Friday, February 25, 2005
Real hot Bangkok!!
HOT! Bangkok is really hot, I mean it literally. At 4am in the morning, the temperature was like 2pm in Chennai! Thankfully, all cabs have air conditioners. Because of the recent Tsunami, Bangkok has lost some of its tourists, I heard. It doesn't look like that. You find foreigners everywhere.
Though, I had no plans for buying any electronics items, I ended up buying a MP3 player and couple of DVDs. Pantip Plaza, the mecca for electronics, will surely tempt anyone in to buying things they never wanted to buy. It is a five storey mall, with umpteen shops selling the same things, at different prices. If you are lucky & patient, you will find the cheapest price in one of these stores, but still the highest price quoted will be lower than the lowest price outside :) I picked up a 512MB MP3 player for 3100 Bahts. This is Rs.3500 or so. I was pretty satisfied with the deal. Unfortunately, it was shortlived, as I soon found the same model being sold for 2900 Baht in the next shop!!
Software/Movies. Whatever you can think of, you will get it here. Starting from the complete Office 2003 suite to 7 DVD pack of "Training for RHCE", you will find everything. All the latest movie DVDs, totally cloned, no loss of quality, are available. Of course, these are not legal copies, but what can you expect for a 100 baht? Adult DVDs are a separate business here. Be prepared to be stopped by a vendor displaying a bunch of adult DVD covers every 10 steps!
For those in Bangalore, Pantip plaza is 50x National Market!
Though, I had no plans for buying any electronics items, I ended up buying a MP3 player and couple of DVDs. Pantip Plaza, the mecca for electronics, will surely tempt anyone in to buying things they never wanted to buy. It is a five storey mall, with umpteen shops selling the same things, at different prices. If you are lucky & patient, you will find the cheapest price in one of these stores, but still the highest price quoted will be lower than the lowest price outside :) I picked up a 512MB MP3 player for 3100 Bahts. This is Rs.3500 or so. I was pretty satisfied with the deal. Unfortunately, it was shortlived, as I soon found the same model being sold for 2900 Baht in the next shop!!
Software/Movies. Whatever you can think of, you will get it here. Starting from the complete Office 2003 suite to 7 DVD pack of "Training for RHCE", you will find everything. All the latest movie DVDs, totally cloned, no loss of quality, are available. Of course, these are not legal copies, but what can you expect for a 100 baht? Adult DVDs are a separate business here. Be prepared to be stopped by a vendor displaying a bunch of adult DVD covers every 10 steps!
For those in Bangalore, Pantip plaza is 50x National Market!
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