Best Place to Buy Thai Silk in Bangkok
Aug 18th 2009DiyanaShopping & Travel
One thing that can be considered must-buy in Thailand is of course Thai silk. For Malays like me, these fabrics make really nice baju kurung/kebaya and even dresses because of the glorious color. Even though my skin tone is very the black-black sweet ebony, ADA AKU KISAH? I wear whatever color I want. Hehehe!
Anyway, I have thought that Thai silk material can be found easily all over Bangkok but I was wrong. After asking a fluent English speaking store owner in Indra Square, we were told that the best place to buy silk is in Old Siam.
By the way, Indra Square is a small shopping mall near Pratunam area. Over there we bought a 5-piece pinstripe suit complete with tie for Miki. It costs RM55 only. Hehehe. Super cuteness!
Old Siam is situated rather far from our hotel in Sukhumvit, we took a cab and the fare costs around RM10. The mall is kinda old school but more high-class compared to Indra Square. I must say that Old Siam area is much similar to Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman in KL, minus Jalan TAR’s exclusive fabric boutiques. Across the mall itself there was a long stretch of bazaar selling fabrics and wedding supplies just like Jalan TAR.
The silk-selling shop in Old Siam is awesome! If it was a chameleon that entered this place for shopping, by the time it got out I am sure it had camouflage a million times and ended up gay. With Sir Elton John’s funky sunglasses.
The moment I entered one of the silk shops in Old Siam, though I did not turn gay, I was automatically blinded by love at first sight with colors. Everywhere was colors colors colors! Splashes of every shade you can imagine folded neatly and stacked way high up to the ceiling. And they were selling cheap! A pair of 4 meters of silk costs only RM100. Can you beat that price in Malaysia?
Azman in front of Old Siam Complex.
Pretty Thai silk
Punyalah berpinau mata aku pilih kain ni ha… sampai nampak ketiak kekdahnya… muahahaha
Kedai jual kain melambak-lambak,nak pengsan aku rasa… There are many Muslims here, I can recognize them from their attires and iman on their faces. hehe. Tried asking them for the nearest Muslim restaurant but the only answer I got is the food court on the top floor of Old Siam complex. We went there and remember I wrote about “babi bergantung manja”? Well, that is the place.
I wanted to write about the night life in Bangkok. But it turned out slanting towards my observations on the immoral activities that seem to be so normal and harmless among the people. I will publish that entry later.
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13 Comments »
brani (bro bani) on 18 Aug 2009 at 12:45 pm #
kalau takde gambar azman dalam posting ni, mesti org ingat hangpa dok paparazi minah thailand yg sedang kuar shopping ngeh ngeh ngeh. betui la old siam complex ni la tempat makanan halal dan ada che babs bukan saja bergantung manja malah bagaikan melenggok menari tarian klasik thai. dan kat complex ni la gak bnyk hp canggih2 dan mp3 player yg canggih serta kain2 yg agak murah di bahagian atasnye
Diyana on 18 Aug 2009 at 3:26 pm #
hang makan kat situ Bani???? AKU TAK LALU!!! Buekkk…
Diyana on 18 Aug 2009 at 3:27 pm #
yes, aku mmg nampak macam minah Thai iaitu TATA YOUNG kan?? kitorang mmg seiras giler (kaler je lain) nama pun sama walau berbeza ejaan… hummphhhh **buat muka berlagak
Nize on 18 Aug 2009 at 4:55 pm #
..hurh, kain yg jalur tu macam kain pelikat pun ada..!! diyana, mana muka azman yg kepenatan bawak barang-barang yg banyak itu..?! muahahaha… ** Uuuu..uuu..ada yg nak kena ketuk pala nih.. =P kepeh kepeh kepeh
kak anie on 18 Aug 2009 at 11:13 pm #
Diayana banyaknya thai silk…cantik2 pulak tu…samalah dengan akak kalau dah tengok banyak2 tu…rambang mata dibuatnya…
Mel on 19 Aug 2009 at 10:27 am #
belilah batik malaysia (ayat orang jealous..) hahaha
brani (bro bani) on 19 Aug 2009 at 10:31 am #
tata young? aku still look young….moga tuhan membalas
Diyana on 19 Aug 2009 at 10:35 am #
kak anie… cantikkan? saya beli yg palin 2 meter, yg kotak 2 meter… tatau nak buat kebaya labuh or kurung pahang…
yg pasti untuk raya tak sempat nak tempah.. heheh
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Mel, alahh… you kalau pergi Bangkok macam lah nak gi cari kain ela ni.. mesti you gi cari bola ping pong je kan??? kan?? kan???
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Nize, bukan jalur la! kotak-kotak! eh mmg ada gamba azman angkat barang… nanti upload… hehe
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bani, ko mmg awet muda kecuali rambut.. ** lariiiii
brani (bro bani) on 19 Aug 2009 at 2:57 pm #
motip nize nak tengok gambar azman angkat barang adalah? dia cuba membantu azman berpindah jika ke rumah baru ataupun dia ingin cuba membuat posting baru
footnote: rambut aku terlebih awet muda kerana kembali kepada zaman bayi ku
Nize on 19 Aug 2009 at 7:58 pm #
hang bila nak email gambar..?!
Mel on 19 Aug 2009 at 9:10 pm #
err…agak betul tapi i think i will go Masya-Allah…Astaga…apa lagi yang anda boleh buat..then Masya-Allah, Ya Rabbi..Astaga…then telling them ops tadi tak pakai spek tak nampak jelas…reenactment please? hahaha
Diyana on 19 Aug 2009 at 11:51 pm #
mel.. muahahahah! mesti hang tutup muka dengan palm tapi jari jarang2 kan? hahahah. hanya tuhan membalas!
Mel on 20 Aug 2009 at 9:44 am #
betul3x hahaha