Day 3 : 29th Jan
We had our breakfast at the restaurant at the lobby of the hotel. You need to exchange your room keys with the counter staff for breakfast coupons. With the coupons, you get to select ala-carte meals as your breakfast. I felt the fried rice ranks the best to my taste bud.
After breakfast, we made our way to the tailor shop first.
The entire process took us 2 hours, from bargaining over price (he claims that he gives good price to 1st customer of the day) to selection of materials (he claims his designs get changed every other month) and finally taking measurements. We were astastonished when he told us that we can drop by in the evening for my1st fitting (At leasy 1 fitting is required for suit making).
To kill time, we made our way to one tourist attraction in time, called the "Jim Thomson's House". It is approximately 10mins walk from the Stadium BTS (Mar Boh Kong (MBK) BTS) and costs us THB$100 each for a guided tour around the house. From the tour, we learned that Jim Thomson was the person who brought fame to Thai Silk to the rest of the world. The house showcased his love for antiques and paintings and his architectural talent of fusion-ising the construction of a traditional Thai houses and colonial house. At the age of 61, he went mysteriously missing after taking a hike in Cameroon Highlands in Malaysia. Sad chapter for a man who happened to be heir-less.
After the tour, we made our way to the shopping complex, MBK. The first 3 floors are the domain for ladies and man can patronize the 4th level onwards, where mobile phones and accessories, games, videos are sold.
We had our late lunch (with bird-nest) at Nan Sing (on the 3rd floor, if my memory serves me right) and it was simply delicious.
After MBK, we made our way to Siam Paragon. Along the way, we made side detours and pay "tributes" to the smaller malls like Bonanza mall (We were surprised of the range of apparels this mall carries and it is by no sheer coincidence that we made another visit to this place during our last day!).
We had our dinner at the Greyhound Cafe (at Siam Discovery Centre's Basement) and ordered their fried rice. It was also delicious although the portion can be abit larger. After a quick trip in Siam Paragon (it was near their closing time of 21:00hrs), we made our way back to the tailor.
The shirts and pants were already done! The fitting is mainly for the jacket. After instructing my final adjustments, the tailor got back to work and told us to return for collection the next day around evening time.
With nothing else to do, we returned back to our hotel. Just outside our hotel is another massage parlour. We decide to try them out on their foot massage skills. Not so nice. wasted my THB$200. Marble house opposite Novotel hotel is still one of the better ones around.
After breakfast, we made our way to the tailor shop first.
The entire process took us 2 hours, from bargaining over price (he claims that he gives good price to 1st customer of the day) to selection of materials (he claims his designs get changed every other month) and finally taking measurements. We were astastonished when he told us that we can drop by in the evening for my1st fitting (At leasy 1 fitting is required for suit making).
To kill time, we made our way to one tourist attraction in time, called the "Jim Thomson's House". It is approximately 10mins walk from the Stadium BTS (Mar Boh Kong (MBK) BTS) and costs us THB$100 each for a guided tour around the house. From the tour, we learned that Jim Thomson was the person who brought fame to Thai Silk to the rest of the world. The house showcased his love for antiques and paintings and his architectural talent of fusion-ising the construction of a traditional Thai houses and colonial house. At the age of 61, he went mysteriously missing after taking a hike in Cameroon Highlands in Malaysia. Sad chapter for a man who happened to be heir-less.
After the tour, we made our way to the shopping complex, MBK. The first 3 floors are the domain for ladies and man can patronize the 4th level onwards, where mobile phones and accessories, games, videos are sold.
We had our late lunch (with bird-nest) at Nan Sing (on the 3rd floor, if my memory serves me right) and it was simply delicious.
After MBK, we made our way to Siam Paragon. Along the way, we made side detours and pay "tributes" to the smaller malls like Bonanza mall (We were surprised of the range of apparels this mall carries and it is by no sheer coincidence that we made another visit to this place during our last day!).
We had our dinner at the Greyhound Cafe (at Siam Discovery Centre's Basement) and ordered their fried rice. It was also delicious although the portion can be abit larger. After a quick trip in Siam Paragon (it was near their closing time of 21:00hrs), we made our way back to the tailor.
The shirts and pants were already done! The fitting is mainly for the jacket. After instructing my final adjustments, the tailor got back to work and told us to return for collection the next day around evening time.
With nothing else to do, we returned back to our hotel. Just outside our hotel is another massage parlour. We decide to try them out on their foot massage skills. Not so nice. wasted my THB$200. Marble house opposite Novotel hotel is still one of the better ones around.
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