for some strange reason, flea markets just make me happy.
to see so many people humming around a store trying to strike a bargain, loud, over-the-top store owners trying to convince customers that their goods are different/better than the rest of the 3000 stores selling the exact same things, the immense PR-ing going around in hopes of getting a coupla hundred baht knocked off an item.
its superb. the flea markets in Singapore are just as great. there's a quarterly zouk flea market that's always fun -- fashionistas who bought too many things in too little time trying to make up for all the income lost, or simply getting rid of clothes/shoes/bags just so there's more space in their cupboards for more unwanted things. (that eventually get sold at the next zouk flea market)
then there's the more common flea market, or what we call the Pasar Malam (which literally translates into "night market"). pirated CDs, children's clothes, home appliances and obviously (and badly) faked brands. you get something like a lousy quality t-shirt with the word "kalvin kleen"badly ironed-on across the front.
all the same, its still a joy to walk through. mainly because of the goodies you only get at pasar malams -- the cup corn you get at a proper price (and not the exorbitant $2.50 at movies), the cotton candy, muah chee ( a little starchy-peanut-y snack) and of course, the famous, oily, and very fattening, taiwanese sausages.
i digress. after visiting a small flea market after work yesterday i was completely tired out and decided to pamper myself with a bubble bath. i think it was more fun waiting for the water to fill and watching the bubbles than actually sitting in it though. but of course, i had taken a shower first... i'm not really excited to sit in my own dirt from the day. all the same, i was excited, because uhm, i think the last time i was in a tub enjoying a bath was when i was 4, and we were at genting.
i will never forget that bathtub experience i think... mainly because my brother had taken a picture of me in the tub, butt naked.
siiigh. still think big brothers are fun?