Category: Photos

4F view from the parking garage of the only department store in town, SermThai.

Rule number one: The Thai Delta Force is not going to save your gambling ass.

Comforting words at the Nong Khai border crossing, Thailand
The ghetto-est wheel lock ever (or maybe it’s a parking boot?):

A mobile ATM van (Thai Military Bank – doesn’t a MILITARY bank just seem safer?)
Welcome, Comrades!

“…some animals are more equal than others.”
Speaking of animals:

Fresh meat sleeping; their brothers are roasting in the background.
A restaurant (and Tandoori chef) in Vientiane we can heartily recommend:

Rashmi’s Indian Fusion, across the street from the Lao Plaza Hotel.
My favorite shot of the whole trip:

“Don’t flap your arms like a bird or God will strike you down!”

In some ways, living in a gated community of nice houses here in Thailand really makes me feel comfortable because it’s so similar to living back home. Then something comes along along that just blows my mind and serves to remind just how differently some things are done here. Case in point, the Trashdozer:

Trashdozer!

Kill Kill!
I have no idea why they don’t just use a garbage truck… Then again, if it was my job, I’d rather use a payloader, too.

Fondest memory of Laos: Watching this every night, with a cold Beer Lao in hand.

Vientiane: Laos is filled with shiny, happy people (holding hands).
Taken over the shoulder of our Skylab driver.

Vientiane: Commie amphibians fucking in the street.

Vientiane: New recruits getting ready for some ass-kicking at the Temple of the Golden Dragon

Danger ahead, maties!
Of course, I had to see what all the fuss was about – turns out they were just cutting trees on the side of the road, nothing special.

Better than Naily Ass?
Taken at Fairy Plaza, Khon Kaen, which fills all my ladyboy needs.
Note: This photo and the ones of my office were taken with my new mobile phone – and I really like it.