Back from Bangkok!
After a 5 days trip in BKK, I bought back quite a lot of things, heavy things:
1. rice bowl (in black) x 6 (15baht each)
2. Dishes (in black) x 10 (18 baht each)
3. T-shirt x 2 (sigh... They have lots of nice t-shirt but most of the shops' largest t-shirt size are L which I can't fit in) (150baht)
4. Traveler hand held sewing machine (75baht)
5. White rubber flip flop (49baht)
6. Table Light (100baht)
7. Medium size hand drum (1000baht)
8. Mug
9. Small glass for shot
10. Snack for soar and antioch
Those rice bowls and dishes are those selling in The Life Shop at $5 each I think, but I got it at 50 cents sing each. I know I will regret if I don't buy, so I bought them back for my family to use. In Chatuchak, there got a few shops selling t-shirt only, most of them don't sell XL size, sigh ... Chatuchak market is too huge, we took 2 days (4hr each) to complete most of the necssary area. Khao San night market is happening! The whole atmosphere is sooo gooood~ bars and pubs along the road, those things selling there you can bargain till half of their offered price, people sitting along the road and drink, I saw Jack Sparrow and took a photo with him! These 2 places is a must go place! Then Suan Lum Night Bazaar is a disappointment, but there got a big wheel, very nice. All the shopping mall also are disappointment. I like the street of Thong Lor which lead me to a small design mall called "Playground". The architecture are very different from other part of Bangkok, very nice design. Feels like you were in Japan. We had Tom Yum Soup everyday and night. I ate a chicken wing selling by the road side and I got diahoerria, sigh, spoil the trip. Thanks Qinghao for recording Lao Sai and vomit in Thai for me to tell the pharmacy what my situation. He emailed to me and I transfer to my handphone. I saw a lot of different kind of people - poor, very poor, rich, very rich, prositute, elegant lady, etc... I even saw a man who lost his leg, crowing on the floor around Chatuchak to beg for money. That make me very upset. Hardly find a church in Bangkok, lots of temple there. When Thai people pass by any temple or saw the four face god, they will show respect. Even outside a mega shopping mall has a small temple. Our hotel room is superb. Small but very nice. The bed and pillow very comfortable. I think to choose a good hotel is a must bcos after one whole day of touring around, it's good to have a good rest for another day of tour. The transportation very convenient. The distance between our hotel and MRT only 800m, 8 mins walk. Thank God all the taxi we took the driver are very good people, they didn't cheat our money and even ask us to be careful of our money. haa ..
Nice trip nice trip!!!
Monday, January 15, 2007 9:04 AM
