First thing that came up to my Bangkok trip was a delayed flight. Apparently the plane arrived at the airport later than the schedule, so they still need the same amount of time to conduct their ground checking of the plane before it takes off again. Well, I suppose it’s better safe than sorry.
A big surprise to run into my ex-colleague on that very same flight who’s going for a shopping trip with her parents. That saved me trouble of taking the express bus into Bangkok city. 4 of us just shared a taxi into the city instead.
Bangkok does have a good highway connecting the airport to the city centre. The whole journey was really fast and smooth until reaching the city.
My first stop in the city was to collect my marathon race pack at Central World Plaza. It’s a massive shopping centre with 7-8 retail floors.
Nothing much in the pack, there’re race bib, timing chip, a running vest, and a pain-relief cream from the sponsor.
My race bib, no. 49 makes me looks like one of the elite runner
The official race running vest
Guess what’s my first meal in Bangkok? Nope, it’s not local food. I had my late lunch at McDonald’s. However, I dare to say it’s worth going, because they serve Samurai Pork Burger. Yeah, “pork” burger at Mccas. Really loving it when it’s non-halal!
Didn’t hang around in the city for long, as I was still walking around with my luggage. So I went over th Khao San road to check into my pre-book guest house.
It’s a back-packers area with nice and cheap budget guest houses. Since I don’t really spend too much time in the room anyway, this type of lodging works just fine for me. Furthermore, it’s just a short walking distance to the race starting point.
Took a nice rest and a cool shower before I venture out again in the evening. And that’s where my challenge started, my eating challenge which I set before this trip. It’s none other than hunting down a stall that sells deep-fried bugs. Found it around a corner, and pack a variety pack to the comfort of my room the savour it.
I would like to say, it’s completely nothing wrong eating these bugs. If you think of it, the Thais have been growing up with this, and they’re doing just fine. But none of those come close tasting like chicken. lol! They mostly taste like deep-fried prawns.
Locust
another type of locust
worm…. woohoo!!
Before trying it, I did some research and read that the Chinese cockroach supposed to be quite good. It turns out that it wasn’t the case. Infact it taste quite weird to me and that’s probably once-and-for-all experience.
Posing with my food. lol!
See how big is this bug!
I think among all the bugs, I actually prefer the locust. It taste the best among all, taste exactly like prawns. Trust me, you gotta give it a try!
give it a try…
… and don’t hold back!
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