Bryan Wong

Food..oooh…glorious food! In part One we gain a greater insight into the street delicasies that results in thousands thronging the streets of BKK. In part two, i would very much like to share with you guys my latest conquest !

T his is ” The Oriental Hotel Shop”.Do not be mistaken, for this shop is not within the premises of the world reknowned Oriental Hotel of Bangkok but tucked away on the ground level of “Siam Paragon”, the almost new mega shopping mall next to Siam Square. This shop is very much like a High society shop, with customers that are more atas la.. the angmoh food there is simply sooooooo divine..From sandwiches, scones,pate,biscuits,pastry..its simply heaven!

Beautiful settings and array of colours…

Gooseliver and herb pate and my all time favourite Scones with fresh cream and homemade marmalade and strawberry jam

Good food encompasses 色香味 and that is what you’ll find in this exquisite shop! The decor of this eatery is simply amazing! The price? Okay la..Looks more expensive than it actually costs! Floating above the kitchen area, a beautiful chandelier!

With all the pastries,pate, scones firmly tucked in my tummy..i am definitely happily strolling along the road to being fat and i guess the next best move would be some sensuous exercise…..Gym? Well…Kind Of……

“Health Land” is where you should go to be strong and healthy! Nestled away along the famous atas “Sathorn” road, this is the place to rest your ravaged body!

This is one of the most affordable yet clean and atas place for a good massage.Choose either the traditional thai massage or the aromatherapy massage. The charges are most reasonable but i do advise you to call and make a reservation..they are almost perpetualy packed..

After worshipping your own body, its time to pay respect to the heavenly bodies ..Located next to the Hyatt Erawan Hotel, the world rekowned :Four Face Buddha..

Some years ago, its been said that the buddha descends on every thursday nights thus explains the crowd there every thursday, after eight pm. However, recent study reveals that the time of descend is still on thursday but however,is in the afternoon..But even if you are not a buddhist, it is a site to visit as this shrine, located at the cross junction of chidlom, is very much a huge part of Thai culture today………

Wow..here we are.. the final installment is finally here..whooopeeee!

The road to being fat started off with water shortage problem,aka the watergate incident.However, if you mix “business” with pleasure,any incident would hardly defeat a good seat and a lovely movie.

B y now it is pretty apparent that i am heading towards the land of a thousand smiles,Bangkok.. Besides the wonderful sights and sounds, one has to kowtow to the Thai food and shopping culture .On this trip, i got fat..well, pleasantly plump around the waist and of course,developed a power puffed cheeks.. All the food! Glorious Food! Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!! I have died and gone to heaven! How can one maintain a diet while on a holiday, especially in the heavenly Thai kingdom, where even roadside stalls titilates your taste buds and escalate you to heights you could never imagine..very much close to orgasm..and my oh my, many times over… So let’s see what got into my tummy and how i loved/loathed it….

My very first lunch in Bangkok which consist of a plate of healthy “Som Tum”,which is papaya salad and a delectable bowl of Pork noodles,done in the same fashion like beef noodles in singapore. I think the best som tum is from ‘Ortokor” market right across chak tuk chak…and i think ortokor market is absolutely amazing.However, since this time i did not manage to stay for the weekend, som tum anywhere would do….

Chicken Rice…some say that only in Singapore that you find the most amazing Chicken rice..however, i beg to differ.. This chicken rice stall sits in a cramped up little spot just in front of Burger King along Silom road (Saladeang)only after ten pm in the evenings. This is my staple food in BKK(bangkok)..I wouldn’t feel that i am really in bkk if i did not have my usual two servings of this chicken rice..why two you might question..simple..first of all it is too delicious to be true, secondly,the servings are pretty small and most importantly,好事成双!!! I might be biased though,as i have patronised this stall for many years and they have never ever let me down..You can choose to have it uncuthmm,i mean ..with the skin or without the skin..hmm..anyway, the chilli ..aroy MAK!!!!

Gorging away..heaven by the roadside….

