A Phenomenology of Thailand

Your jail-cell window to Bangkok.

Tuesday, April 05, 2005

a shopping mecca indeed

Majority of Steven Goh's examples of growth in the retail industry in Asia came from Thailand:

Tesco Lotus Express -- literally our sari-sari store sa kanto
Carrefour
FoodLoft in Central Chidlom -- i definitely miss this one
Paragon -- i still wonder why they demolished the old Inter-Continental Hotel for another shopping mall

I couldn't help but feel a twinge of belongingness to Thailand despite the fact that I'm back in Manila. I do miss Bangkok dearly and sometimes wish that I can click my red heels and say "There's no place like Emporium". Hahaha.