Traveling to BKK this time I probably took what was one of the earliest flights I've ever taken thus far.
Most of the time my flights have been in the early afternoon (great timing) or late morning (also great timing), but to have a 545am flight on Scoot is another thing altogether.
Because it was just me, and because I had to get to the airport at 345am, I decided I'd spend the night at Changi instead of Grabbing down at 3am.
So, yep, I left the house at 1130pm the night before, took one of the last few buses (Bus 24) to Changi, and spent a good couple of hours at Burger King where I got myself a coffee, then headed to the boarding gate at 430am.
I got to Bangkok at 725am local time.
My friend met me at Suvarnabhumi Airport and we took the Airport Rail line down to the city where I'd be returning back to the same room at The Quarter at Ploenchit that I'd left only a day or so before.
Today turned out to be a busy day of running around.
After sorting my stuff, out I went to this place called Mediva Clinic near Ploenchit where I got a filler treatment that solved the issue of my dark undereye bags,
What's a little funny is that whilst I had heard of botox and fillers and aesthetic treatments, this was the first where I experienced first-hand how a decades-old cosmetic issue could be managed in a matter of minutes.
No more now would I need to hear that I looked sleepy or get asked if I'd slept enough simply because my undereye circles were bluish and heavy.
No more too would I have to wonder if the OTC-bought concealer was too light a shade for suitable coverage.
One injection (or was it two) and suddenly those eye bags seemed way less dark, and those eye pouches seemed smaller and way more natural.
What I liked best about Mediva Clinic (and I think it's across the board here in Thailand) was just how they embraced the fact that not all patients could afford downtime, and most patients were frightened of needles, and the like.
If other clinics had glamorous looking cushions, Mediva had a lot of cute-looking stuffie toys of the non-furry kind.
I'm so thankful that the doctor was swift and skilled.
She simply told me that some shots would feel like pinpricks and then the only scary shot would have some sort of a big click sound and please to not panic.
I tried.
And it was over.
Having settled the Skin, Hair came next, and off it was to a salon called Niche at this building called All Seasons Place that was too far down the road.
It's interesting how all these places were within walking distance from each other.
What exactly the route it was we took to get there I can't remember now, but let's just say it was on Witthayu Road the other side of Ploenchit BTS.
Of course, as usual, there was a bit of a walk to be had, but we got to the building, we got the place, and then it was four hours straight on the chair as the stylists worked the rebonding treatment all through my hair.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel emo.
Especially when you consider that it had been 1.5 years since I last saw myself having such straight hair.
To not have to tie it up (finally) meant such a huge, huge deal to me.
It still does.
We headed back to Na Ploenchit Boat Noodle right near Mediva Clinic after my hair was all straightened pretty.
This evening we had a meal of boat noodles, basil beef rice and omelet.
I don't know if I've ever written about the food at this place before, but it has become one of my new favorite places for boat noodles in Thailand (or anywhere else) and to date I've not bothered to try out eating boat noodles elsewhere either.
Maybe I will- if they're similar to this one here, if they let me choose what type of noodles I like (kuay teow please, thank you) and if their soup is as full of flavor, thick, and brothy as this one.