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Big C Mahasarakham
In November 2008, Thai superstore Big C opened a branch store in Maha Sarakham, just a few minutes down the street from us. Life hasn’t been the same since, mostly…
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Sporting Goods Knockoff Fever: Mitzuka & Balldings
Is this the highest form of flattery for Mizuno and Rawlings? “Balldings” is officially the best knockoff name, ever. Better than a genuine BOLEX watch, better than PenesamiG, better than…
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Thai rice and the future of illegal street racing
Note the front and rear damage. Rice is rarely as fitting as this. I believe this is known as a self-fulfilling prophecy; the only thing that would have made it…
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Pu Yai Ban – Village Headman
Do you see what I see? Close up: Now there’s nothing remarkable about village headmen here. Every village has one, and there are presumably thousands of villages in this region…
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choco strawberry
No comment, except that these were on sale at Fuji supermarket in Bangkok so this is an Engrish mistake and not a Thainglish one.
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Banana Tampons
… or not. That’s what they get for using the word “sanitary” on the packaging:
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beautiful bug at work
That’s a ten Baht coin, approximately the size of a quarter, although fatter. I’m too lazy to look it up. This, by the way, is my favorite insect photo here.
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largely ignored streetsign
On campus at my university.
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Baby Infrastructure
Behold what needs to be crammed into our A33 on the way back from a 2 day trip (admittedly, the front seat floorspace is crammed with rice from Nam’s relatives’…
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Top and bottom chompers
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happy new year!
We’re taking a trip out to Surin today to visit Max’s great grandmother and other assorted relations; it should only take 2 or 3 hours to get there. We’ll be…
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Playing nice
