DISQUS

lin · 1 year ago

OMG! Chatuchak just earned a place on my 'places to visit' list. LOL.
And thanks for the handy tips!
Can't wait for ur next post on the hotel~^^

jingle bell · 1 year ago

tak tidur and be able to blog at this hour!?

I tak tidur juga. still rushing my assignments.
T.T

Yatz · 1 year ago

chatuchak best~!!
planned to go before the coming CNY for shopping spree..wheeeeee~~

Yappy · 1 year ago

Omg... the dogs... so cuteee!!!!! I want!!!!! You must have shop like mad!!! I would too if I'm let loose there! Hahaha...
How many things have you bought? :))) Can't wait for your post about the hotel. :)))

Simon Seow · 1 year ago

Buy me some Jibbitz for my Mickey Mouse Crocs. It's damn cheap over there yo!

weiqi · 1 year ago

u brighten up my day!!! Bangkok and Chatuchak!!! u made me want to go Bangkok right away...*cry* but i cant

Andy · 1 year ago

Hrm, even RM20 for a original design tee isn't expensive, thats like AU$7, which is the price of a Big Mac meal, meh.

I really should go to Bangkok, when I get home.

sheon · 1 year ago

june/july? can i go with you?

songjun · 1 year ago

ehhhhh did you eat the yummy thai food there? i love the vermicelli thingy they had yums

Sam · 1 year ago

mmm! i wanna go!!! the flip flops are really cute. the dresses are not bad too! buy some back and sell 'em online su ann! since u do so much traveling, buy and sell. u're gonna get goood profit ;)

Sam · 1 year ago

i had to read back what u said about the heart shaped necklace eeyang was wearing, otherwise i would've suspected him gay! i have one in olive, light gold color.

twinkle · 1 year ago

Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Happy Shopping eh?? Good on you! Me wish to shop like that also. Like like laaa

KY · 1 year ago

I went there, it was hot and humid and .. well they sell fried pork skin! :D :D :D

clem · 1 year ago

sigh i missed the whole chatuchak madness on sunday. :( apparently chatuchak is truly 'open' on weekends only if i recall what my bangkok host told me correctly. is that true?

my friend and i went there the next day (monday), but there weren't that many shops that were open. i guess maybe next time :P

nurul · 1 year ago

i want the flip flops..... n the happy clips n the mug n the dress n the postcard!!! huhuhu. may i know how to go there? from kl to bangkok.... do i need a passport??? =D

Rachel · 1 year ago

Haha... good that you and KY blog bout bangkok.. I'm flying off tomorrow evening to the shopping heaven... it's disturbing cos i dunno if i bring enough CASH! lol... Hahaha... next time we should go again n again n again!
BANGKOK, wait for me!!! I'm coming :)

Ping · 1 year ago

o_O this is bad, I feel like buying almost everything that I see in your post. And you give me an idea of a holiday shopping spree location :-D

We can't buy the puppy back, right? Think they have tight procedure for it?

Hehe, thanks for the tips :-) and can't wait for your post about the hotel~!

Seng Ming · 1 year ago

aiyo :( i miss chatuchak! that was the first place i went to when i touched down at bangkok early march. spent a bomb and really enjoyed myself there in heaven and don't get me started with the food there too.. so cheaaap and yummy

Tricia · 1 year ago

wow....its just like a bigger and larger version of lady's street in HK?! Nice place to buy stuff!! Cheap and nice!! Awwwwww, the puppies are so so so so cuteeee!!! U should have smuggled some of them back here and sell them to me...muahahahahaha...

-Moo Moo- · 1 year ago

PinkPau....Chatuchak open on Friday or not?
PLS REPLY...TQ So much!

carolyong · 1 year ago

omgosh i am so emailing you right now haha.

WAH THE EARRINGS VERY NICE LOR i am the biggest sucker for dangly earrings!! and bags!! and accessories!! and cheap sundresses!! :D :D :D

eee i wanna visit la.

mich · 1 year ago

Pinkpau, u always give useful tips.

U're so loveable.

