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Ghostly Shrine in Sukhumvit~!! 2008-03-04 08:17:20 Nang Nak is perhaps the most famous Thai ghost EVER. Her immortal, blood-soaked story has kept countless Thai children awake at night (and behaving well – if not, their mothers threatened Nang Nak’s ghost would come and eat their brains aliiiive~!!). While historical proof is hard to come by, the Thais still believe in Nang Nak, even until today. In fact, she has her own shrine in Sukhumvit (pics of the shrine are below this long-winded explanation) and is worshipped as a protector of military conscripts and bringer of good luck (especially winning lottery numbers). The legendary tragic story of Nang Nak has been retold many times in the Thai media (TV dramas, DVDs, comic books, you name it~!!), most famously in the 1999 movie titled “Nang Nak” directed by Nonzee Nimibutr (pictured Read more:Shrine
Drug WARNING on Sukhumvit~!! 2008-03-01 03:33:00 The reason I've been quite inactive in Multiply is because I've been down with a NASTY cold. So yea... I've been sneezing and coughing... having stuffy nose, headaches PLUS bad mood (aaarrrggghhh~~).At first I thought it was just "the usual cold" (coz hey - so many people around me were also having the same symptoms, la~!!), but after a week with no improvements whatsoever... I thought it was time to get some ammunition.Butttt... I didn't have time to go to the hospital (OK, I admit I was LAZY to actually go to the hospital, waste time waiting to see the doctor, pay and then get the meds, etc., etc., etc....)So I thought, "Hey, Boots in Empo has a pharmacist on duty~!! I can just quickly pop in there and get some meds~!!"And that was what I did. I went into Boots and asked the pharmacist f
Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 7 2008-02-26 01:03:00 This has happened to me soooo... many times, I swear the Sukhumvit Gods are up against me. Why else would I ALWAYS end up with a pair of chopsticks that just can NOT grab what they're supposed to grab because they're basically going on their separate ways~?!OK, so "always" could be an exaggerration, but I swear this has happened to me OFTEN ENOUGH that I've taken notice~!!************************************************************Another valiant attempt at Engrish, this time plastered on some stairs of a house decor shop in Sukhumvit 33/1:So... they want me to take caution AND THEN fall~??**************************************************************Another one (in the same shop):(* scratches head *)Me #1: "What the hell is 'lady bay'~?!"Me #2: "Maybe they meant 'ladyboy' (katoey)~!!"Me # Read more:Amazing
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Seafood Market and Restaurant 2008-02-22 13:04:56 ‘TACKY’ is the first word that comes to mind when you first enter the Seafood Market
and Restaurant in Sukhumvit 24. First, there’s the garish neon sign declaring “If it swims, we have it!” (which I gotta admit, isn’t actually a bad slogan~!!). There’s a hint of the enormity of the whole establishment right before you enter – a team of cooks busily preparing dishes outside readies you for the onslaught (it kinda makes you wonder how many GAZILLION customers are there for the place to have this many cooks~!!). Once you’ve stepped inside, you’ll feel like somebody just punched you on the face due to the sensory overload: the place is bathed in an otherworldly shade of pink neon… there are (fake) humongous fish of various colors, shapes and sizes suspende
Marine Monstrosity on Sukhumvit~!! 2008-02-22 12:08:20 Love seafood~?? How 'bout really BIG, reeeeaally expensive seafood~??The Seafood Market and Restaurant in Sukhumvit 24 might be the place for you if by any chance, you end up taking care of a bunch of rich tourists who love throwing their money around.Read my review HERE first before you take one more step forward~!!My spologies for the weird tint in the pics... Like I mentioned in my review, the whole place was bathed in this weird pink neon light...streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com sukhumvit bangkok thailand Read more:Marine
Feisty Giant Lobster~!! 2008-02-22 10:13:29 Can't blame this guy to be in a bad mood, though... Wouldn't you also be feelin' testy if you were tied up, put on a bed of freezing ice, and then picked up and examined for the who knows how many times by prospective EATERS~?!Read my review of the Seafood Market and Restaurant HERE~!!More pics HERE~!!(Sorry for the weird tint of the clip... As I mentioned in my review, the whole place was bathed in this weird pink neon light~!!) Read more:Feisty
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Seafood Market and Restaurant - Sukhumvit 24 2008-02-17 14:57:59 Everything is XXL size in the Seafood Market
and Restaurant in Sukhumvit 24: the place is ginormous, the creatures on offer are gargantuan and the prices are ghastly.Before you swim here for a seafood dinner, I beseech you to read my review first HERE~!!(Sorry for the weird tint of the clip... As I mentioned in my review, the whole place was bathed in this weird pink neon light~!!)
