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 in good ways since we pay less for more and no longer have to venture downtown to the small Tesco with shitty parking inside the SermThai department store. Also, there were certain things – such as sporting goods and bicycles – that were only sold at ridiculous markups at small stores until now, so watching said shops close up forever is satisfying on some very small, very human level. On the flip side, traffic on the main street in front of our house has increased greatly – sometimes making a U-turn in front of Big C is like sitting inside a supercollider and watching electrons whizz by.
Category: Photos
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 MICKEY MUSOE. What was that last one, you ask?
The person wearing this thought it was wholly unremarkable.
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 better is if it was being towed.
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 alone. What’s remarkable is that (presumably) a village headman has taken it upon himself to advertise his position on his pickup.
I wondered about what kind of egotistical twat would have the nerve to do something so tasteless, so pointless, and so retarded… So I waited for him to return to his car for over twenty minutes. Sure enough: One self-important asshole in a pickup, not bothering to look before he pulled into traffic and almost crushing a passing biker, to go!
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.
Banana Tampons
… or not. That’s what they get for using the word “sanitary” on the packaging:
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.
largely ignored streetsign
On campus at my university.
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’ fields in Surin).
