Saturday, June 17, 2023

Bangkok with Kids, Day 2 Part 1, Pattaya, Magical Ice of Siam

We have no idea that the sun rises so early. By 6am, the sky was bright. We didn't have the curtain drawn and Daddy Lim woke up. It seems like his life mission is to wake us all up when he is bcos he was so noisy. Zzzzzz. 

We had an incident back in Singapore the evening before. While snowboarding, my SIL had tried to call all of us. We found out later that our faulty digital lock died on Popo, who went out to run an errand, didn't bring her physical key and was locked out. Poor Mochi was locked in the house without dinner. While we know that he would survive a night without food, we were worried and wondered what kind of havoc he would create. All went well and the problem was resolved in the night. Mochi got his dinner too. 

There, there, doing his affectionate dance whenever he asks to be fed.


Back to our Bangkok morning, Daddy Lim was so noisy at 6ish in the morning. He was scrolling FB/ IG with loud enough volume. He was coughing and clearing his throat. Zzzz. 

The kids continued sleeping. Zaky was probably tired from all the snowboarding. Nana had mastered the power of sleeping in. 

This was the neighbourhood. 


The hotel room came with a little balcony/ planter. It was great for coffee. 

Maybe more for drying clothes bcos it was so freaking hot. Lol.

We tried waking the kids proper at 7.30am for bfast. We almost decided to head down ourselves and I got to wear Zaky's slippers. I only packed his bcos Daddy Lim and I didn't mind wearing shoes all day long. 
We barely stepped out of the room before Nana decided to tag along and Zaky wouldn't stay alone in the room. 

I had to "return" his slippers and wore his tracks, bcos they were big enought to slip in and out, like slippers  Hoho. 

The (many) dogs were barking and we were trying to figure out why. 
Nana was already decked in the oversize T-shirt and pants that she bought yday. Yes, that is the spirit; I didn't bring enough clothes. We either have to recycle the clothes, buy new clothes or go naked. Hoho. 

The hotel provides free flow of bread, strawberry jam, hotdogs and coffee. We topped up with cup noodles. 


After bfast, we explored the hotel's pool that looked meh. I am not sure if it was the pool tiles or the water. I wouldn't want to swim in it. 

We packed up and checked out at 9.30am. Our 2nd luggage had appeared. The smaller one was hiding in the bigger luggage when we came. 

Remembering to pack Tiger. 
It used to be much "bigger" in relative to Zaky years back. 
We booked with Pattaya Cab. The car was already waiting. I had thought that I had booked a van only for a Totaya Fortuna to turn up. It was a little squeezey in the back. 

The ride to Pattaya is 2 hours by car. I managed to work for the 1st hour. The 2nd hour was more difficult to tolerate - we got bored and squeezy. It was just highway along land of nothingness. 


 Zaky was whinny, until he felt asleep. Lol. 

Finally! The Magical Ice of Siam.






It was super weird bcos the sculptures were made in white, to create this illusion that it was snow cold but it actual fact, it was freaking hot under the afternoon sun. 


We had to change into the boots and overcoat. No, they didn't smell bad, definitely better than the snowboard boots the day before. Then, we were brought into this big freezer. Literally, a freezer. 




There was the ice slide that Nana tried despite being paika. She didn't want to be left out and survived alright but we had to stop her after 1 slide. 

There was this another part that Nana wasn't able to enter on her wheelchair. Daddy Lim accompanied her while Zaky and I explored more. Snow!


Snow sledding!

It was tiny and we didnt stay long bcos Pappy and jiejie were not with us. We went back to the ice part and had our "special" drinks. 




The "special" drinks were actually cola or orange soda. After that, we got to smash the ice cups. 

We didn't stay long, it was way too cold and too small. We had lunch at the cafeteria, Daddy Lim said that it was snacks, not lunch. 

And mirror selfie before we headed to our hotel. 



Mummy Lim













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