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    • floating market

      Posted at 7:10 am by jasminedesirees, on June 25, 2014

      On our second day in Bangkok, we kind of wanted to get out of the city and see something cool, so we booked a day trip to go see the floating marketplace. I’d heard about it somewhere a few months before, and one of the doormen at our hotel came out for breakfast with us that morning and told us it was worth seeing as well.

      It is about an hour and a half drive from Bangkok in a ten passenger van, and it was just warm enough in there for every single one of us to fall asleep.

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      We had about an hour and a half at the marketplace, to walk around (there are pathways in case you don’t want to go on a boat) and shop. We decided to go by boat, because that’s kind of the point, and we were paired with a sweet lady (she yelled at us every time she thought she was accidentally in a picture we were taking, apparently they charge extra for that) to pole us around.

      It’s pretty cool, a lot of the vendors are selling the same thing, and you can tell that they have previous agreements with the boat drivers to bring you to their stalls, so you have to say no a lot, and people will just grab on to the side of your boat and hold you hostage for awhile to show you things, but it’s definitely a neat place.

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      My favourite thing was the food vendors, there were a lot of people selling fruit and other snacks from their boats, and then there were people with full on restaurants, serving rice, noodles and BBQ meats right in the middle of the canals. They must be very well prepared (you wouldn’t exactly be able to run home if you forgot the pepper) and have impeccable balance.

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      Not only do the canals house the floating markets, they are also the roadways among the villages in that area. Once we left the marketplace we got a ride in a longboat to see the houses, stores and local restaurants where the village people live and work. There are no cars, they go everywhere by boat. There are 19 canals in total, and I would be totally, helplessly lost if I needed to navigate them on my own.

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      In addition to all the vendors selling things, there was also a man with a bunch of huge pythons that you could get your picture taken with. I’m not afraid of snakes, but wasn’t that interested, until I noticed too late that he also had a finger-tip monkey.

      I almost capsized our boat gesturing to our driver to take us to the other side of the canal, but she wouldn’t (she was very charming) so I didn’t get to play with it.

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      Probably for the best though, I saw the way the snake was looking at the monkey, and the lady holding it, and I’m pretty sure that ended in tears.

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      Posted in Thailand, travel | 3 Comments | Tagged floating market, shopping, Thailand, travel
    • shop bangkok

      Posted at 9:45 am by jasminedesirees, on June 16, 2014

      I haven’t been doing much shopping here, since my backpack is one additional item away from exploding, it’s basically being held together by chewing gum and hope.

      But I did stop in at the mall in Bangkok to try to find another battery for my camera.

      It’s always so interesting to see the differences between cultures, and a shopping mall is definitely a place where those things can be seen.

      In addition to having the most awesome food court I’ve ever seen, mirrored ceilings and maze-like hallways that made you feel like you were in the final scene of the Labyrinth, it just had some neat things for sale, and neat ways of displaying everything.

      Those mannequins will haunt my dreams.

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      Posted in travel | 0 Comments | Tagged bangkok, shopping, Thailand, travel
    • zara

      Posted at 3:39 am by jasminedesirees, on October 24, 2013

      We have a Zara in SF, but the one in Vegas is so much better. I might find one or two things in the one near my work, but when I go into the one in the Fashion Mall on the strip, I have to limit myself to a dollar amount ahead of time and try to stick to it.

      I want everything in there.

      T-shirts should not be a remarkable thing, but it’s really hard to find a good one. Usually they are too thick, or completely see through, or they hang on me weird and make me look pregnant.

      These ones are just sheer enough to be breathable, they are form fitting but don’t cling, they have a nice wide neckline so I don’t feel like I’m choking, and they are long enough to be flattering. It’s probably weird to be this excited about a very basic clothing staple, but I am.

      I’ve been wanting some lace trimmed black shorts for a long time, (probably since I saw this post, actually) and I figured they would be very easy to find, but they aren’t. The only pairs I’ve found have been incredibly expensive, but these were really cute and affordable.

      It’s always hard for me to find button up shirts, usually they are either way too big and unflattering, or too tight and the buttons pull, plus they are usually see-through so I have to wear something underneath that adds bulk. This shirt is sheer but the colour is dark enough to keep it decent, and it fits perfectly without any gaping or pulling in the chest. Plus it’s green.

