Bangkok Week 5 July 31, 2008 A typical week-- some group errands on the weekend, and class during the week. View fullsize What must be the most posh McDonald's out there-- complete with pastries in a display case and Caramel Cream Frappés. View fullsize What must be the most expensive produce in Bangkok -- by a factor of 10. View fullsize A vegetable-filled bowl of fire! View fullsize Consumed at a rate of one spoonful per minute. View fullsize Anyone for a fake iPod? The variety is endless. View fullsize Siam Square -- a trendy shopping area -- reflected in a mall's facade. View fullsize Where the 2 skytrain lines, 5 malls, and many people converge. View fullsize A DQ Blizzard! For 60 cents! From a posh, full-service DQ. View fullsize Subject. Verb. Object? View fullsize Whoo! An unknown Thai band! Performing on a very small sidewalk! View fullsize Although seat belts are deemed unnecessary accessories, headrest decorations are a must. View fullsize The cheapest iced drinks in the city (we're talking 10-cents each -- clearly they're enjoyable!)... View fullsize ... in the basement cafeteria of Chula University. View fullsize A rugby game next to Chula's School of Dentistry. Ironic? View fullsize The donuts here have a tendency to look... plastic. View fullsize Group shot in Siam Square-- a trendy shopping area. View fullsize What up, dawg? View fullsize A sweet-and-savoury snack. View fullsize The view out our apartment window at dusk, displaying unusually painting-like colors. View fullsize Aha! A noi-na! View fullsize Kind of looks like rotting teeth on the inside. But it IS tasty. View fullsize Off to try out a second squash court, again at a hotel. View fullsize The court, and the player. View fullsize Noodle soup, complete with fake duck, fake meatballs, and fake mystery meat. View fullsize And an unappetizingly pink Thai dessert. View fullsize A robot-like building on the outskirts of the city. View fullsize A dish of boiled peanuts and daikon! View fullsize Lots of stripes, and a stubborn orange. Note: oranges are actually green. View fullsize I stored our grocery list on my hi-tech phone! View fullsize Another traditional Thai dessert -- egg yolks mixed with lots of syrup. Great for the cholesterol. View fullsize And one more dessert-- sliced custard on sticky rice. View fullsize My classroom at my Rong Rian Phasaa Thai. View fullsize The building in which my Thai school is located. (We're on the top floor.) View fullsize The fountain and building name outside the school's building. "Wanissa" is their approximation to "Vanissa". View fullsize The street name and neighborhood of my school. Despite the transliteration, it's pronounced "Shit Lom". View fullsize Lots of condos going up downtown! View fullsize 8 weeks and 1 diploma for "Mike" later... View fullsize ... I got my receipt from MIT! View fullsize The Doctor, enjoying a cake... View fullsize ... that he won (indirectly) by completing a sudoku at work! View fullsize At a big park at the north end of the Sky Train: taller than a palm tree! View fullsize All Rise for the National Anthem at 6pm. View fullsize The Thai 'Fro! View fullsize Swingin' on the exercise equipment provided by the park. View fullsize A maze of walkways. View fullsize And a Friday Night mess.