^^

entwined · 1 year ago

oh god oh god oh god. hahaha i so have to go there. :(((( my parents ah...when my friends were planning a trip to bangkok, they said cannot go. but once they changed the venue to phuket, then i can go. wtf. ARE THEY HINTING AT SOMETHING! :((( what's worse (or better for me, in the future) is that i have an aunt living in bangkok!!! ok ok time to strategise so i can persuade my parents to let me go next year :P

i want to gooooooooooo :'(

tom · 1 year ago

come on.. food!.. i want to read about food!! :P

reallybites · 1 year ago

i want to go with you wtff unless u r goin with martian la

yesss everyone must take note of TIP ONE. my fren experienced that before and she came back very tak puas coz kenot find the shop again.

wizardp00f · 1 year ago

i have been having all this bangkok-chatuchak-shopping-holiday dream this whole week and seeing your post is a divine sign that i HAVE to go there this july. :D one question: what language do one use to get around?

Love your blog btw. :)

grace · 1 year ago

argh..i also shop earings like mad 1...
omg if i go chatuchak sure broke
omg those dresses are so pretty!!
now i know y my dad never wants to bring me to thailand >.

Emily · 1 year ago

WTF THOSE EARRINGSSSSSSSS!!! *faints*

WTF THOSE SUPER CUTE FLIP FLOPS!!!! * double faints*

i feel like crying already. T_______________T

grrr!

Michelle · 1 year ago

I wanna go Bangkok!!!

wittyowl · 1 year ago

hey, i reali like ur blog =) i just wanna ask about how much do they sell the heart shape clips in #10? just curious. Malaysia is selling an arm for it! i'm so inspired to go chatuchak right now! =D

iua · 1 year ago

hi this is my first post here.. been your silent reader for a bout i year already *shy*...

the thing is, im in the midst of booking a trip to bangkok next week (partly due to this post's fault). can you please tell me the hotel you stayed at? wont be able to wait till your next post, because it'll be too late...

im afraid if i randomly pick out a hotel it might turn out to be a nightmare...

thanks in advance and keep up the good writings~

kei · 1 year ago

OMG OMG OMG THE FLIP FLOPS SO NICE LAH OK!

and... i thought everyone exaggerates when they say everything is so cheap but its true laah cuz u mentioned the prices how come u didnt post pictures of sundresses!!!

hw · 1 year ago

Perfect timing of your post =D I'm headed to Bangkok and Phuket this coming Friday, and Chatuchak is one of the main places my gf and I are looking forward to going =D

Any recommendations of places to go in Bangkok for authentic yummy local food?

skyler · 1 year ago

ASK YOU BUY NEVER BUY FOR ME T___________T my first week of july is holiday, you are going with me T_______T

pinkpau · 1 year ago

lin : it's DEFINITELY a must visit :))

jingle bell : eh so poor thing :( i know how that feels :(

yatz : haha my friend eeyang who went with me, bought jeans for soooooo cheap. so unfair lah you all guys can fit into any kinds of jeans wan. us girls have to look high and low for the perfect pair!

yappy : i bought LOTS and LOTS of stuff :P we went to chatuchak for two days, spent about 4-5 hours each day. haha

simon : jibbitz is those things you stick in the holes of the crocs right? haha okok i look for it

weiqi : why cant you go? :(

andy : oh you must!! of course there's more to bangkok than just chatuchak, but it is definitely THE highlight!

sheon : ya ok! :D

songjun : of course lah hahaha. the soft springy vermicelli right? kicks the ass of the dry stuff we have here. ei something funny happened.. i was in the cab on the way to the hotel from my airport, then i passed by a house that looked DAMN FAMILIAR. then i realized it was gook's house!!! so i called him and asked him if he lived in that area. turns out he lives just down the street from my hotel, haha. but we never met up cos eeyang dowan -______- oh and i bumped into fadli at a club!!! but didnt say hi cos i shy :|

sam : so many people are doing it already! LOADS and LOADS in kl :P and they do it so much better than i ever could. haha eeyang is so manly he can pull off things like wearing his friend's necklaces without looking gay! and he has no qualms about doing it. that's what i like about him :) cos he holds my bags for me when i go to the bathroom ;)

twinkle : goooooo do it! :D

KY : you are such a MAN. -_-

clem : yes weekends only! the other days not worth it at all !

nurul : you can fly or take a bus! wait for air asia's promos :) and the MAS 0 fare promo coming up. and the Air Asia SUB-zero fair promo coming up to counter MAS ;) yes you need a passport for any country outside of malaysia!

