Bangkok guide (part 2)

Dining in Bangkok is generally quite easy.  Food is cheap and widely available.  Take this for example - Nobu Shabu is a Japanese shabu shabu restaurant that offers both ala carte and buffet dining.  For buffet, you'll only be paying 399++, which works out to be about 520 baht or S$22 per head.  Considering that the quality of food is good & it is healthy, I'll highly recommend this restaurant to any visiting Singaporean.  Just take note that you'll be required to compete your meal in 1.5 hours if you're having the buffet.  

I found this restaurant by accident some years back when I was in Bangkok alone.  I never found another place that offers such delicious food.  The soup base becomes really tasty after you've had 1 round of vegetable & meats cooked in it.  The meat is very thinly sliced (as with all shabu meat), so you can eat it easily and without guilt since its lean. 

Nobu Shabu is located on level 7 in zone B, near to the cinema.  Best if you can drop by earlier in the day to make reservations but if not, you'll probably won't have to wait too long.  Opens from 10am to 10pm. 

These sauces are available for you to conjure up your own dip. As you like it

The selection of vegetables, squid, beef, chicken & pork

 

My dip with a generous helping of garlic, spring onions, bean paste, a dash of shabu sauce and losta vinegar!

Our pot filled with vegetables & lean meat. Very healthy! 

 If you walk around Central World, you may come across this massage and spa outlet.  You may think that it would likely cost more since its so well done up, but no.  Prices are the same as anywhere else.  I had a nice foot massage and I'm pretty satisfied with the ambiance and massage.  

City-Airport
Now for the final piece of advice.  This is probably the best thing that has happened to Bangkok in a long time.  The new airport city rail has 2 lines.  One that's express and plies between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Makkasan railway station.  The airport city rail station is located at Basement 1 of the airport.  This will cost you 150 baht one way.  From Makkasan station, you'll need to take a taxi to wherever you're staying.

The other line is also part of the BTS line (I think).  It goes beyond Makkasan station to Phaya Thai station and its only going to cost you 45 baht.  After you get to the last station at Phaya Thai, get out and walk to the Sukhumvit line.  The BTS station has the same name Phaya Thai.  The duration of travel on this airport rail is about 25 minutes and I think the interval is 20 minutes.  Pretty fast if you don't have to wait for the next train and convenient if you're not with lots of luggage.  Once you get to the Sukhumvit line, go to wherever your hotel is and viola!  Its easy to navigate and you can always ask for help if you need.

Have fun!