Thai Society/Culture
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Salmon Lays
I somehow imagine this flavor would have come out in Japan rather than Thailand, either way, it wasn’t as bad as the salmon cream pizza I had in Tenri in the late 90’s.
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Thai Spirit House on Top of a House
In Thai they are called san phra phum. Never seen one on top of a house before. Taken down the street from Max & Mina’s great grandmother’s house in Sankha, Surin Province, Thailand.
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Mama Herb
This is not BC, this is NE Thailand.
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Mystery VIP Car, Khon Kaen
I raced this car home back to Sarakham last week. I guess the driver was worried about spilling his Grey Poupon, because he had me on the straightaways (kind of rare because my wife’s VQ30-powered Cefiro A33 smokes almost everything under 2 million baht; such is the sad state of affairs in many road-tax-by-engine-displacement countries) , but slowed way down on the curves. I’m kind of sad because I don’t even know what kind of car it is, but if I had to guess — Chinese Bentley? Korean Cadillac? Either way, it was hideous. Almost as bad as the ugliest car ever made, which I’ve been seeing kind of often…
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Do Not Enter (Pirates Ahead!)
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Danger: Electric Snakes!
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Bye nior
The uniquely Thai combination of “goodbye” and “seniors.” I’m at a farewell party for our graduating class.
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Mussels and Archa
One of the best dinners I’ve had this year, at a friend’s house a few weeks ago.
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9 Butts 990 Baht
Right on the heels of the Best Product Name of 2013 comes a damn fine contender for Best Marketing Campaign, but I forgot to take note of the brand of jeans using it. I’ll have to check it out next time. UPDATE: The brand is Maximus Roma Jeans, who do’t have much of a web presence but apparently put a value of 110 baht on each of their individual asses.
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Best Product Name 2013 – “I Like Vaggie”
I’m going to declare this the automatic winner for 2013, even though it’s only January. I found it for sale in the canned goods isle of our new Tesco Lotus megastore. This is a can of vegetarian fried rice that I assume was supposed to be, “I Like Veggies.” It isn’t “I Like Veggies,” however, it’s “I LIKE VAGGIE.” That’s rude, crude, and totally the best product name of 2013.
