Hello Bangkok Day 5: Khao Yai 2

The hotel didn’t have a gym but there was a treadmill and an elliptical machine at the reception! I had thought that I can finally exercise but after the night of running to the toilet, I don’t think I should tax my body. 

We asked for bfast at 8am. It wasn’t the usual buffet bfast. We had pre-ordered our set the night before and there was free flow of bread, fruits and drinks. Then, we were served what we ordered. If we needed, we can order extras. Nobody needed extra. After last night’s lesson, I didn’t dare touch the omelette that I ordered but stick to plain old toast. 

The driver picked us up at 9am and we headed back to the Speedkart place bcos they have ATV too. Auntie S said that she saw a little kid riding the ATV alone and reckoned that there is no age restriction. We were wrong but bcos we were there, Nana, T and Zaky went for the Speedkart again. 

Nana tried for a while to lead the pack, having started 1st, but not for long. The boys are crazy, like driving Daytona.

We took our time and waited for the Shibas to wake up at 10am, so that we can visit them at the cafe next door. Meanwhile, we were entertained by Lucky, the house cat. He is so pretty and so sweet.

Done with the cat, we went for the dogs! Shiba’s fur felt like toilet brush. Hahahaha.

We spent an hour, then popped by the Chocolate factory. 

Our last stop was a farm before we headed back to Bangkok. We paid THB100 each for entrance but also given a basket of feed each. 1st to the hungry and aggressive sheep.

Then to the pigs and bunnies. 

The kids also DIY candles and everyone insisted that theirs is the best. Lol. 

It was a small farm. I felt like we helped them feed their animals. Lol. We were done fairly quickly and went for lunch at one of the recommended places that served Thai and Western food. I was hungry. Roarrrr.. but I was careful to opt for rice and soup, in case my diarrhoea gets triggered again. I eyed the other people fried rices and carbonara with envy.

 

The car ride back to Bangkok was longer than expected. It took us 2.5 hours and long car rides were starting to get to us.  I was hoping to get some work done but the road back was so super bumpy, like worse than Mumbai bumpy. I finally could when we were nearer to Bangkok, when the roads were better. Nana said that she wanted to study too. Did she? She said that she had a headache, felt unwell and cannot study. Zzzzz.

It was 5ish and we did some quick shopping in Platinum Mall before heading down to The One Ratchada night market. At Platinum Mall, Nana complained of tummy ache and then had a little diarrhoea. Oh no!

There was much rave about The One Ratchada. The car ride down was horrible; the jam was so bad. We got a gangster driver, who uturn when the opportunity arose and drove in the opposite lane to beat the traffic. 

We got to the night market 20 mins ahead of Auntie S. It was a bumpy ride and Nana was so car sick. 

We had high hopes for the night market after how good Jod Fair had been. Unfortunately, it failed miserably. Many of the stalls were closed. There were some street food stalls but majority were Thai seafood and so much touting the moment we entered the food area. Zaky was hungry and we had some bbq sticks while waiting. 

We eventually decided to have dinner at the Esplanade Mall beside. We had ramen and gyoza and Nana ran for the toilet again. Not good. We decided to head back while the other family continued to shop and explore. 

Nana ran for the toilet again and again and again for the rest of the night. I had passed her the virus. Sob. The whole night, she was running for the toilet and I slept soundly after my own bad night the night before. I feel so bad. 50% down. 

Mummy Lim