Monthly Archives: July 2011

My mom and I went to Chatuchak market when they came here for a visit, and she brought home some very colorful souvenirs from Bangkok!

Colored wallets with elephant designs. Aren’t they cute?
These are things my mom collects:  I don’t know what they call these, but it’s like little metal toothpicks used for cocktail foods. They come in different designs my mom and I really had a hard time choosing the best ones.
Fish..
An elephant riding a boat with fruits on his hat… I liked this most of all! The other side says, “Floating Market” and the other says “Thailand”
Birds.. the wood looks real, doesn’t it?
Turtles with eggs!! aww look at them get out of the shells!
I hope I could go back to Chatuchak market one time and buy mom some of the designs she would have wanted but we feared she was going to have so much excess baggage!  ’Til next time, mommy!

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Bangkok welcomes the rainy season. This photo was taken at Ramkhamhaeng road, our main street. We pass through this overpass everyday, and late afternoons are always a delight.

This particular afternoon, we had to hurry as it was obviously going to rain any moment. But I hurriedly took this photo. Rain clouds never cease to amaze me.

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It might be one of the most difficult words you’ll ever say.  But actually in Thai it’s simply “Suwanaphum”– except that it has a tone that would be impossible to describe in writing.  Tones are important in Thai language.  Most often than not, foreigners who come to Thailand with a list of words to say may end up not being understood because of wrong usage of  tones.

This stained-glass window right at the entrance of the airport are photos of His MajestyKing Bhumibol Adulyadej.

This huge edifice is mainly made up of steel and glass.

Colorful banners welcome you to the Land of Smiles!