My Bangkok through my eyes!: July 2009

Fuuny Shop panel

>> Friday, July 31, 2009

Most of you are unable to read it, I know. But I like to share how I feel it is funny. This shop is located not very far from Grand Palace and Wat Pho, however I'm not familiar with that area. I was so hungry and wanting to find some restaurant or small food shop is fine. By the RED wording it say "Tha Tien Food Shop", and I totally believe it is food shop! Guess what the second line in blue say? "We are selling all dices"

Oh my god! What a relevant on this ! And i couldn't find any food in their shop at all, just wondering if they are selling dice, why put food shop there?

Sunday @ Silom Road

>> Sunday, July 26, 2009

On the intersection between Silom Road and Narathiwat Road at Sunday midday, not so many traffic. Sun is so clear before heavy raining. I like that windmill. Do you see it?

Oil Price as of July 25, 2009

>> Saturday, July 25, 2009

It may look cheap for foreigner after converting to their money, but I'm sure it is not cheap for Thai. The last one at price 8.50 per litre is NGV which is cheapest and most of Taxi used it.

Just coincident that I got another dog photo, but it is not that cute as the last dog. He doesn't have rich owner for sure.

Handsome Dog at Pet Expo

Yesterday I went to Pet expo 2009 at QNSCC, it was quite late and all the shop is nearly closed. I found several handsome dogs but this one catch my eyes. The owner ask him to post this act for us.. see how cute he is :)

Samsung Service in Esplanard

>> Thursday, July 23, 2009

I got this shot when I was at Samsung Service center, it shows cute advertising model of the real bike. Cute one, right?

Dusit Thani Hotel

"In the Early 1900's, King Rama VI of Thailand envisaged a wondrous utopia, a town in heaven' he called Dusit Thani. For over 60 years it has been the inspiration for all we do"

This is main phrase you will see at Dusit Thani Hotel Group, this is one of 5 star hotel in Thailand which located in good location. I took this photo from BTS-MRT walkway, two of speed trains passes this hotel entrance, so it is easy for guest to travel. It was still early morning, so nobody is around yet. I can see two guard are chatting with their mirror tool (checking under each car)

Garlic bread on street

>> Wednesday, July 22, 2009

She looks very happy when I take her picture, I was walking there to get some food and there are huge area of street shopping with low price. I stopped by this because of good smell, good taste too.

Contrast?

>> Monday, July 20, 2009

I was on the BTS station, Saphan Taksin, we can see Wat Yannawa easily and from the far side also see newly build condo or mansion. Very luxury and modern..

Busy morning at BTS Mo Chit Station

This is very common to see in morning time at Mo Chit Station, the terminal for BTS line where I often start my journey to work.. crowded since begining..hooo!! What a good Monday :)

Siam Paragon ~ The Pride of Bangkok

>> Saturday, July 18, 2009

I saw Leif Hagen left message in my previous post, this place is really a famous place to go for hang out, for shopping, for sightseeing and for me window shopping. It is world class shopping mall with their slogan The Pride of Bangkok. This is not very far from Central World Plaza (formerly name World Trade Center), you can see other photo in Chin's blog here too.

More of Siam Paragon is here and here

Carrefour French Discount Store

>> Friday, July 17, 2009

If you are here you will be surprised how many hypermart or discount store (in large scale) are in Thailand, especially in Bangkok. You can see Tesco Lotus, Carrefour, Big C, Makro. These are big four depots.

Heading to Grand Palace

>> Thursday, July 16, 2009

I passed this area, and the Grand Palace with Emerald Buddha Temple are still very beautiful for me. In this area you will see a lot of Tuk Tuk (3 wheels vehicle) for short distance travel. Many tourists are using their services.

Victory Monument

>> Sunday, July 12, 2009

As I commented in Chin, Easy Bangkok Daily Photo, I was thinking about put this Victory Monument yesterday just because I passed that area. It was just coincident, anyway I posted today. It has difference angle of it.

