Bangkok Week 119 October 7, 2010 No donuts for us. But shoes and spooks instead! View fullsize And this is why the new laptop battery was needed! View fullsize Special Saturday morning pastries... including a giant green frisbee. View fullsize I heard there's a new Krispy Kreme in town. So did this queue of people. View fullsize The queue went out the door of Paragon, and tripled back on itself outside the shopfront. View fullsize The maze of queue ribbon continued inside the mall, too. Couldn't even get close enough to read the menu. View fullsize Excited for his new cereal spoon, straight from the box. View fullsize Finally, work being done to demolish the charred remains of the Siam Theater. View fullsize An exhibit at TCDC about spirits and their role in Thai society. View fullsize These masks are part of a festival in the North Eastern part of the country. View fullsize For once, my teeth are small by comparison. View fullsize The head of a giant Chinese dragon ... the kind that takes 5 people to wear and dance around in. View fullsize Traditionally, Thai-Chinese burn paper tokens at funerals for good luck in the next life. But now, the paper is now becoming more ornate. Gucci shoes, wallets, cell phones... View fullsize ... even paper passport, bank books, and tickets "To Heaven". View fullsize The average Bangkok resident visits a fortune teller over 3 times per year. It's a 2.5 billion baht industry! View fullsize This legendary spirit is approximately 20m tall. Apparently. View fullsize Satellite dishes look like rooftop berry bunches. View fullsize J-week is coming! A vegetarian red pork bun from 7-11! View fullsize Finally, my custom-made shoes are ready! Even the box is swanky. View fullsize The finished product. They fit surprisingly well, I was impressed. View fullsize Another view. View fullsize They even survived a day at the office.
