Day 4. Nothing happening at the booth. Except meeting a bunch of loonies. This Sikh from New Delhi, in a huge turban and in a nice coat and tie approached me, at first trying to ask intelligent questions of what we do, trying to sound very interested. As I explained, he took out his mobile phone, and kept fumbling with it and tried to hold it vertical, and at the same time asking more questions. Looking at the angle, it was obvious he was trying to snap photos all the way from my head to waist. I tried to cut the conversation short by saying "thank you" and tried to send him off. He finally bowed down and kept muttering "thank you" with an immense satisfied grin and then proceeded to his next "victim" next door. Asshole.
In the evening, I finally could relax since it was the last night already. Met up with my Uncle Richard and Aunt Joan who have been staying in Bangkok for the past 30 years. Went for a nice dinner at Somboon Restaurant across my hotel, had real sour steamed cuttlefish in a hot pot, fried oyster, stir-fried kailan, and fried juicy catfish. This trip I didn't have tomyam khun. Afraid it may affect my sensitive tummy. I stuck to safe kway-teow or bee hoon soup for all my lunches. Afterwards we went to the Suan Lum Night Bazaar, which was a night version of Chatuchak Weekend Market, with rows and rows of hundreds of small shops selling knick knacks from accessories to huge furniture to nice chill-out places for drinks and supper. I didn't have much time to shop so didn't buy anything except for a long purplish beaded necklace which costs 180baht and a wooden bangle for sis. If I have ample time there, I think I would have bought the whole place!
Real hospitable Thai experience. Kup Khun kha!
In the evening, I finally could relax since it was the last night already. Met up with my Uncle Richard and Aunt Joan who have been staying in Bangkok for the past 30 years. Went for a nice dinner at Somboon Restaurant across my hotel, had real sour steamed cuttlefish in a hot pot, fried oyster, stir-fried kailan, and fried juicy catfish. This trip I didn't have tomyam khun. Afraid it may affect my sensitive tummy. I stuck to safe kway-teow or bee hoon soup for all my lunches. Afterwards we went to the Suan Lum Night Bazaar, which was a night version of Chatuchak Weekend Market, with rows and rows of hundreds of small shops selling knick knacks from accessories to huge furniture to nice chill-out places for drinks and supper. I didn't have much time to shop so didn't buy anything except for a long purplish beaded necklace which costs 180baht and a wooden bangle for sis. If I have ample time there, I think I would have bought the whole place!
Real hospitable Thai experience. Kup Khun kha!
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