Central Embassy BKK

Re-visit: Centre Point Wireless Road being Grande Centre Point Ploenchit BKK

Centre Point soi 15, Langsuan and this Wireless Road were my regular choices in the very early days of BKK visits.  Even held some conference and liaise my business associates to hold conferences for these few branches, in addition to bringing friends and family to stay here.  When I looked at this Centre Point, I often recall how my nephew got surprised to see an apt. with a balcony to feel like standing out in the sky with an open view that there weren't any buildings blocked right in front of you in a few feet.  

This Wireless branch has renamed herself to Grande Centre point Ploenchit.  The room has been renovated but the bath room is still the same.  The good thing of staying here is the convenient location with Central Embassy and the Ploenchit station.  The gym is somewhat too small and congested though the pool area is nice to check out. 

Train in the Sky

Free from the ground.  Free from the worries.  Free from lies.  Free from the occupy... Eye in the sky.

La Vie En Rose

This morning I picked up this photo out of the blue, I got idle on watching the pink, the bubbles and the shadow.  Couldn't express a word for how I should say...., this chaotic city, a dreamy paradise, a solitude contemplating.  I was hoping for a smile out of the fighting and the quarrel.

This afternoon I got to know the smile I would be missing is yours.  In you, I wouldn't have ever found any anger.  From you, I couldn't have ever felt anything hostile.  With you, we always feel a gentle warm smile.  Elegant as you speak.  Wise as you think.  Kind as you treat.

4th day of the 10th month, the angels of pink bubbles take you away from the soil of grief.  Ain't no a shadow black on you.  Ain't no a pain in your soul.  Ain't no a weight on your toes.  Fly with your fragrant roses.....

Welcome back to the legend of Chaophyra River

Another Christmas, another year, another city, another story

Will there be another Earth, another sun, another sea, another me….  Another universe?

A cheating taxi driver, Bangkok

There are times I have heard about those cheating taxi drivers in many cities.  My first encounter is in Amsterdam.  It cost me HK$500 from the airport to an airport hotel for a transit night stay and the journey time is just 3 minutes within less than one kilometre.  So as I arrived at the hotel, I asked the front desk to verify if that's the fare from the airport to the hotel.  Turned out it's a 2.5 times higher.  So at this recent visit in Bangkok, I had a 2nd time encounter with a cheating driver.  Noticed the meter count ran unusually fast (3 times faster).  When it got at the first toll way in entering the city area, it showed 35.4 kilometres (double the actual distance). Then when it got near to the hotel in Sathorn, it showed 66.4 kilometres but it was then slower back to normal.  Supposed it shouldn't be over 35 kilometres if you are getting to areas like Siam/Sathorn/Sukhumvit.  The interesting part is that the taxi driver kept asking for the paper that the airport taxi counter put his driver's licence details on record.  I then claimed that I dropped it at the airport.  He repeatedly asked for that.  So when I got to the hotel, I told the front desk to check on his meter.  So the funny thing is that the driver made an excuse that his meter was fixed the night before and didn't know it wasn't fixed.  One lie over another.  Anyway, in order not say that I took advantage of the situation, I simply offered to the fare that I usually pay for the ride to Sathorn area, which is THB320 (including the THB50 Airport transportation charge).  Later on, I told the front desk to report it to the police as we shouldn't let him cheat more future victims.

和成豐 Hua Seng Hong, Central World, Bangkok

Missed the headquarter of this shop for some acquainted friends.  Some left for good.  Some weren't in contact somehow.  Not in any need for a FB search, nor care for opening an account being searched for.  Rather put some memory in a frame, like a photo of the time and the light particle being frozen without any subsequently intruded.  Life is in moments.  To keep every moment intact, then to keep moving forward to create moments.  That's how I tried this new branch of Hua Seng Hong in Central World.  Still love their fried rice with preserved olive (photo 2) and their house signature dish stir fried rice noodle (photo 3) and their stir fried fish maw (photo 4).

Moments in Bangkok

 

Rosanno's Italian restaurant, soi 21 Suk (Asoke) BKK

 Got told about this place several times.  Finally got here.   All the dishes we had were quite nice, though a bit salty to me.  The disappointing dish is the tomato spaghetti.  Some tomato paste and too much garlic was used.  I guess the shop used to offer something very unique and classic, but perhaps in time and after the owner returning to re-run the business, some mixed ideas were there, e.g. Paela was noted as one of their highlighted dishes.  After all, the services of this shop was remarkable.  That really made up for some flaw on the pasta.