Market Friday: Market for Chinese New Year at Amarin Plaza, ตลาดนัดปีใหม่จีนที่ อัมรินทร์พลาซ่า

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This is my late #MarketFriday post, this tag is hosted by @dswigle. I have been so hectic with little time to sit still for very long. It’s still Chinese New Year’s week so I can still post these photos for the season.

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Every Chinese New Year, a Chinese theme decoration and a small market of food and crafts can be found in front of the entrance of Amarin Plaza. This is a well known shopping mall next to the Hyatt Erawan Hotel in central Bangkok. This area is surrounded by big and prestigious shopping malls and five stars hotels. There’s a skywalk connecting two skytrain stations and all the shopping malls in this square mike. This is a tourists’ hot spot, within less than ten minutes from here, we can find the Central World, Isetan, Zen, Gasorn and Siam Paragon.

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This year there is more pink than red and to my surprise there is a Chinese shrine of Chinese Wealth God and Good Fortune Diety for passerbys to pay respect. There is even a set of Chi Chi Sticks for people to ask about their future fortune this year. It seems that many people have been shaking these oracle sticks as the many numbered papers have been torn from the red board!

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The food stalls are mainly seafood and all sort of barbecues. These food stalls have been selected for their good quality and reputation so the prices are slightly higher than usual street food stalls. There are mangos with sticky rice, roasted coconut and freshly squeezed pomegranates juice for sweets.

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ปีนี้เรามีโอกาสแวะไปเดินเล่นที่อัมรินทร์พลาซ่า ก็ได้เห็นว่าเขาตกแต่งหน้าห้างได้สวยดี มีการตั้งศาลเจ้าแบบจีนให้คนได้ไหว้ขอพร และมีเซียมซีให้เสี่ยงทายด้วย เราแปลกใจมากที่มีคนแวะไปกราบไหว้ขอพรเทพเจ้าแห่งความมั่งคั่ง และเสี่ยงเซียมซีหลายคน ปีนี้ค่อนข้างเงียบเหงา มีนักท่องเที่ยวมาน้อยกว่าปีก่อน อาหารที่มาออกร้านก็เป็นเจ้าที่เขาคัดเลือกมาให้มีคุณภาพสูงกว่าร้านอาหารทั่วไป. แต่ราคาก็สูงกว่าราคาปกติด้วย อาหารส่วนใหญ่เป็นอาหารทะเลปิ้งย่าง มีผัดไทยและหมูปิ้ง ของหวานมีผลไม้ มะม่วงนํ้าดอกไม้กินกับข้าวเหนียว และนํ้าผลไม้คั้นสดๆ

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นอกจากอาหารแล้วก็มีร้านขายของที่ เป็นงานทำด้วยมือ เช่นกระเป๋าหนัง งานไม้ เครื่องประดับ กับของแต่งบ้านนิดหน่อย ปีนี้ร้านที่มาออกงานน้อยลงไปมาก คนเดินก็ไม่หนาแน่น ทำให้เราอดรู้สึกสงสารคนที่มาเช่าที่ออกร้าน และลงทุนค่าวัสดุต่างๆมากมาย เราเริ่มเห็นสัญญาณของเศรษฐกิจที่กำลังชะลอตัวลง อย่างน่าใจหาย เพราะเมื่อวานไปกินข้าวเย็นกับเพื่อน ปรากฏว่ามีเราอยู่โต๊ะเดียวทั้งร้าน บรรยากาศเงียบจนเราหวั่นใจว่า อีกหกเดือนข้างหน้าจะเป็นอย่างไร

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Souvenirs and craft section
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Wishing you a wonderful day.

Cheers.

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How wonderful this Chinese New Year has been and the decorations are gorgeous!

There is so much food in this place, I am always amazed to see it in such abundance! Such opulent displays of seafood and barbequed food. Does it amaze you as much as me or are you used to it?

Oh!! Chi Chi Sticks!! Did you ask about your future fortune?? I would have been tempted to do so! I love little traditions and did that at the Chinese Lantern Festival that I went to. :) I got a good fortune, so I was happy! :)

I loved those young naked coconuts. What did he put in them? And the pomegranates... oh, those looked lovely. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful post with us! I had a wonderful time perusing it. You did a wonderful job putting the post together and taking great photographs!

Thank you so much and thank you for posting in the #MarketFriday tag!

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Thank you very much for your tip and very nice comment.

Seafood is easily found here as the south of Thailand is surrounded by the sea! We even have imported seafood from other countries including from Alaska! The price of fresh seafood is much cheaper when you go to seaside towns! Just walk into the morning market and they will grill fish or prawns for you straight away. My friends from the south of Thailand often brought her own fresh fish in her ice box, for cooking in her Bangkok house!

If you are interested in Chi Chi sticks, I know three places where the predictions are always spot on! Some people would flock to these places during the new year to ask about their health, wealth and work situation for the new year and for potential dangers to be watchful of this year.

The coconut is quite different from the normal exported coconuts. These are smaller coconuts which have be roasted in a charcoal heap. Then people would shave off all the husk and crack the top for coconut milk and spooning out the steamed coconut meat. What you see is the naked cooked or steamed coconut meat, he’s making it too easy for people to eat this stuff! So, you could just pierce a straw through the soft meat to drink the juice! This is my favourite kind of coconut!

Your tag has attracted all kinds of markets from around the world. Good job!!

Thanks for all your support!
Cheers.

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ถึงเศรษฐกิจจะย่ำแย่ แต่ขอให้มิตรภาพของเรายังคงเหมือนเดิมนะคะ

Sure! People have to remain stable in the middle of economic upheaval!

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เป็นตลาดนัดที่น่าเดินมากค่ะ

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Ya! It’s very compact market with good food!

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Omg 😀I want eat everything ♥️

Oh! No! You just had your fish dinner!

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I was there a couple days ago myself i always love the foods from the vendors there the seafoods are truly yummy :)

Oh! Good! You enjoyed the day out in central
Bangkok.

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Always fun and lots to do and see in that area as you know :)

ของตกแต่งและของต่างๆสวยๆทั้งนั้นเลยค่ะ ไม่น่าเชื่อว่าจะไม่มีคนมาซื้อเลย....อาหารก็หลากหลายมากๆ ดูน่าอร่อยทุกอย่างเลย แบบนี้คนน่าจะมาจับจ่ายเยอะกว่านี้... ยังงัยก็ขอให้เศรษฐกิจอย่าแย่มาก...เพราะยังงัยคนก็ยังต้องกินต้องใช้...ต้องจับจ่าย ...หรือไม่ก็ต้องประหยัดมากขึ้นค่ะ

Yes, you are right! People are more careful with how they spend their money. Luckily, rich people are still spending but they spend it on luxury brands!!

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wow, I would like to buy everything haha

Okay! You must be a millionaire!
Those shop keepers would be very happy to see you!!

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