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).

Weekend delight: Siam fun fun fun, BKK

Kalprapruek, Central World BKK

This one and the one on Emporium 1st floor are the 2 most comfortable for a clean and tidy meal. This time I tried their Pad Si Er (stir fried flat rice noodle in soy sauce) and the som tam set with a green salad. Apparently the food is a bit better than the last time I tried (when they opened last year).

Welcome back, ZEN, at Central World

It's been almost 2 years. Zen is now back in town. Not sure if the insurance policy requires them to fix the whole store in its original layout. Everything is the same.

Paul Frank at Central World BKK

This monkey is getting another revival not only in HK, but also BKK.

Central World food court BKK

Every now and then I like visiting food courts in Bangkok. The food may not be the best but it's pretty entertaining to check out each food stall of what they serve. My regular choices are often a som tam (green papaya salad) and a noodle soup or Pad Thai, with a dessert of herbal jelly. Just at about THB100-150, I can have a very full meal. This food court is on the top floor of Central World, behind the supermarket.

Kalprapruek Central World BKK

Glad to see this branch open in Central World. It took the area which was taken by Kabuki (gone during the red raging fire of last year). The shop is in a very pleasant decoration but somehow the chairs and the table are not user friendly - too low and the table's legs too inconvenient. As when we sat down, a very interesting drink caught our attention. Check photo 2. It's a herb drink with 2 types of mint, some flower and Thai herb. It was claimed to cure "insomnia, digestion, depression, heart disease, liver, kidney, headache, stomachache...etc.". Out of curiosity, and as it's just THB75 for a big pot, why not be a "lab rabbit". Turned out it's very pleasant and the mint and herb made you feel happy because your stomach feel warmed up and so you feel you don't get tightened up.

The food in general is quite nice. I somehow prefer the shop on the first floor of Emporium. For example, this shop (and many others) just boiled the prawns and stir fired with the Pad Thai. The one at Emporium would grill the prawn first and then stir fired. This one little step would make it a whole lot different.