Our penultimate day in Hat Yai started off with yet another Bak Kut Teh shop for breakfast.
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It was a wet morning |
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Brendan absolutely loves the tuk-tuk |
Although along Lamai Songkroh, this shop (7° 0' 8.00", 100° 28' 32.50"
) was further down the street and it catered to the locals.
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Anyone read thai? |
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The lady boss |
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Steaming dim sum |
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Friendly waiters smiling as always |
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And the even more friendly 'she-male' waiter! |
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We had dim sum and BKT, it was cheaper than yesterday's breakfast! (200+Bt) |
After that was a spot of shopping at Robinson (7° 0' 14.25", 100° 28' 8.50"
).
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Robinson (pronounced ro-bin-san) |
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Brendan looks exhausted from all the shopping |
Lunch was at Rose-E Son again, at Brendan's request (which is rare, he never showed a liking for tom yam before).
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Had roasted pork instead of squid |
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Pricey, but the tom yam was delicious |
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Still can't believe Brendan's eating (and finishing his plate of) rice |
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We're gonna miss this when we go back tomorrow |
After a bout of shopping, Cat went for a foot massage.
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Located right beside Lee Gardens Plaza |
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Someone's enjoying herself |
In the meantime, Brendan and I headed to Chester's for teatime and to kill time.
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A sight that warms our hearts |
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I want my 55Bt cafe mocha! |
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Cosy |
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Brendan relishing his drink |
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Check it out, I could do their print ads! |
Once Cat was done with her foot massage, we were off gallivanting again.
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Cat invigorated after her foot massage |
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Located along the same street as the hotel |
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Plenty of shopping at Odean |
After that our hunt for food continued.
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A couple of hungry ghosts |
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So much to eat, so little tummy space |
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Mamma mia |
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Need we say more |
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While Cat was enjoying her drink.. |
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Brendan was queueing inside.. |
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For his favourite cheezy fries |
Popped by the tattoo shop to bid farewell to my new best friend Mhen (pronounced 'meen'), the tattoo artist responsible for the latest additions to my body art.
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The genius behind my inks |
Later, being the night before we went home, we decide to have ourselves a little feast at the local Sizzler's located on the second floor of Lee Gardens Plaza.
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Sizzler! |
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Cat drooling over the menu |
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And drooling over the salad bar |
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View of the night market below |
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Someone's impatient! |
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Digging in |
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Hey, get your own beer! |
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Double racked Boston pork ribs |
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Can't remember what Cat had |
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Brendan had the kid's steak set (and free refills of soda) |
And guess what, the bill came to only 1000+Bt, can you imagine that? Downstairs the air was still festive and merry.
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The group was singing to raise funds for a chariable cause |
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My son the philanthrophist |
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There was even a free concert |
Brendan and I decided that before we slept, we ought to get ourselves a foot massage as well.
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This is the life! |
Goodnight!
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