Street Smart Sukhumvit

Welcome to the organized chaos that is Bangkok's longest road. It's been said that you can find absolutely ANYTHING on Sukhumvit Road, from shopping to spirituality to sex. Hell, yea. This site aims to highlight the best of the bestest of the HIDDEN GEMS that Sukhumvit has to offer, bits of info that will make your stay in Sukhumvit more convenient and your life easier.

You know those tour books about Bangkok with a section about Sukhumvit? This is way better becoz here you can find crucial information about Sukhumvit from a LOCAL, stuff that generic tour books won't tell you. So I won't bother with the info that most already know, like: Sukhumvit is accessible by both the subway and the Skytrain, and that Emporium is in Sukhumvit 24. What this site offers is deeper knowledge about Sukhumvit which can only be gained after you spent more than just a vacation here, after you've experienced REAL Thai food (a.k.a street food), when you've actually considered 'motorcycle taxis' as a proper and acceptable form of transportation, when you actually know which sois don't get flooded during the rainy season and where to go for fun, cheap fashion without getting out of Sukhumvit.

This site is dedicated to all of you who are living on Sukhumvit Road, Sukhumvit fans (what are you waiting for? Get your asses over here) and the occasional (and sometimes repeat) tourists.

I try to make your reading easier by tagging my posts into categories.
For a complete list of tags, just check out the TAGS box to the right of 'PICS'.

So... Welcome and happy hunting on one of Bangkok's oldest and most happening roads!

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Grandmother mugged in Thailand loses fight for life

An Inverness woman who was mugged in Thailand a week ago last Saturday has died in a Bangkok hospital. Lydia Riach, 58, was pronounced dead at the police hospital in Bangkok at 11.44pm on Sunday. Her cremation will be held today in a... more

