It was Saturday morning and we did what all tourists would do - head to Chatuchak Weekend Market. Getting there is really a no-brainer; the market is simply a stone throw beside Mo Chit BTS Station (the very last station of the Sukhumvit line). Just before we got into the action, we had some rice noodle soup for breakfast (30B/S$1.30 per serving). This was IT; we were finally in the grandmother of all Thai markets.

As we ventured into the seemingly endless rows of stalls, it gave an impression as if it was actually a gigantic maze with thousands of shoppers running around like headless rats. Although the market is carefully catgeorised into areas selling different wares (DHL produces a rather good but free map), we did not pay heed and wandered around on our own. One could almost get anything here CHEAPLY (but they tend not to bargain too much); clothes, furniture, accessories and (even) pets! However, Chatuchak does not only satisfy the craving for shopping. There are also many food stalls where one could gorge into delicious Phad Thai and green curry. No wonder I saw many Sillypoeans hanging around. As for me, I would be contented if I could always have a beer in my hand. That was what I did anyway (beer was easily available at any drink stalls); drinking my Beer Chang (35B/S$1.52 per can) while Sally shopped.

The shopping monster was finally unleased after so many days in Bangkok. While we were there from 9am till 7pm, she bought 4 tops, 2 dresses, and 3 bracelets. I did not fare badly too; got myself 3 T-shirts (around 150B/S$6.50 each) and a pair of checkered bermudas (100B/S$4.35). It might not be comparable to some, but it was certainly alot for us. As the day proceeds, it was getting alot warmer and the day pack got really heavy (due to all the things we bought). A good way to escape the heat was to hide in the nearby air-conditioned JJ Mall though things are not neccssarily cheap. By the time we left the market, most stalls were already packing up for the day.

We were so tired from all that walking and decided to do dinner in our lovely suite. Dinner was the humble instant noodles with hotdogs (nope, i refused to pay for room service); I gulped down a Singha in the process. As for entertainment, we watched Al Jazeera's re-runs of reports where it depicted the defeated Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka. I wondered if this was really real peace.