rachel : zomg have fun in bangkok!!! :D dont get conned by the ping pong ladies ok :( KY and i getting conned are enough already :(

ping : bangkok is THE best holiday shopping destination cos its cheappp. singapore and australia may have better fashion but exchange rate and inflation is killer. no we cant bring the puppies back, but i know someone who bought hamsters at chatuchak, then put them in his POCKETS and SMUGGLED them back to malaysia. hahahaha. i can only imagine how uncomfortable the plane ride was for him and both the hamsters :P

seng ming : did you see the cute little fried eggs!

tricia : it's NOTHING like ladies' street!!!! ladies' street just sells a lot of fake stuff, dvds and random things. chatuchak is like.. flea market + handmade things + clothes haven :)

moo moo : not many shops are open on weekdays. so you dont see as much stuff :) saturdays and sundays are the best days to go.

carol : and for RM 1 per pair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i FLIPPED OUT ok. i was like staring at the sign and asking eeyang, eh... am i converting wrongly? is it really RM 1?

mich : hahaha thank u thank u :P i aim to please *curtsy

entwined : omg dont go phuket.. very boring wan!! anything there is in phuket, you can find in bangkok and 10 times better. except for the go-karting and ATVs maybe. there is little shopping in phuket, and it's all about the beach and barlife there.

tom : hahahaha okok! maybe next next next post!

reallybites : nono i'm going alone! come we go!!!! ya the first time i went to chatuchak, that happened to me. so i LEARNED from my mistake :P like, buy only! dont really need to compare prices cos everything so cheap

wizardp00r : english! because i dont speak thai :P it can be a little bit difficult because not many thais speak english, so what is important is getting your hotel to write you the names of places and other important things in thai on a piece of paper. other things like "thank you", "hello", "how much is this?" "so expensive!", "nevermind"; you should learn how to say them :) very useful.

grace : hehe your dad is a clever man. but tell him it's VALUE FOR MONEY!!!! unlike singapore and HK where shopping is soooo expensive

emily : dont cry dont cry :P i can give you a pair of earrings! hahaha cos i bought back a dozen and im sure i cant wear them all anytime soon :P

michelle : goooo! when u come back for the holidays, drag your parents :)

wittyowl : 1 baht per piece. which is like 10 cents in ringgit? haha! :D

iua : oh .. oh :( but but i cannot tell you which hotel :( why dont you drop me an email and i'll tell you :) if you dont want to email me, you can check out Imm Fusion hotel. that one's cute too, but it's not my hotel :D

kei : cos i didnt buy many sundresses :( only 3! a lot of the dress shops here dont have fitting rooms for you to try them on, and oftentimes when this is the case, you end up with sundresses with straps that are too loose, busts that are too tight, dresses that make you look short! sooooo no point buying wan! i learn from experience :(

hw : sniff you are back!! i thought you abandoned my blog :( have fun in bangkok, it's an awesome place. hmm okay there are lots of good thai restaurants in bangkok, but the ones that i know tend to be a tad touristy. for instance there's Cabbages & Condoms, Baan Khanita and Lemongrass - all around the Sukhumvit area. they're good but not great, and are also slightly more expensive. (however, this expensive is like 'average' price after conversion into ringgit). the best food in bangkok are all on the streets :) walk into any street stall and chances are the food's good AND cheap. reallllllyy cheap! so i'd say go for the little street stalls selling noodles and all that; look out for the ones that have lots of people and just peep at what everyone's having! if you must go to restaurants (hygiene reasons etc), there are the three that i mentioned! there's also one called Ban Khun Mae in Siam Square in that shopping boutique area; it's a corner lot in a shop with wooden walls. pretty good!! and better than the other 3 more touristy ones i mentioned earlier :) you can google all 4 places for the addresses!

skyler : YOU get your dad to give you green light first. oooh mr high fructose corn syrup. hahaha

iamthewitch · 1 year ago

Gosh... you have made me tempted to visit Chatuchak! OK I must go some day... I'm a sucker for cheap stuff! Cheap and cute and nice of course :P

shengmae* · 1 year ago

heyy there! :) thank you sooo much for this post! was actually planning for a short trip down to bangkok this coming july. and i must say your recent post is a savior! haha.

would you mind if i emailed you about a few minor details ie: transport, hotels, etc?

