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Bangkok (Day 8) – Shop, Eat and Relax!

Our last day in Bangkok was spent shopping and using up our remaining baht, because those are no good back home. Bored of MBK and all the malls in the Siam area, we made our visit to the platinum fashion mall in petchaburi.

It was an excellent choice. The mall is literally packed to the brim with hundreds of fashion shops spread over 5 or 6 levels! It’s like a bigger version of far East plaza, with more to look at and way cheaper to boot.

We also noticed that there’s practically a Black Canyon Café on every level! No complaints from me though — I like Black Canyon, especially the Blue Mountain coffee. What do you call Blue Mountain coffee from Black Canyon Café? Why, black mountain of course.

Cute sugar sachets

The coffee was presented very nicely, with a saucer big enough to hold cute little tubs of biscuits shaped like alphabets and numbers. I loved these so much when I first had them, and I’m glad they still continue the practice of serving these sweet and salty biscuits today. The sugar sachets came in pretty floral packaging too.

Then it was shopping, shopping and more shopping! Of all the purchases I made, my favourites are the Juicy Couture charm bracelets! i love charm bracelets. The great thing is that because the charms are the miniature version of something, you can wear a different one to suit each and every occasion!

Juicy Couture soccer charm bracelet

For instance, when catching a game at the sports bar, I would wear the soccer-themed charm bracelet, complete with soccer ball, club crest, jersey and world cup trophy. Isn’t it creative that they have girl-ed it up by substituting the gold ball on the world cup trophy with a pearl?

Juicy Couture lucky charm bracelet

This lucky charm bracelet with a mint green four-leaf clover and a diamante-studded horseshoe would bring some luck during a job interview or when buying lottery!

Juicy Couture beach charm bracelet

What about this beach-themed charm bracelet? Doesn’t the coconut tree look gorgeous with those diamante leaves and pearl coconuts?

Juicy Couture lobster charm bracelet

The adorable lobster charm bracelet would be a perfect accessory when visiting a seafood restaurant!

Juicy Couture charm bracelet

I was impressed that some of these charms even have movable parts! The butterfly and bee wings flap, the heart-shaped locket opens, and the lobster’s tail wiggles! I went crazy and bought a whole ton of these bracelets!

Our last proper meal in Thailand was at a casual restaurant beside the food court. (hey, we had to conserve all our remaining cash for shopping!)

Watermelon juice

After all that shopping, there’s nothing quite like gulping down a tall glass of refreshing watermelon juice!

Breaded prawns

The plump breaded prawns came with a delicious sweet chilli sauce.

Pineapple rice

If there’s one kind of rice I love, it has to be the oh-so-fragrant pineapple rice. It’s usually served in a pineapple, from which you can scrape off the flesh of the fruit as well.

Pineapple rice

The rice comes with yummies like cashew nuts, pork floss and egg. Some restaurateurs cut costs by leaving out the cashew nuts. Then in that case, the rice tastes only half as good.

Thai green curry

I was not a fan of the green curry, unlike the one from the previous day. It wasn’t the sweet version that I like, but was tending towards the salty and sour variety.

Traffic jam in Bangkok

While walking back to our hotel, we saw the terrible rush hour traffic. (to the right is the skytrain station.) that’s a long jam! It doesn’t help that it takes a long time for the traffic lights to turn green in Bangkok. Boy were we lucky we decided to make our way back on foot instead of taking the taxi.

That’s it for our last day. With little cash left and luggage bags full, we’re ready to fly home the next day!

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Veron Ang is the Founder and Chief Editor of Sparklette, a Singapore restaurants guide, lifestyle and travel blog. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and runs a web design firm at Sparklette Studio. To get in touch, head on over to the contact page or follow @Sparklette and @VeronSG on Twitter.

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Melissa
45 comments

Ooooh the bracelets are so cute!
i went crazy and bought a whole ton of these bracelets!
Would you by any chance have bought enough to sell to us? :P
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Posted February 5, 2009 at 11:09 pm
- Veron
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  Sure! I have dropped you a mail :)
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  Posted February 6, 2009 at 12:50 pm
  - shirly
    1 comment
    
    Hey Veron, I love your charm bracelets. Imma going Bangkok soon, can share with me where you bought em? Drop me a email? =p
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    Posted December 16, 2010 at 4:49 pm
  - Mary
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    can i have the name of the shop and is which shopping mall or area did u bought them??
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    Posted February 16, 2011 at 9:24 am
    - Veron
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      It’s a shop at Platinum Mall. However the last time I went there about a year ago, the shops were no longer selling these jewellery.
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      Posted February 16, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Edmund Ng
72 comments

Veron, are u an entrepreneur? I’m sure you’ve taken the namecard of the shop selling the bracelets.. ask if you could be the exclusive distributor for them in SG!
Afterall.. your blog is already advertising for them and I’m sure many readers would want to buy them (hint: Valentines Day is coming *wink wink*)
On the side note, I’ve never found the pineapple rice filling – there seems to be more pineapple than rice! But then again, there are so many pushcart street stalls selling those meat skewers for 10 Baht a stick – can’t be beaten on price and fills up an empty stomach quick :)
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Posted February 6, 2009 at 8:59 pm
wei hua
6 comments

hey anymore bracelets for sale? :)
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Posted February 7, 2009 at 2:07 pm
stardropx
19 comments

hi there! i just went bangkok around the same time as u too! and i absolutely LOVE platinum mall! had limited hours there and i only managed to comb ONE level!! sighs..
so sad i didnt see these pretty bracelets!! which level did you buy them at? do you rem?
and if you still have extra bracelets for sale, do let me know!! thank you!! =)
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Posted February 7, 2009 at 7:03 pm
py
183 comments

Looks like you have a good time shopping, eating and relaxing.
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Posted February 8, 2009 at 7:03 pm
mikey
9 comments

wow the watermelon juice looks great
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Posted February 10, 2009 at 2:29 am
meiling
2 comments

i LOVE your blog!!
Im from NZ, i visit thailand allll the time thou since my dad lives there. Im headed back over in november, are you able to tell me which store you got the bracelets from? i’d love to buy a few hehe
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Posted July 20, 2010 at 11:26 am
- Veron
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  There are quite a number of shops selling accessories on the ground floor of Platinum Mall. You can try your luck there! :D
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  Posted July 20, 2010 at 11:12 pm
  - meiling
    2 comments
    
    Yay thanks so much!
    Btw, next time your in thailand you should try going to Ko Samet, gorgeous little island only 3 hours away from bangkok by bus and when I say gorgeous I mean STUNNING! Crystal clear water, white sand (the best in thailand apprently) and also you can rent out a scooter for 300 baht per day and travel around the little island, lots of fun!!
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    Posted July 21, 2010 at 3:11 pm
S Lloyd
3 comments

is the food Center near Ambassador Hotel still open. Being 12 yrs since I never went back, but that was a great food. That was a great food court. Amazing food from varied origins. If it’s still opened: is the quality of food still stellar?
PS: I miss Bangkok a lot.
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Posted August 4, 2010 at 11:17 am