Shopping and Shopping
Posted by Stuart at 01:04 PM on April 05, 2003My friend Kelvin from Singapore arrived in Bangkok today. He is here to help another Singaporian friend (named Jui) find a place to live in Bangkok. It was interesting to hear his stories about the flight over: everyone had to wear face masks on the plane (but they could take them off to eat) and every single person had their temperature taken by a doctor before they went through Immigration.
We spent this morning at the Juktujak Market. It was hot and crowded as usual, but still kinda fun. Kelvin bought a bunch of stuff to take back to sell in Singapore and I had a great time helping him pick things out and thinking about the huge mark-up he can get by importing from here. I also bought some small flags that Sone wanted me to bring to him for his restaurant in Luang Prabang.
The afternoon was spent walking around with Kelvin and Jui looking for apartments. My legs are aching now, but it was fun exploring Bangkok and using my limited Thai (mee hong mai krab -- "Do you have a room?") to find a place for Jui to live.
