The highlight for me today in Bangkok was the sight of this Christmas tree.
At close of day.
Outside Central World.
My first Christmas tree of the year.
The morning began with three hard boiled eggs and two slices of French toast. I'm not sure if I had them with butter and jam or just butter. Very likely I had it with just butter alone.
Then, for some reason- maybe because the surface looked so smooth and bouncy- I caught sight of the muffin, and took one for the plate. But a person cannot have just a single muffin alone, can they, so I helped myself to a few slices of cheese, a cup of yogurt, and a few pieces of fresh, juicy-looking pineapple too.
Breakfast over I went up to where the pool was for a while before heading back down.
Something about the view at this pool makes it a serene and charming place. Never mind the fact that Lang Suan is a busy thoroughfare, being here, just a few floors above the ground, makes me feel like I'm far from the traffic and the tar.
Later part of the morning we went out to Siam Square where I got myself some CC cream.
It's been a long time since I got BB or CC cream, honestly, but because there're times when I don't want to plonk on the foundation, CC cream works, and in any case it was a good price.
We had lunch at Eggdrop in the Siam Square side where we had two of our favorite sandwiches. It's become a habit of ours to choose the sandwiches we like.
Even if there be quite a bit of variety.
Mine this afternoon, I chose Avocado, Bacon and Egg.
My friend chose Scrambled Egg and Bacon.
The one thing I like about Eggdrop sandwiches is just how shiok they are. Maybe it's a Korean thing. Maybe it's a Thai thing. I don't know. But they're generous with their portions, they're generous with their sauces, and they've got thick slices of bread that in and of themselves they'll make you feel full.
Along with our sandwiches we had hash browns, a cup of latte, and a cup of matcha latte.
We did some work at Eggdrop- thankfully they weren't so particular when we were there- then afterwards tried figuring out where else we could go.
A part of me thought of going to Platinum Mall for more T-shirts, but then I decided otherwise and we headed to Central World instead where for an early dinner we had Tonkotsu and Tempura.
You know, I've written about Tonkotsu Wako before.
More than once, in fact.
But having a meal here at this place on the 6th floor of Central World never fails to make me wish I had the capacity to eat more.
It's not just the quantity or the quality (as some might say)
It's the size of the tonkotsu.
It's how well they bread it.
It's how lovely they are with the number of pieces that are served on each plate.
And better yet- what I love most of all- their rice.
Never ever have I had rice that's cooked this fluffy and this soft to the degree that I wish I was able to eat more than one bowl.
This meal fills you up, certainly, but also gives you that kind of warm, hearty satisfaction that may not necessarily be found elsewhere.
I love their food.
And even writing about it now I'm finding just how much I miss it and how I wish I could have it today, at this moment, right now.
Perhaps it might be soon.
Perhaps it might be really soon that I don't need to head over to Centara Grand's lobby after dinner is over and that I may be able to have my own energy and my own time.
But this evening I had to dash over to Centara Grand.
I don't know if it is were this evening that had a bit of trouble.
But neither do I want to reminisce nor think.
Especially since, thankfully, after the errand, there was still time for a massage at Let's Relax Thai Massage in the shopping mall next door.