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I have to admit that coming here for my internship is a life-changing experience.
and being able to know some people here that brings my traveling to a whole new level.
Learned up some basic Thai language and get to eat real deal yummy street food,
went to places that I couldn't have Google or even have the energy to figure out ways to go to.
Really appreciate the nice people that I get to know.
People and strangers in town have been kind and helpful,
I think I would find as much helpful people in town in KL though.

Street foods are really fucking yummy and cheap.
You could easily spot nice ones by seeing the crowd, make it like only local Thai crowd.
So just find a spot and sit in, and you'll definitely be enjoying a good meal for sure.
THAT FRIED CHICKEN. MAIGOD. WORLD BESTEST EVER.

The most favourite of mine throughout the food I ate so far is this Guay Tiew Kua Gai,
or particularly "Kua Gai Kai Ob" from this particular hidden gem in the alley.
It's actually Stir-fried Kuey Teow with chicken, squid, eggs (and as usual, I opt for vegetables).
And they make it really crispy and moist bah it's fucking unbelievable.
The one that I like actually comes with runny egg on top of it so that you could mix it all up
and that one spoon of it is seriously party in my mouth.

Have been trying to go around eating Khao Mun Gai (Hainanese Chicken Rice) like cray cray.
That array of boneless tender chicken is what that wins my heart lol.
There's also another option of fried chicken, if you're not a fan of steamed chicken.
I usually opt out the chicken blood tofu and cucumber,
sometimes I just leave my order as it is just for the sake of the balance of color in the picture. Ha!

Okay, that's it about food.
Another thing that I like here particular like is the richness of the culture here.
I kinda love the depth of the city.
I like seeing the beauty of the street stalls, the material, patterns, textures and the appliances.
I also realized there's quite a substantial amount of concept and lifestyle-based restaurant, rooftop & riverside lounges,
cafes, bars and pubs with nice foods and good music,
eg: Salt, Iron Fairies, Sonic, Too Fast To Sleep, Anya's Place, The Nest, The Right Bank, Bed Supperclub
and also with some mini-towns like Chocolate Ville, Hako Town, Santorini Park & etc!
more here: http://www.painaidii.com/diary/diary-detail/000186/lang/th/

On a side note, Bangkok do have quite a decent selection of Jap restaurants. WHY!
Sushi Masa is my current favourite, in terms of the quality and affordability,
but I think I still equally love Honmono as well in terms of their sashimi omg.

Also with some beautiful vintage, retro night markets with Volkswagen vans, antiques, Vinyl records, secondhand clothing,
and someone please tell me how not to love weekend markets like Chatuchak too!
Awesome place to dig in affordable clothing, toys and get random snacks along the whole day!
By the way, I only go like after 3 just to avoid the bitch in the sky.
and they usually have another "session" with more stalls that only started setting up about 5-6.

Normally I'll leave with some snacks along the street like some Gai Tod (Fried Chicken),
there was once I got it at a steal for only10baht with both the drumlet+wing,
or some nice barbecue chicken wings at 15baht.
Ok, I think I accidentally got back to food again.

FYI, Stuff above are actually written on 8 August 2012.
But I only got back to Malaysia by er, mid September?
And now it's about end of October already. Ha!
Too lazy to write more. Too many things to comprehend.