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| Street Smart Sukhumvit |
| Dedicated to Sukhumvit, Bangkok's longest road! Here you'll find unique LOCAL knowledge not available in your typical, tired guidebooks PLUS pics, reviews, link and events - all about Sukhumvit! |
| Language: English |
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| Unique Visitors: 42 |
| Total Unique Visitors: 199508 |
| Visitors Out: 3138 |
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| Milly is (FINALLY) Home~!! |
| 2008-05-13 00:30:00 |
I was ecstatic when I received a happy email from Laura, whose beloved dog Milly went missing in early March (read it HERE):On Saturday evening I was watching my two older sons playing football at Bangkok Patana School and I had a call from a lady saying she was sure that her neighbour was feeding Milly outside of his gate. This lady had seen Milly's poster at the vet's in Thonglor 10 (where Milly disappeared). Needless to say, I've had many calls before so I wasn't putting my hopes up too much......... I was at soi 14 Pridi, off 71 Sukhumvit in 15 minutes and meandered my way to some smaller sois............and there was Milly playing in the soi with another dog. I got out of the car and called her name once.......she turned and crawled to me crying......and I did the same, sil...
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| Také lets it rip~!! |
| 2008-05-12 15:37:33 |
Shhhhhh~~!!! Don't tell Také that I secretly recorded him singing so "excitedly" at the karaoke~!! Every karaoke party needs someone like him~!! *fangirl squeal*streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com sukhumvit bangkok thailand...
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| Cows on Sukhumvit *mooooooooo* |
| 2008-05-12 14:54:32 |
Sukhumvit was overrun by a whole bunch of four-legged bovines~!! *mooooo~!!*Eh-heh... seriously... these 28 life-size polyester cows are actually part of the "EU Herd of Cows" exhibition, which is the world's biggest public art event representing the European Union and its member states.We all got acquainted with each other at my beloved Emporium and the Benjasiri Park (right next to Emporium).Though each cow represented its own country of origin, some were waaaaay easier to guess (example: tulips = the Netherlands) than the others (check out the mind-boggling French one)!!And... correct me if I'm wrong... but were there TWO different painted cows from Spain~?!This cow parade has stopped by many European countries, as well as China, Malaysia and Vietnam. After Thailand, they will also visi...
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| Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 9 |
| 2008-05-09 00:36:00 |
Sukhumvit sky is so schizophrenic nowadays... Is it the pollution~?? Could it be due to global warming~?! Or maybe the window filter's the culprit~?!?! These two panoramic pics were taken only minutes apart~!!Look at the difference in sky color~!!(I personally like the purple one~!!)**************************************************************Here's another example of schizophrenic display:Erm... so are you guys REALLY still open~?! Why is the inside lookin' so DAAARK~?!**************************************************************So I was in a taxi, yea~?? Then I noticed that my driver had exceptionally PRETTY hair:Close-up shot:How the hell did he achieve such shine~?? Such bounce~?! In THIS humid weather~?! Is it becoz he sits inside a climate-controlled TAXI all day long~?! (*green wi...
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| 300 Parody |
| 2008-05-08 13:57:25 |
As requested, I'm linking to Akarawin's page showing the parody of the (hyper-masculine, dripping with testosterone - but smooth-chested) movie...
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| Asoke went temporarily deaf... |
| 2008-05-05 15:58:08 |
Went totally BERSERK at the karaoke and let loose with a rendition of Paris Hilton's "Stars Are Blind"~!! Sorry the sound quality isn't very good... And believe me, THIS clip was the most DECENT HA HA HA~~ The staff had to kick us out... "I'm sorry, we are closing for the night already..."BAH~!! What KJs... other countries have karaoke shops that stay open 24/7~~!!!*This song is dedicated to Pat, Paris Hilton's HUGEST fan~~~~~~~!!!!* (ROTFL~!!!!!)P.S. Click HERE for a review of this karaoke shop!! I see London, I see Paris...streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com sukhumvit bangkok thailand...