Pure Dumb Luck on Sukhumvit~!! 2008-02-17 02:30:00 Though some might not agree, I ain't no gambler. OK, so riding a motorcycle TAXI during rush hour or jaywalking on Sukhumvit might be considered "gambling" (and a dangerous one at that), but I tend to play it safe:- I stick to normal, boring, "unsexy" investments like energy, medicines and food (meaning: no tech stocks for me; my heart just can't take the roller coaster ride~!!)- I bring an umbrella if it looks like it's gonna rain (I mean, you can practically smell the water droplets in the air~!!) and - I don't make eye contact with weirdos on the street if they look like they're high on yaa baa (literally means "crazy drug", referring to methamphetamines/speed)~!!BUT...This recently opened, unassuming Japanese restaurant in Thonglo 2 called "Hokkaido" was JUST TOTALLY ASKING FOR IT~~!!!
SUPA~ DUPA~ Sukhumvit Bling~!!! 2008-02-14 11:28:48 OUCH… My eyes are still a bit painful due to aaaaall the shine~!! I SWEAR I’d originally planned to just have a look-see and perhaps sample the lounge’s (food) offerings, but that plan was quickly driven to distraction…Located in Sukhumvit 20, the Crystal Lounge is a café, restaurant, club (at night) AND a jewelry shop, specializing in gorgeous, gigantic, colorful and yes, vewwy vewwy expensive crystals. As soon as I set foot into the Crystal Lounge, I was blinded by aaaaaaall the blingin’ BLING in there~!!********** You see the big mirror on the wall? The white frame is entirely made of crystals. My table’s centerpiece was a dangling crystal necklace (other tables had earrings, bracelets, etc.). The place’s got a gigantic (and extremely green) CRYSTAL iguana Read more:Bling
Chocolate 2008-02-12 13:10:37 OK. Enough with the oozy, gooey stuff I’d mentioned earlier. What SSS needs right now is some good ol’ fashioned raw and senseless VIOLENCE~!! Boss keeps whining about everything? Kids endlessly pestering you to buy ‘em “stuff”? Office creep got you down? If you’re feelin’ a bit pugilistic and contentious, don’t miss “Chocolate
”, the new Thai action movie directed by Prachya Pinkaew of action flicks “Ong Bak” and “Tom Yam Goong” fame. This time around, Pinkaew has a new fighter (rumor has it that he and Tony Jaa – star of both “Ong Bak” and “Tom Yam Goong” - had a falling out because the latter insisted on directing “Ong Bak 2”~!!)… slim, petite and FEMALE Nicharee “Jeeja” Vismistananda, who endured months of brutal training and bone-breaking
Old Age Depression on Sukhumvit 2008-02-12 01:20:00 Street Smart Sukhumvit is depressed. And it's all got to do with three things: the rain, an old lady and the whole freakin' world.This is what happened:So there I was, deeeeeep inside Sukhumvit 39, coming out of a condo and grumbling under my breath because it had rained earlier ("It's only February, for Pete's sake~!! It's not supposed to rain yet~!! I haaaate getting my feet wet~!!").The condo's friendly security guard approached me and asked, "Do you need a TAXI?" I said yes, and he asked, "Would you mind if an old lady rides with you?""EH~?!" I didn't expect that. "What old lady?"He pointed to the guardhouse where a tiny old woman was sitting. "She needs to go to the pak soi (mouth of the soi) to the main Sukhumvit Road. Can she come along?""Oh, sure!" I said. He thanked me profusely a
Spirit Houses in Sukhumvit 2008-02-05 10:25:45 As mentioned in "Superstition and Spirituality in Sukhumvit" (click HERE to check out the pics), many Buddhist Thais still adhere to their animistic beliefs. One example of this devotion can be seen in the prevalence of "spirit houses". A spirit house is traditionally designed after Thai temples, built to shelter spirits who will guard the area/property. Not confined to just guard houses, a spirit house can be found practically anywhere - guarding a shop, a gym, a forest... even naughty places like massage parlors cannot afford not to have their own spirit houses~!! (The fact that these are naughty places means they actually NEED all the "extra" help they can get heh heh~!!)Called san phra phum in Thai, a spirit house's precise location is typically decided by a Brahmin priest, who will ad
