Street Smart Sukhumvit

Street Smart Sukhumvit http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/ 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! Please ask my permission first before using anything on this site. 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margin-left: 0.4em; vertical-align: middle; " alt=" ' /" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=bangkok">bangkok</a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sukhumvit" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0px none; margin-left: 0.4em; vertical-align: middle; " alt=" ' /" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=sukhumvit">sukhumvit</a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thailand" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0px none; margin-left: 0.4em; vertical-align: middle; " alt=" ' /" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=thailand">thailand</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/claim/czu7ji5333" rel="me">Technorati Profile</a> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:12:44 -0000 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:18:55 -0000 Street Smart Sukhumvit http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/logo http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com 100 100 VROOM VROOM Sukhumvit~!! <img style="width: 100px;height: 80px;" class="alignleft" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SIecEQoKCCwAACx3NOI1/heart-5.gif?et=FAyvoYAf9aM%2BzJa%2CDyikvw&nmid=0" border="0">Gas prices~?? WHAT gas prices~?? The love affair between Sukhumvittites and their vehicles is still in full throttle. And it ain't hard to see why. The BTS Skytrain's stairs are just WAY too steep and sweat-inducing. <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/51/1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/19/photos/51/300x300/1/1.JPG?et=+1G2LAZ55PdIKqcedsvYWw&nmid=89483437" border="0"></a> And being squeezed like miserable sardines in a can with your nose stuck in a fat, hairy, sweaty farang's armpit isn't exactly heaven (*wrinkles nose*). <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIdpSAoKCCwAAAjCDm41"><img style="width: 186px;height: 149px;" class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SIdpSAoKCCwAAAjCDm41/non-airconed-bus.JPG?et=WdSxz8LGsYw9v%2BI38crDNw&nmid=0" border="0"></a> The public buses take FOREVER to come. Worse, waiting for them shortens your lifespan by a year per minute (I still don't understand how some can actually catch some zzz's in the bus, pictured right). And let us not forget that the drivers are all addicted to speed (and I'm talking about the one that comes in pills). Motorcycle TAX<a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/4/6"><img style="width: 236px;height: 114px;" class="alignleft" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/26/photos/4/300x300/6/motorcycle-taxis-Suk-24.JPG?et=5Nw0y8OX73xuvhhfgiBnwg&nmid=45211898" border="0"></a>Is are cheap, fast and convenient. However, you gotta be a certified local to even attempt to ride one (read how to <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/journal/item/166">HERE</a>). Besides, imagine getting aaaaall dolled up for a date (we're talking about blow-dried hair and high-heeled shoes here), only to be greeted by a date on a motorcycle, offering so... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/album/65/VROOM_VROOM_Sukhumvit Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:18:55 -0000 Another kinda summer fun in Emporium... What do you get when you mix some silly girls and a tweezer in Emporium during summer~?? Major OUCH-nesssssss~~~!!! (But it still looks kinda FUN to do...). P.S. And no... this ain't me. I would NEVER fry mah vampire skin like zat~~!!! EVER. <a href="http://www.blogtoplist.com/vote.php?u=12287" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.blogtoplist.com/images/votebutton.gif" alt="Top Blogs" border="0"></a> tweezers ain't just for hair, yo~!! <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sukhumvit" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=sukhumvit" alt=" ">sukhumvit</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/bangkok" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=bangkok" alt=" ">bangkok</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thailand" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=thailand" alt=" ">thailand</a> http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/video/item/58/Another_kinda_summer_fun_in_Emporium... