two.

the beginning of our exploration. and introduction to Thailand's cruel heat. We visit chatuchak in the morning, and then spend half the day wandering around, looking for H1. These two activities in themselves are enough to make anyone exhausted.







the BTS. Bangkok's very own skytrain. we use it to get to the market. it's new, obviously, in comparison to the rest of the buildings in the city. a pretty concrete snake worming through the peeling paint and rusting grilles. the stations' forms clearly follow the function, and joints and materials mostly exposed.

chatuchak. a place of such intense human traffic, a stall or two in every possible cranny. it seems like a life support of Bangkok, with the number of thais there, selling their wares, and the tourists and locals buying them. it's old, no doubt, the weariness of the umbrellas and tents sagging, the stifling inner spaces and worn corridors dirt streaked. and yet. it thrives.





along the street we see how the buildings have aged. and how the streets themselves have aged also. i wouldn't say that it is depressing, but it is surely quite dreary. the style of buildings are definitely different from those in Singapore though. like they are still exploring how concrete can be shaped, in curves and what not. with ornamented grilles and gates.









we reached H!, after much effort, and stepped into a place of simplicity and flat planes. so separate from the streets outside, well kept, beautifully arranged. inside we could be anywhere, singapore, germany, america. so it was, inside.



and then it was back to the hotel.
then it was night.

a look at their skywalk, which leads underneath the bts skytrain. the leveling of traffic, train over human over road vehicles. like a heirachy of sorts.



the city is still busy.