ICONSIAM is a huge mall and condo development on the banks of the Chao Phraya river that winds through the heart of Bangkok. It is a true testament to Thai consumerism and apparently cost a billion and a half USD. It’s huge and sleek and expensive, and it’s a great place to be a tourist and escape the heat.
Category: Thai Society/Culture
Moo Deng Livecam
Breakfast happens around 8:00 AM. The pen on the far side of the fence houses Papa Deng (Tony). Mama Deng’s name is Jona/Jonah. In typical Thai fashion, some of her siblings/half siblings are also named after pork dishes, Moo Wan (sweet pork) and Moo Toon (stewed pork).
The most restful soundtrack via Moo Deng’s new webcam:
Sushiro End Stack
I remember using QR codes for product tracking (with Keyence printers and scanners) as a salaryman around Y2K at an electronics factory on monster island. The only other place I’d ever seen them used was at kaiten (conveyor) sushi, on the bottom rim of the plastic plates. The codes would be scanned as they went by on the conveyor so old plates of sushi could be pulled – this was more than 20 years ago! Things certainly come full circle (although the new system seems to be RFID-based):
There was a boom in QR code usage here in Thailand from around ten years ago specifically for adding friends in the LINE app, and then again a few years ago for cashless payments tied into the evolving PromptPay system.
Looking Back
This year has been filled with business trips, mainly to Pattaya for some reason. Just looking back on some photos from May.
Gogi Seki
Max’s auntie took us to a Korean BBQ buffet near her office in Sukhumvit and it’s basically the best yakiniku I’ve had in Thailand. For 500 baht ($15 US), you get the higher tier plan with beef and seafood, and the waitress comes to grill everything for you. This is the second time we’ve been there, and we’ll probably try to make it there whenever we’re on an extended Bangkok trip.
Pattaya Sunset
I think Max took this one. We were there just a week ago!
He is back in the states now, missing Thai food and people. Hurry up and graduate, dude!
Max is stuck waiting on a delayed flight
It’s taking him more than a day and a half to get back home due to multiple Delta delays. Death by boredom, the opposite of Thai transportation!
Capybara Buddy
This capy was so chill and friendly. He came out of the water and hung with us to munch after I shot this. We gave him all the long grass we had and then went and got him more, because he was an absolute eating machine.