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| Silly Sukhumvit News~!! |
| 2008-05-04 23:05:00 |
Snooker star Stephen Hendry drunkenly drove a taxi along one of the most dangerous city roads in the world (guess which ROAD~!!!). The Scot admitted he bribed a cabbie in Bangkok to let him get behind the wheel. It happened on a boozy night out with fellow snooker star Mark Williams. Hendry, 39, said it was "the craziest thing" he had done and "totally out of character". Hendry, seven times world champion, said he was dared by Williams - both were drunk. He said a dozen cabbies refused his offer of cash to let him drive. But finally, one took his offer and he drove drunk along Sukhumvit Road - Bangkok's main thoroughfare and known as the world's busiest. He said: "Mark Williams dared me to do it. "We hailed about a dozen and they wouldn't let me, so we were creating an even worse t...
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| after all this time... I nearly missed "Near Equal"~!! |
| 2008-05-01 13:44:59 |
This is what makes living in Sukhumvit aaaaaall worth it~!! Despite the traffic, pollution, noise and crowd... I am never bored becoz I am constantly finding new things right under my nose~!!Case in point: this dreamy, wooden, nostalgic Thai restaurant, bathed in soft yellow light (pictured right). Called Near Equal, it also doubles as a house decor shop.I mean, I've entered Sukhumvit 39 COUNTLESS times, but I've never even heard wind of this place~!! Until someone took me there... which was a good thing, since it's tucked into a tiny, unnoticeable dead-ended sub-soi in Sukhumvit 39~!!Looks like some typical dark soi, eh~?? But if you go towards the yellow lights in the distance, you'll come face-to-face with THIS sign:Once inside, you'll feel like you've been transported into a time when ...
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| MK Gold |
| 2008-04-30 13:32:18 |
I am still in the dark about what makes MK Gold so "golden" that it feels it's more "deserving" of my dough.Oh sure, its exterior in Ekamai (Sukhumvit 63) is pretty impressive.Smiling staff greet you gracefully with a 'wai' as soon as you step in (sure makes you feel like VIP~!!).And look... the place has glittering crystal chandeliers~!!And gigantic golden artsy "stuff" strewn all around~!!Nevertheless, even though my eyes were pretty happy, my taste buds weren't feelin' so hot. I swear, the offerings were the same with the "typical" MK (just minus the ear-splitting noise) and MK Trendi (just minus the dancing). Perhaps my tongue has developed way too-thick calluses due to the usual scorching Thai street food... that's why I couldn't taste any difference~!!...
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| The Merits of Motorcycle TAXIs |
| 2008-04-27 23:28:00 |
I am NOT fond of walking inside Sukhumvit 24 (for those of you who don't know, Sukhumvit 24 is the soi of my beloved Emporium). It's always sooo crowded, no matter what time it is (except maybe Songkran haha). It also gets flooded when it rains heavily. Worse, it's got no pavement~!! So when you're walking there, various kinds of vehicles will pass oh-sooooo-very-close to your skin you can actually feel the HEAT from them~!! (And no, the feeling is totally not the same as spa steam treatment~!!). But anyway, y'all know that I hate hot weather (and I hate WALKING in hot weather even more), as mentioned HERE. "So how would you enter Sukhumvit 24, then??" some of you might ask. The answer, my dearies, is MOTORCYCLE TAXIs. These guys pictured...
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| The reason why I SUCK in cooking |
| 2008-04-25 16:18:47 |
Living smack-dab in the heart of Sukhumvit has got me spoiled rotten.Why should I slave away in the hot kitchen when I can get cheap and yummy food like THIS in mere MINUTES made by someone else~?!This particular gourmet expert can be found in Robinson Sukhumvit (next to Sukhumvit 19), and your tummy will be happy and satisfied for just 40 baht~!! HEAVEN on EARTH~!! sukhumvit bangkok thailand...
