Hi, have returned 
Yeah it was Free & Easy. Erm wrote abit of
the trip elsewhere, but will repost here heheh. As you can see, we
stayed at P Princess at about S$130 a night. Not cheap but very
accessible to the shops. Amari is probably more expensive than
that.
Well we did most damage at MBK, because it was just downstairs,
and it was air-conditioned 
Can't help it , my SO's an grouch when it comes to
heat.
Personally, my favourite was Chatuchak, for the variety and whole
bazaar feel of it. Suam Lom's good too, it's more quiet. But at
Chatuchak and Suan Lom, we were overwhelmed by the crowd, the
sprawl and the heat, and thus were not in prime shopping condition
We didn't stay long, see above reasons re: SO
& heat. Can't find a worse partner to go to bazaars with.
For both places, I'm sure the shopping will be
better in future trips (hypothetical! :p ) when one knows what to
expect.
Ah the food... I tried, I really tried to eat as much variety as I
could in such a short time But there's only so much food one can stomach in a
day I love the local pork noodles with
spicy broth, I wish we had it here. Other notables were coconut ice
cream, coconut crispy pancake thingy, desserts.... generous
portions at low price. Good stuff.
Next trip? Till I see the bank balance and do my
sums, I don't know, but I'm not hopeful . 
