Beachlover
February 22nd, 2012, 23:27
Dating guys in various countries over the years, IтАЩve found going to malls and casually wondering through shops is a great way to get to know a guy and spend some time with him. Especially as Asian cities usually have interesting and vibrant malls.
ItтАЩs better than the standard тАЬsee a movieтАЭ thing because you get to talk and interact for a few hours. Window shopping is such a casual and easy going thing to do together. ThereтАЩs lots of good conversation fodder and opportunities to learn about each other. You can find out what clothes he likes, what food he enjoysтАж all kinds of stuff
Anyone else find this to be the case?
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So with thatтАж Has anyone been to Terminal 21 in Bangkok yet? ItтАЩs an awesome new mall, opened in October 2011.
Looks like theyтАЩve gone all out to differentiate it from all the other malls and make it interestingтАж The place is designed with the theme of an airport and with different parts of the mall representing different parts of the world.
The thing I liked best was on level 2 (from memory) you get lots and lots of little shops with local Thai designers for male clothesтАж stuff you canтАЩt get anywhere else. I bought heaps of clothes here.
These local designer clothes are cheaper than international brands. But I found the designs were more hit and miss. I had to sift through more to find something goodтАж more so than if I just walked into say, Ben Sherman or Superdry. The local designers are more inconsistent and imperfect (common flaws with shape and cutting) so itтАЩs important to try the stuff on and make sure itтАЩs comfortable. But all worthwhile because you get some cool designs you canтАЩt find elsewhere.
You can also find international brands here and apparently the food court is good but I didnтАЩt get around to checking it out yet.
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My (occasional) Thai BF is normally this really sweet guy so it was cool seeing his persuasive/assertive sideтАж Every time I found something I liked, he would lean over the counter sweet talking and chatting away with the blushing sales assistant until we ended up with a good discount... Without him, shopping feels like such a chore!
Anyway, itтАЩs worth checking out next time youтАЩre in Bangkok. Not a bad way to spend some quality time with the love of your life or someone you might like to be the love of your lifeтАж
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g419/beachloversphotos/Misc%20Posts/Terminal%2021/Terminal21.jpg
Terminal 21
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g419/beachloversphotos/Misc%20Posts/Terminal%2021/Lobby.jpg
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g419/beachloversphotos/Misc%20Posts/Terminal%2021/Esc.jpg
Apparently this is the longest escalator in Asia or something.
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g419/beachloversphotos/Misc%20Posts/Terminal%2021/Shops.jpg
Cool local designers with their little shops
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g419/beachloversphotos/Misc%20Posts/Terminal%2021/Designers.jpg
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g419/beachloversphotos/Misc%20Posts/Terminal%2021/Shop.jpg
ItтАЩs better than the standard тАЬsee a movieтАЭ thing because you get to talk and interact for a few hours. Window shopping is such a casual and easy going thing to do together. ThereтАЩs lots of good conversation fodder and opportunities to learn about each other. You can find out what clothes he likes, what food he enjoysтАж all kinds of stuff
Anyone else find this to be the case?
--
So with thatтАж Has anyone been to Terminal 21 in Bangkok yet? ItтАЩs an awesome new mall, opened in October 2011.
Looks like theyтАЩve gone all out to differentiate it from all the other malls and make it interestingтАж The place is designed with the theme of an airport and with different parts of the mall representing different parts of the world.
The thing I liked best was on level 2 (from memory) you get lots and lots of little shops with local Thai designers for male clothesтАж stuff you canтАЩt get anywhere else. I bought heaps of clothes here.
These local designer clothes are cheaper than international brands. But I found the designs were more hit and miss. I had to sift through more to find something goodтАж more so than if I just walked into say, Ben Sherman or Superdry. The local designers are more inconsistent and imperfect (common flaws with shape and cutting) so itтАЩs important to try the stuff on and make sure itтАЩs comfortable. But all worthwhile because you get some cool designs you canтАЩt find elsewhere.
You can also find international brands here and apparently the food court is good but I didnтАЩt get around to checking it out yet.
--
My (occasional) Thai BF is normally this really sweet guy so it was cool seeing his persuasive/assertive sideтАж Every time I found something I liked, he would lean over the counter sweet talking and chatting away with the blushing sales assistant until we ended up with a good discount... Without him, shopping feels like such a chore!
Anyway, itтАЩs worth checking out next time youтАЩre in Bangkok. Not a bad way to spend some quality time with the love of your life or someone you might like to be the love of your lifeтАж
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g419/beachloversphotos/Misc%20Posts/Terminal%2021/Terminal21.jpg
Terminal 21
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g419/beachloversphotos/Misc%20Posts/Terminal%2021/Lobby.jpg
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g419/beachloversphotos/Misc%20Posts/Terminal%2021/Esc.jpg
Apparently this is the longest escalator in Asia or something.
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g419/beachloversphotos/Misc%20Posts/Terminal%2021/Shops.jpg
Cool local designers with their little shops
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g419/beachloversphotos/Misc%20Posts/Terminal%2021/Designers.jpg
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g419/beachloversphotos/Misc%20Posts/Terminal%2021/Shop.jpg