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:40:57 -0000 Please don't sic the Greenpeace on me~!! <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIOl1QoKCCwAAGsbUII1"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIOl1QoKCCwAAGsbUII1"><img style="width: 242px;height: 181px;" class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SIOl1QoKCCwAAGsbUII1/uomasa-17.jpg?et=dWv1dcHmT9uiIFEaJ8MUww&nmid=0" border="0"></a>I've been verrry verrrry naughty. What was I s'posed to do, when confronted with a very exotic, very rare and very tempting menu offering, la~!!! <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIOl1QoKCCwAAGsbUII1"></a> So there I was in "Nihonmura", pictured right (the so-called "Japanese Village" - a complex of very hi-so and authentic Japanese eateries) in Thonglo 13... When we decided to eat in the restaurant "Uomasa" (pictured below), which specializes in seafood. <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIOlsQoKCCwAAF9qENI1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SIOlsQoKCCwAAF9qENI1/uomasa-16.jpg?et=YHh4SEaQtYck7YQw%2BBj2vQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIOl1QoKCCwAAGsbUII1"></a> I was browsing its very thick menu when I noticed this: <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIOlBwoKCCwAAF@MFGc1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SIOlBwoKCCwAAF@MFGc1/uomasa-2-2.JPG?et=SZl6NqqPuykPkxmpKrHT1Q&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIOl1QoKCCwAAGsbUII1"></a> (FYI, "kujira" means whale) Hmmmmmmmmmmmm... (*massages chin*)... I'd never tried whale meat before... Much less eaten a RAW one. Now, I know, I knoooooooooooow... Some of you are thinking:   "But<img class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SIOjlAoKCCwAADq0H2Y1/angry-3.gif?et=nZyQ2Q54QtU1qhGEzYRxow&nmid=0" border="0"> whale-hunting is EVIL~!!!  Those evil Japs are just SO selfish... They wanna continue their so-called 'whale-eating culture' and don't give a rat's ass about the dwindling number <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SIOl1QoKCCwAAGsbUII1"></a>of whales in the whole world~!! Worse, they're SO sneaky to exploit a loophole in the whale-hunting ban to keep on murdering these majestic creatures and disgu... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/journal/item/218/Please_dont_sic_the_Greenpeace_on_me Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:14:00 -0000 Farang professes his love for Nana Plaza~!! <img class="alignleft" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SH@ONQoKCCwAADf@cDQ1/hahaha.gif?et=%2BD39Z7%2BTqQoOAAoIVbg7Iw&nmid=0" border="0">Well, isn't this just P-R-E-C-I-O-U-S... A farang (with a moustache so heavy it'll turn Burt Reynolds green with envy~!!) singing his own song about the notorious Nana Plaza~!!! (*throws head back and laughs like a hyenaaaa~~~!!!*) Gotta applaud him for trying to at least put some Thai words in the lyrics, though... But I couldn't for the life of me figure out what he meant by "layo mak mai dee" - is it "laew maak mai dii" (too fast is not good)~?? And what is "layo mak aiee"~?! Nice shirt, by the way~!! (*snicker*) <a href="http://www.blogtoplist.com/vote.php?u=12287" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.blogtoplist.com/images/votebutton.gif" alt="Top Blogs" border="0"></a> farang phuut thai mai chat~!! streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sukhumvit" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=sukhumvit" alt=" ">sukhumvit</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/bangkok" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=bangkok" alt=" ">bangkok</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thailand" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=thailand" alt=" ">thailand</a> http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/video/item/57/Farang_professes_his_love_for_Nana_Plaza Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:35:25 -0000 New Market in Onnut~!! (The smell of money burningggg...) <img class="alignleft" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SH5EZgoKCCwAABj7XoY1/yay-7.gif?et=%2CsPXaZHtsX1s7hARXLbuSg&nmid=0" border="0">Dum-dee-dum... My sad bitter tears for the disappearance of Onnut Square turned into tears of joy at the sight of this new open market (OK, so the market isn't exactly SUPER new; it's just that I haven't had the chance to check it out 'til now). This was how Onnut Square (right next to the Onnut BTS Station) looked like before: <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/2/8"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/2/8"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/2/8"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/36/photos/2/300x300/8/Onnut-Square.JPG?et=wdtvevwToTmXJspiscxKzg&nmid=45098027" border="0"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/2/8"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/2/8"></a> And this is how the area looks like now: <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SH5DdwoKCCwAAARtATw1"><img style="width: 209px;height: 157px;" class="alignleft" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SH5DdwoKCCwAAARtATw1/1.JPG?et=ndzq3iuxRqwsUiJnkQMuFg&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SH5DkwoKCCwAAAirE8s1"><img