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@BBKTrip:Bangkok Shopping Trip (21-25 Nov 2024)

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My wife Wendy and me booked a flight to Bangkok more than 6 months earlier. Took quite a while for my wife to go for a holiday in Bangkok, after COVID, which is more than 3 years ago for our last Bangkok trip.

Booked the 8:10am Thai Airways flight and realized that taking the first MRT train(around 5:30am and MRT station is at Changi Terminal 2) will not be able to make it by 7:10am for check-in to Thai Airway counter. So we had to take a Grab ride to Changi Airport Terminal 1. My wife even paid for the online check-in for Thai Airway. Since we reach around 6.45am at Changi Airport Terminal 1, we have enough time to play with to check-in and board the flight. 

When we went to look for local SIM(AIS Tourist SIM 8 days@299baht for 30GB and 399baht for unlimited data) at CentralWorld(Biggest shopping mall in Asia), there is really no discount on the local SIM but at least you have someone to assist you to get the local SIM working on your phone, which is my Realme 5i phone. So can actually get the local SIM at airport if you want actually. Maybe I need to research further on this. 

Finally found the grill fish when walking back to hotel from Big C. It cost 140 baht, compared to 100 baht 3 years ago. Still taste pretty good, no fishy taste but still juicy with the fish sauce with lime juice and chilli. 

Now there is nothing much for me to buy, except sandles since I am missing some sandles or slippers at home. I bought one pair of sandles and foam lace shoe@100 each baht at Pratunum night market and 2 pairs of sandles@150 baht each at Chatuchuk Weekend Market. I also got a UnderArmor T shirt for 350 baht at Indra Square. 

I actually bought a new brand of seaweed @ 55 baht compared to Big Boss seaweed @ 92 baht(Value pack). I also bought a pack of instant milk tea from Big C brand to see how it taste like compared to other popular brands.

After taking our luggages, realized that one of the luggage wheels is missing so have to go make a report for damage luggage at Loss and Found counter. Need to have a report for either getting the flight company to compensate the damage or travel insurance. Got contacted by a company to collect the luggage for inspection and fix if possible the next day and collection on the 3rd day of arrival to SG. 



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