thanks so much su ann! :D

pinkpau · 1 year ago

iamthewitch : then chatuchak is perfect for you :D

shengmae : sure go ahead! :)

thegeekinpink · 1 year ago

yay i cant wait to go there end of the year! :) HAPPY

michellesy · 1 year ago

I. So. Need. To. Go. To. Bangkok.
Haha, Su Ann, reading your blog always ignites the urge to travel in me =)

And OMG, the shopping is to die for at Chatuchak ok!

wittyowl · 1 year ago

super thank you for the reply =D
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!! 10 cent for one! gosh... i'll go crazy there. there must b tons of cheap art & craft stuff there! =D
art friends @ pavilion selling at RM129 for about 80 heart shape clips!!!!!

Jane · 1 year ago

Chatuchak...not so good memories...haha. I went there during a cross-country exchange in sophomore year and after the race, we had a "fun race" in Chatuchak where we had to buy outfits based on a certain theme for our team. We went around searching for the most outrageous combination we could possibly put together and we ended up lost. With lost members too. It took us almost an hour to get back to the bus in one piece.
I wish I had more time to check out the place and buy fun stuff like you did :(

jiayoong. · 1 year ago

why isnt there a place like that in ol' malaysia, whyyyyyy!

sheryl · 1 year ago

wah..........now i really wanna go back there again for shopping!!! But one thing...the clothes and dresses are so small in Thailand, how to fit?! sigh...

chm · 1 year ago

may i ask hw much u spent on shoppin alone? must be quite a bomb even after conversion...

lishun · 1 year ago

i am not one for shopping, but it looks like chatuchak might change my mind. haha. worth flying over to bangkok for?

RealGunners · 1 year ago

ei i wan guns and bullets, can help me buy ah? shd be cheap there :D

huoy · 1 year ago

I was a silent reader of ur blog but this blog post really makes me wanna comment! I so wanna go bangkok for all the cheap yet gorgeous stuffs. Sorry but I can't help answering lishun's question, that the shopping there is definitely worthhh flying over bangkok! Now I shall stop going bangsar and save up for chatuchak!

p/s: I know freddy lol, but just some sort of acquantanceship. He was my friend's friend and we haven't met long time ago so I don't think he remembers me lol.

lyn · 1 year ago

i want to get something too but i dunno what .. i like to buy really random stuff haha .. and i'm easily attracted to the color pink .. but i can't wear earrings :(

TheRealAnonymous · 1 year ago

DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR IC THIS TIME LEYYYYYYYYY... !!

Faster get it done and bring it wif u... leave ur passport in the hotel. =p Den u can start experiencing wat u just missed the last time around. =)

hj · 1 year ago

hey.. there's a place in KL where u also can get RM1/pair earrings!
it's called plaza GM, in Chow Kit. n the things in the curve are exactly the same!! but triple the price..

entwined · 1 year ago

we've already booked the tickets to phuket. i pity the guys coming along if we are going to bkk. hahaha. they'd be so lost. when i hit bkk, i want to shop without niggling fears that my friends bored out their minds :P anyways, i'm up for a relaxing beach holidays after my exams also haha :D

songjun · 1 year ago

Lim Su Ann, I am dissapointed in you for putting on your post whether or not it was endorsed by the Thai Tourism board, ChaTuChak Association of Vendors, Cheap Shoppers Galore Addicts Ring, Pink Earrings Unlimited, Pet Heaven Bangkok and AirAsia for any potential kickbacks u might receive for promoting Thailand's tourism. Please next time say so I can tell if i'm being marketed to or not. This is called Ethics ok.

-.- Ok i had a hard time trying to think up of all those lame names hahaha

ANYWAY, why didnt go visit Gook? omg how did u pass his house? its like down some super narrow lorong lol should have said hi to fadz, catch him doing something illegal haha

pinkpau · 1 year ago

thegeekinpink : go shop yourself crazyeeee :D

michellesy : hehe! *curtsy

wittyowl : yes lots of very random and cool art stuff. go to chatuchak :) you will never again buy any overpriced art supplies from anywhere else.

jane : oh no that sounds like a total nightmare! hopefully a better shopping experience next time :) chatuchak is totally worth it.

sheryl : mostly free size!! :) can fit wan

chm : i dont want to say!!! hahahaha!

