One of the first things I did when I decided to move to Thailand was where to live. One thing I have learned was no matter where you move, make sure there is a supermarket within walking distance to make life way easier. One of the joys of the modern world is I could check google maps and determine how long it would take to walk to public transportation and a supermarket from a condo I choose to move to, from my home in Long Beach California, half a world away. The modern world giveth and the modern world taketh.
This is my local mall here in Samut Prakan. "Imperial World" mall is showing its age, but it has its advantages. One, it has "Big C," one of the major supermarkets in Thailand. All the stuff you need to survive is in the "Big C." For me, that includes mostly breakfast stuff. Eggs (The eggs are not refrigerated in the store, but I put them in the fridge at home, so weird right), bacon, tabasco and coffee. I only cook breakfast; lunch and dinner options are so cheap and healthier than anything I could cook.
One of my lunch options is in the basement of Imperial World. All malls in Thailand are set up the same way, The bottom floor is the areas where to find the food court. You load a card from the cashier, and wander about looking for a tasty dish. I have a go to, a 60 Bhat ($1.70) chicken and rice dish that fills me up, Besides the food court, there are a smattering of chain restaurants. My local Pizza Company is in the basement. One thing to know is that the size of a medium pizza is more like a small pizza back home in the USA. A large pizza here is a medium pizza there. Now that it is football season, pizza on Sunday Nights is back in play.
Since my neighborhood is working class, Imperial World Mall stores reflect this economic reality. inexpensive clothing, both in the mall and along both sides of the mall. If I pay more than $15 dollars for something, I feel ripped off. The downside is that very few shirts fit me in the mall. I need the XXL, because like pizza, shirt sizes are way off too. Pants are on the tight side too. But it is still inexpensive. It just does not help my self-image now I am wearing XXL and snug pants.
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