Ingenious UV Protection on Sukhumvit~!! 2008-01-31 23:26:00 So there I was, sweating my butt off in a TAXI and cursing the high temperatures (“Aw, hell, is it SUMMER already~?! It’s not even April yet~!!!), when I noticed that my TAXI driver’s attire (around the sleeves) was a bit “unusual”. What in the world is that white flappy thing~~~?!?! Only when he moved his arm did I realize what it was: It turned out to be a very resourceful and ingenious “UV protection” for the dear driver’s delicate skin~~!!!! Who says that men never give a shit about their appearance~~~?!?! NOT Thai men, who are already 100% SECURE with their own brand of masculinity~!!! Secure enough to know that REAL MEN: 1). Moisturize 2). Carry combs3). Aren't threatened by the color pink4). Get manicures AND pedicures 5). And yes, are a Read more:Ingenious
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Sukhumvit's Own WHITE HOUSE~!! 2008-01-27 14:18:20 I ain’t exaggerating when I say that one can find ANYTHING and EVERYTHING on Sukhumvit. Case in point: feast your eyes on this bona fide replica of the WHITE HOUSE. Yes, that world famous White House located in Washington D.C. Owned by an extremely wealthy Thai-Chinese man named Mr. Saengchai, Sukhumvit’s White House actually has its own Statue of Liberty AND the Big Ben PLUS the Eiffel Tower. (it’s got an elevator inside, too~!!) The White House sits on a huge plot of land inside a Sukhumvit 38 sub-soi named soi Saengchai (yes, the man OWNS the freakin’ soi~!!) and overlooks three low-rise apartment buildings inside a complex called “Sunshine Court” (the Thai last name “Saengchai” sounds a little bit like the word “Sunshine”, get it~??). Being inside Sunshine Court, o
Shirako Shock on Sukhumvit~!! 2008-01-23 15:34:23 Y'all know that I'm quite adventurous when it comes to my foodies.So when the Japanese manager of the "Japanese Kitchen Yoka Yoka" asked me if I cared to try shirako, I was game for it."What is shirako?" I asked my dining companion, who was also Japanese. He furrowed his eyebrows and claimed ignorance.So I turned to the restaurant manager for some explanation.The manager thought for a while and answered, "Erm... You know cod fish?""Yea, I've heard of it, but I've never tried it," I said."It's very special," he added. "Do you want to try?""Sure, why not," I agreed. "I am always looking for new culinary experiences heh heh~!!"********************At first glance, it didn't look much (and I was actually kinda disappointed). It came with sauce, salt and a slice of lemon; and I thought it resemb Read more:Shock
Pai Klai Klai, "Hello Bangkok" trucks~!! 2008-01-22 05:50:00 As a longtime Sukhumvit resident, I like to consider myself as pretty tolerant and adaptable. I take traffic in stride. I can feign ignorance and bliss when a fat, sweaty, hairy farang beside me is stinkin' up the whole BTS car. And yes, I CAN sit sidesaddle on the back of a motorcycle in tight skirt and high heels while counting loose change/sending SMS/applying lipstick~!!But the arrival of the intrusive, noisy, mightily annoying "HelloBangkok
" advertising trucks with HUUUGE-ass TV screens mounted on the back is reeeeally testing my patience (and the decibel limit of my eardrums... PLUS giving me premature wrinkles).I first encountered these intolerable vehicles one morning a few weeks ago while in a TAXI. Since then, I've been regularly bothered, attacked and molested on Sukhumvit Roa
Gorgeous FACE in Sukhumvit~!! 2008-01-21 13:52:28 THIS is the place you take your guests/lover(s)/biz associates to if you wanna impress and send them to a NIRVANA bathed in mysterious golden lights, decorated with precious antiques and surrounded at all sides with expensive teak~!! Oh, and the food ain't half bad either~!!The FACE in Sukhumvit 38 is built like a traditional Thai compound house for the wealthy. Anybody who has visited the Jim Thompson House (pictured right and below) would notice that a Thai traditional compound house is usually raised (to avoid the seasonal floods) and has an open-plan feel (which serves to let air circulate, thus keeping the rooms cool). Sometimes there's an open space which connects all the different rooms in the middle of the compound.
