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Between the two sections!!

My Saturday shopping hour at around 10 am. It's gloomy day but lovely without the heat. Yes, I got there just about right time, easy parking, not too crowded. It's also a peak time for westerner. Since last year, more visitors around southeast Asia have been a majority here.

Market hour: Saturday opens early for tourists as many of them have been told and scared of the weather. It's getting hot during the day.  On Saturday, you can shop late till 6.30 or 7 pm.  Restaurant or small pub there opens until 9 pm.  On Sunday, many shop open a bit late around 9.30 or 10 am and close early as well.

Between section 3 (right) and section 21 (left). JJ Map 

You are ready to served ~ coconut is easy to find there

Tourist is looking for their aromatic oil 

Asian tourists love accessories ~ cheap here

My favorite T-shirt shop, Appollo. It costs around $2.50 each

Self service shop. Just go and pick it yourself

Many stores in Jatutak market (JJ market) have the offering right in front of their store. Some big and some very small serve.  Generally, they pray for prosperity.  What is in there? All has its meaning. I'll bring it up to share you more in the near future.

This market only open once a week over the weekend. The whole sale normally starts on Friday early morning around 3 am and retail store operate only for weekend.  I have been told that the seller gives the offering once a week, normally on Saturday.

About here are items that tourists easily find along they trip in JJ market. The walking street around JJ market really a display to tempt all tourists to stop by and shop. Of course, a popular t-shirt of all the trademark (red bull, Singha beer, Change beer, Heineken,...) is just right there.

Some are more interesting in local crafts and handmade goods

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It's likely a spot for indy around section 3.

Luxury items for check from Local designer

Colorful items for teens  kids

Tidy and cute earring right there for ya!

Believe it or not, this is about magic ~ seriously informed

Object Paper - A Part of Chinese Funeral Ceremony Tradition

Here is just the object I got a chance to picture from the funeral over the weekend.  

Normally, many of them are furniture that we actually need for daily use, such as refrigerator, 

closet, clothes, chair, table, and car, for example.  Those objects are made from paper that 

we will burn it after the ceremony.  This custom really intend to show that the death person 

would get everything to comfort his/her in heaven. 

I have been told that Chinese in Thailand and in China are different. 

In Thailand, we are more conservative. Several customs don't do it in China any more.  

I believe that our ancestor moved from  China for years and many of them lost their contact 

with family and friends.  They don't go back to China and see what have changed. 

All traditions have been told and practice from the first  and next generation. 

When it gets too hot...

Coconut Ice-cream, it's not hard to find coconut ice-cream in Thailand, but this street vendor seems to be a popular store in Jatujuk market. Customer gets to choose 2 topping without extra charge. Coconut water and meat are complement.  

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~ Section 24 ~

(Not far from MRT or right opposite MRT)

Good for a visitor or person who loves traditional clothes from local or tribes of northern part in Thailand, silver, and some unique and vintage clothes that you won't obviously find in Bangkok or regular markets. I found many westerners around this area. What I actually saw it there:

- Traditional or tribes's clothes

- Unique or vintage clothes

- Silver

- Local street vendors e.g. vietnam foods, thai fastfood, noodle and cold dessert.

- Small boutique pubs

Actually, the second hand clothe stores are nearby BTS station.  Today, i found only one second  hand clothe store that packed with customers like they would get clothes for free. The cloth starts from 100 baht. The average price is about 200 baht each. 

Many Thais love to shop for clothes before their trip, especially to beach or mountain, whereas westerner might go for H&M, Forever XXI, Zara, and etc. Jatujuk market (JJ market) is one of the shopping destination for designer clothes or unbranded clothes.  

A Seasonal Fruit 

Besides orange, apple, and banana, those are seasonal fruit you would see in the market.  The price is a lot cheaper and it could go down more than 50% compare to the beginning of the season.  In the luxury hotel, mangosteen is ready to serve all the westerner guest.  Mango is widespread around the market during the summer too.  There is a several kinds of mango but only a few that taste good with the sticky rice are "nam-dok-mai" and "og-long."