Happy Halloween! Will somebody please eat a handful of candy corn for me? I love that stuff once a year and would really dig a nosh on it tonight! The holiday is celebrated here, but it's a little different than we do back home. Candy isn't a hugely consumed item here. The fruit is so sweet and fresh and everything can be fried if you want, so the kids typically snack on these items. (fried unripe papaya is particularly delectable)
A trip to the ultra modern and ultra posh Siam Paragon shopping centre was made this afternoon via a self-guided skytrain (elevated subway) tour of Bangkok.(a really nice way to avoid the heat and see the skyscrapers) They have a cinema complex there and let me tell you, we are treated like dogs in American theaters! Every detail is tip-top. The seats are wide and recline. They are made of super soft leather (the real stuff...like in a BMW or a Benz)They whole thing reminded me of a $2000 barka-lounger(?) Plus, a movie is only 140 Baht! So that's less than $5.00. There are towel attendants in the bathroom, and each toilet is sanitized immediatly after use! It's amazing. If you every come to Bangkok and want to get out of the heat I cant speek more highly than to take a trip on the subway/skytrain to the Paragon shopping complex. You can buy a Cartier necklace, a Maseratti and a mango shake all within the same 7 floor shopping center! You can find the best of anything you want! They even keep Mobil 1 Motor Oil and Mr. Clean behind halogen-lit glass cases!
It's quite a treat!
Tonight will be the last full night I have in Bangkok, which is ok with me. I have seen what I needed to see, and maybe someday in the future I will return. But for now..it's finis! The city is a zoo, and if people say NYC will give them a heart attack, they can put that plan into overdrive living here. If the smog and the noise doesn't get to you, the open sewers and fish stench certainly will!
The situation in Cambodia is mellowed down enough that it should be safe to cross the border. It's really just the Thai nationals they have problems with, but best to keep on your toes. Machine guns and a mafia-run government are nothin to mess with!
1 comment:
Cool! Machine guns and a dangerous country! Sounds like El Salvador in '96...that was fun! 5 bucks for a movie is so cheap, we are a bunch of dogs to be paying so much for those lame hollywood movies. So, are you watching Baliwood movies, or were they hollywood too? I bet there are not as many animal rights activists in China neither cuz they probably had to slaughter a ton of cows to make such posh seating. Does the train look like the train in Batman that is elevated above the city and goes straight into Gotham tower (or in Bangkok case, the mall)?
Post a Comment