Bangkok Week 127 December 2, 2010 Serious foreign overload. Happy December, my farang friends! View fullsize Our beautiful, mesmerizing tree -- courtesy of Chris! View fullsize Tacky or festive? View fullsize An infestation of Prickly Heat. View fullsize The famous Ploenchit Fair, sponsored by the British Community in Thailand Foundation for the Needy (BCTFN). View fullsize These days, it's held at Shrewsbury International School, on the riverside. Needless to say, they have a beautiful property. View fullsize Haven't had cotton candy in how many years? View fullsize There were many handmade Thai Christmas decorations... mostly sold by various charities and foundations. View fullsize More hand-made Thai Christmas ornaments. How novel! View fullsize No British event is complete without men in kilts... a good excuse to stay cool and aerated in the Bangkok heat... View fullsize The various games, rides and activities for kids were sponsored by schools or companies. View fullsize This was the coolest attraction by far! Water balls! View fullsize The Marshall-Jefferson fair never had a merry-go-round! View fullsize But if I remember correctly, some years it did have a small back-of-the-truck "ferris wheel". View fullsize Santa was there! I wonder if the Thai kids knew who he was. View fullsize We'd never seen so many foreigners in one place in Thailand. Wow. Serious culture shock. View fullsize They even had a dunk tank! (Is the girl on the plank praying?) View fullsize My long-lost twin! View fullsize What I don't get is, what kind of hi-so big-haired lady would buy this expensive "posh" shirt?? View fullsize "Go karts" for the smallest of 'em kiddies. View fullsize We found a real bargoon. A Spyder jacket for 10% the normal price. Ready for Bangkok winter now. View fullsize Pimm's-to-go. Brings back memories of May Week and punting picnics. View fullsize This was the second-coolest thing there! A panda balloon that walks when tugged! Physics at work! View fullsize They had Christmas items, alright. And the price tags were no presents. View fullsize Ever seen this Australian product before? View fullsize If we had a car, we'd have gotten this bumper sticker for it. View fullsize Floating back to the BTS, after an exhausting, sensory-overload afternoon of foreigners. View fullsize Modeling his new ski gear. Ready to hit the slopes. View fullsize Um, scary. View fullsize The new floral adornments throughout Siam Square are really chilis! View fullsize But you'd never know it from afar! View fullsize A sneaky new business has popped up all over town-- Krispy Kreme scalpers!!! View fullsize They resell boxes of 12 glazed at almost 100% mark-up! They also repackage the assorted ones into individual packs. View fullsize Caught red-handed. View fullsize How did they make donuts seem so sleazy? View fullsize The sellers even have the nerve to hawk their wears to the people waiting in the real Krispy Kreme line! Only in Bangkok.
