangkok [Thailand]
My first trip to Bangkok was 15 years ago in 2007 and since then, I have visited Thailand's capital numerous times and while I have been to many iconic places; one continued to elude me until 2022.The...
View ArticleCHADA Pavilion - Royal Thai Desserts @ ICONSIAM in Bangkok [Thailand]
The Chinese believes good food must have three components; good visual, nice smell and delicious taste. A simple minded person like me goes only for the taste although I must admit visual and aroma...
View ArticleSOOK Siam at ICONSIAM Shopping Centre in 2022
I am no stranger to ICONSIAM, and correspondingly, to the fascinating SOOK Siam within Bangkok's biggest shopping center but since it had been more than two years since my last year; it's hard not to...
View ArticleStinky Tofu and Other Soya Products from 豆宫殿 (Xiang Yu Fatt) @ Johor Taman...
I was reminiscing about the stinky tofu from Taiwan with a Malaysian friend when he commented that there was a weekend food truck near his house in Johor Bahru that also cooked up a mean stinky tofu!...
View ArticleMAiSEN Tonkatsu Restaurant @ Central World in Bangkok [Thailand]
Japanese cuisine in Bangkok is said to be of a higher quality than Singapore and with a recommendation from a friend who stays in Thailand's capital city; we made our way to have dinner at MAiSEN...
View ArticleCoin Museum @ Bangkok [Thailand]
I am not exactly a museum goer but I was out since morning and was desperately craving for some air-conditioning to cool the body. Coincidentally, we chanced upon the Coin Museum right after checking...
View ArticleThai Style Pancake - It's Roti Prata @ Bangkok [Thailand]
My stomach is known for being sensitive and I am apprehensive whenever I eat street food. Strangely, Bangkok is one of the few places that I am happy to indulge in street food and, I almost went over...
View ArticleCharoen Nakhon BTS Station - Along the Gold Line and Next to ICONSIAM in...
Before the pandemic, access to ICONSIAM for general tourists is only limited to the free ferry service or GRAB. You can also opt to rent a car and drive there, or take the public bus, if you are...
View ArticlePhuket Town Mookata - Meat Mountain Set @ 182 Woodlands Street 13 (Near...
Barbecued food is a major weakness for me and I did find myself having it ever so often; be it in the Korean, Japanese or Thai form! In terms of pricing, Thai BBQ, known commonly as mookata, is the...
View ArticleMom's Birthday 2022
It's the busy September period where a few of my family members would be celebrating their birthdays! Within my immediate family, my mom is the first to be presented with the cake! My elder sister was...
View ArticleSaphan Lek - Damrong Sathit Bridge @ Chinatown in Bangkok [Thailand]
A bridge that spans only about 30 meters, and appears to be more a road than a bridge, wouldn't be of much interest to me, if not for the information panel at its side. Known as Damrong Sathit Bridge,...
View ArticleTaking the Chao Phraya Tourist Boat @ Tha Maharaj Pier in Bangkok [Thailand]
For a moment, I thought we would likely have to take GRAB as the downpour was unstoppable! Thankfully, it did just as we reached Tha Maharaj; the pier that would bring us to our next...
View ArticleHOKA Experience Store @ CentralwOrld Shopping Centre in Bangkok [Thailand]
Some of you would have noticed that I seem to have lost quite a bit of weight during the pandemic and I attributed the weight loss to exercises; mainly due to an almost daily jog of about five...
View Article8 Degrees Taiwanese Bistro (8度空間) @ Victory 8 (Opposite Sembawang Shopping...
Procrastination; that's the key word today as I wasn't a stranger to the existence of 8 Degrees Taiwanese Bistro and recalled driving past its first outlet near Serangoon Gardens, numerous times, a...
View ArticleDemocracy Monument @ Bangkok [Thailand]
Do you know any monuments in Singapore? To be honest, I am not sure although if you ask me about Bangkok, I can easily name two; the Victory Monument and the above Democracy Monument! Without any...
View ArticleBanh Mi Saigon @ Ang Mo Kio Block 505 in Singapore
Banh Mi appeared to be all the rage in Singapore nowadays, or maybe it's just me since my social media feed has been regularly suggesting postings related to the Vietnamese baguette! I was feeling down...
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