Previous blog entries:
Aug 17	-	Afghan judo coach loses to ladyboy in Sukhumvit
Aug 5	-	On Sukhumvit, THIRD TIME's a charm
Jul 30	-	I ain't no MASOCHIST (and I ain't kidding)
StreetSmart's favorite blog entries:
Jul 22	-	Beware of Duty Free shops' SCAM at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport
Jun 29	-	A Conversation With A TAXI Driver - PART 9
May 28	-	Dear All: am going out of Sukhumvit
May 18	-	SSS is in a serious F*U*N*K
May 8	-	For the desperately in love in Sukhumvit~~!!!
Apr 27	-	The (UNSINKABLE) Sukhumvit Spirit~!!!!
Apr 25	-	You know you've been in Thailand too long when:
Apr 16	-	Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 16
Apr 2	-	An email which (*almost*) made me cry
Mar 21	-	Sweaty Begging on Sukhumvit (*wipes sweat from forehead*)
Mar 13	-	Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 15
Mar 11	-	The Story of Stuff
Mar 6	-	Farewell to Tokyo Joe's (*wipes tear from eye*)
Mar 3	-	(Sukhumvit PLUS Motorcycle) TIMES Alcohol = !!!!!!!!!!!!
Feb 11	-	Brush With Fame on Sukhumvit - PART 4
Feb 3	-	Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 14
Jan 26	-	Scorpion Queen RULEZ~~!!!
Jan 21	-	FREE visa for ALL tourists to Thailand~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jan 17	-	Some humans shouldn't reproduce
Jan 5	-	What my New Year's resolutions 'SHOULD' be
Jan 1	-	Tragic Start to 2009 in Sukhumvit
Dec 23	-	What Crappy X'mas Gift Are You~??
Dec 16	-	Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 13
Dec 5	-	Brush With Fame on Sukhumvit - PART 3
Dec 1	-	Smiley Face Over Sukhumvit~~!!!!!
Nov 25	-	Winter has come to Sukhumvit~~~!!!!
Nov 20	-	Is Sukhumvit running out of (cooking) oil~~???
Nov 19	-	SSS doles out six more...
Nov 7	-	An email from a big big honey
Oct 31	-	Bloodthirsty in Sukhumvit~~!!!
Oct 16	-	A Conversation With A TAXI Driver - PART 8
Oct 11	-	IT'S OFFICIAL: Sukhumvit 37 does NOT exist~~!!!!!
Oct 9	-	Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 12
Oct 4	-	Chuwit and his bad temper (*tsk tsk tsk*)
Sep 30	-	'Wakarimasen' means 'I don't understand'~~~!!!!
Sep 18	-	SSS is (VERRRY reluctantly) exposing more...
Sep 16	-	There's No Season for Bad Service~!!
Sep 13	-	NEWS FLASH: Serviced Apartments Pick Sukhumvit
Sep 2	-	REAL Blood on the Street (will it reach Sukhumvit~??)
Aug 26	-	And still some more about SSS
Aug 19	-	Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 11
Aug 12	-	Happy Mother's Day (from a TAXI driver)
Aug 4	-	A Conversation With A TAXI Driver (PART 7)
Jul 27	-	SSS on the Fameter ("fame" + "meter", get it~??)
Jul 21	-	Please don't sic the Greenpeace on me~!!
Jul 6	-	SSS is destined for HELL
Jul 3	-	Sukhumvit 6 plot fetches record 1mil baht a square wah
Jun 27	-	More About SSS
Jun 24	-	Sukhumvit POP Quiz: Name That Dara~!!
Jun 18	-	Vicious Katoey Attack on Sukhumvit~!!
Jun 12	-	Mr. Grumpy in Sukhumvit~!!
Jun 10	-	Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 10
Jun 8	-	So, you think you know me, eh~??
Jun 5	-	From the deepest part of my heart (NOT~!!)
Jun 3	-	My baby turns one today *sniff*
May 28	-	Brush With Fame on Sukhumvit - PART 2
May 23	-	Dear mysterious Audi Angel...
May 15	-	I banged a bag of weed because I have AMAZING boobs~!!
May 13	-	Milly is (FINALLY) Home~!!
May 9	-	Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 9
May 5	-	Nonsense Sukhumvit News~!!
Apr 28	-	The Merits of Motorcycle TAXIs
Apr 24	-	SSS, SSS and more SSS
Apr 19	-	More hints about SSS
Mar 30	-	Let's have a DRY Songkran~!!!!
Mar 18	-	Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 8
Mar 12	-	PLEASE HELP: missing dog MILLY
Mar 11	-	A Conversation With A TAXI Driver - PART 6
Mar 1	-	Drug WARNING on Sukhumvit~!!
Feb 26	-	Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 7
Feb 17	-	Pure Dumb Luck on Sukhumvit~!!
Feb 12	-	Old Age Depression on Sukhumvit
Feb 1	-	Ingenious UV Protection on Sukhumvit~!!
Jan 22	-	Pai Klai Klai, "Hello Bangkok" trucks~!!
Jan 15	-	Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 6
Jan 12	-	THANK YOU, Japanese Husbands~!!!
Jan 8	-	Yet ANOTHER Farang Beggar on Sukhumvit
Jan 1	-	New Year, New Group
Dec 18	-	Blushing Pink in Sukhumvit~!!
Dec 13	-	SukhumvitAngel is baaack~~ and FAILS...
Nov 29	-	Blood on the Street
Nov 28	-	Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 5
Nov 24	-	Buy Buy Krathong~~!!
Nov 23	-	Scratching My Head in Wonder and Amazement...
Nov 11	-	I've Been Plagiarized~!!!!!!!!!!
Nov 6	-	Yellow Fever on Sukhumvit~!!
Nov 5	-	A Weepy Farewell to TCDC
Oct 27	-	Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 4
Oct 23	-	A Conversation With A TAXI Driver (PART 5)
Oct 17	-	A Sukhumvit LOVE AFFAIR
Oct 12	-	Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 3
Oct 8	-	"Green Music" Makes Me See RED~!!
Oct 6	-	Korean Binge on Sukhumvit~!!
Oct 4	-	Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 2
Oct 3	-	Brush With Fame on Sukhumvit
Oct 1	-	Professional Beggar on Sukhumvit~!!
Sep 26	-	Weird (And Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit
Sep 20	-	The Eight Wonders of StreetSmartSukhumvit
Sep 14	-	The 7 Most Recognizable Sukhumvit Species
Sep 13	-	A Conversation With A TAXI Driver (PART 4)
Sep 4	-	Sleepy on Sukhumvit
Aug 30	-	A Conversation With A TAXI Driver (PART 3)
Aug 23	-	FREE on Sukhumvit~!! (How to be a moocher)
Aug 17	-	My Harry Potter Alter Ego
Aug 14	-	SukhumvitAngel to the Rescue~!!
Aug 13	-	SSS featured on Travelhappy.info~!!
Aug 9	-	StreetSmartSukhumvit on FuelMyBlog.com~!!
Aug 7	-	'Baan Raai Coffee' Made Me 'Naa Taek'~!!
Aug 2	-	Very Moé Fashion In Sukhumvit
Jul 29	-	A Cynic At The Beach
Jul 26	-	A Conversation With A TAXI Driver (PART 2)
Jul 15	-	Waiting for Harry in Sukhumvit
Jul 14	-	Technorati Claim Activation
Jul 12	-	What To Do With These Helpless Tourists??
Jul 9	-	Sukhumvit Sidewalks Challenge~!!
Jul 3	-	Asoke Shock
Jun 27	-	THANK YOU, Japanese housewives~!!
Jun 23	-	'I'm From Sukhumvit' - How to Be A LOCAL
Jun 20	-	Dumb and Silly Things Non-Locals Do
Jun 18	-	Fun Things To Do in Sukhumvit
Jun 13	-	A Conversation With A TAXI Driver
Jun 8	-	The Issue of Skin Color
Jun 6	-	How The Hell Do You Massage Testicles?!
Jun 5	-	Late Night Chow on Sukhumvit
Jun 5	-	Starbucks in Sukhumvit
Jun 3	-	Sukhumvit Swimmers

