yeah those are lottery tickets, not the items themselves. the clerk rings you up for a ticket, usually 600-700 yen for the big character collabs, and you scratch or open it to see what you got. someti...

depends on the neighborhood tbh. if you're in ekkamai or thonglor most places don't even open doors until 10 or 11 and the real crowd rolls in around midnight. but if you're doing sukhumvit soi 11 lik...

Wow, that flood story is insane! Thanks for the detailed response. I hadn't considered the variation between model years that much, I figured Corolla was Corolla. Definitely going to dig into reviews...

khao san road is the obvious answer but it's kind of a zoo tbh. i prefer hanging at ari area, there's a spot called ariyada which has a rooftop with good cheap food and you can smoke on the balcony no...

there is a shop called "oriental bazaar" in shinjuku near the station, they have a whole floor of formal wear. not the most stylish but you can get a decent two piece for around 15k yen if you dig a b...