All within one glorious compound, the FACE houses a Thai restauran
OZONO Pet Paradise 2008-01-19 12:57:55 A slice of hi-so Sukhumvit life. Ozono (at the end of Sukhumvit 39) is a posh complex consisting of a massage shop, a daycare center, two hotels, and a walking park, PLUS boutiques. ALL FOR YOUR FOUR-LEGGED PETS (dogs and cats).No wonder the names of the different shops are pet-inspired - "Petropolitan" is the dog hotel, while "Cat Societe" is both a cat hotel and lounge (which also sells feline accessories). A big park ("Petropolis") is available for your pooch to take walks (and if you're too lazy to walk your own dog, you can hire a dog-walker too~!!).Luckily, the Ozono complex hasn't forgotten its human customers (after all, THEY are the ones paying heh heh). Humans can relax with a massage, or enjoy a nice cup of coffee at Coffee Berry, or chomp on steaks at Elite Grill. Desserts are Read more:Paradise
Alitta.net 2008-01-18 11:49:00 Alitta is the nickname of a Thai university girl who dreams of becoming a writer. Check out her blog to get a glimpse of her daily life and observation about living and growing up in
Sukhumvit Doodles 2008-01-15 10:01:03 Graffiti Galore on Sukhumvit~!!
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Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 6 2008-01-15 00:20:00 Hide~!! Run~!! Burn more joss sticks at the altar~!! Slaughter some sacrificial chickens~!! DO SOMETHING~!! ANYTHING~!! The aliens are coming to Sukhumvit~!! *************************************************************** It is really such a pity that after I’d paid a substantial amount of baht for this hi-so Italian restaurant in Thonglo, I found out that the meal wasn’t what I thought it was: Hmmmm... I must be getting old… Coz I swear it felt like some sorta "meat" on my tongue instead of cloth and wood and who knows what else… (Or perhaps the fancy-schmancy "Caldirola Rosso" wine I drank literally washed over my senses...) *************************************************************** This is so cute. I’ve passed the English pub called “Robin Rood” at Read more:Amazing
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Yet ANOTHER Farang Beggar on Sukhumvit 2008-01-08 01:40:00 Perhaps it’s a sign that times are getting harder.I was enjoying a late dinner at the famous Sukhumvit 38 outdoor eatery (khau man gai, somtam and baami noodles~!!) when I was approached by a farang woman. I couldn’t understand what she was talking about at first; I couldn't catch whether she was speaking Thai or English. After a while, I realized she was phuut phaasaa angkrit (speaking English), just with a VERY THICK Eastern European accent. I should’ve guessed, since she was extremely pale, with blue eyes and hair the color of straw. She claimed she was a volunteer from Poland for the International Vedic Association, a vegetarian school in Hua Hin for poor Thai kids. She has only been in Thailand for 8 months, and she was looking for financial donation for the so-called vegg
Escudo (between Thonglo 13 and 15) 2008-01-03 14:53:32 I've lost count of how many times the popular pub/disco Escudo has been closed and re-opened, closed and re-opened again. So I wasn't surprised when it was closed again... and re-opened again last month (December). SIGH~!! Unfortunately, on the night my friends decided to check out the "newly re-opened" Escudo, I didn't have any IDs with me (for those who don't know, you must be at least 21 years old to enter a pub/bar/discotheque here in Bangkok). I offered to quickly go back home and pick up the damn thing, but my friends would have none of it. "I'll get you in," vowed B from Chiang Mai. I was skeptical (because from what I know, the pitbulls guarding the sacred entrance of Escudo were a strict bunch), but I was also curious how B was gonna accomplish this "Mission: Impo
