Bangkok Week 174

October 27, 2011

A great weekend in Trad with the doggies ... and some pretty funny things are brewing in Bangkok as people wait for the water to come.

A weekend visit with my favorite mini poodle!

She's shocked by this strange human behavior.

Kisses for everyone!

Marouy, meanwhile, is very curious to see what's in the box. It must be food!

The Store (TM) got a swanky new double-door drinks fridge! How high-tech and spacious.

Warm, lazy morning kicks in already.

Never an inch doth separate the two.

He manages to insert his head under human hands at all times.

Marouy! Has no one taught you manners?

Oh my. What's gotten into the little lady?

Cold soda water and pomelo out at the store.

Enjoying the delicacy that is pomelo skin.

Top's latest side-project, in his new store. Recognize the car?

It's gonna be hott when it's done. Hopefully he can put it all back together.

Help. What's going on?

Hot afternoon downpour. Luckily, we have plenty of shelter.

I wonder if she likes being picked up, or if it's just that annoying thing that the humans do.

Short burst of energy before falling back asleep.

Lazy afternoon sitting around and playing Angry Birds. I bet Marouy would like that game.

Brotherly love?

Another round of delicious home-made dinner! Three types of curries alone.

Resigned to her fate as a cute and cuddly lap dog.

Imagine my shock when I found this guy waiting for me on the towel bar in the shower!

Hey big bro, can I save some of that iced tea?

How about some of that juicy pineapple?

A stare-down to the death.

Can you guess who came out on top?

Super-sleepy Sunday afternoon for all.

Just two lazy brothers, spending the warm afternoon as cooly as they can.

I prefer the kitchen floor tiles.

She's just like a stuffed animal... only slightly more animated.

Mom, can I help you cook? Please. Please???

Someone wasn't invited to look at photos from Chiang Rai!

Can't let her favorite toys out of sight. Someone might steal them.

Back in Bangkok, some rather desperate flood precautions have been undertaken.

At least these people thought to build some stairs, too.

It seems to be a neighborhood thing -- once one shop does it, everyone feels the need.

While most laptops are aiming for smaller and thinner, this giant mamma's going for the opposite.

Our new flood insurance!

Ultra-fashionable, as always.

The worst commute home ever -- long lines, disrupted service, packed trains -- but nothing to do with the flood situation.

My office building has outdone itself! Sandbags over 6 feet tall, three bags deep, plus a layer of tarp-covered oil drums surrounding the entire building.

Sandbag hoarding!

Even this guard looks confused as to how he ended up behind a bunker.

Shocking is an understatement.

And in the stores, the shelves have been swept clean of everything but the most expensive western foods.

Even the dairy section, which is never out of stock (it's dairy in Thailand after all) was emptied. You can identify the pricy products!

Obviously the rice is gone -- but even at the most expensive grocery chain in town?

Drinking water was here.

You can tell which products aren't used in Thailand!

Those crazy enough to hoard are crazy enough to think of their pets, too.

Okay, not *everything* is gone. These are too expensive to hoard.