Long TextExercise 75 of 90

I had been living in Bangkok for three months before a colleague at work suggested I visit the Rot Fai night market. I'm not usually a fan of shopping, so I wasn't particularly enthusiastic. But she insisted, saying it wasn't really about buying things, and that I would understand once I got there. So one Friday…

• How did the writer feel before visiting the night market?
• What was the first thing that attracted the writer's attention at the market?