Victory Monument (Thai: อนุสาวรีย์ชัยสมรภูมิ, Anusawari Chai Samoraphum) is a large military monument in Bangkok, Thailand. The monument is located in Ratchathewi district, northeast of central Bangkok, at the center of a traffic circle at the intersection of Phahonyothin Road, Phaya Thai Road, and Ratchawithi Road.

The monument was erected in June 1941 to commemorate the Thai "victory" in the Franco-Thai War, a brief conflict waged against the French colonial authorities in Indo-China, which resulted in Thailand annexing some territories in western Cambodia and northern and southern Laos. These were among the territories which the Kingdom of Siam had been forced to cede to France in 1893 and 1904, and patriotic Thais considered them rightfully to belong to Thailand.

Thanks to Wiki for all info

Pink Taxi

>> Friday, July 10, 2009

In Bangkok, you will find all sort of Taxi colors, in all color you can imagine but mostly it is colorful one. I like this one, sweeeeeeeet color. :)

Event in the Mall

>> Thursday, July 9, 2009

There are stands for big model of car robot in Transformer II movie, which just luanched in Thailand not long ago. I think it get great success here with good production and mass public relation. Hell Boy is here too :)

Kid make merit

>> Tuesday, July 7, 2009

This post is related to another Bangkok blogger here, as we are on holiday of making merit for Buddhism Lent which I posted earlier. Even little kid is making merit by giving rice to monk.

Make Merit before Asanha Bucha Day

>> Monday, July 6, 2009

These 2 - 3 coming days, it is big day for buddhism as Asanha Bucha Day and Buddism Lent, you will see these kind of photo almost everywhere.

Asanha Bucha Day is also known as Asanha Puja Day, this day commemorates the first sermon by Buddha in the deer park. It falls on the day before the start of Buddhist lent and is determined by the first full moon of the eighth lunar month. As this day marks the first ever Buddhist monk ordainment, it is a popular choice of day for Thais to enter monkhood

Bicycle park lot

>> Sunday, July 5, 2009

You can see it at each bus stop, or under the flyover, you can park your bike there but from what I see mostly there are not expensive bike. Only old junkie, maybe it can be stolen? People use the bike out from their house to reach main road, after that they may go on buses.

I myself like to ride along bicycle, but not in city. Prefer to be in the park, or nearby the beach, better air and breath easier :)

Outside of Wat Boworn (Chedi)

>> Saturday, July 4, 2009

I got this photo taken while I was visiting 9 temples in one day, it was a few months ago. I counted Wat Boworn as number 8th. It was in late afternoon, and we were so tired but still feel happy of doing this.

Wat Bowornniwet Vihara Rajaworavihara (Wat Boworn) is the first grade royal temple. This is one of the important temples in Bangkok. Wat Boworn is also the residence of members of royal family who enter monkhood i.e. King Rama Vl, Vll, lX.

The important sites in Wat Boworn are "Ubosot", a "Trimuk" (three facade), decorated with glazed ceramics, where the seal of the Royal Crown located at the centre, another are the principal Buddha image, the Vihara the Chedi and the Panya residence, a place where the kings and the princes have stayed during their ordain.

Motto: "Receive the good thing in life"Offering: 3 incense stick, 1 pair of red candles

Talingchan Floating Market

>> Friday, July 3, 2009

Bangkok was full of canal, it was called Eastern Venice before. However these days canals are dirty and not much transportation on water. Before we used to have a lot of activities with water, market, selling, buying and meeting people by boat. Once the car & road time come, we forgot river. Government just resurrect this sort of floating market again, and it was good fun to go there. I enjoyed food and good company that day.

See how is food? There were big fishes covered by salt, grilled beautifully and tasted so good too!

Top view of Chao Praya River

I was walking on the Phra Pin Klao Bridge where is located near Sanam Luang, Thammasart University and National Museum in hot morning. It was going to rain very soon, but that is called normal in our rainy season. From this view you can see, RAMA 8 bridge over there. It is beautiful bridge with use Cable Stayed.

I got close up photo of merchandises carrier too, small but powerful.

Theme Day ; Empty

>> Wednesday, July 1, 2009

No, not this one closer to you. The other one though :)

It was empty, it was full..then it back to empty again..such is life

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