Got Bangkok

I just can’t get enough of these thai style instant noodles. For example these extra spicy YumYum Thai Spicy instant noodles, this is Tom Yum Kung flavour. Aroi mak mak!

I’m pretty sure Mama soup noodles are the most comment and popular in Thailand, but I decided to try this YumYum brand since they have the extra spicy looking container, and they are delicious!!!

/end ranting

Pet Expo Thailand 2010

Organizer: N.C.C. Exhibition Organizer Co., Ltd. (Phone +66 (0) 2 203 4281)
Where: Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC)
When: July 22 – 25, 10am – 8pm
Website Info: http://www.petexpothailand.net

The 10th anniversary of the Pet Expo Thailand 2010 is being held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC). If you have pets and care to make sure they have the best life possible, this will be a great opportunity for you to get out there and see some of the top quality pet foods, pet care, pet hospitals, and pet information in Bangkok, Thailand. This will be a great event and learning experience for everyone in Bangkok

For more events at QSNCC you can check their website http://www.qsncc.com
pics coming soon

I’ll be there taking pictures today If any questions or requests please let me know by contacting me here

Beirut Lebanese Restaurant
“Best lebanese food in Bangkok”
Open everyday 10:00am – 12:00am
Website: none
Call: 02 632-7448, 02 632-7054 (Silom Branch)
Address: Silom Branch, Silom 64 Building, 1 Floor, Silom Road, Bangkok 10500 (there are 2 more branches in Ploenchit and Bumrungrad Hospital)

Beirut is definitely 1 of my favorite restaurants in Bangkok. I have to admit, when I arrived to Beirut restaurant my friend and I were totally hiw kaw (hungry) but when you see this menu, it’s massive filled with tons of great middle eastern options. The service is great, the food is wonderful and the location couldn’t be better, very convenient in the heart of the Bangkok tourism area Silom road and Patpong area.

The Menu: The Beirut menu is just crazy awesome! We took about 20 minutes just trying to decide what to get, there are too many GREAT options. We ended up going nuts, ordering a lot of foods! The menu has everything from lebanese foods, burgers and fries, fish and chips and many sales, soups, dips, and others! You will be awe’d with their size of menu
What I Ate: There were too many great choices to choose from, but we ended up ordering the Motabel aka Baba ghanouj, Muhummara, Fatouche, Falafel Sandwich, Pita breads, Shich Taouk with rice, and Shawarma Chicken with french fries. We ate it ALL! Beirut will get my vote as top 5 restaurants in Bangkok that I’ve tried so far
The Staff: The staff was nice and took our large order with only memory, no pen and paper, he got everything correct 100%
The Bathroom: I didn’t see any restrooms here, but there is a hand washing area in this Silom branch

Conclusion: In conclusion, Beirut is now amongst my top 5 favorite restaurants in Bangkok, and I’ll be going back there on a regular basis, I can see why Beirut is the top seller on the popular Bangkok food delivery website Food By Phone

Extras:

Her name is Blacky, she’s 3 years old and she’s volunteered to be the official Got Bangkok mascot!

Thank you Blacky, you are big, black and beautiful!

Please support SCAD Bangkok. SCAD (Soi Cat and Dog) has been around since 2002 and its intentions is to vaccinate and spay/neuter stray cats and dogs in the streets of Bangkok. If you have free time please volunteer to help these animals and if you have extra money please donate to help these animals get proper food and care. Or even better yet, please ADOPT an animal.

Visit theire website at http://www.scadbangkok.com

According to this article on Bangkok Post, Bangkok has been rated as the #1 best city in the world.
Bkk Post article HERE.
Popular travel magazine and website “Travel and Leisure” aka travelandleisure.com is the source of this.

1. Bangkok, Thailand <<<<<———-
   
2. Chiang Mai, Thailand
3. Florence, Italy
4. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
5. Rome, Italy

The official full listing is here http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2010/cities

Some random BKK pictures that we’ve taken:

Soi 8 Pub and Restaurant
“Bangkoks most successful family pub and restaurant”
Open everyday 8:00am – 1:00am
Website: http://www.soi8.net
Call: 02 6533144
Address: Soi 8 Sukhumvit (Nana BTS Station)

Thailand has some of the best ethnic food in the world, so living in Bangkok is such a treat! But sometimes being a farang living in Thailand, you wake up with a feeling to have one of those HUGE breakfasts from back home, like English or American style breakfast, well Soi 8 Pub and Restaurant is the perfect place to go if you have a sudden urge like I had this morning! You will get a big breakfast that you most likely cannot even finish! Not only do they have breakfast but also sandwiches, steaks, burgers, pastas, some seafood, meat pies, soups and salads and even quite a few good thai dishes. Soi 8 Pub has the longest happy hour in all of Thailand, from 8am til 7pm, buy 1 get 1 free. And every weekend have an awesome blues band playing. You’ll really enjoy Soi 8 Pub and Restaurant if you’re looking for a nice breakfast, lunch, or dinner, or for a nice night out with the buddies.

