Food Coma Adventures

A month ago, I was actually in Japan (happy tears all around), signifying one major item crossed off my bucket list: eat legit Japanese food!

Disclaimer: Massive photo dump ahead. But they all serve a purpose, I promise!

Bangkok holds a special place in my heart. I've been there several times for work, and each and every time I was there, I'd always enjoy my stay. The shopping's great, the food's excellent, and despite the heat (similar to Manila), I like the long walks and train rides.

Recently, an opportunity came up to revisit Bangkok — this time for leisure — with my family. However, circumstances arose and it ended up with my mom and I being the only ones who were free to go. We decided to make the most out of it and enjoy a mother-daughter trip together.

To add something fresh to our itinerary, my mom wondered if it would be possible to attend a Thai cooking class. I asked an ex-colleague based there to recommend a list of cooking schools and after some deliberation, my mom and I chose the Baipai Thai Cooking School. She was so excited as taking a Thai cooking class was one of the items on her bucket list, and she was about to tick that one off.

I enrolled my mom online for the price of 2,200 baht. I asked if I could accompany her (I decided not to cook, because I wanted to take photos and blog) and they said I could for the price of 700 baht. This included free food. Of course I couldn't say no to that.

So on the third morning of our trip, the Baipai van picked us up from our hotel, which was definitely a treat. (We realized, later on, that if we had to find our way to the school, we would have gotten lost for sure.) Along with us were Mom's other classmates, four German men and three Taiwanese women.

First, we were whisked off to the Or Tor Kor Market, which is one of the best wet markets in all of Thailand. Located in the Chatuchak area (frequent flyers to Bangkok would definitely recognize that name), what first struck me was how clean it was.