It's another weekday and another training day for Rene so we only had time to go out at night. For tonight our plan was to just hang out at the mall and maybe watch a movie.
I read from the net that Future park is one of the largest malls in Asia. But I guess that is because it refers to the network of malls / store within the area. It is not actually just one building like what we have in the Philippines such as the Mall of Asia. So in effect it does not seem to be as big as I expected.
We mostly just had window shopping and did not buy anything as there were not much bargains or sale. We did take some pictures.
Entrance by the fountain... the ball reminds me of the MMDA cement balls on the street
Hanging out inside the mall by the mini-fountains
We chanced by an exit fronting the fountain and found that it has a sort of lights and sound show where the water from the fountain moves with the music (somewhat like the Suntec fountain in Singapore).
Fountain show by the entrance
Since the mall was already about to close (around 9pm), we decided not to watch a movie anymore and just proceed to downtown Bangkok to do our last-minute shopping. We might not go out anymore tomorrow as we will be flying back on Wed morning. We took a taxi and asked to go to the Patpong night market.
As soon as we arrived here, a guy already approached us if we wanted to watch a show. He even had a cardboard list of shows available. I would not mention anymore what kind of show it is. Just google Patpong and you'll get the idea. I am not offended though just quite amused how very open their business is done here. In fact, that is the main reason we went here in the 1st place. I wanted to see what has been talked about here. Although we did not go in anymore as we might get ripped off. You'll already see what's going on inside the bars just walking by the bazaar. We did get to buy some items, mostly shirts and a bag made of silk.
We only spent about an hour in Patpong after which we wanted to go back to Suan Lum Night Bazaar where there are more choices of goods. Here we looked at the other side that we have not been to. We were able to buy a wrap-around skirt for about THB250 (I already bargained this but somehow I feel this is still expensive as I read somewhere that you can buy a wrap-around skirt for around THB100), and a sandal for Rene. I was eyeing also a native sandal for me that would look good with the skirt. But the price was still high and I was already tired and I felt we did not have enough money to spare so I did not buy anymore.
We found that there was also a sort of outdoor bar and live band show here. It would have been nice for hanging out and drinking beer. But of course I am not the type of person who drinks a lot so Rene and I did not stay long. We got home around 1am already.
As soon as we arrived here, a guy already approached us if we wanted to watch a show. He even had a cardboard list of shows available. I would not mention anymore what kind of show it is. Just google Patpong and you'll get the idea. I am not offended though just quite amused how very open their business is done here. In fact, that is the main reason we went here in the 1st place. I wanted to see what has been talked about here. Although we did not go in anymore as we might get ripped off. You'll already see what's going on inside the bars just walking by the bazaar. We did get to buy some items, mostly shirts and a bag made of silk.
We only spent about an hour in Patpong after which we wanted to go back to Suan Lum Night Bazaar where there are more choices of goods. Here we looked at the other side that we have not been to. We were able to buy a wrap-around skirt for about THB250 (I already bargained this but somehow I feel this is still expensive as I read somewhere that you can buy a wrap-around skirt for around THB100), and a sandal for Rene. I was eyeing also a native sandal for me that would look good with the skirt. But the price was still high and I was already tired and I felt we did not have enough money to spare so I did not buy anymore.
We found that there was also a sort of outdoor bar and live band show here. It would have been nice for hanging out and drinking beer. But of course I am not the type of person who drinks a lot so Rene and I did not stay long. We got home around 1am already.
Related Entries:
Welcome to Bangkok! (7/15/2008)
Day 2 in Thailand (7/16/2008)
Day 3 in Thailand: Shopping galore! (7/17/2008)
Day 4 in Thailand: Grand Palace (7/18/2008, part 1 of 2)
Day 4 in Thailand: Dinner River Cruise (7/18/2008, part 2 of 2)
Day 5 Ayutthaya Day Tour: Bang Pa-In Palace (7/19/2008, part 1 of 2)
Day 5 Ayutthaya Day Tour: Wat Mahathat (7/19/2008, part 2 of 2)
Day 6 in Thailand: Inside the Grand Palace (7/20/2008)
Day 7 in Thailand: Future park, Patpong and Suan Lum in one night (7/21/2008)
Day 8 in Thailand: University Life (7/22/2008)
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