We landed on a Sunday morning, and headed straight to Chatuchak. Never been there before until then, and unsurprisingly, the complex market was a haven for intense shopping. Think Bugis Street x 100 times in size.
They have really uncensored t-shirts which were actually funny. But none i would wear in SG. Like this one:
Chatuchak was super tiring especially after literally chionging from the airport there, but i guess it was one of the most value for money shopping trips. Next, we went to MBK...in a TukTuk!!
I really love riding to places in this..damn old school with wind in your hair. Too bad for the cheating uncles who kept forcing us to go to shops though. We ended taking taxis which were way cheaper and more comfy for the 2nd half of the trip.
ANW (in MBK we) DISCOVERED THE MOST GLORIEST PAD SEE EEW (kuay teow fried in dark soy sauce with chicken/pork/seafood) OF ALL!!!
Looks ordinary here but it is super crazy delicious! Dunno what sauce they put in it to make it so addictive. It's like MSG but it's not. (But Thais have a track record of adding tonnes of sugar in their food.) omg i already feel like going back JUST for this! We went to MBK like 2 or 3 times just to eat this. And Tom Yam Kung as well.
Nothing much else in MBK besides cheap makeup (M.A.C @ S$4) and boardshorts (Billabongs). It was really just the food court we were so high about..haha.Oh, when we went back to our hotel we found this side stall selling this:
Thai version of crepe!! Inside was slathered with generous amounts of any type of ingredients you choose from the board. We loved the ham, pork floss and pineapple jam combi. So sinful! (and we ate that like twice since it was just outside our hotel for only 30 baht = less than S$2!)
There was Suan Lum Night bazaar and Patpong - where we went to watch our 1st Tiger Show! To be honest, there was nothing erotic about it. The horde of naked bodies on stage was actually abit depressing coz you could tell the girls were just so used to it and they had to go on hour after hour back-to-back after each 'show' ended! There were crazy tricks they did like pull out a 5+m long string from their privates, one had blades strung on the string! Can't imagine the pain they had to endure to train for this!Disclaimer: We didn't plan to go for the show, but after 2 drivers (1 tuktuk 1 cab) advised us not to go to the night bazaar so early coz there were "Protesters" and after walking around aimlessly since even Platinum closed for the night at 8pm, we didn't know where else to go. So not wanting to waste time and since we both hadn't been to one, we agreed to go for the show. It was quite an eye-opener actually. We went in after seeing a bunch of girls and a family go into the sleazy bar before us.
There was also Khao San night market, not very big though, but we met up with my cousins on the 1st day of their trip and 6 of us squeezed into a cab to get there.On the last day of our trip we met Paul Twohill in the lift at our hotel. We tried to squeeze in the tiny lift (max 6 pple) even though there were 5 of them. So anw we had to get out since the lift door wouldn't close. That was when we realized it was him when we turned back and he said "Sorreh!" with a peace sign haha . Wasted, should have taken pics with him la.
So we went back to SG with alot of good buys. More specifically, me. Lol, really hard to find guys stuff besides shorts. Their tshirts are not very good quality for guys.
Definitely one of my best shopping trips - everything for roughly S$200!! :)
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