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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Back from Holidays and Birthday Break

I have been away from the blogland for a while... It has been a great break from work. Taking the time for some family bonding as I travel to Thailand the last weekend with my folks.

My mum & I love to travel to Bangkok (BKK) a few times a year. One of the main reasons was because to find new suppliers for her flower shop and check out new gift ideas that are in the market right now. Since many years back, I love travelling with her on her shopping trips as I get to see how she source for new items and negotiate on prices with the suppliers. Sometimes, we will attend the international gift fairs that are held in BKK regularly.

For accommodation, we will usually stay that our all time favorite hotel (Arnoma Hotel). Although it is quite old structurally, it has one of the BEST locations in BKK. It is near the train station and is located at the heart of the city which is really hard to come by. Personally, I have tried staying in other hotels but nothing beats the convenience of being in the city centre close to the train station and key shopping areas (this is especially impt after a long hard day of walking and shopping and all you want to do is to put down your shopping bags!).

My dad come along with us this time round. He don't really like tagging along on our shopping trips as we often walked from morning till evening! lol! :) This requires him to walk up and down stairs and uneven walkways under the hot blazing sun. But I guess he has very little choice coming on this trip with us. :D

For me, my best buys were sterling silver pendants! I got a great variety of them... I can't wait to make them into necklaces and list them on the shop. I am really happy with my purchases. You can see from the photos below that I have also bought some organza bags. They are really cheap especially when you get them bulk from the wholesalers. Overall, I am very satisfied with the trip. The only regret was that I wish I had changed more money and check out the silver shops earlier. Most shops were closed on Sundays :( Nevertheless, I will look forward to my next trip to BKK :)



Oh the last picture above are the fabric hankies that I bought. I am not sure what I am going to do with so many hankies but I absolutely love the fabrics that I just got to have them!

13 comments:

SatinDollCo said...

Wow,Thailand! I'm jealous and you came back with some goodies too.Even better.

Piggy said...

Thanks SatinDoll! :) You should check out the Bangkok as your next holiday destination :)

Tina said...

I would love to go there! I'm with SatindollCo - I'm jealous!

Piggy said...

LoveCreations24 - Thanks! I am glad I made the trip as well. Just to take some time off :) Now it's back to work... *yawn*

Tessa said...

Maybe one day I'll get there! I'd love to go, and I've had friends who have been. I'm envious ;)

hy said...

sounds like it was great!
cant wait to see what you make!
mary jane

Piggy said...

Tea - Yup! It's definitely a place to visit.. You can try coming down to Singapore as well.. :P Cos' that's why I am..

Mary Jane - Thanks! Will try to post them in the next blog post :)

cabin + cub said...

Thailand is on my list of places to go. We just came back from Vietnam last month, so will have to save up!

Zingo Tots said...

Wow! Welcome back! Sounds like you had a fabulous trip! I love the hankies, too!

Anonymous said...

Sounds like you had a great trip. I was fortunate enough to visit Bangkok several years ago...it was great!

Ashley said...

Gorgeous blog! I love your music playlist and background!

Piggy said...

cabin + cub - Oh.. I love love Vietnam.. would love to go back there again. The food is great shopping is great! I am sure you will have fun in Thailand if you love Vietnam

Zingo - Thanks! The hankies are so pretty & cute.

Sassy - Yup! I would want to go back there again soon.

Ashley - Thanks! I am happy to share the music with everyone that pops by,.. :)

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