Day 1: Trip to Bangkok

We were planning for an Overseas Trip with the kids before Denise goes to P1 next year. Initially it was Malacca, however, decided to venture to Bangkok instead. We invited MIL and SIL along...:)

Denise received a Princess luggage as Birthday and Christmas present from our domestic helper! Mind you, this luggage cost her 1/6th of her monthly salary!!! If you earn $3000 a month, it's equivalent to spending $500... She is SO generous with us! It was the right choice bringing her to Bangkok with us :)

Flying SQ was the next right decision we made! I have always liked the food they serve, especially for the kids. A wide spread of choices from starters, snacks, main course and dessert... It was a breeze flying them as they entertain themselves with the KrisWorld in-flight entertainment. Within 2 hours, we arrived at BKK... Here we go!

This was JX's 2nd trip to BKK but my first... It was interesting to see what colourful taxis they have... We managed to hire a MPV taxi to take all 7 of us to our hotel. We were all excited. Before we left, I bought the tickets, booked the hotel, planned the itinerary and we are ready to shop, eat and have fun!

Next right decision we made was booking us at Amari Watergate, located at Pratunum area! JX stayed here previously when he attended a Business Conference held in their ballroom. He highly recommends this hotel for its convenience and cleanliness. It is a 5 star hotel and it is located directly opposite Platinum Shopping Centre, which became our shopping haven for the next few days...:)

Travelling with kids, it's important that we choose a clean and nice hotel. We got our adjoining rooms; a Twin and a Double. Not only were we upgraded to Grand Deluxe rooms which was bigger with a nice lounge, 40" LCD TV and DVD player, Amari offered free extra beds for 3rd staying pax...:)

The best part about this trip is being able to bring my MIL for holidays. The last trip we made together was to attend JX's buddy's wedding in Jakarta almost 9 years ago! The next few days were exciting as we have planned for the children to visit Dreamworld (Bangkok), Siam Ocean World and for the adults, eat, shop and more shopping...