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| SSS, SSS and more SSS |
| 2008-04-24 02:50:00 |
As requested by Nini, I am posting some more points about myself... so we aaaaaaaaall can get to know each other betta~!! HAH~ 1). I am a true-blue Virgo. So that means I am a neat-freak. And a picky perfectionist. A planner, list-maker and organizer. I like things to be clean and orderly. Mess drives me NUTZ and I haaaaaaate it when things do not go smoothly according to my (well-thought-of and flawless~!!) plans. Naturally, I am not the easiest person to live with (HA HA HA...) because I have a few (OK, more than a few) house rules:- toilet paper should be hung with the hanging side IN FRONT. Don't even try to argue with me, because it makes PERFECT SENSE to hang toilet paper like this - it's easier to grab AND it stays cleaner this way (the other way of hanging w...
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| Nerves of Steeeel~!!! |
| 2008-04-22 15:13:13 |
Gosh, I definitely wouldn't wanna be in this dude's shoes (sorry, I mean BOOTS)~!!You don't have to look too closely to see that the weather is bakin' hot, the traffic is very busy and the uniform is kinda' TIGHTTTT~~!!!Miraculously, standing in the middle of the nerve-wrecking intersection inside Asoke (Sukhumvit 21), he stays as cool as a cucumber~!! R-E-S-P-E-C-T~!!!!!!!!! uniforms are cool, man~!! sukhumvit bangkok thailand...
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| Pyongyang |
| 2008-04-21 16:48:01 |
Betcha didn't know there's actually a *- NORTH -* Korean restaurant in Bangkok~!!This unique eatery (named "Pyongyang", of aaaaall the names in the world~!!) is actually not in Sukhumvit (I am scandalized by this - I demand a North Korean restaurant on my beloved road A.S.A.P~!!!), but this is just tooooo good to pass up. For those who are curious, it's actually in Pattanakarn 20.The whole place is HUGE and glittery.(So erase any thoughts you have of starving babies).And guess what~?! It turns out that the place has a dancing and singing show EVERY SINGLE NIGHT (oh my~!!). Done by extremely beautiful, slim, translucent-and-fair-skinned, charming young ladies~!! *droooool*They can croon in Korean, Japanese, Chinese and English~!!They can glide gracefully while wearing very inconvenient (but...
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| Kim Jong-Il's artists - PART 3 |
| 2008-04-21 16:20:48 |
Ol' Blue Eyes' (that's Frank Sinatra for those who don't know) "I Did It My Way" - Korean version.Engaging though he is, this dude ain't the star attraction; it's HERE~!! dedicated to the Dear Leader ~!!streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com sukhumvit bangkok thailand...
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| Kim Jong-Il's artists - PART 2 |
| 2008-04-21 16:12:58 |
Very retro~!! Very peppy~!! And very cuuuuuuute~~~!!!Whoever said North Korea only has death and destruction has obviously never set foot HERE~!! Dear Leader is one lucky bad guy~!!streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com sukhumvit bangkok thailand...
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| Kim Jong-Il's artists - PART 1 |
| 2008-04-21 14:14:39 |
A very exotic North Korean performance~!! Who cares if you can't comprehend even one word of it~!!!Where can you find this awesome show~?? Click HERE to find out~!! Dear Leader's hair might be passé, but this is HOT~!!streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com sukhumvit bangkok thailand...
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| More hints about SSS |
| 2008-04-19 22:44:00 |
To those who whine that I don't post enough stuff about meself here... YOU ARE IN LUCK.I got tagged by Sheena. It's different from the previous tag game (read it HERE).This time you gotta use Photobucket.com.Instructions1. Go to www.photobucket.com.2. For every question, type your answer in the "SEARCH" box. Example: If your answer to the question "What is your favorite candy?" is "Nerds", then you type "nerds" on the search box and hit enter.3. Use only one pic from the FIRST page.4. Insert the pic into your blog.Easy enough, riiight~??So here goes nuthin':1. What is your relationship status?(what the hell~?!) *NOTE: I am NOT into bestiality. HONEST~!!!!!2. What is your current mood?3. Who is your favorite band/artist?(more of the classics than the newer stuff)4. What is...
