TRAVEL(BKK)|SHOP DROP & ROLL.

When it comes to thailand, other than the rich culture and insanely good food, shopping is at the top of my list. Out of the massive pool of malls and markets, Asiatique and Terminal 21 are two of my personal favourite places to shop at or just look around.

ASIATIQUE The Riverfront

Asiatique is Bangkok's newest night market situated by the Chao Prahya River. With 15,000 boutiques filled with souvenirs, accessories, clothes and a massive array of restaurants it's an amazing place to visit whether its to shop or just for sightseeing. I try to make a trip here every time i'm in bangkok, whether its to dine by one of the riverside restaurants or to pick up some cheap fashion buys.

Along the way there will be tiny food stalls for shoppers to indulge on while navigating through the 10 massive warehouses in the area. 

kane mochi is my definite fave, flavoured ice cream-filled mochi balls of perfection. 

Warehouses 1 through 4 are filled with boutiques selling handicrafts, accessories, knick knacks and the like. Great place to grab some affordable souvenirs or gifts other than the generic elephant keychains (which i'm sure you can still find in a few of the shops)

Walking through the town square district would give you a view of the beautiful token ferris wheel.

Carrying on to warehouses 7 through 10, this is where most of the fashion boutiques are situated. From basic printed t-shirts to locally designed dresses and footwear, the multitude of shops filled with affordable buys is a shopaholic's paradise. I usually skip the souvenir hooha and head straight for this area.

Hand-modified clothes and accessories

Hit up the fish spa or get a quick foot massage after the shopping to heal them sore legs (and prepare for another day of shopping, teehee)

The real stars of Asiatique, the adorable dogs and puppies <3

Asiatique The Riverfront

2194 Charoenkrung Road
Wat Praya Kai, Bang Kho Leam
Bangkok, Thailand

Operating hours:
15.00 ~ Midnight

Tip: Catch the free ferry from Taksin Bridge

More information at:
http://www.thaiasiatique.com/

Terminal 21

Terminal 21 is a large shopping mall that is themed around the concept of an airport, with the various levels decked out as famous cities around the world. The things are a tad bit on the pricey side, but to be quite honest, I'm mostly there to snap pictures of the decor. And don't even get me started on the toilets (you'll see why soon). Visually one of the most interesting malls i've ever been in, kudos to the designers!

The themes are:
6F: Hollywood, Los Angeles
4/5F: San Francisco
3F: Istanbul
2F: London
1F: Tokyo
MF: Paris
GF: Rome
LG: Carribean

Pictures taken with my iphone so pardon the quality.

1F: Tokyo (Woman's Apparel)

2F: London (Men's Apparel)

Even the mall staff dress up according to the theme (:

3F: Istanbul (Accessories)

4/5F: San Francisco (Food glorious food)

Kinda bummed that i didn't get to look around at the other levels so that's definitely on my list of things to do during my next visit to Bangkok. But honestly the creativity and effort put into the decor of the mall way beyond what my mediocre brain could fathom, if all malls were like this i'd enjoy shopping a lot more than i already do now(not sure if that's really possible though).

Terminal 21

2,88 Sukhumvit Soi 19
Sukhmvit, North Klongtoei
Bangkok, Thailand

Operating hours:
10.00 ~ 22:00  (10am to 10pm)

Tip: Take the BTS to Asok Station (access via the skywalk)

More information at:
http://www.terminal21.co.th/ (all in thai)


Either way, Bangkok's generally a great place for a short trip overseas, with the yummy thai delicacies and beautiful culture. Unfortunately the political situation isn't all that ideal right now but other than that Thailand will always be like my home away from home. (other than Korea, that is. Might talk about that in another post) Till we meet next time, Land of Smiles.

credits: http://transport-traffic.tumblr.com/

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C&J FOREVER.

One of my all time guilty pleasures is just lying in bed, snuggling up with harley, striper and hari allsofttoys and watching tons of romantic comedies & chick flicks.

So one day i come across the most adorable trailer for Celeste & Jesse Forever, and it stars the ever hilarious and strangely adorable Andy Samberg, who i loved in brookly nine nine! And so BAM movie chosen and i'm all set to get all gooey eyed and fluttery hearted (pretty sure this isn't a proper phrase but ugh you know what i mean) and then this movie comes along to give me a few laughs.. then progresses to rip my heart out, flood my eyes but at the same time leaving me in a sort of warm and fuzzy state of mind.

It's a loved story alright. Despite the fact that it wasn't the typical i love you, you love me, let's be in love on tv kinda movie, it still gets ya right in the heart. The movie makes you want to root for the main couple but then eventually skews in the opposite direction, which i can't say i didn't saw coming but is still albeit absolutely heartbreaking. It's painfully realistic, which i think is thanks to the fact that the movie was written by Rashida Jones herself and her ex-beau.


    
I don't know if it's just me but I was in love with their love. The movie started off with beautiful montages of their relationship, best friends in love and all the mushyness that comes with it. Ugh, it's just so... perfect?! Someone you can be goofy with for the rest of your life is a gift from the heavens, they were soulmates to say the least.

And that awkward little heart hand sign just gets me every time. 

So then we're told that celeste & jesse, aka most-perfect-couple-in-the-freakin-universe are about to get divorced. And even so, being best friends they still hang out everyday and goof around like nothing ever happened. Strange. But then the slight cracks in the otherwise fairytale-like relationship start to surface.

Celeste and Jesse, played by the gorgeous Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg, are at opposite ends of the success/responsibility scale. Celeste is the professional overachieving trend analyzer while Jesse is the lazy unemployed manchild artist, and i guess that rift makes Celeste question the relationship which led to the breakup. Does love really overpower everything? Can a relationship work just on love alone or does the practicality have to be considered as well. Is it really worth leaving your soulmate to live a more comfortable life? I guess that's why some people marry for money, which is a concept i doubt i'll ever understand.

And just when Celeste is ready to give their relationship a second chance, Jesse meets someone, and ends up getting her preggers (spoiler alert). Oh life, how you let people down time and time again. In the process, Jesse finally grows up while Celeste becomes a wreck.

" 'cause when a heart breaks no it don't break even. "

 Timing is everything and it surely waits for no one. Seriously never take people for granted and hold on to the ones worth fighting for, before it's too late and all we have is a whole lifetime left to regret.

The world goes on with or without you so as difficult as it is, everyone has to move on eventually.  

It's just one of those movies i'll watch 50 million times over and never get bored. It made me think about love, about life, about everything. Life's too short to overthink everything, so just do what makes you happy, because YOLO, you might as well live it with a smile on your face.

Also, props to the rest of the cast. Loved the non cookie cutter roles by Emma Roberts, Elijah Wood and the others. It's the little quirks that made this movie so bloody beautiful.

So I'm scared. Scared of growing up and scared of having to go through multiple heartbreaks or have life come and screw up my fairytale. But it's all part and parcel of life i guess, gotta accept it and live with it.

See my dilemma? 

Celeste & Jesse Forever inmyheart.

Thank you tumblr. For loving this movie as much as I did and for the amazing images <3

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