Bangkok Week 148 April 28, 2011 Alias: Jakarta Week 16 View fullsize Not quite birds on a wire, but they still make a tune. View fullsize Discovering a way to speed up the defrost process: use hot water! View fullsize A crazy 2-hour monsoon rain makes the neighbor's banana trees fling their arms up in defeat. View fullsize The painting we bought in Bali! View fullsize A new regulation-sized ice rink that opened up down town. An interesting premise: cafe + ice rink. Can't wait to try it out myself! View fullsize The famous Jakarta roundabout on Monday night: green lasers shining straight into my window. View fullsize They were unveiling the mascots for the 2011 SEA Games by projecting them with lasers onto the side of the Hyatt. View fullsize Then suddenly, they blew up the roundabout! View fullsize This was stupendously poor timing -- 4 days after uncovering the biggest bomb plot in years. View fullsize Imagine the shock and surprise of all the cars circling the roundabout, just trying to get home!