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| Verrry NAUGHTY Songkran~!!! |
| 2008-04-17 15:08:33 |
OOH-LA-LA~!! I've been verrrrry naughty this Songkran.Nooo, I did NOT break my sacred vow to not splash water and have a dry Songkran (read my explanation HERE).Rather, I've been reading a very risqué book.OK, so some of you might pooh-pooh and comment, "A BOOK~?!?! You mean those boring things with no pictures that you actually have to hold in your hands and FLIP~?! Yaaaaaaaaaaaawn~~~~!!!!"Aaah~~ but this ain't no ordinary book. In fact, it's not available ANYWHERE in the Kingdom of Thailand. As in: you can NOT buy it.Because it's BANNED by the Thai government.Yes folks, censorship is still alive and well in the twenty-first century.The naughty book I'm talking about is this:"The King Never SmilesA Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej"by Paul M. HandleyIt's not news that the Thai p...
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| Bling Bling Thai Dance |
| 2008-04-16 12:47:40 |
My beloved Empo has really gone on a limb this Songkran~!! Feast your eyes on this graceful Thai dance performance~!! Unfortunately, stupid and annoying people kept walking IN FRONTA my camera grrrrrrrrrrrr... I mean, were they BLIND, or what~?! Some made an effort to quickly walk past, but some thick-skinned creeps didn't even give a rat's ass and kept on strolling s-l-o-w-l-y as if they were walking hand-in-hand with their lover on a beach under the moonlight. BAH~!!!(I was soooo... tempted to stick out my leg and "accidentally" trip 'em fools~!! Mwahahahaha *evil laugh*)But I'm getting sidetracked here... ENJOY THE CLIP~!! Waaay better than jiggly Britney Spears~!!streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com sukhumvit bangkok thailan...
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| Songkran Puppets Dance |
| 2008-04-15 08:20:09 |
Imagine your surprise if you're confronted by THIS at the supermarket cashier~!!That's right, folks... shoppers at Emporium were treated to a Thai puppet dance for Songkran~!!The unique thing about these puppets is that each requires THREE puppeteers for it to come alive, and the puppeteers also mimic the puppet's actions:- the left puppeteer controls the puppet's left hand and head- the middle puppeteer control's the puppet's feet- the right puppeteer controls the puppet's right handCalled hun lakhon lek in Thai, this dying art form was popularized by Joe Louis (Thai name: Sakorn Yangkhiawsod), who was also one of Thailand's top puppet masters and last "Grand Master" of small puppet performers.More info HERE~!! no strings attached~!!streetsmartsukhumvit...
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| Songkran in Sukhumvit~!!! |
| 2008-04-14 09:22:08 |
Sukhumvit is DEAD. It all started about two to three days before Songkran… There was a mass exodus of humanity coming out of Sukhumvit. As a result, by the time Songkran made its first splash, the road is like a ghost town. Ain’t no matter whether it's day or night, the usually gridlocked Sukhumvit has turned soooo spacious: What a truly remarkable (and RARE~!!) sight~!! (You can actually hear the crickets chirping, yo~!!) Many shops are closed, starting with my favorite kuaytiew shop (booohooooo): (The sign says “closed for Songkran 12-16 April, reopen 17 April" - oh I shall be counting the DAYS~!!). Now, for those who think that the whole Kingdom of Siam turns into a sea during Songkran, let me tell you this: it IS possible to remain dry during Songkran,...
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| Can't Touch This~!!! |
| 2008-04-14 06:34:40 |
Check out these three VERY WET people~!!I am giving my thanks to all the deities in the cosmos that I was inside a (locked) TAXI on Sukhumvit when I encountered them~!! Hee hee hee... HAMMER Songkran TIME~!!streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com sukhumvit bangkok thailand...
