Thailand: Shopping... On Crack

It seems like Thailand has been able to take (most) things I love and make them 10000 times better. It was love at first sight when I first laid eyes on Future Park.

5 floors of pure bliss

Food, weather, prices, and people's general attitude have seemed to follow suit. As much as I love shopping and searching for bargains, Thailand has made clothes shopping difficult and borderline depressing. The people here are so petite I like to call them "Miniature Humans" because that's what they really are. Women walk around wearing "dresses" that I can barely consider a shirt. A lot of their sizes are called "free size" which is a huge joke because there is nothing convenient about it. Since our luck had been running out at Future Park; Rosie, Sarah, and I headed into the city to visit a mall called Platinum to see what they had to offer us. Platinum has 6 floors with 3 different "zones". Huge. Probably bigger than the city of Beaverton.

On the right is a small section of Platinum

Platinum ended up being another stab at our self-esteem. It was cool because it was wholesale so if you bought 3 or more of something it was cheaper but once again sizing was an issue. Making matters worse the stores wouldn't allow you to try anything on. It was the most bizarre and frustrating experience in a mall ever. On the off-chance that something might have fit I couldn't be sure, so I didn't bother purchasing it. Luckily there was one shop owner that helped us out a lot complete with a make-shift "dressing room". The 3 of us girls took turns holding up a blanket while 1 of us changed behind it. We all ended up finding a pair of shorts that fit (size Large) so it was a success for both parties. After Platinum we headed to 2 other huge malls and just poked around. Out of boredom we hit up their movie theater; which of course, is also movie theater on crack. The place was ginormous and state-of-the-art. You had to pick out where you wanted to sit before you got into the show. When you got to sit down the seats were basically leather recliners. They were big and fluffy leather seats that reclined. It was the most comfortable movie theater experience of my life. NCG Cinemas take notes. A huge bonus to the theater was the bathrooms, you never realize how amazing toilet paper and paper towels are until they're gone.

I'd also like to take a moment to recognize just a few of the entertaining signs that sprinkle the roads of Bangkok everyday.