Bangkok - Day 2

Next morning we got up and had a leisurely breakfast before the hunting season began (aka our shopping expedition). We stopped for a 7-Eleven toastie, which was fast becoming our go-to snack in between meals and other grazing. Amongst the other provisions we also purchased my Thai sim card so I too could be connected to the world (that is, connected to Google Maps in an attempt not to get too lost).

At first we had another false start, wandering around with no purchases in sight. We headed to Platinum Fashion Mall and all of a sudden it was like supermarket sweeps amassing all kinds of wares: sunglasses, bags, t-shirts and underwear. Jason seemed to be fuelled by shopping, gaining more energy with each purchase.

I, on the other hand, longed to consume anything and everything that came our way. We settled on lunch at a Thai-Chinese fusion restaurant. Jason was not particularly happy with his Pad Thai. I think they thought he said no spice instead of a little spice.

After a bite to eat, we resumed the shopping expedition. Jason was on the hunt for shorty shorts – and I mean ho-ho-ho shorty shorts - so he could fill the vacancy at Super Pussy nightclub in the Patpong Night Market. He was taken to a store which promised him goods that would fulfil his wishes. He took one look at them; they weren’t skanky, I mean small, enough 😂. After we left, the shop assistant ran back to his friend mocking Jason that the shorts weren’t hoochie enough.

As the coffers started to deplete, we decided to replenish the funds. It was at this point that we realised that Jason had lost his ATM debit card. We figured that he didn’t take the card from the machine when we got cash out the night before. Luckily no other transactions had been made. I really thought the Lost World series had been axed earlier this year when we went to Europe. But it seems it has been commissioned for another season. Soon it will be syndicated and re-runs played continuously on Foxtel.Read more