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| Songkran Trio |
| 2008-04-13 17:40:19 |
I found this trio of traditional Thai musicians in Emporium, no doubt to welcome Songkran~!!From left to right, the instruments are: jak-ae, khim and dapon-tai. They're playing a very popular Thai melody.Enjoy the clip and HAPPY SONGKRAN~!! suksan wan songkran~!!streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com sukhumvit bangkok thailand...
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| Wicked Skateboard Move @ Queen Sirikit Park |
| 2008-04-10 15:33:22 |
Watch it and be awestruck~!!!!!P.S. I was told that this move is called the "nollie nosegrind". That shit is TIGHT~!!streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com sukhumvit bangkok thailand...
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| Chico |
| 2008-04-08 14:28:00 |
If you’re a fan of kitty cats This is the place where you should be at~!! (OK, lame set of rhymes – sorry). The point I’m trying to make is that Chico is more of a place for cat lovers rather than a place to eat and drink. Located deeeeeeeeep inside Sukhumvit 53 (almost at the end of the soi, in fact), Chico serves both as a café and shop selling interior décor, many dedicated to the furry (and clawed) creatures – it’s got cat houses (pictured left - swiped from the website), cat key chains, cat coasters, cat-shaped purses, cat stamps… purr purr... you get the point (and NO, it does NOT sell cat meat for barbecue - just in case some of you smart asses are wondering). The Japanese owner is (obviously) a cat lover; in fact, she has ten – count ‘em TEN –...
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| In Defense of Nana |
| 2008-04-03 15:53:57 |
Poor Nana. Its notorious reputation has overshadowed everything else that the whole area has to offer.Mention that you're going anywhere near Nana (Sukhumvit 3), more often than not you'll get snickers and raised eyebrows from the TAXI driver. Some would even turn oh-so-helpful: "You buy Thai lady in Nana? I take you good place, OK~!! Cheap and clean~!! Very beautiful Thai lady~!!"Of course, it doesn't help Nana's case that the area is synonymous with naughty things, namely:Counterfeit goodsCheap sex (and its substitutes)[These guys standing around will accost any foreign male who crosses their path with various offers, such as, "Thai lady, sir~? 50 baht only~!!" (I guess the STDs would be a "free bonus", then~??), and "New special DVD, sir? Very good quality, no mosaic~!!" They will also ...
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| Songkran Celebrations - Nana |
| 2008-03-31 17:20:36 |
Got this WETWETWET clip of Songkran celebrations in Nana (Sukhumvit 3) from YouTube~!!This VDO is connected to my earlier blog entry (read it HERE). wetter than "Water World"~!! sukhumvit bangkok thailand...
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| Let's have a DRY Songkran~!!!! |
| 2008-03-30 03:51:00 |
Y'all gonna hate me and my new idea FO SHO.It all came to me when I just realized that it’s actually Earth Hour when I turned on the TV (ironic, isn’t it?) and saw that many cities went dark for an hour by choice to commemorate the coming Earth Day.(I was actually in Emporium for the MIDNIGHT SALE: buying more “stuff”, using up the aircon and those evil paper (and yes, also plastic) bags, PLUS enjoying the bands on stage – basically being very environmentally UN-friendly). Even Google went black. All the nonsense hype isn’t lost to me: 1). I actually had to turn on CNN to find out about the event. 2). In some cities, there were huuuuge electronic boards counting down 3, 2, 1 to Earth Hour. 3). How does a black Google page help the Earth? You can say that Google ...
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| GARAGE SALE - cheap~!! |
| 2008-03-28 15:22:36 |
I have soooo... much "stuff" in my closet that I can't see ANYTHING.So, I have decided that the only way to let my closet breathe is to have a GARAGE SALE. I am selling many of my clothes (tops, skirts, dresses - many have been worn only 1-2 times), accessories (earrings, necklaces, bags, etc.) and shoes (bought on impulse, dammit~!!).Here are a few samples:I've never worn these shoes (I even still have the original box):Here's a Cacharel dress which I also have never worn:And a Barbie-inspired pink draped Max Azaria dress:These are just the tip of the iceberg. I have tonzzz of other stuff just takin' up space in my closet.Anyone interested to buy 'em? I am OPEN to negotiation (special price if you're willing to get rid of most of my stuff~!!).I'm thinking...