style="width: 203px;height: 152px;" class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SH5DkwoKCCwAAAirE8s1/41.JPG?et=DrL%2Cp%2ByUEl7%2C16SiGYJEAg&nmid=0" border="0"></a> <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/2/8"></a> <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/2/8"></a> Not so much different, huh~?? Except that Onnut Square had AIRCON (and that's one GIGANTI<a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/2/8"></a>C difference in my book~!!). Anyway, this new market sells more or less the same stuff like Onnut Square before: clothes, accessories, more clothes, cosmetics, and still more clothes, costume jewelry, and even more CLOTHES~~!!!! <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SH5COgoKCCwAAHGTSOI1"><img style="width: 219px;height: 164px;" class="alignleft" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SH5COgoKCCwAAHGTSOI1/6.JPG?et=YHhVdr32YPIWeY1%2CADHpQA&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SH5CbwoKCCwAAHXoVnI1"><img style="width: 206px;height: 154px;" class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SH5CbwoKCCwAAHXoVnI1/35.JPG?et=Qs4I3terZBKoaKSzLqn2qg&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/2/8"></a> <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/2/8"></a> I promised myself I would just TAKE A LOOK AROUND and NOT BUY ANYTHING... <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/2/8"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SH5EFAoKCCwAABV0TCs1/sigh-2.gif?et=73YeFOfRYXD%2BPsev8iaEQA&nmid=0" border="0"></a> I <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/2/8"></a>am so ve<a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/2/8"></a>ry ashamed to admit that my willpower wasn't strong enough... Yes, boys and girls... I succumbed to temptation and bought this bangle~~!!!! <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SH5B1AoKCCwAAGnLHN41"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SH5B1AoKCCwAAGnLHN41/44.JPG?et=lu39y6fQTxFQvUKoSKZaRg&nmid=0" border="0"></a> Aaaaarrrggghhh~~~!!! (*slaps self~!!*) Oh, one more difference with Onnut Square is that this... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/album/64/New_Market_in_Onnut_The_smell_of_money_burningggg... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:02:37 -0000 Creepy "Clown" at Onnut Is it a specter of bad tidings~?? If I were still a kid, I'd run away in fright from this dude, that's FO SHO~!!! I mean, just take a look at that pasty white face (which reminds me of the Joker in Batman), messed-up make-up, matted hair... and let's not forget the pants~~!!! *snicker* But I guess you gotta give credit to this guy... He performs in front of Lotus hypermarket in Onnut (Sukhumvit 77), which isn't really the BEST place to have any kind of show... with aaaaaaaaaaaall the crowd, noise and pollution~!! <a href="http://www.blogtoplist.com/vote.php?u=12287" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.blogtoplist.com/images/votebutton.gif" alt="Top Blogs" border="0"></a> clap clap clap streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sukhumvit" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=sukhumvit" alt=" ">sukhumvit</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/bangkok" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=bangkok" alt=" ">bangkok</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thailand" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=thailand" alt=" ">thailand</a> http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/video/item/55/Creepy_Clown_at_Onnut Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:55:40 -0000 Ticky (what the [BEEP]?!?!) *scratches head* I know that the locals are experts in copying and making fake stuff, but this is ridiculous. Take a look at what I found at a gas station convenience store in Sukhumvit 26: <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a><a href="../photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01/Ticky-1.jpg?et=1G3dvU8PmUV0Q76Ltytj0A&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="../photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a> My e<a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"><img style="width: 98px;height: 128px;" class="alignleft" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SHe9AQoKCCwAABUXJ801/Pocky-2.jpg?et=vh5Dz5wAK%2CMGoUDEUEsKlQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a>yes<a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a> totally bulged out when I first saw it. Obviously, whoever chu<a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a>m<a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a>p made it, s/he tried to shamelessly copy the very popular Japa<a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a>ne<a href="../photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a>se snack "POCKY". (For those who don't know what "POCKY" is, it's