li shun : DEFINITELY. see huoy at #48 agrees too :P

realgunners : where can bring back!!! dont try to bluff me ah, i know these things wan

huoy : yalar i am never shopping at the bangsar boutiques again :( but then again, i think at bangsar you are paying for all their effort of scavenging and sourcing the best stuff in places like chatuchak :) haha freddy! you mean freddy cheu? i'm meeting him in singapore sometime next month when he's back for the summer

lyn : necklaces then! or bags. or shoes!

therealanon : i was supposed to get my ic done yesterday :( but i lazy :( and i dowan to go tomoro ... so ... :(

hj : plaza GM? seriously?? omg i dont even know where this is!! is it the same kinda earrings as in the picture? the dangly type ones?

entwined : oh ok :D have fun in phuket. must catch the beach sunsets!!! :)

songjun : hahahahahaha songjun songjun i heart you! cheap shoppers addicts galore ring??? hahahaha you idiot. eh i said wat, didnt go and visit Gook cos eeyang dowan. passed his house on the way to the hotel, and i just happened to look down that lane. i was like eh that house looks damn familiar.. haha. no lah i din say hi to fadli cos he was inside the club and i was outside. yalar gook also say he's doing illegal things hahaha

cheryl · 1 year ago

omg.
so many earrings and cool stuff there.
pls, bring me to chatuchak!!!.
haha :D

viona · 1 year ago

gawddd u made me wanna go to chatuchak!!
the name of the place is so cutee =)

julz · 1 year ago

*dammit* so jealous. I wanna go Bangkok now!!

lotsofcravings · 1 year ago

is this like visting bangkok season?? i just came back from bangkok last week, n i m seeing bangkok left right centre in the blogosphere!

RealGunners · 1 year ago

hahahaha i oso know cannot bring back, that's y ask u buy ma ngek ngek ngek :D

haih... i've been to Dubai, China, Europe, UK, but never been to Bangkok, arghh!!!! saving up to clear up my stupid study loan, hopefully next year will be my travel year :D

nurul · 1 year ago

tq 4 ur info.. =) emmmmm... can i ask u to help me those stuff? maybe just the flip flops n dress... if u dont mind la.... ;)

James · 1 year ago

You and eeyang would look perfect together...

Joanne · 1 year ago

Hi Pinkpau,

Just wondering whats your camera model? I really like the quality of your photos~!

jenn* · 1 year ago

hi pinkpau. thanks for the write up on chatuchak. i'll be going to bkk this 21st and chatuchak will be on my must-visit list :)

THANK YOU!

Reta · 1 year ago

platinum mall is great for very nice dresses and clothings too!

aimee · 1 year ago

after reading this entry, i felt an urge to log on malaysia airlines to book the next flight to thailand.

travel agencies should hire you to write reviews la, bloooody convincing!

can';t wait to read about the hotel, pray tell!

vvens · 1 year ago

hhahaa must remember to bring mini fan there la or not will die. too hot ;p

why is jack sparrow there *_*

skyler · 1 year ago

Haha I don't care already T_______T I am going to book a flight and pretend to run away then come back a few days later wtf. Eh how much are shih tzu puppies I forgot to ask!

bangkok here i come! · 1 year ago

hi pinkpau, like some of the ppl here, im also one of your silent readers ._.

im going to bkk next thurs for 4 days *excited* =D and this will be my 1st time there.. can you recommend more "must-go" places in your upcoming posts? i'll be staying in sukhumvit area.

and also, i heard that you gotta wake up very very early to go chatuchak by skytrain.. is it true? may i know what's your schedule like?

"pingpong & tiger" shows are not worth a visit ah? x_X

thanks in advance..

cheers!

Ping · 1 year ago

OMG, i want to plan a trip to go there now~

haha, i know who you meant :-P even i can't imagine that. kekeke.

AngPau · 1 year ago

Anything for guys to shop there?

Anyway, after reading this post I think I should plan the next trip to Chatuchak instead of Hatyai!

Ru · 1 year ago

Pinkpau you're so lucky! Been years since I been in Bangkok, thanks to this blog entry I miss it even more.

I love that cute shirt from picture #14, I hope they stick around for a while, when I visit Bangkok again I'll so visit that shop (and all the others). :3

Ohh Chatuchak is bliss!