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| Pid Term Yai Huajai Wawoon |
| 2008-03-26 15:38:08 |
Is it just me or is "Pid Term Yai Huajai Wawoon" (Hormones) uncannily similar to "Rak Haeng Siam" (Love of Siam)~??They both deal with contemporary young love, they both use fresh cute faces and even their posters look like they're relatives.The only difference is that "Pid Term" is purely heterosexual HYUK HYUK~!! - oh, and the party's bigger and rowdier this time around.(Rant: WHO THE HECK thought of the Thai title~?! I swear, it's such a mouthful~!! And nearly impossible to translate to English - thus the "Hormones" English title. My best go at the title is something like - "Summer Vacation of Restless Hearts"... or something like that) *throws in the towel*Eniweeeei... the plot revolves around four (and a half - explanation below) couples' trials and tribulations during one summer vaca...
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| The Wrath of the Hi-So |
| 2008-03-24 14:28:00 |
Last Saturday, we found out just how lo-so we were.Noel, one of my online buddies had four invitation tickets to the Luxury Lifestyle Week 2008 at Siam Paragon (I was the only one who dared to go with her, since everybody else thought the event was toooooo hi-so for mere mortals).Titled The Glitz (official website here), the event aimed to be "the luxury lifestyle week where the hi-class society gets together in one place". Its targets: blue blood (THAT's what written on the website), CEOs, business owners, rich Y generation (I swear I'm NOT makin' this up), celebrities, foreigners and politicians.So the two of us met up at Paragon and checked out the exhibition first.Hmmm... we shoulda noticed that this event was WAY out of our league just from the "products" that were at the exhibition:A...
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| Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 8 |
| 2008-03-18 01:54:00 |
Psst... I was eating in an Italian restaurant (which shall remain nameless - you'll see why) during one of those nonsense "government enforced no alcohol" days, when one of my unrelenting dining companions actually asked the waiter, "No alcohol today, huh?" Straight-faced, the waiter then answered by saying YES they do sell alcohol~!! (* scratches head *). In turn, my dining companion declared, "Oh, dii jai maaaaak~!!" (Oh, I'm sooo happyyy~~!!)So this being Sukhumvit (location: Bangkok, Thailand), my dining companion was more than happy to once again, break the rules and (GASP) order alcohol on a day when it was NOT (legally) allowed to be sold.I looked around the restaurant and didn't see ANY beer or wine bottles on ANY tables... Hmmm... How were we gonna get away with this, I wondered.....
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| PLEASE HELP: missing dog MILLY |
| 2008-03-12 14:53:00 |
Y'all know I have a soft spot for critters... especially those who are in need.I got an email from Billie Manshall of SCAD (Soi Cats and Dogs) - a non-profit organization that helps strays in Bangkok about a farang woman named Laura who lost her beloved pooch Milly.To: Billie ManshallBillie,I am getting quite desperate.........Milly jumped from my arms in panic when I attempted to take her to the Animal Hospital on Saturday at 19:00hrs. She ran like the wind in spite of her infected front paw into Thonglor. Jenny and another friend helped me walk the sois 55 and 53 but we couldn't find her. I was happy she was not run over.........we stopped looking at midnight. Our daily search begins at 6:00 with bicycles, walks and cars. Even our 70 year old gardener went on his bike on his day off t...
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| A Conversation With A TAXI Driver - PART 6 |
| 2008-03-11 03:15:00 |
So there I was, in a TAXI, grumbling under my breath because I’d just been conned to go aaaaaaaaall the way from Sukhumvit to Srinakarin just for a friggin’ MOVIE. It all started because a friend of mine was lazy to get out of his house and insisted that I go to his place (which turned out to be in the hicks – gawd) instead. “Why does this fool live aaaall the way in Srinakarin anyway,” cursed I. “That’s like, thang changwat (external province/country-side) already~!! BAH~!!” My TAXI driver, a man who looked to be in his late-thirties was a particularly chatty one. As usual, he started with the typical questions, as I mentioned before HERE. “It’s quite late already; why are you going to Srinak...
