The previous day (26th November) was spent… nowhere. When I woke up, it was raining heavily. I had breakfast from the hotel restaurant and then just stayed indoors for much of day, doing some work online. The plan for today was to go to Maeklong ‘Railway’ Market, but it was far out and given the weather conditions, there was no guarantee I would get there in time for me to see the trains pass through.
Today (27th November), the weather only got slightly better.
I had a Magnum for ‘breakfast’
I decided to have an early lunch and walked around the area heading towards Asoke BTS.
I ended up find this spot on Soi 11, choc full of restaurants and a few pubs
I ate at Shalimar Sharma’s (pictured above) simply because I had reached that stage when I missed Indian masala. It had a North Indian thali which cost ฿250. Feeling full, I then began my day by going to Siam Center.
I had seen a huge billboard stating Psy would be appearing on stage here todayEven though I was officially sick of the song, I thought why not just get a glimpse of the guy in person at this press conferenceBeing a work day, there weren’t too many fans either. Mostly press, and tourists.I heard way too much “Gangnam Style” in Thailand. Like, every-freaking-day!“Gangnam Style”-fever reached fever pitch in Thailand, they even made elephants do the dancePsy was finally in the building!Before taking to the stage, Psy left a message for the King of Thailand, who was hospitalizedEven passengers waiting for the train were looking at what was going on
Psy took to the stage and spoke in English — Good thing the host spoke Thai and English and did the job of a translator as well.Psy was performing later tonight at free concert at the same place I attend SM Town the day before
Even though the concert was free, I had no intention of going through the headaches of find a way to get back like I did when I attended SM Town.
The press conference was brief and Psy said his goodbyesThe timing couldn’t have been more perfect. Skies looked very dark and everyone knew a downpour was coming.When it did, we all made a dash for Siam ParagonIt poured like anything! I was was stuck inside Siam Paragon :-/
While wondering what to do now, I passed a girl who was selling tickets to Siam Ocean World and Madame Tussaud’s — both located in the Siam complex. I figured I might as well see something that stare at the rains. I bought the ticket combo for both attractions at ฿1360.
Siam Ocean World was located at the basement of Siam Paragon, so I went there first
The setup was glassed aquariums with various forms of sea life. These are spotted garden eels.
Dory and Marlin Spineless CuttlefishThis shellfish is called NautilusYikes! The giant spider crabAnd they really are giantScorpion fish
This was a huge coral aquarium filled with fishTook a peek insideThey have boat rides (costs extra) that show you the inner workings of Siam Ocean WorldPajama cardinal fishBanggai cardinal fishStone fishThey have an entire section to sea dragon/sea horses
Pineapple fishI moved on to the next section
African bullfrogColourful, but poisonous tree frogs
Spiny tailed lizardAfrican spurred tortoiseTaking a nap, or just shy? Argentine horned frogBarred tiger salamanderSurinam toadWater ratsOtters(?)
The star fish section allows us to touch them gentlyPenguins get some extra large space
What does Rain/Bi have to do with penguins? I don’t know.This was fun demo unit of fish swimming inside home appliances
Oddly or not so oddly enough, you can get the fish therapy for your feet hereBut selling frozen seafood at place where all along the message is conservation? A few jellyfishesSharksI was amazed at how big Siam Ocean World wasAnd with that, I was done
If you are wondering why I didn’t take any photos of the glass tunnel, it’s because I chose to take a video instead.
Now it was time to visit Madam Tussauds, which was situated at the top of Siam Center. I’ll keep that for the next post.