Kayfourtyfour · 1 year ago

i was in bangkok early this year, and although i enjoyed chatuchak immensely, i found that most of the thai people there did not like to bargain. they would only lower their prices if you buy three or more, and even then the price would only be lowered by 50 Baht or so, which is about RM5 -_-

however i had the chance to visit this night bazaar (erm can't remember the name anymore -_-) which is probably not as big as chatuchak, but still damn big la because even though we were there for a whole night in the end we only covered 2 sections of it, and there was still a whole row of sections left unexplored. also the sellers there were not only more willing to give you bargain, they actually won't let you go until you agree to purchase the item at YOUR terms of pricing. of course d good thing about this is that no matter how low you bargain at, in the end almost 70% of them will let you have your way. there was this one item that was 250 Baht and i bargained for 100 Baht and actually i didn't even bargain so hard, i just kept trying to leave the stall but she wouldn't let me and in the end she really just sold it to me for 100 Baht -_- the bad thing about this is if you accidentally 'show interest' in something that you REALLY don't want to buy, you'll probably end up buying it anyway 'cuz the seller just refuses to let you go. like that 100 Baht thing for instance, cos it was some light deco and i was more interested in clothes -_-

but yeah the night bazaar was awesome! plus it was joined to food courts and bars / pubs / nightlife. they even had the mechanical bull riding thing which was pretty fun. and whoever is planning to buy clothes in thailand, try to take down orders for at least 2 other ppl also because everything is usually sold cheaper in threes.

wah i write so long!

pinkpau · 1 year ago

cheryl : ok, if you can fit in my luggage :D

viona : hmm! actually i wonder what the name means.. must go look it up

julz : dont be jealous lahhh :P you go too!

lotsofcravings : i think it's cos of songkran season :)

realgunners : all the best to your travel year :D make sure you blog abt it!

nurul : ya ok, i'll put up a notice on my blog when i'm going to bangkok again :)

james : we did.. but that was like 6 years ago :P

joanne : the canon ixus 75! it's about 1.5 years old i think

jenn : you are welcome! :)

reta : AGREED!!! :D

aimee : hahaha MAS! wait for the asean price wars to start, then only book :P i made the mistake of booking a MAS flight to kuching the very day they released their zero-fare campaign. now air asia is coming up with a SUB-zero fare campaign. haih! i shoulda known

vvens : ya or paper fan! paper fan windier. hahaha jack sparrow was collecting donations. he looks very real in person wan, but this eeyang lah! donno how to take pictures wan!

skyler : didnt ask about shih tzus :|

bangkok here i come! : sukhumvit area! good place to stay. scroll up a bit for my recommendations to hw at the bottom of comment #35; there are some good restaurants in sukhumvit. lots of very good cake places too, but you gotta google that cos i forgot the names of the places :| if you're staying near any of the skytrain stations in sukhumvit, you dont have to worry about sticking near sukhumvit; bangkok is your oyster with the skytrain! must go places for shopping : chatuchak, platinum mall, suan lum bazaar. other must go places : khao san road, the grand palace, wat arun, chinatown, getting a thai massage!, sirocco dome bar, the river boat cruise thing. refer to comment #35 over here, my reply to entwined for a little bit more info about the shopping places :) about the skytrain thing, no not the case. the skytrain opens till midnight, and chatuchak opens from morning till 6pm on saturdays and sundays. i usually go to chatuchak between 11am to 5pm. ahhh pingpong shows.. just dont get conned. dont go to go-go bars in patpong where you have to be taken one floor up, and they say things like you dont have to pay if you dont want to stay, etc. it's a con!! read it here. this happened to my friend KY, and the same thing happened to me too!

ping : eh? what do you mean you know who i meant?

angpau : of course! my friend eeyang spent more money shopping than i did :P but that's because he bought lots of clothes and i bought more rubbishy things. eh hatyai not much to do

ru : i actually have the address of that particular shop with the cat shirt! it's the same shop that sells the postcards. it's in Section 8, Soi 17/1, Rooms 254 and 255 :)

kayfourtyfour : that's a really good point. i should have put that in my pointers! the thing about chatuchak is that the price is soooooo low already that there's really no point bargaining because the merchants wont budge much. suan lum night bazaar can give you discounts because their stuff is the same as chatuchak but slightly more expensive. suan lum's great too - it's like a mini chatuchak. haih but still... the messiness and everythingness of chatuchak is why i love it so much :D