On this trip i discovered another delicious stall that i would now add to my list of food that i die die have to eat while i am in BKK. Just along the same stretch of road, barely three metres away, is a “Kway Chup” stall that’s been there for donkey years whose presence has never been acknowledged by yours sincerely by however, this trip i am feeling rather porky and after whooping down two plates of chicken rice, i decided to have a bowl of kway chup and it ended up looking like this:

Unbelievable!!! i have actually denied myself this wonderful mixture of pig intestines swimming in a hot pool of peppery soup,occasionally dipping into a red sea of lemony chilli…. To make up for this mistake, i hereby dedicate the following pictures to the owner of the fabulous stall…

to be continued……..

首先，让我说声“对不起“。不只是你们，我也非常期待能够读到｛逃离之迈向肥胖的旅程｝。。但是，偏偏自己不争气，一直无法说服自己把最后一篇日记给写完。。或许是不想面对最终的结局。。或许。。或许就是懒惰那么简单！

Really wanted to compile the final installment of Escapade..But, however, i simply could not get to the point of downloading the pic or even taking the camera out of my glove compartment.Wonder why i am procrastinating.. Its been quite a few days since the day i landed in Changi airport, when on flight, we were being warned by the stewardes the following lines ” Laydeees and jentermaaansss,we are now aliving sing-ah-pour..dwuck twerficking is not allowed in sing-ah-pour.The punishment is DEAD!”

Hmm,i have heard this line many many times over and i always wonder that if the punishment itself is dead, then perhaps drug trafficking in singapore is………Stop, better not have any overtones of …hmm…so….So i did caution you, in my very first entry, that i might take a leave of absence, that i might just not complete what i set out to achieve..see? i am only human..and i do make mistakes ..and i do get lazy..sometimes.

Akan datang means coming soon.But, how soon is soon? Perhaps “soon” is just a word that is being used to stall for time..a word that gives us more time then time itself. Or, perhaps “soon” simply means not now but in the very near future.. a word that has been abused many times over..just because we can’t get to where we want..soon.

The Final installment of “Escapade” entittled “The road to being Fat” is now being digested by the author. It will be coming to a blog near you soon. akan datang….coming……

The author touched down at 2300hrs 240807 at changi airport with the manuscripts that documented the final installment of  “Escapade”. However, due to jet lag( Funny isn’t? Thought that joker went bangkok?), we might not be able to embark on the road to being fat so soon…Nevertheless, wait with me…wait with me…..

Please do finish reading “Escapade” before you attempt to understand “Escapade: The clearing of the air “.Any non compliance to earlier instructions will result in you catching no ball…

After the airplane saga, which i hereby name it as the ” watergate” incident
i realise that all of us need a little humour now and then to tide us over..and by the way, the esteemed water bottle is Evian and yes, there is an air crew right outside the WC after dinner is served..As for the carrier, need i say more? But I still do love them mak mak even after the watergate incident..can’t be mad at them especially when they look so fetching in purple and they have the most delicious Thai cuisines on board..

Guess what,i am out of singapore! Finally got the short break that i wanted to recharge this lame brain of mine.However, the beginning of the jail break ain’t that smooth sailing. Got on the plane last night 210807 at 2030hrs and due for take off at 2045 but flight was delayed for an hour due to the technical problem of water being not available at the taps in the toilets..So, in halting english, the leading steward announced ” Lady and gentlemeeeeen,we cho chorry..there a pobblam in the toilet..there no water..The techicol team now solving the pobblam about the water.Cho chorry for the delay…” Hmm.. that’s something new..flight delays caused by passengers who are late i’ve heard..delays caused by heavy traffic for departures i have heard..but,toilet without water? Thats New!!!!!!

And so i sat there and waited , along with the other passengers who are starting to complain amongst themselves.Some even took out their handphone to commiserate with loved ones that are somewhere out there. Finally, an hour later, the steward came back on ” Halo Lady and gentlemeeeen..we are cho happy to tell you that we have solved the pobblam! the water cannot be fixed!” I almost fell out of my chair when i heard that. Fortunately, before i burst into great peals of laughter, he continued” We now waiting for a bottle of water.Please be informed that during the flight you can still use the toilet.You can still flush but there is no water at the tap. Don’t worry,after you use the toilet, our crew will be there for you with a bottle of water to wash your hands. We cho happy to solve this pobblam and now we wait for a bottle of water and then we can take off. Thank you krup”

Ten minutes later, i believe more than one bottle of water boarded the plane..and with all passengers and water bottles settled in, the plane took off into the night……….