The Menu: Big hearty breakfasts, awesome sandwiches and burgers for lunch, and seafoods and steaks for dinner
What I Ate: I had their famous English Breakfast, with 2 eggs any style, toast and butter, baked beans, grilled tomato, thick slices of bacon, 2 huge sausages, and yummy potatoes. This breakfast is too large for any normal person to finish alone, you will see, and it’s very delicioius!
The Staff: Friendly staff that speaks English very well
The Bathroom: +1 vote for clean bathrooms

Conclusion: Soi 8 Pub and Restaurant is fun for any occasion, for weekend out drinking beers, or for big massive meals, you will enjoy this great location and great bar and restaurant in the heart of Bangkok and Sukhumvit

Extras: Live Music at Soi 8 Friday & Saturday 9.30pm – 12.30am, Groove Rich Blues with ‘Blue on Blues’. Soi 8 Pub also has the longest happy hour from 8am til 7pm every single day!!! Buy one get one FREE!

Centaur Inn
“Best Budget Hotel in Bangkok”
Open 24hours/day
website: http://www.centaurinn.com
Call: (+66-2) 639 6528
Address: 448-448/1 Soi Charoen Krung 47, Surawongse Road, Bangrak – 10500, Thailand

Centaur Inn Bangkok is noted as the “Best budget hotel in Bangkok” and it’s been around since 1982, so that alone says a lot about this nice budget hotel in the heart of the foreigner district Silom / Patpong area. They have Wi-Fi in all rooms. There is a 24hr/day business center on the ground floor with 10 computers, coffee, tea, beer and more cold drinks are served there. They also allow their guests to use DVD player, books and CD’s free of charge. Centaur Inn has over 43 guestrooms and has some great asian hospitality for you to make this your “home in Bangkok”.

The Rooms:The rooms at Centaur Inn are well equipped for being a budget hotel, with hot and cold shower, windows in all rooms, mini fridge available for stocking with your own beverages, color TV with 9 channels (Kalainar, Isaiaruvi, Jaya, Al Jazeera, Doordarshand, PTV, Asia Net, Thai Channel, Zee Music and Zee Smile). Daily room cleaning, DVD rental (free of charge) and the rooms are small but very clean. Room rates are, with AC is 66, 600, and 650 baht per night. Room rates with no AC is 300, 400, and 500 baht per night, so this hotel is VERY cheap!
The Menu: The food in their restaurant is mostly North Indian, South Indian, Kerala Pakistani, and Sri Lankan Cuisine. Restaurant is open from 10:00AM till 11:00PM
What I Ate:
The Staff:
The Bathroom:

Conclusion:

Extras: Free American Breakfast served for all booking made through Internet.

The Bangkok curfew was dragging on and on so this past weekend I took a cheap Air Asia flight to Udon Thani Bangkok, in the Issan region. I have never been here before, but here’s some info I’ve gathered..

Centara Hotel & Convention Centre Udon Thani
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Open 24hours/day
website: http://www.centarahotelsresorts.com
Call: +66 (0) 4234 3555
Address: 277/1 Prajaksillapakhom Road, Muang, Udon Thani, 41000, Thailand

Centara Hotel (formerly known as Charoensri Grand Royal Hotel, Udon Thani)

The Rooms:
The Menu: You will love the menu here, they have late night room service and it’s full of many thai foods, italian foods, sandwiches, burgers, and many many more.
What I Ate: I had the ham and cheese sandwich and french fries, was good, but the food took a long time and was cold, then tonight I order pa-nang moo (pork in a brown coconut-based curry) it wasn’t very good, and pad ka paow gai (chicken basil) was a huge order and tasted aroi mak (delicious)
The Staff: The staff was very nice here, from the front desk reception to the spa receptions to the food delivery staff, all were nice, speak English well and friendly.
The Facilities: Most of the facilities are on 5th floor, swimming pool is medium size, the sauna is massive, the steam room is really nice and big also, the fitness center is big with many different things to use, I have to admit the facilities here are great! But for the sauna/steam/jacuzzi it’s an extra 100 baht charge. But, I advise against using their internet and business center, I need to print 1 paper, it costs 250 baht for 30 minutes internet in their business center, and even the wifi in room is expensive, 600 baht for full day. I suggest you invest in buying an “aircard”, it’s a usb connection to the internet. (TIP: I don’t know how long the card is valid for, but I paid for 30 minutes card, and I used only 1 minute, if you stay this hotel you can try, my User ID: aaf4398 and Password: 65901, if you try this please let me know, thank you)
The Bathrooms: all were clean and nice

Conclusion: In conclusion,

Extras: Centara Hotel is in a prime location, it’s connected to the Central Plaza mall, Robinsons, and Tops supermarket. Also, there is a moo ka ta restaurant, and a thai style food and drink market very nearby also. 7-11 is about 5 minutes away, and Mojo’s Bar and Restaurant is around the corner also. Also directly across the street is Brothers Disco if you want to try the Udon nightlife

Those last pictures are from the Moo Kra Ta which is about 8 minutes walk from Centara Hotel, it’s a delicious all-you-can-eat buffet with fresh meats that you cook on your table, with bbq sauce and chili’s, garlic, veggies, meats, seafoods, etc, I HIGHLY recommend it.

Looting and fires are still going strong, I can see from my apartment view

So Bangkok is still burning and filling the skies with smoke. When they going to finish???