Jungceylon Shopping Mall (Phuket)

  Our first stop at Phuket was to Jungceylon Shopping mall in Patong after checking in our hotel. I was pleasantly surprised to see a Jim Thompson store there with reasonable priced items. (Do check out the place if you are there). We also visited NaRaYa store. The two main stores in the complex are Robinson - a gleaming well-lit upper end department store, and Big C supermarket.

There are  over 200  stores in this shopping heaven sell brand-name clothes, spectacles, sunglasses, cosmetics and perfumes, shoes, DVDs, computer games, tons of mobile phones and accessories, electrical goods.

For entertainment there is a five-room SF Cinema and a 16-lane bowling alley, which is perfect for rainy days or to escape the heat of the day.

Ju Hao Novena Square 2

 Pat, Siok Hui and Cathy

It is always lovely to catch up with friends and ex-colleagues. Here I am with Siok Hui and Cathy, whom I haven't met for over a year. We chanced upon Ju Hao at Novena Square 2 and had our dinner there in January.

 Xiao Long  Bao - be careful the juices oozes out easily

 Dumpling Soup

 Fried Rice

 A portion of our dinner

 Dou Miao

Lunch by the beach (Amanpuri)

 Pat & Anthony - Seaside lunch on Pat's birthday

 The food that we cooked - our lunch

 Phad Thai

 A hot day by the sea - lucky we were in the shade

 Appetizer 

 Yellow Curry

Salad

Beach at Amanpuri

 It was indeed relaxing at Amanpuri located at Phuket. The beach is exclusive to Aman guests. Taking the stroll and enjoying the sunset on my birthday in January has been an experience to remember in my heart. Perhaps it is really time to slow down this year to smell the roses. Finances is always on my mind. There are always bills to pay. Well, one can only pray, work hard and play hard. 

 Sunset

 Such a beauty

Cooking Class Amanpuri

 Food is always on our mind. No surprises then we signed up cooking class on my birthday in January at Amanpuri. It was enjoyable and fun. The food we cooked was our lunch by the sea.

 With our chef for the day

 Salad

 How to make the curry

 Phai Thai - the presentation

Mahannakhon Skywalk Experience (BKK)

 

Here we are Mahanakhon Skywalk at 310 meters high, with glass flooring extending over the edge of King Power Mahanakhon, Thailand’s tallest building.

 

There is an indoor observation deck, an outdoor rooftop bar, and “The Peak,” Bangkok’s highest viewpoint at 314 meters high.

There are three levels to the Mahanakhon experience. We went through the ticket booth and security, and proceeded to the “Bangkok-themed” corridor. Thereafter we were directed to the video-themed elevator that takes you up straight to the 74th floor, our first viewpoint.

 

Another glass elevator took us to the rooftop floor, home to what is now Thailand’s highest bar and glass skywalk. We headed immediately to the skywalk. Was it scary? I personally did not feel the terrifying thrill. It felt more a media hype. Some may feel that once your feet lie on the glass, it has that plummeting to your death experience, especially when you are afraid of heights and look down from where you are at the glass tray. Many tourist were comfortable lying and crawling on the glass.

 

Visitors must wear provided slippers over their shoes before stepping in the glass tray. Cameras or any equipment are not allowed in the glass tray, and photos can only be taken from the outside.

 

The third level is the 360-degree viewpoint at 314-meter height.