Market Friday: The evening market at Robinson, ตลาดที่ห้างโรบินสัน

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This is my entry for #marketfriday hosted by the lovely @dswigle whose gentleness and compassion have affected incredible and positive contributions towards those who have stumbled upon her lively posts.

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This is the evening market right outside my favourite shopping mall, Robinson, in New Road at Bangrak. I always feel very easy walking in this mall as it’s the place for middle income and working people. You would not see expensive brand names here, only sensible and practical goods with occasional 20% reduction during the weekends.

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The small area in front of the mall and the space in the small lane have been transformed into evening market with hundreds of stalls selling cheap street food and all kinds of goods at incredible prices. Students and office workers would be gathering around their favourite stalls around 5.30pm.

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This is the place I like to come and just walk around watching how people live and survive in the real world. I have noticed that people are more careful with their money and I have heard some vendors complaining how tough life has become. Sometimes I watch them setting up their stalls and observe their faces reflecting their hopes and insecurity. These working people have to put up with lots of difficulties and daily challenges. All my imaginary troubles just pale in comparison with these people’ s concrete and physical obstacles.

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I really love to walk in this market while exchanging life’s energy and sending loving kindness all around the place. I feel a lot of respect for these underprivileged people for they have taught me a lot about life and dignity in themselves. They are so different from my circle of privedged and high society friends. These hard working people are more grounded in reality and have the skills for survival when the worst case scenario hits the fan.

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เราชอบไปเดินเล่นที่ตลาดตอนเย็น ที่หน้าห้างโรบินสันที่บางรักมาก ที่ห้างนี้มีความเป็นกันเองสูง และไม่สินสินค้าแบรนเนมแพงๆในห้าง เขาเน้นตลาดกลางและตลาดล่าง ทำให้มีแต่ของที่มีราคาย่อมเยาว์และสินค้าก็เป็นของที่เราจำเป็นต้องใช้ในครัวเรือน แล้วยังมีการลดราคา20% บ่อยๆวันสุดสัปดาห์ บริเวณหน้าห้างและซอยข้างๆ ก็กลายเป็นตลาดนัดตอนเย็น ที่มีแผงขายอาหารและของใช่เต็มพื้นที่ ตกเย็นเด็กนักเรียนและคนทำงานในออฟฟิศ ก็ออกมาอุดหนุนอาหารและของกินต่างๆก่อนกลับบ้าน

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เราชอบไปเดินดูวิถีชีวิตคนที่นี่ เขามีความขยันและพลังในการต่อสู้ชีวิต และอุปสรรคต่างๆ บางครั้งเราได้ยินเขาบ่นกันว่า เดี๋ยวนี้หากินลำบากขึ้น คนระวังการใช้จ่ายมากกว่าสมัยก่อน เราก็เรียนรู้ถึงความยากลำบากของคนหาเช้ากินค่ำ ทำให้ปัญหาที่เรามีอยู่กลายเป็นเรื่องเล็กมาก เขามีความอดทนและศักดิ์ศรีในตนเอง. ช่างต่างจากกลุ่มเพื่อนไฮโซของเรามากที่ทนต่อความยากลำบากได้น้อยมาก ต่อไปในอนาคตเมื่อเกิดปัญหาวิกฤติ คนที่หาเช้ากินคํ่านี่แหละ ที่จะสามารถฟันฝ่าอุปสรรคไปได้ เพราะเขาอยู่กับความเป็นจริง และต้องสู้ปัญหาตลอดเวลานั่นเอง เราก็หวังว่าคนไทยเราจะช่วยเหลือจุนเจือกัน เมื่อเวลานั้นมาถึง เราคงต้องสวดมนต์มากขึ้นเพื่อเตรียมความพร้อมด้านจิตใจ กับความไม่แน่นอนของโลกมนุษย์

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Wishing you a very peaceful and restful weekend.

Cheers.

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I appreciate all the effort you have put in showing off this market and explaining the differences between them. You are so very right! I can see the difference in the faces of the vendor, for sure!

There is heartache and despair lining the faces of some, whereas, the other markets have shown a smile or chatter between them. Until you notice the differences, only the food looks different.

They really have such a wonderful selection of food items here. It is a market I could easily see being crowded after work hours. The price alone would drive people there. Your pictures are amazing and I love that you captured so much in them. The people as they are working and the expressions on their face are so telling of what they are feeling. A truly wonderful post!

I thank you so much for taking so much time and effort putting this post together for #MarketFriday! You did an amazing job! It is so appreciated!

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Wow! Thank you very much for your appreciation and understanding. I feel for the hard working people who are making honest livelihood. Some days are very good, some days are just too slow for them. At least they are in the right location for evening market.

Even the tourists from the five stars hotel nearby come to have their Shabu-Shabu dinner in this market! The food is freshly cooked and reasonably clean. That’s a Korean dish of self-barbecue dinner set which is very popular here though it has been slightly modified to suit Thai taste.

Thank you very much for your support and encouragement.

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Thank you!! Encouraging you has been such a pleasure! I love the way you tell a story and post your blogs.

They are most excellent!

Oh! Thank you very much! But I am just a beginner hoping to learn and improve myself. There’s still a lot to be learned. Your encouragement and kindness have given me more energy for my learning process.

Thank you ever so much.

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You have learned much already! I would never had known you were so new!

Thank you! I still feel that I need to learn the proper way to write good stories. So far, it has been more like an experiment or trial and error! I could never know how things would be judged as good quality.
It would be nice if I could enroll for course on creative writing or how to be a writer. But I doubt if I will have time for that!

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I think that just reading as you already do and writing your own will help you hone your skills. You already have good creative thinking.

Great pictures and great report! How about we meet up next time and walk around Bangkok together taking some photos?

Thank you so much for your encouragement!! I am very honored to be invited in a photo shoot! You’ll have to wait for me to get a proper camera! I have an iPhone6. Looking forward to learn about photography properly. So far it’s happy go lucky style.

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ชอบเดินตลาดนัดแบบนี้มากค่ะ ไม่หรูแต่อาหารอร่อยมาก สินค้าไม่แพงเท่าในห้างใหญ่ๆ ราคาจับต้องได้ เหมาะกับยุคเศรษฐกิจสมัยนี้ค่ะ

Yes! This is a realistic kind of market for me! Reasonable prices and good food!

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Thank you for your good work.

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ของกินของใช้เยอะมากค่ะ ถ้าได้ไปเดินคงเพลินแน่ๆ อิอิ

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You have to leave your purse at home first!

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ตลาดแบบนี้น่าเดินมากค่ะ มีของขายหลากหลายมาก

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But it doesn’t have any plants or orchids!!

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This post is making my mouth drool :-)

I was quite good! I stopped myself from getting a few extra snacks! I told myself ‘next time!’

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Great post and shots when I visited Bangkok each time I would always go and explore some of the markets I always found them so interesting

Thank you very much! Markets are very important to people’s daily life, no market, no food!

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Yes indeed, whenever i used to travel around the world when I went to somewhere new I used to love exploring the local markets that gives a real feel for the place

all looks delicious , make me hungry.

Oh! How’s your walking exercise?!

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Now that is a nice show of food as the student you have learned well from my teaching well done son A++ for this effort.....haha :)

Thank you! You should have been my teacher at my college year!! I would get all A’s in all my subjects!! And get a distinction!!
You are very kind indeed!

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I am your teacher now and see you have gone up a couple of levels already never to late to learn...hehe..have a great week my friend :)

Good thing you are teaching and coaching for free! Otherwise I could never afford the fees!

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Ohhhh..no not free at all you just haven't got my bill yet...haha :)

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