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| Smile Teen Massage |
| 2008-03-08 07:19:47 |
The heavens have finally smiled on me and sent a steadfast, brave soul to be my “lab rat” for the mind-boggling, notorious and oh-so-mysterious “testicle massage”~!! Now, I'm suuuure that some of you will remember that many months ago, right here on this SSS site I’d posted some pictures of this very *COUGH COUGH* “unusual” massage shop sign, which I found when I was walking in Sukhumvit 26: Read my (imaginary) conversation between the shop’s receptionist and customer HERE. Ever since then, I’ve been looking practically EVERYWHERE and asking EVERYONE I know (with testicles) if they would be willing to “volunteer” and try it out. Oh sure, they would giggle and laugh, declare that they’d be totally up...
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| Ghostly Shrine in Sukhumvit~!! |
| 2008-03-04 08:17:20 |
Nang Nak is perhaps the most famous Thai ghost EVER. Her immortal, blood-soaked story has kept countless Thai children awake at night (and behaving well – if not, their mothers threatened Nang Nak’s ghost would come and eat their brains aliiiive~!!). While historical proof is hard to come by, the Thais still believe in Nang Nak, even until today. In fact, she has her own shrine in Sukhumvit (pics of the shrine are below this long-winded explanation) and is worshipped as a protector of military conscripts and bringer of good luck (especially winning lottery numbers). The legendary tragic story of Nang Nak has been retold many times in the Thai media (TV dramas, DVDs, comic books, you name it~!!), most famously in the 1999 movie titled “Nang Nak” dir...
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| Drug WARNING on Sukhumvit~!! |
| 2008-03-01 03:33:00 |
The reason I've been quite inactive in Multiply is because I've been down with a NASTY cold. So yea... I've been sneezing and coughing... having stuffy nose, headaches PLUS bad mood (aaarrrggghhh~~).At first I thought it was just "the usual cold" (coz hey - so many people around me were also having the same symptoms, la~!!), but after a week with no improvements whatsoever... I thought it was time to get some ammunition.Butttt... I didn't have time to go to the hospital (OK, I admit I was LAZY to actually go to the hospital, waste time waiting to see the doctor, pay and then get the meds, etc., etc., etc....)So I thought, "Hey, Boots in Empo has a pharmacist on duty~!! I can just quickly pop in there and get some meds~!!"And that was what I did. I went into Boots and asked the pharmacist f...
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| Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 7 |
| 2008-02-26 01:03:00 |
This has happened to me soooo... many times, I swear the Sukhumvit Gods are up against me. Why else would I ALWAYS end up with a pair of chopsticks that just can NOT grab what they're supposed to grab because they're basically going on their separate ways~?!OK, so "always" could be an exaggerration, but I swear this has happened to me OFTEN ENOUGH that I've taken notice~!!************************************************************Another valiant attempt at Engrish, this time plastered on some stairs of a house decor shop in Sukhumvit 33/1:So... they want me to take caution AND THEN fall~??**************************************************************Another one (in the same shop):(* scratches head *)Me #1: "What the hell is 'lady bay'~?!"Me #2: "Maybe they meant 'ladyboy' (katoey)~!!"Me #...
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| Seafood Market and Restaurant |
| 2008-02-22 13:04:56 |
‘TACKY’ is the first word that comes to mind when you first enter the Seafood Market and Restaurant in Sukhumvit 24. First, there’s the garish neon sign declaring “If it swims, we have it!†(which I gotta admit, isn’t actually a bad slogan~!!). There’s a hint of the enormity of the whole establishment right before you enter – a team of cooks busily preparing dishes outside readies you for the onslaught (it kinda makes you wonder how many GAZILLION customers are there for the place to have this many cooks~!!). Once you’ve stepped inside, you’ll feel like somebody just punched you on the face due to the s...
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