Emily · 1 year ago

haha. really? come come gimme gimme i dont mind adding another pair into my collection. HA HA HA. XD

seriously i'm also one of those who will go crazy buying pretty handicraft / DIY those rubbishy stuffs. :P

Hmm..NOW i know where those boutiques and flea market stall owners get their stocks from. C h a t u c h a k, B A N G K O K ! here i come!! Weeeeeeeeeee! but, not so soon lar haih sad case.


ps: how much have u spend buying all those stuff in chatuchak huh?

Abby · 1 year ago

Hi Su Anne! I would reaaally reaaally like to go to BKK this end of June. Was intending it to be a solo travel kind of thing, but if you're going around that time as well, I totally wouldn't mind the company! And you do sound like great company ;) I NEEEED to get good bargains. Hehehe. Could I mail you please? :)

poet36 · 1 year ago

heyyy pinkpau, before i go on i just would like say how amazing your blog is. i just can't help but notice how your blog has evolved drastically over the last few months.from being one that touched on your feeling, emotions and experiences it has become focused more towards fun-filled sugar and spice-esque drama. its still a joy to read but it has lost some of tht maturity and depth tht every entry used to posess. i'll probbaly get a lot of sh*t for this but hey its just my opinion and i hope you take it with no offence. cheers poet36

jean · 1 year ago

hey pinkpau.. i've been a silent reader of yours for quite sometime.. first time commenting..

i love shopping in bangkok too! hehe.. have u been to pratunam? if you havent, you really have to go check it out!! they have a lot of wholesale malls there selling really really cheap clothes!

foreverjas · 1 year ago

gosh. so nice! i wanna go! izit dangerous there? i wanan shop !!!! gosh. so pretty those stuff!

cheryl · 1 year ago

lol.
ok, let me know when ur going there again.
i'll start dieting to fit in ur luggage.
hehe...

jab · 1 year ago

you have gain weight! Cute chubby cheeks!

bargain hunting aunt · 1 year ago

girl, stock up and pack them along! in usa, lots of things are made in china.etc.. but sold in expensive usd! to get an idea, you go work the math and conversion below..not sure about new york though..

* purses 100 baht - rm 20 - usd 19.99
* 7 pair of earrings 10 baht - rm10 for 3 pairs - usd 10 per pair.
* basic mani & pedi :- 300 baht - rm 70 - usd 40 ..and the courteous gentle thai girls as well as the professional filipino girls at one utama easily beat the rough vietnamese girls in most nail salons in usa..

p/s i saw toe rings sold by an asian girl in an upscale mall here for USD 8 ..i have seen the same ones/quality back in pj…. but forgot how much they cost ...

depressed aunt · 1 year ago

..and yesterday i was so 'high' to get a pair of flip flops on sale for USD 14 from Macy ..until i saw your cuter and prettier ones for RM 5.......then i sank into deep depression..

huoy · 1 year ago

Yeah I agree with what you said about the boutiques, plus they also paid for the air ticket to go there too. But still.. I would love to go and explore the big market myself, because it's the process of finding the gems in each store that makes shopping sooo fun! I definitely won't mind about the crowd and hot weather, the merrier the better!

Oh shit... At this point I'm so sad already, we are actually paying the boutiques owner for more fun shopping trip at bangkok! They get to have a great vacation yet earning money at the same time... Jealous lah lol.

Ah I don't know freddy's surname btw... I know he's in taylor's adp programme though, coz that's how my friend who was in adp knows him too. So funny la I even went to his house before but I don't know his surname! He's in US d?

pinkpau · 1 year ago

emily : hahahaha dont ask!!! :P i spent too much :(

abby : i know who you are.. you're ezra's sister!! haha yes feel free to email me :) it would be great to meet you. ezra says many great things about you :)

poet36 : thank you poet36, and i totally agree with you because i've noticed the change myself :) it's been a very strange couple of months for me; i find that i dont think or feel as much as i used to. which probably explains the lack of emotional posts lately. i dont foresee this changing anytime soon, because i'm going to be super busy packing up my life within the next few months.. but i know that when i settle down in america, all the emo-ness will come back ;) thank you so much for your kind concern, i really really appreciate it.