      The only other green thing I own is a green silk mini dress with puffy sleeves. I was most likely drunk at the time of purchase, as I can’t imagine what else would have possessed me to snatch up that little number, which might still be the single most expensive thing I’ve ever bought. I force myself to wear it every St. Patrick’s Day as a humiliation exercise, and a reminder that if you feel the sudden urge to buy a Kelly green puffy sleeved satin dress, or other embarrassing equivalent, it’s probably a good idea to sleep on it first.

      Posted in fashion | 0 Comments | Tagged fashion, shopping, vegas, zara
    • buzz

      Posted at 3:42 am by jasminedesirees, on October 18, 2013

      It’s such a gorgeous day in San Francisco I just want to go play outside. I find it strange that it is 60 degrees here in July and 90 in mid-October, but that’s just one more thing to love about this weird little city.

      I am literally don’t think I can eat any more turkey, but I feel really guilty going shopping for any other food while we still have so much left because there are lots of people in the world that don’t have enough to eat, so there is actually no other food in our house.

      As a direct result of this situation, I had a very large coffee and some chocolate for lunch today and it was delicious and decadent but between the caffeine and the sugar rush I am feeling a bit crazy and I might be developing a twitch in my left eye.

      It might just be excitement though, I’m off to Vegas tomorrow to see two of my most favourite girls, drink a lot of margaritas and spend all my money. It’s not the gambling that gets me, though I do seem to have a unusual talent for craps, it’s the shopping.

      There is a Zara here in SF, but for some reason when I walk into the one in Vegas I want EVERYTHING! Plus they have a Top Shop. Life is good.

      Posted in life, San Francisco | 0 Comments | Tagged coffee, Las Vegas, life, San Francisco, shopping, travel, zara
    • guilty pleasure

      Posted at 5:22 am by jasminedesirees, on September 19, 2013

      I have a little ritual that I pull out every couple of months when I really need to just get away from everything for awhile.

      I leave work and go straight to specialty’s and buy the biggest chocolate chunk cookie they have, then I wander around the city nibbling on it and people watching, marvelling at the truly unique souls that are housed by this interesting little city.

      I usually end up at the Westfield mall on market to do a little shopping. Today was one of those days, and it was exactly what I needed.  The two cute shirts I found at Zara were just an added bonus.
      Posted in life | 0 Comments | Tagged me time, relax, San Francisco, shopping, specialty's, zara
    • favourites

      Posted at 5:28 pm by jasminedesirees, on August 7, 2013

      Here are a few things that are making me happy right now:

      I’ve been looking for a pair of black booties for a long time, one that is cute enough to wear out, but also has a low enough heel that I could wear them all day at work without wanting to fling myself off the roof. I found these ones from Asos a few weeks ago and I love them, they are comfy and cute, and there isn’t a hint of fringe anywhere on or around them.

      This might seem very obvious to every other person in the world, but I had an epiphany a few weeks ago. I have about 5 chiffon button up shirts that I love, and are perfect for work, but I never wear them, because they are really sheer. I’ve tried wearing tank tops underneath them, but it’s hard to have two shirts tucked in, one of them is always rolling up and it’s bulky.

      Sometimes I’ll see a woman on the street wearing a sheer white button up tucked into jeans without her whole bra showing and without looking like she is smuggling something under their shirt, and I think that she must be a wizard.

      For years I’ve been seeing the cotton body suits at American Apparel and I always wondered “who is buying those?” and then last week I was like OF COURSE! Everyone but me is buying them! Anyways, I bought a couple, and my whole life is better already.

      Semi-sweet chocolate chip cookies from Specialty’s are a thing of beauty. I have to bodily restrain myself from going in to get one every time I walk past, but sometimes I can’t resist, and then I thoroughly enjoy every warm chocolatey delicious morsel to the full capacity of my soul.

      I hadn’t been loving my makeup in quite a while, no matter what I seemed to do it always looked the same, and not very good in my opinion, so I had a little bit of a “me” day and splurged on some new makeup from Sephora.

      I actually just went in to get eyeliner, but all of a sudden I was replacing almost every product I use.

      The verdict so far: I love the Moonshadow eyeshadow pallet, the Tarte cheek stain is amazing, and the Kat von D Trooper eyeliner is life changing. Go buy it immediately. It goes on smoothly without the dragginess of a lot of liquid liners, and the color stays all day without budging.

      I don’t know that the beauty blender was an absolute necessity though, in essence I feel like I paid $20 for a sponge.

       

      Posted in favourites | 0 Comments | Tagged Asos, beauty, favourites, makeup, sephora, shopping
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