District 9

I've just watched an AMAZING movie~!! It's called "District 9" , a sci-fi (with a twist~!!) from South Africa. The plot : a huge alien spacecraft stops right above Johannesburg (and it looks like it's broken, thus unable to fly... more

Previous reviews:
Jul 6	-	Kopitiam
Jan 24	-	Kinjo
Jan 6	-	Le Beaulieu
StreetSmart's favorite reviews:
Dec 28	-	Shater
Dec 8	-	Twilight
Oct 19	-	Zeist
Sep 22	-	Ana "AMAZINGLY ATROCIOUS" Garden
Sep 20	-	Magokoro Ramen
Sep 1	-	Somtam
Aug 20	-	Cakewalk
Aug 7	-	Lo-Shu
Jul 28	-	Malako
Jul 11	-	Ticky (what the [BEEP]?!?!) *scratches head*
Jun 28	-	Ten-Sui
Jun 15	-	HOBS (House of Beers)
May 26	-	Jan Dara
May 16	-	The baami dude in front of the 7-11 shop around the pak soi of Thonglo
Apr 30	-	MK Gold
Apr 21	-	Pyongyang
Apr 8	-	Chico
Mar 26	-	Pid Term Yai Huajai Wawoon
Mar 8	-	Smile Teen Massage
Feb 22	-	Seafood Market and Restaurant
Feb 12	-	Chocolate
Jan 23	-	Shirako Shock on Sukhumvit~!!
Jan 3	-	Escudo (between Thonglo 13 and 15)
Dec 2	-	Love of Siam
Nov 6	-	Niyom Pochana
Oct 29	-	Arcobaleno
Oct 24	-	Winter
Oct 22	-	Pleasure Factory
Oct 13	-	Shahrazad
Oct 9	-	Beccofino's Buffet Lunch Set
Sep 13	-	Hello My Big Big Honey!
Sep 10	-	Asia Herb Association
Aug 28	-	Big Echo Karaoke (Asoke branch)
Aug 15	-	Mechanics Alive!!
Aug 5	-	Chen Shark's Fin
Jul 16	-	Sick Nurses
Jul 15	-	Scoozi
Jul 7	-	Very Thai
Jul 4	-	Japanese Kitchen Yoka Yoka
Jun 24	-	Itzu
Jun 18	-	Ploy
Jun 5	-	Wat Po Massage School
Jun 3	-	Tokyo Joe's Just Reopened!

Original LIMITED-EDITION "Love of Siam" complete set

I'm selling my original, limited-edition complete LOS set on e-Bay! This set includes : - complete DVD set of the  "Love of Siam"  movie (Director's Cut) -  LOS  movie soundtrack - a set of postcards... more

Previous listings:
Mar 28	-	GARAGE SALE - cheap~!!