Bangkok Thailand, Day 1 - Evening Stroll @ Siam Square

After our dinner, we had a leisure walk in the shopping malls around the vicinity.

Spotted this very interesting ball lights hanging from the graphics ceiling and colorful LED 'Christmas tree'...

The ball lights resemble the Genting SkySymphony...but of a smaller scale.

such a clever use of the LED Christmas tree to display advertisements...

There are a few interconnected malls which are similar to the 'KL Golden Triangle' type of malls...with each having their own Christmas decorations (it was December back then).

Spotted plenty of 'Christmas trees' but were made of various materials to make it shaped like a cone-like tree....

 mostly of cardboard and or plastics 

 a color changing 'tree' in front of 'Tokyu department store'

  did not buy anything, just window-shopping

 it has been some time since my last visit around this area

 Siam Paragon looks the same since my first visit back in 2011

Ban Khun Mae @ Siam Square

Continuation of the previous post (Bangkok Thailand, Day 1)

After refreshing ourselves, we headed out to Siam Square for our first Thai dinner...

Took the skytrain to Siam station, and from there we walked over to Soi 8 where Ban Khun Mae restaurant is located. This restaurant is usually crowded with waiting queue, due to good reviews from the TripAdvisor.

 Reached there around 6pm plus and were ushered to the first floor without having to queue. The other tables were quickly filled up after that...

Ban Khun Mae stands for "my mother's house" in Thai and was established by a few chefs who are inspired to serve authentic Thai dishes with home recipes.

Everything seems good on the menu...There are a few signature dishes which never go wrong....

We ordered:
seafood tom yum

 stir fried morning glory

pandan wrapped chicken

 and we also had a refreshing lemongrass drink...
*bonus pic: the annoying sister

for dessert, we shared a 'tab tim krob' (waterchestnut cubes in coconut milk)...cooling and refreshing, yet not too sweet for our tastebud.

Halfway thru our dinner, a pretty lady dressed in traditional costume came out to perform on an instrument.

She noticed my camera and flashed the sweetest smile....ah....I melted!

Food was great, service was quick with polite staffs. Overall a nice experience dining here and no doubt this place is a popular choice for tourist who would want to taste quality (and above average) Thai dishes.

Brew House again...

Won some money in Genting and decided to spend it on FOOD! (what else? just a small sum, not enuff to buy anything...)

Ordered my fav grilled chicken chop which comes with soup of the day (just some cheapo soup that you normally find in economy rice stall)

 plus free drinks and a scoop of vanilla ice-cream

The entire meal for 2 was only RM29.80nett

So, there goes my 'easy money'....

Restaurant 88 @ Kuchai Lama

Had family dinner in Restaurant 88 to sort of celebrate the New Year. It is an established 'dai chow' restaurant which has been around for years.

We ordered 4 dishes:

'Pai Kuat Wong' aka pork rib king (RM24)

 stir fried green amaranth with goji berries (RM15) - it has great 'wok-hei'

 deep fried tofu with minced pork toppings (RM18)

 steamed tilapia in taucu (fermented yellow soybeans) sauce - topped with lards (RM42)

 Total price with rice (5 pax) and tea is RM110.50

It was OK, though we felt thirsty after the meal...

Service was quick. The place is not stuffy as it is located on a hill and has outdoor dining ('dai pai dong' style)

A Few Hours Before 2020

Took leave on 31st December to clear off my remaining annual leave. Since I have no where to go and lazy to drive further, I head back to the office....I mean somewhere nearby the office.

 A stage has been set up for the countdown that evening. It was still early for concert but there was some sort of aerobic activities goin on.

 it was a hot evening despite sunset, as it didn't rain during the day.

 Had my dinner at Yoshinoya. This bowl of chicken teriyaki rice bowl + runny egg and a scoop of chili 'sambal' costs RM18.80

doesn't look good, but ok-la. I tink I will stick back to their beef bowl rice.

Left the mall after the dinner to avoid caught in the countdown jam.

Then I went to the apartment to collect some stuffs and letters.

KL city looked bright and vibrant from afar. Here's the view an hour before the clock struck 12.

2020 will be an awesome year!

(confidence mode 'on')

 

McD Prosperity Burger & Texas Chicken

I'm so eagerly waiting for this! The Prosperity burger is BACK!

The curly fries, pepper sauce coated beef patty...yummmmzzz

 I like it with lotsa onions for extra kick...The set meal now costs RM15.99. I will have this again before the season ends.

 After a few months of not having Texas chicken, I had sudden craving for Texas biscuit and coleslaw.

Went to the outlet nearby my office and ordered this 2-piece combo set meal for RM15.

They seem to have improved a lot since my last visit as the chicken is no longer dry and hard...

This time, it is tender and juicy...and most importantly it is huge! The chicken breast piece that I had here is half the size of the box!

BON APPETIT!

Throwback: What I did during last Christmas...

One of the gift I received is a jigsaw puzzle. And well, basically the entire office got this same puzzle from that person and all of us were tasked to complete it during Christmas day (and to record our time spent in finishing it)

 I spent above an hour to assemble the 100 pieces puzzle. It is a map of Isle of Man.

 Other than that, Christmas is all about eating and lazying at home.

I finished the whole pack of potato chips and that was my lunch! lolx!

As for dinner....

no turkey, but I had Korean stewed beef soup (bulgogi jjungsik) with 10 banchans!

 sizzling hot beef soup...

 the banchans - fish cake, long beans, bamboos, julienne- cut potato and carrots

 anchovies, cucumber, some kind of melon deep fried, pajeon

i got BIG appetite, hence went for dessert

Sangkaya coconut ice-cream in cone!

Total Damage: Potato chips (unknown, it was a Xmas gift!)

Korean dinner (RM19.80)

Sangkaya ice-cream (RM3.70)

OK, not bad for a festive 'feast'!