For e past 5 years, Bangkok had been my annual escape trip!! Bangkok is so special. Not even Hong Kong or Japan delights me so fondly! Recently, I headed back for an impromptu trip over the weekend to settle matters.
But gone were the street shops selling the freshest sweetest coconuts, prawn seafood porridge & special omelette egg rice , fried chicken , crab otah & fruits in front of Central World! e late night street seafood, random street stalls selling tops, shorts & my slippers were also completely gone!
For e first time in 5 years, an unfamiliar foreign void filled my being. Struck with deep sense of loss but feeling even more determined now than ever........ I stumbled upon the special omelette egg rice shop & slipper shop the next day. I felt like a lost little kid found ice cream truck!
As stated in my previous post, I won a pair of Airtickets to Fiji. Did all e research & realised there was almost nothing to do except water activities & a couple of uninspiring malls.plus the fact I m terrified of Blacks,The mere sight of them feels like harassment in every unimaginable form.Ridiculously expensive food, lack of safe public transport & an earthquake later, e rest is history.
Sunbathing on beaches & snorkling feels like such a luxurious waste of time. Alrdy did that at Coral Island, Pattaya a couple of years ago. I would rather explore a city in search of food & shopping! So I flew to Hong kong!! E trip was so impromptu but Sometimes the heart knows what the mind cannot even comprehend or fathom!
Hong Kong is a jewel. E rumours about rude superficial locals were unfounded! A guy in specs approached me in e MTR to provide directions. Such Friendly & helpful Cantonese Hongkies. I m going back for a week again early next year & m so excited coz e weather is going to be cold & I m going to buy my gold!
No doubt dim sum & Cantonese cuisine can never win Phai Thai & Coconuts, I found e same but even cheaper shopping as Bangkok. I bought couple of bags, shoes, cute toys & lots of accessories ! IFC was lovely & e view at The Peak was breathtaking! Disneyland was so magical it left me wide eye in wonder , strawberry Minnie mouse Ice Cream in hand!
I loved exploring new Cities! Taiwan did not count tho. basically sucked e soul out of me except for Kenting. Rmb e Locals speaking Chinese gave me such a horrible headache literally. I could not even read e shit on signboards. so overrated!! Nothing special to even miss really!