a Japanese snack made by <a href="http://www.glico.co.jp/en/index.htm">Glico</a>; and it's especially popular in Asia. "POCKY" is basically just a stick of biscuit with chocolate covering on <img class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SHe4eAoKCCwAAEntJLY1/Pocky.jpg?et=RCTZltwaf%2C9cvZyDXhGu0A&nmid=0" border="0">the outsid<a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a>e. It's very easy to eat and extremely addictive - try <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a>putting "POCKY" in a glass of cold water before eating; it's soooo YUMMY<a href="../photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a>~~!!! Click <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocky">HERE</a> to read the Wikipedia entry on "POCKY". Click <a href="http://www.intothesea.com/PockyShrine/">HERE</a> to check out the "POCKY" Shrine. <a href="../photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a> Click <a href="http://sugardew.com/bloggalicious/quizzies/pocky/pockyquiz.htm">HERE</a> to find out which "POCKY" flavor you are~!!). <a href="../photos/hi-res/upload/SHe7XgoKCCwAAHgftt01"></a> Anyway, after the initial shock wore off, I actually thought the whole thing was funny. I ended up buying one (24 baht); just to see how it tasted like. <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHe6TgoKCCwAAGhdjHQ1"><img style="width: 102px;height: 136px;" class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SHe6TgoKCCwAAGhdjHQ1/Ticky-2.jpg?et=yFYE6Fwyet3zyfY6ypSmfA&nmid=0" border="0"></a> As expected, "TICKY" was nowhere near "POCKY... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/reviews/item/36 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:23:59 -0000 Eating Crickets in Sukhumvit 4 True, the word "snack" has many meanings in Thailand. Nevertheless, for some foreigners, there are some things that just should NOT be eaten. However, it's not uncommon to see snack carts on Sukhumvit Road, selling insects and worms as "snacks". <a href="../photos/hi-res/1/26"><img style="width: 204px;height: 125px;" class="alignleft" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/90/photos/1/300x300/26/bugs%204%20sale%20-%20closeup.JPG?et=OganXT70rg7KxTP7TxSiww&nmid=45096932" border="0"></a><a href="../photos/hi-res/1/25"><img style="width: 188px;height: 141px;" class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/60/photos/1/300x300/25/bugs%204%20sale%20-%20Sukhumvit%2024-1.JPG?et=JH0W7R1iTciRawkiX79Vcw&nmid=45096932" border="0"></a> I myself have tried the fried worms (loved it - tasted like butter~!!) and red ants salad (not my fave - the smell of the red ants was a bit toooo strong). This brave farang is trying crickets for the first time~!! <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SHUucgoKCCwAAEwNXaE1/yay-8.gif?et=G313GU9jfGtAyptOs%2ByMYg&nmid=0" border="0"> <a href="http://www.blogtoplist.com/vote.php?u=12287" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.blogtoplist.com/images/votebutton.gif" alt="Top Blogs" border="0"></a> crunch crunch streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sukhumvit" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=sukhumvit" alt=" ">sukhumvit</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/bangkok" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=bangkok" alt=" ">bangkok</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thailand" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=thailand" alt=" ">thailand</a> http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/video/item/54/Eating_Crickets_in_Sukhumvit_4 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 18:47:06 -0000 NO ONE starves in Sukhumvit <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHHEuQoKCCwAAG09b8I1"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHHEuQoKCCwAAG09b8I1"><img style="width: 219px;height: 164px;" class="alignleft" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SHHEuQoKCCwAAG09b8I1/38.JPG?et=XXoU3mAcy4YlCdgCpX%2C15g&nmid=0" border="0"></a>I've always wanted to do some sort of a photo-guide of the famous street food of Sukhumvit 38, and finally here it is~!! I totally went overboard with the pics (what can I say, I'm there reeeeally often, plus I kept feeling that there was ALWAYS just ONE MORE PIC to take~!!), so here's the info in a nutshell: - Sukhumvit 38 is right beside the stairs of the BTS Thon<a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHHEuQoKCCwAAG09b8I1"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SHHH5goKCCwAAEGYXkQ1"><img style="width: 176px;height: 206px;" class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SHHH5goKCCwAAEGYXkQ1/42.JPG?et=3ORQlZNIXu6Z8tE9HvPBhQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a>glo station (very accessible~!!) - the street food vendors are there every single night (some take a Songkran holiday), so there really is no need to panic and run to the nearest 7-11 and grab the first junk food you can get your hands on when you get hungry in the middle of the night - the food here is FAR MORE superior - some stay open for biz til 2 am, so the soi is often PACKED on Friday and Saturday nights - the reason is because many clubbers love to refuel here before they go home (hey, dancing and boozing burns A LOT of energy~!!) - it is not unusual to bump into daras (celebs) on this soi, because the food here is desir... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/album/63/NO_ONE_starves_in_Sukhumvit Mon, 7 Jul 2008 07:55:50 -0000 SSS is destined for HELL <img class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SG-BcwoKCCwAABMnZho1/warning-4.gif?et=VJMM6%2BnOR4BKrrYfkLdlqA&nmid=0" border="0">I've always known I've got an extremely short fuse... But I was still surprised nonetheless to find out that OH MY~~~ not only am I VERRRRRY guilty of being WRATHFUL, I've also scored high on several of the other so-called "DEADLY SINS"~!! Explanation of the SEVEN DEADLY SINS can be found <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins">HERE</a>. Greed: High Gluttony: Very High Wrath: Very High Sloth: Very High Envy: Medium Lust: Medium Pride: High Oh well................................................................................. Might as well let my (high-maintenance) hair down and partaaaaaaay~~!!! <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SG-EtgoKCCwAAE80wQQ1/YAY-2.gif?et=lM9fMuzA3IxxpPPDleOHhA&nmid=0" border="0"> P.S. Is St. Peter gonna have a heart attack when YOU show up at the Pearly Gates~?? Click <a href="http://www.4degreez.com/misc/seven_deadly_sins.html">HERE</a> to find out~!! P.P.S Thanks to the very PROUD <a href="http://alruzgal.multiply.com/journal/item/198/Love_Me_Or_Leave_Me">Al</a> for the link~!! <a href="http://www.blogtoplist.com/vote.php?u=12287" target="_blank"><img alt="Top Blogs" src="http://www.blogtoplist.com/images/votebutton.gif" border="0"></a> "Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere" - MAE WEST streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sukhumvit" rel="tag"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0pt;BORDER-TOP: 0pt;MARGIN-LEFT: 0.4em;VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle;BORDER-LEFT: 0pt;BORDER-BOTTOM: 0pt;" alt=" " src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=sukhumvit">sukhumvit</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/bangkok" rel="tag"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0pt;BORDER-TOP: 0pt;MARGIN-LEFT: 0.4em;VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle;BORDER-LEFT: 0pt;BORDER-BOTTOM: 0pt;" alt=" " src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=bangkok">bangkok</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thailand" rel="tag"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0pt;BORDER-TOP: 0pt;MARGIN-LEFT: 0.4em;VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle;BORDER-LEFT: 0pt;BORDER-BOTTOM: 0pt;" alt=" " src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=thailand">thailand</a> http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/journal/item/213/SSS_is_destined_for_HELL Sun, 6 Jul 2008 05:49:00 -0000 FIGHT 2 da DEATH in Sukhumvit~!! Looks like the hunter has bitten more than he can chew~!! Too bad I was in a hurry, thus I didn't know how this battle ended. There are two possible scenarios: 1. The moth gets tired, stops struggling and gets swallowed by the lizard. 2. The lizard's jaw gets tired, he relaxes his grip and the moth escapes.... <a href="http://www.blogtoplist.com/vote.php?u=12287" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.blogtoplist.com/images/votebutton.gif" alt="Top Blogs" border="0"></a> 3.. 2.. 1.. FIGHT-TO~~!!! streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sukhumvit" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=sukhumvit" alt=" ">sukhumvit</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/bangkok" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=bangkok" alt=" ">bangkok</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thailand" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=thailand" alt=" ">thailand</a> http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/video/item/53/FIGHT_2_da_DEATH_in_Sukhumvit Fri, 4 Jul 2008 20:16:31 -0000 Sukhumvit 6 plot fetches record 1mil baht a square wah <img style="width: 201px;height: 133px;" class="alignleft" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGvbBgoKCCwAAEt4pCQ1/money%20money-bling.gif?et=gaiNJ0l71o0iUbFJrqzbcA&nmid=0" border="0">A land sale on Sukhumvit soi 6 has set a record at one million baht per square wah, according to the property agency CB Richard Ellis Thailand (CBRE). The price of the three-rai site in front of Jaisamarn Full Gospel Church beat the earlier record of 950,000 baht per square wah (1 wah = 4 square meters) offered by Central Retail Corp for