world's largest market

    Today I went to the world's largest market.  It has somewhere between 8,000 & 17,000 stalls and on a saturday 50,000 ppl will show up.  It was super crowded, and on Sunday up to 200,000 people will go to it!  They sell everything here, from abercrombie knock offs for $2 to live stingrays/manta rays, scorpions and exotic snakes.  Flipflops are $1 and there are all kinds of exotic foods.  Lots of people yelling & walking around and the occasional western music booming from stereos.  The only things I bought were some homemade ice cream, a pineapple smoothie, and bottle of water.  I'll go back there right before I leave & buy souverniers and all of that stuff.  They have lots of cool ornamental things like Buddhas & elephants in all types of material.  My mom & people who like garage sales would be in love with this place! 

Its interesting, even though I am halfway across the world the people are very much like in the US.  Especially the younger kids.  They all wear abercrombie/polo/other famous brand (probably knockoffs)  Guys and girls walk around holding hands & talking on their cell phones just like here.  That was something I thought off when I got off the airplane, it kinda looks like UW. haha. 

There was so much food at the market, but I was scared to try it, I didn't want to get sick.  They have meat just sitting out in the open with bugs flying all around it.  I didn't take any photos of the market though, a lot of the stores had signs that said no photos.

Oh the other interesting thing is how many huge companies have business over here.  Coca-Cola, 7eleven, McDonalds, FHM magazine, its crazy & makes me think of my globalization class.  Oh I decided not to take the bus to Phuket, instead I bought a plane ticket for $38.  Definately worth it, only 1hr 20 min flight compared to 12hr bus ride for $20.  So I'm going down to Phuket on Monday night & I can't wait to start training.  I think I'm going to goto Fairtex monday morning and train as well.