Second last morning in Bangkok, second last morning in Doubletree Hilton, last morning, however, here in OPEN Restaurant.
We were not going to have breakfast here the next day.
I'm not the kind who is willing, and able, to wake up at 6am, pack, and get to the airport at 720am for the 920am flight over to Singapore.
So, what with today being the last for this buffet spread, I decided to make the most out of it, where, unlike previous mornings, I went (back) to the East-West fusion meal which gives me the best of worlds.
First plate I had was an omelet (with everything in it), a couple of siew mais, and a serving of salad.
The omelet was good.
A little on the large side maybe (it made me feel rather full) but that's how they do their omelets here in OPEN and I'm not complaining when there's cheese, red peppers, onions, ham and chopped tomatoes inside.
The siew mais lent a bit of Chinese-Asian warmth to the meal, and the salad, cold as it was, granted a refreshing, creamy, slightly sour, juicy vibe.
I had thought I'd eaten enough.
But then I strolled over to the bread and pastry section, and decided I'd get a small croissant, a peach pastry, a thin muffin that I think was more like a piece of fried bread, and several cubes of cheese that had caught my eye a few days ago but didn't get to have.
Breakfast over we went back up to get some work done, then around lunch time we headed out to Siam Pharmacy.
What it was we were doing there, I can't quite recall, but I think we got a bit of skincare products. What stands out most about going to Siam Pharmacy (located just by the Ploenchit BTS) is the route we took to walk there.
From Soi 2, we walked past the Ploenchit Center, then a bank, then crossed this little stretch of road that had railway tracks running over it. Under a highway we then went (don't ask me its name) and we came out near the Ploenchit BTS on the other side.
One thing that charms me most about this stretch is the night market that runs underneath the highway. On weekdays the place is a sort of open-air (sheltered) eating place with stalls all set up and proper eating spaces with tables and stools. It's the kind of place that's neat enough for office workers to head there for lunch, and the kind of place that's price-friendly enough for Grab riders to have a meal there.
After getting what we needed at Siam Pharmacy, we went to Siam Square, and after a short while, went to this place called Thai Thai Massage for a treatment that they call a 4+1.
This treatment is one of my favorites, by the way.
Perhaps I'm often too bum to change into outfits for Thai massage and I'm even less enthusiastic about going about the rest of my day with oil in my hair (even though I love, love, love hair spas and head massages), a 4+1 gives me the best of everything. Not only do I get my meridian points opened with a strong, thorough foot massage, my head gets a bit of a dry massage, as does my shoulders and arms and neck.
The Thais do their massages in a most TCM type of manner, which the complicated me deeply appreciates. Whether there be a bit of a stitch at one side of the calf, or there be another bit of stitch at the inner toe, there's never been a time when the masseuse hasn't been able to suss it out.
We left the place feeling much more comfortable- and a little sad that we were not going to have it anymore- but one feels better when there're souvenirs to bring back, so off we headed to Siam Paragon to get butter polo buns that we decided we'd have for breakfast tomorrow morning, and maybe, even get to bring home.