a nine-rai (1 rai = 1,600 square meters) plot on Phloenchit Road owned by the British Embassy in mid-2006. ''It's a new era of land price adjustment. The market price in the past few years jumped from 650,000 baht per square wah due to very limited land plots in the area,'' said CBRE managing director Aliwassa Pathnadabutr. <img class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGvazwoKCCwAAFM2uXA1/money-4.gif?et=%2ByUnG0nzs%2C%2B%2Bxk8lGApfvw&nmid=0" border="0"> But she warned that high prices were likely to ease except for the best locations near mass transit. An industry source said the soi 6 plot was owned by an Indian-Thai textile businessman based in the Phahurat area. He bought the plot after the 1997 financial crisis and sold it to another Indian-Thai businessman for 1.2 billion ba... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/journal/item/211/Sukhumvit_6_plot_fetches_record_1mil_baht_a_square_wah Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:48:00 -0000 Temporary Sukhumvit Lake (*glub glub*) <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGlM7AoKCCwAABWKMBE1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGlM7AoKCCwAABWKMBE1/flood-1.jpg?et=GzHyhc%2CTdhne6ZaMDs5H8w&nmid=0" border="0"></a>One particular GHASTLY thunderstorm turned Sukhumvit 39 and 49 into one friggin' LAKE. I was lucky I was inside a van, so I managed to keep my feet (and everything else~!!) dry. Others who weren't so fortunate had to wade in water that reached up to the calf. Eeeeeeeuuuuw~~~ Who knows WHAT was in the murky liquid~?! This restaurant deeper in Sukhumvit 39 was prepared... It actually had SAND BAGS~!! Wahahahaaaaa~~~!!!! <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGlMqgoKCCwAAAv1h5E1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGlMqgoKCCwAAAv1h5E1/flood-2.jpg?et=BVU5ovBX7H6VJqQ2bwgsLQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a> The thing is... considering that both Sukhumvit 39 and 49 are where a whole bunch of moneyed Japanese expats stay, I think it's just SCANDALOUS that the sois are left to gurgle and rot in so much H2O, when other parts of Sukhumvit drain better~!! <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGlLzgoKCCwAAHyjWnA1"><img style="width: 211px;height: 159px;" class="alignleft" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGlLzgoKCCwAAHyjWnA1/flood-3.jpg?et=O%2BHXl09bOvktdGOA2sPoog&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGlMUQoKCCwAAAi7f0w1"><img style="width: 214px;height: 160px;" class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGlMUQoKCCwAAAi7f0w1/flood-4.jpg?et=epz6D1YY8XEe9UHEIun09w&nmid=0" border="0"></a> Look at this: This was Thonglo (Sukhumvit 55) a few hours after the thunderstorm stopped. The road was DRY~~!!! <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGlLTwoKCCwAAHwDURE1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGlLTwoKCCwAAHwDURE1/flood-5.jpg?et=UbIOUz06NgqG87rDZA9Z2w&nmid=0" border="0"></a> OK, so the traffic was hellish, but hey, this is SUKHUMVIT~~!!! Compare THAT with this VDO clip of Sukhumvit 39 which I recorded from the van... You'll see that the water actually reached until the pavement~!! There were actu... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/video/item/51/Temporary_Sukhumvit_Lake_glub_glub Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:57:28 -0000 Ten-Sui <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGah6woKCCwAAFONY2M1"></a><a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGah6woKCCwAAFONY2M1"><img style="width: 238px;height: 182px;" class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGah6woKCCwAAFONY2M1/tensui-13.JPG?et=7121PZ8EZ%2BelY9LFWebzzQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a>This is a review that was almost never written. We arrived at Ten-Sui in Sukhumvit 29 at 2:15 pm and was promptly told that lunch time was over. We were VERRRRY annoyed as the restaurant claimed on its advertisement that last order for lunch was 2:30 pm. <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGah6woKCCwAAFONY2M1"><img style="width: 73px;height: 73px;" class="alignleft" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGajtgoKCCwAAHDhxZs1/angry.jpg?et=F2UHG5P%2CDrX4HJYjUSS4Jg&nmid=0" border="0"></a>(an<a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGah6woKCCwAAFONY2M1"></a>d don't nobody make any smartass comments about me sleeping 'til afternoon and having such a "late" lunch~!!). Swearing under my breath and getting ready to leave (my brain was already racing 1,000 km/sec about WHAT to say about this restaurant if anyone asks my opinion about it), we were suddenly told that YES, the restaurant WAS still open, and YES, we still could have the lunch set that was advertised to be 380 baht.