Bangkok Week 76 December 10, 2009 Ho ho ho! Christmas is coming, from Bangkok to Trad! View fullsize Ahoy! Trying my most favourite British biscuits! Nobby Oaty Biscuits, at that. View fullsize We upgraded to fancy LED Christmas lights, complete with 8-mode control box. View fullsize The new Holiday Decorations. Classy, no? Come visit in person to see the 8 different light patterns! View fullsize Traveling back to Trad during the daytime. First time since Week 4! View fullsize I'd forgotten what the bus terminal looked like in daylight! View fullsize "Happy" brand mobile phone carrier sells its top-up cards in equally happy vending machines. View fullsize No choice but to eat the bus snacks for lunch -- a slice of heavily buttered bread and a taro paste-filled disc. View fullsize Looking through edible souvenirs from both Hua Hin and England. View fullsize Hanging the "New Years" lights at the store that got bumped from our apartment. View fullsize This boy has such a keen eye for anything edible! View fullsize Do I hear the crinkle of a wrapper? Do I see cookies? View fullsize Ooh! A slice of orange! I'll have one of those, too please. View fullsize Two charming faces captivating the camera. View fullsize Oops! We accidentally named our candy brand Oops. View fullsize Dusk, a dog and his holiday decor. View fullsize My new side job as a Ma Ma (ramen) seller. Thinking of turning it into a full-time endeavor. View fullsize Such a festive store! View fullsize And another round of Suki in the month-old Suki pot. It's already been used half a dozen times! View fullsize Happily chucking stuff into the pot. Hope he's got the right potion! View fullsize Digging into the hands-on meal. View fullsize Wait! At least two hungry family members are missing from this picture! View fullsize The next morning, someone is alert and ready, so as not to miss a single opportunity to mooch! View fullsize Please, Mika! I love oranges! View fullsize Remember this huge snack from Week 46? Here's how they make it! View fullsize Taking the world's most rusted bicycle out for a joyride. View fullsize Riding off into the sunset. I mean rubber trees. View fullsize The beginnings of another jack fruit or two. View fullsize A packed snack store -- where The Store gets its stock. View fullsize Tossing the slimy wide noodles in sweet soy sauce... View fullsize ... to make Rad Na for lunch! View fullsize Dad, can I have some noodles? Please? View fullsize Aha! We learn how his begging is reinforced. View fullsize Mum and son slurp down lunch. View fullsize Plopping himself into his big brother's lap. Although he and his ripples might be the bigger brother now. View fullsize A happy nap! View fullsize Riding the crazy bucking bronco! View fullsize He just plunked himself down and stayed there. Personable in a strange way. View fullsize Again, he was just stopped there standing, as if there was no person under him. View fullsize Sad eyes! (Couldn't figure out why no one wanted to be near him after he went swimming in the stinky murky water.) View fullsize Would you like to buy a watermelon? How about a gross? View fullsize At Trad's Sunday night market, a fish seller. Goldfish seller, that is. View fullsize A special bitter vegetable eaten with chili paste (and grown right outside the kitchen door). View fullsize Marouy in his winter wear! View fullsize Waking up with a steaming coffee and a heaping rice porridge. View fullsize The Thai version of Pepto Bismol... except it's called "Flying Rabbit" and it's white. View fullsize Mika's Luck of the Draw Salon moves to the countryside. View fullsize Mr Pathetic Face knows he's about to be left home alone. View fullsize But we're back in time for lunch! Pad Thai today. View fullsize And freshly-squeezed home made orange juice. Doesn't get much more orange than this! View fullsize Concentrating too hard on restoring his hard drive. View fullsize The sun is low, the shadow long. View fullsize Getting all tangled up in... View fullsize ...a cable holding up a roof awning. Pull hard enough, and you might pull over the store. View fullsize Dominating the cable! View fullsize Nibbling nimbly. View fullsize I give up! View fullsize The beautiful blooms of a tamarind tree. View fullsize The "holiday" lights have been moved to fully line the front of the store. View fullsize Makes more aesthetic sense, I suppose. View fullsize Our office's uber-cute Christmas Tree... and our adorable little receptionist Chompoo. View fullsize Unfortunately, the snow-sprayed glass looks more like it was pelted by paint balls. View fullsize Our Christmas Pudding! Haven't had one in years! View fullsize They want to ensure that you burn your tongue on their piping hot product? View fullsize What the hell did I do to deserve this giant lump of coal? View fullsize A stroll down Christmas Lights lane. I mean shopping mall strip. View fullsize The Central World Plaza, inundated by giant decorations. View fullsize Bangkok's tallest Christmas Tree (I'm guessing). And boy, is it a sight to see! View fullsize An awfully cute reindeer sponsored by the EU. View fullsize Two festive trees glistening in the tropical night. View fullsize Mr Fuzzy comes out of hiding to see what all the commotion is about. View fullsize Grainy Group Shot! View fullsize My, what a gift. Bigger than the Gulati Box! View fullsize Spot the impostor! View fullsize Drummin' on a trashcan, bangin' on a streetlight. View fullsize Another elaborate Christmas display outside Paragon. View fullsize LEDs strung everywhere you look! View fullsize My new, festive family of Scandinavians and Snowmen. View fullsize The End :)
