An uneventful Scoot flight it was that I had this morning, and can I say that it was genuinely something I was thankful for.
I've had my fair share of roll-eye moments and near-nervous breakdowns when it comes to taking flights, and having an hour's delay or a try-too-hard passenger sitting next to me isn't something I want to tahan very much anymore.
Call me old, unadventurous, whatever.
I'm glad to have landed at Don Mueang International Airport, and I'm gladder still to have landed on time.
From the airport we took a Grab to Eastin Grand Sathorn Hotel over on Sathorn Road.
It's a business-traveler accommodation type, this place.
With her small intimate driveway, her high ceilinged lobby, her efficiency at check-in and concierge, and her spacious comfortable seats over at the lounge, she's very welcoming for all kinds of business travelers, whether you be the sole representative here for meetings at offices along Nakhon Sathorn Road, whether you've got your meetings at offices anywhere along the BTS line, or whether you're a MICE attendee at a convention center close by.
One thing I soon began to appreciate about this hotel was its proximity to the BTS Surasak Station.
Considering how this be a city where a 100m walk VS a 300m walk to the nearest BTS can make a lot of difference, Surasak BTS was literally right outside- on the doorstep of the hotel- and I didn't even need to go to the ground floor out onto the road to get to the station. A specially constructed bridge from the 3rd floor led me straight to the station's gantry floor.
After checking in, we settled down, looked out the view of the window, then headed out to try find a Western Union and get an errand done.
At first we went to the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce Tower which was right next door.
But somehow after going in circles at front and back of the building without succeeding to find the counter- the staff at the concierge weren't able to help us either- we decided we'd go to CENTRAL department store at Silom Complex to get the errand done instead.
Fortunately for us it wasn't too far away from where we were- the Grab came quite quickly whilst we waited opposite the road (we were originally intending to walk)- and we got to Silom Complex on time before the counter closed.
Dinner this evening was at the mall in this place called Baan Ying where one of us had a plate of omelet rice and grilled beef- let's just say that the omelet was huge and fluffy and the grilled beef was tender and soft- and I had one of the best white kuay teows I've ever eaten.
It might seem a simple plate of what is fried flat rice noodles with lettuce and lettuce and bits of egg, but the dryness of it, the way it is fried, and the way the noodles somehow manage to stick together- they make this plate such a joy and I must remind myself to have it again when I'm back there again next time.