On my first few days in the city, hubby and I navigated around the nearby streets to know the supermarkets, malls and other establishments that would be of use to us for the next two years of living here. Let's see what we found.
Lest I forget, this deserves a special mention. Haha! Jabar is not the chocolates-and-flowers kind of guy and for the first time, he surprised me with this gorgeous when I arrived. This greeted me as I opened the back seat of the car when he fetched me at the airport, I so wanna hug and kiss him right there but the embassy driver who's also a Filipino was standing in front of us while fixing my stuff at the car compartment. I can only slip a pinch on his sides while smiling from ear to ear. Hahahaha!!!
An online research about where we live said that this street, Sukhumvit, is one of the longest roads in Thailand. This is the most commercialized area where most expats live. True enough, there are embassies lining the corners of the road. If you walk along, you come across people of different nationalities. Living here made me feel like living along Taft Avenue, as the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) cruises along the length of the road. And there's a mall at almost every train station. Haha! Waldas pera ang manirahan dito!
Right across hubby's office is a commercial center called Rain Hill. They have a coffee shop, restaurants and convenience stores. Quite pricey though. Almost everything nearby is pricey that's why we're still trying to locate places which are easy on the budget. To treat ourselves once in a while is not bad though. :)
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| The Philippine Embassy in Bangkok |
As I walk along the street, I noticed so many massage spas, tailoring shops and furniture shops almost one after the other!! I can imagine my Mom drooling at those beautiful pieces of antique furnitures. Haha! BUT, the most interesting store I found is the Dasa Bookstore just two blocks away from us! Coolest!! It's a second-hand bookshoppe where you can also stay inside to read. Now, I told Jabar, I shall never get bored staying here unemployed. Hahaha!!!
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That's the hubby right there waiting for me while I hunt for my "book of the week", which is Sunset Oasis by an Egyptian writer Bahaa Taher. This book won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
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I have been here for a week already and savoring every moment of my housewife-ship. It's a daily routine of waking up to prepare hubby for office, tidying up the place, resting while reading a book, then preparing for lunch. I'll go out alone in the afternoon, or sometimes, I'll just take a nap at home. At about maghrib time, hubby comes home from office and we'd eat out for dinner. Oh, the relaxed state. Haha!
My Doctor to the Barrio duties is so behind me right now, I don't wanna think about it.
