Day 3: Chatuchak Wkend Mkt & Suan Lum Nite Bazaar...

Planned to go Chatuchak Weekend Market as it only operate on Sat & Sun... Have to go early as it will be veri warm & crowded by noon. We set off after breakfast in our hotel and boarded the BTS from Chong Nonsi to Mo Chit.

Arrived at Mo Chit & followed the crowd to walk to Chatuchak... the stalls operate from 8.30am and it's nearly 10am when we arrived. The place was super huge and many pasar malam stalls lined both inside & outside. Seriously, after awhile will walk till lost direction! The variety of stuff sold here are slippers/sandals, caps, accessories, tees & shorts, luggage bags & backpacks etc. Besides these were their handicrafts, scarves, buddha statues. We really walked till veri tired... my initial plan was to spend only 2 hrs here! But end up by lunch time, only walked a part of it!

Decided to look for lunch place ... judging fr the pollution in BKK, i dun dare take the risk to eat the street stalls. So, I chanced upon this jap cafe wif alfresco seats & biz seems good! I saw an aunty eating a set which looked yummy... so i asked the waitress & it's their Spare Ribs Set Meal. Sounds good as i could see thru the glass where a man was bbq-ing the ribs! Woo! This was one of the best meals i had, check out the pic here... Mom had a Terriyaki Chix Set.

Spare Ribs Set... Fantastic!
Terriyaki Chicken Set
Take a break, have a coconut drink!

After a fufilling lunch, we continued exploring the wkend mkt ... by now, we had alreadi bought a few items, haha! The real shopping finally began... I was still feeling sluggish as it's really hot! I was perspiring like mad! Rmbr Denise told me muz try the coconut drink so i went to buy a coconut, sweet indeed =) Realised the discounts also not fantastic unless u purchase in bulk. We got some caps, sandals, shorts, bag, accessories & souvenirs. The shopping bag was a gd buy as we used it immediately to carry all our stuff, haahaa! Korean-Style Cap










At Pathumwan's Lobby

We left Chatuchak nearing 4pm! Boarded the BTS to National Stadium, MBK again... Went to cool down & rest our tired feets at Pathumwan Princess Hotel & snap some pics at its lobby! It's so cosy till i wished i had stayed there! Settled our dinner at MBK's food court, which i had eyed the same stall i patronised earlier ... this time muz try it's Drumstick wif Rice & Egg. The serving so huge till i couldn't finish up & if the drumstick was warmed up, it sure would had tasted better!

Like our Nasi Lemak ...

Travelled from MBK to Suan Lum Night Bazaar, which i failed to go on my 1st nite. This was abit out of the way as need to change at Sala Daeng BTS to their underground MRT (Si Lom Station)... separate tickets needed. Their MRT seems newer and we alighted at the next stop, Lumphini. The Bazaar was juz within mins fr the station. As we strolled in, we passed by a massage shop & the masseurs showed us the charges... it's 100 THB cheaper than the one we chk at MBK. It seems good biz too. When we seemed indecisive on which package, one of the masseurs offered us 1 hr head to toe massage for 200 THB each! That's a bargain ... meaning Sgd 8 only! So we went in to try out ... this was my First time having such a luxury treatment, esp for my tired feets & serious backpain fr the shopping! Would recommend this if anyone keen for a massage in BKK, they own a few units of massage shops in this bazaar... the shop called Relax.

After a good rest & a short nap at the massage shop, I still felt sleepy... haha! We strolled around Suan Lum Bazaar, read tt this place is gg to be demolished for developments... The set up was more organised wif proper pathway vs Chatuchak. Somemore, it's more cooling to walk at nite. But seeing the stuff seems almost the same, we din really walked much. The mark up price here also higher. Discovered that in BKK, we couldn't photograph freely the displays & items they sell... cos i saw a stall selling veri cute 'cakes', which r meant for display but was told need to pay up if wan take pic! Similarly, rmbr at a stall this aftn... a foreigner wan take pic at the caps, also was warned by the stall-owner. This part i really dun understand... if take pic, isn't it free publicity for the stalls? Visitors could intro their frens to visit these stalls too!

Today was pretty fufilling as we visited two bazzars and manage to buy things lo!