Shopaholic in Bangkok
After stop posting for some time, today I was motivated to revive my blog. So I might as well start it off with my favorite topic: shopping. I don't think I can write everything in 1 post. Have to chop the content into many small ones. So today I'll start off with just an overview.
Bangkok is heaven for shoppaholics. There are so many layers of quality, prices, services & atmosphere. One day when you feel like being a hi-so chic, you can stop by mega shopping malls like Siam Paragon & Central World Plaza. Another day when you feel like being a smart shopper chic and get the good-looking clothes at the unbelievable price, you can go to Pratu Num. The choice is endless. You just have to know where & when to shop which stuff. Then, you can mix & match the cheap & the pricey and people around you could never really guess where so many clothes of yours come from.
I love wearing nice-looking clothes....so much... So I love it here. My favorite shopping places are (not ranking in any order) Jatujak Market, Central Ladphrao, Siam Paragon, Imax, Pratunum, Suan Lum Night Bazaar, Thai Airways Market (and sometimes Sum Peng)..Central World? Just been there once, and sometimes Emporium & Siam too. Quite a long list, isn't it? Well, that's the condition of shopaholism. You know... I used to tell myself to stop or at least to reduce the frequency or quantity of things I buy. I told myself that I'm a marketeer, I shouldn't be a slave of commercialism. But I gave up now. I think if a little bit (or a lot) of shopping gives me pleasure, then why not? I realize now that the process really fulfills me. Plus being a marketeer means you should know what's 'in', what's 'out'.
My style of shopping is to buy anything I like...regardless of price...I mean I just bought a 320-baht gorgeous medium sleeve, Japanese print tying dress at Pratu Num, while I also just bought a 1900-baht loveable bouncy knee-length green Soda skirt. So as long as it looks really good, it's worth the price-- that's my philosophy. That's why I enjoy Paragon as much as JJ.
The trick is to know where to shop what. My suggestion is as follows. Paragon is good for branded clothes (of course) and cosmetics -- that's no brainer. But Paragon is also great for stationary, super market stuff, & books. Central is also good for clothes & cosmetics. Well, I go there often coz it's close to my house & my office. Central's got Laura Mercier which Paragon doesn't (coz it belongs to CMG). Central World is a different animal altogether -- it's got many other stores that I haven't completely discovered, but still... branded ones.
I think I'll write in details of hilights of each place in other posts, otherwise I cannot end this post tonight. Have to keep energy for some shopping tomorrow & this weekend ;D
Bangkok is heaven for shoppaholics. There are so many layers of quality, prices, services & atmosphere. One day when you feel like being a hi-so chic, you can stop by mega shopping malls like Siam Paragon & Central World Plaza. Another day when you feel like being a smart shopper chic and get the good-looking clothes at the unbelievable price, you can go to Pratu Num. The choice is endless. You just have to know where & when to shop which stuff. Then, you can mix & match the cheap & the pricey and people around you could never really guess where so many clothes of yours come from.
I love wearing nice-looking clothes....so much... So I love it here. My favorite shopping places are (not ranking in any order) Jatujak Market, Central Ladphrao, Siam Paragon, Imax, Pratunum, Suan Lum Night Bazaar, Thai Airways Market (and sometimes Sum Peng)..Central World? Just been there once, and sometimes Emporium & Siam too. Quite a long list, isn't it? Well, that's the condition of shopaholism. You know... I used to tell myself to stop or at least to reduce the frequency or quantity of things I buy. I told myself that I'm a marketeer, I shouldn't be a slave of commercialism. But I gave up now. I think if a little bit (or a lot) of shopping gives me pleasure, then why not? I realize now that the process really fulfills me. Plus being a marketeer means you should know what's 'in', what's 'out'.
My style of shopping is to buy anything I like...regardless of price...I mean I just bought a 320-baht gorgeous medium sleeve, Japanese print tying dress at Pratu Num, while I also just bought a 1900-baht loveable bouncy knee-length green Soda skirt. So as long as it looks really good, it's worth the price-- that's my philosophy. That's why I enjoy Paragon as much as JJ.
The trick is to know where to shop what. My suggestion is as follows. Paragon is good for branded clothes (of course) and cosmetics -- that's no brainer. But Paragon is also great for stationary, super market stuff, & books. Central is also good for clothes & cosmetics. Well, I go there often coz it's close to my house & my office. Central's got Laura Mercier which Paragon doesn't (coz it belongs to CMG). Central World is a different animal altogether -- it's got many other stores that I haven't completely discovered, but still... branded ones.
I think I'll write in details of hilights of each place in other posts, otherwise I cannot end this post tonight. Have to keep energy for some shopping tomorrow & this weekend ;D
posted by khunnai @ 10:13 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home