jean : yup i've been to pratunam! haha i cant stand bangkokkkk there are just too many places to shop!

foreverjas : dangerous? no no not at all

cheryl : hahaha! im going in july :P or june. dont know yet.

jab : yes i have!!!!!!!! :( it's all those big macs. haha but i've always had cute chubby cheeks :P

bargain hunting / depressed aunt : awwww dont be depressed. i bring some nice flip flops for you when i come to visit you :D

huoy : oh yes you must go to chatuchak :) it's very, very amazing. yup he's in US, he left in january. but he'll be back for the summer :)

nurul · 1 year ago

tq n i will be waiting 4 the good news.. =)

Ping · 1 year ago

The guy who hide the hamsters in his pocket, it's Kenny Sia isn't it? :-) or I'm wrong o_O?

狐 · 1 year ago

wow... nice place to visit... and you really took some very nice pictures...

UncleJosh · 1 year ago

afterall... things are just as it seems...
great shopping place for those who love to shop at low prices eh...

how'z ee yang? haven't talk to him in ages... and how are you? still staying at the same palce?

alea · 1 year ago

I MISS BANGKOK!!!! T_______T

Paul Ark · 1 year ago

If you go mid-week (Wednesday, I think), JJ Market becomes a huge trading market for orchids.

Firdauz takes 5 · 1 year ago

i wanna go also!

deedee · 1 year ago

omg.. chatuchak! i love that place la.. i've been to that place 5 times already.. but still managed to get lost! the things there are even cheaper than china. and also nice and better quality.. haih.. i miss bangkok!

grace · 1 year ago

okay, so i've never been to thailand EVER (and this is partly coz i've always been kinda *uhhhh* about the perceived dodginess of the place) but you make it look astonishingly lovely. must be all the bright colors. i want to go now!

hj · 1 year ago

plaza GM is somewhere in chow kit. the place is quite new. some ppl r reluctant to go there cos it's notorious with the "ah gua" culture.. but it's really safe..so no worries..n parking is easy.

im not sure bout the price 4 the dangly earrings.. but i bought a few button earrings for rm1 each! curve is selling the same thing at 3 for rm10.. there're also lotsa other accesorries, if u buy more the price will be lower..

vivian · 1 year ago

ahhh! i missed a chance going to chatuchak cause was damn tired after watching shows.

i wanan go back to bangkok again.

Ms Shapaholic · 1 year ago

am first timer here. and i dont usually leave any comment to anyone's blog, BUT THIS ONE.... let just say that i am notmyself when comes to the word "S.H.O.P.P.I.N.G"!!
i was just back from bangkok myself last week. besides chatuchak, suanlom, pratunam(i personally dont really like this market, though.. not my taste)... there is another market worth checking out : the Sampeng market. near china town. open daily from 9am till around 4pm. its a wholesale market, with GOD DAMN CHEAP price, and they sell everything from hair accesories, to cutie stationaries, gifts, even "manly" items such as laser pointer and LED torchlight!!! they offer 2 pricing there. by buying only 1 item, they charge you slightly higher price, but if buy more than 3 items (in most cases, and try to go to shops where you can mix n match the stuff) they will charge you at wholesaler price !! i assure you, this IS the place for cheap stuff ! though, there is not as m uch sundresses as you get in chatuchak....
i would recommend anyone planning to go bangkok, to go chatuchak in weekends, and sampeng during weekdays, for total shopping experience.
oh, and dont forget to grab some nice, high quality quilted handbags from Naraya and Thanu !!

Ms Shapaholic · 1 year ago

oh, i forgot to add...
in sampeng, you will see LOTS of soft toys, and LOTS and LOTS of Sanrio product !! Hello Kitty is the favourite there !!!
so to all Hello Kitty fans, sampeng should NOT be missed out!!
i am not a fan, but i too cant help too "OOOHHHH"" and "AAAHHHH" throughout the whole journey !!

SWei · 1 year ago

Oh Chatuchak...I just went there last week. Sadly I don't have enough time to walk around and shopping over there.
But what puzzled me is, I bought 1 curl hair iron over Chatuchak at 190Bhat, around rm19. Yesterday I go Plaza GM shopping, I found out that the iron just sell rm3.50 per piece at Plaza GM....