PLEASE HELP: missing dog MILLY 2008-03-12 14:53:00 Y'all know I have a soft spot for critters... especially those who are in need.I got an email from Billie Manshall of SCAD (Soi Cats and Dogs) - a non-profit organization that helps strays in Bangkok about a farang woman named Laura who lost her beloved pooch Milly.To: Billie ManshallBillie,I am getting quite desperate.........Milly jumped from my arms in panic when I attempted to take her to the Animal Hospital on Saturday at 19:00hrs. She ran like the wind in spite of her infected front paw into Thonglor. Jenny and another friend helped me walk the sois 55 and 53 but we couldn't find her. I was happy she was not run over.........we stopped looking at midnight. Our daily search begins at 6:00 with bicycles, walks and cars. Even our 70 year old gardener went on his bike on his day off t
A Conversation With A TAXI Driver - PART 6 2008-03-11 03:15:00 So there I was, in a TAXI, grumbling under my breath because I’d just been conned to go aaaaaaaaall the way from Sukhumvit to Srinakarin just for a friggin’ MOVIE. It all started because a friend of mine was lazy to get out of his house and insisted that I go to his place (which turned out to be in the hicks – gawd) instead. “Why does this fool live aaaall the way in Srinakarin anyway,” cursed I. “That’s like, thang changwat (external province/country-side) already~!! BAH~!!” My TAXI driver, a man who looked to be in his late-thirties was a particularly chatty one. As usual, he started with the typical questions, as I mentioned before HERE. “It’s quite late already; why are you going to Srinakarin?” he asked. “Erm, my lousy friend told me to come to w Read more:Conversation
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Smile Teen Massage 2008-03-08 07:19:47 The heavens have finally smiled on me and sent a steadfast, brave soul to be my “lab rat” for the mind-boggling, notorious and oh-so-mysterious “testicle massage”~!! Now, I'm suuuure that some of you will remember that many months ago, right here on this SSS site I’d posted some pictures of this very *COUGH COUGH* “unusual” massage shop sign, which I found when I was walking in Sukhumvit 26: Read my (imaginary) conversation between the shop’s receptionist and customer HERE. Ever since then, I’ve been looking practically EVERYWHERE and asking EVERYONE I know (with testicles) if they would be willing to “volunteer” and try it out. Oh sure, they would giggle and laugh, declare that they’d be totally up to it, but NO ONE actually had enough balls (pun TOTALLY intended) Read more:Massage
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Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 8 2008-03-18 01:54:00 Psst... I was eating in an Italian restaurant (which shall remain nameless - you'll see why) during one of those nonsense "government enforced no alcohol" days, when one of my unrelenting dining companions actually asked the waiter, "No alcohol today, huh?" Straight-faced, the waiter then answered by saying YES they do sell alcohol~!! (* scratches head *). In turn, my dining companion declared, "Oh, dii jai maaaaak~!!" (Oh, I'm sooo happyyy~~!!)So this being Sukhumvit (location: Bangkok, Thailand), my dining companion was more than happy to once again, break the rules and (GASP) order alcohol on a day when it was NOT (legally) allowed to be sold.I looked around the restaurant and didn't see ANY beer or wine bottles on ANY tables... Hmmm... How were we gonna get away with this, I wondered.. Read more:Amazing
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