<a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGahegoKCCwAAFDiVIA1"><img style="width: 168px;height: 129px;" class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGahegoKCCwAAFDiVIA1/tensui-1.JPG?et=hs1FMWFy8IUF4agFrTgmXw&nmid=0" border="0"></a> Thankful for not having to go out into the scorching sun in search of an alternative lunch place, we quickly made our orders (identical 'tensui hanaka gozen' lunch sets) and were served salad and chawanmushi (traditional Japanese egg custard) - which we inhaled and finished in a few seconds (HEY, it was ove... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/reviews/item/35 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:05:38 -0000 More About SSS 1). If you can say ANYTHING to your former boss/teacher/anyone in authority, what would you say~?? ANS: You were wrong. And you're STILL wrong. Eat dirt, SUCKA~~!!! 2). What phrase can you say perfectly in another language, and what does it mean~?? (English and your mother tongue doesn't count~!!) ANS: Onani shimasuka~?? (Meaning: "Do you masturbate~??" in Japanes<img class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGPtzwoKCCwAACDeDY01/shocked-2.gif?et=Cva2Yd0vpWC8%2Bd3NS2l6tg&nmid=0" border="0">e. I really like saying this with a straight face and wait for the REACTION... sometimes they blink REALLY fast and act as if they heard me wrong....) 3). What color do you like most~?? ANS: A very difficult question. I like blue, red, white... sometimes pink and purple too... But NOT orange~!! 4). What would be the word that best describes you~?? ANS: People always call me cynical. I prefer to call myself realistic. <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGPtkwoKCCwAACD9F881/nyanyanya.gif?et=%2BNDXXUBs%2B2ULBTpFufqFJw&nmid=0" border="0"> 5). Where would you like to go most~?? ANS: Egypt, to enter the pyramids. Easter Islands would be cool, too. <img class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGPtPwoKCCwAABluhho1/polar%20bear.jpg?et=BvClk2CNJb0Df6M62pAJFQ&nmid=0" border="0"> 6). What is your favorite season~?? ANS: Definitely winter. Sunny, cold, with LOTSA snow~~!!! The colder, the bet... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/journal/item/207/More_About_SSS Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:35:00 -0000 Bangkok Police Laugh Training The Thai police have consistently scored high on the "Most Hated" list - out of all the branches of the Thai government, people see them as the dirtiest and most corrupt (the Customs Department has the dubious honors of usually being second place).<img class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGHMDgoKCCwAAAR8Px01/police-1.gif?et=zBzvJJJ736BjAxhr%2BNmr2Q&nmid=0" border="0"> It brings to mind a group of traffic police officers stopping motorists (READ: suckaz) on Sukhumvit Road and extorting an x amount of baht to supplement their pocket money. With this kind of not-so-glowing reputation, what can one do about it, except maybe LAUGH~?? <a href="http://www.blogtoplist.com/vote.php?u=12287" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.blogtoplist.com/images/votebutton.gif" alt="Top Blogs" border="0"></a> laughter is da best medicine streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sukhumvit" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=sukhumvit" alt=" ">sukhumvit</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/bangkok" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=bangkok" alt=" ">bangkok</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thailand" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none;vertical-align: middle;margin-left: 0.4em;" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=thailand" alt=" ">thailand</a> http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/video/item/50/Bangkok_Police_Laugh_Training Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:26:01 -0000 Sukhumvit POP Quiz: Name That Dara~!! Anyone knows the name of this dara (star)~?? I met him in Thonglo (Sukhumvit 55) and even asked for his autograph and pic, but I "conveniently forgot" to ask for his name~~!!! KYAAAAAA~~!! <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SF-@WQoKCCwAAAjVD@I1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SF-@WQoKCCwAAAjVD@I1/croc%20star.JPG?et=UQc5zDLtjHB9If1ZV%2CCTkA&nmid=0" border="0"></a> All I remember was I saw his film before on TV (I forgot whether it was HBO or Cinemax or whatever)... I was flipping channels and came across some Thai movie about giant killer crocodiles terrorizing the population on some Thai beach paradise... The weird thing was... Everybody in the film spoke English~!! Even the locals... and the police officers~!! This dara played the bad guy... some greedy real estate guy who also got torn apart by one of the vicious crocs... ******************** SSS to dara: You played in some crocodile movie, right~??<img class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SF-@BgoKCCwAAAilCcQ1/crocodile.gif?et=7EhVdmxUJUhu2rTiIC5X1g&nmid=0" border="0"> Dara: Oh, that movie was HORRIBLE~~!!!! Dara's friend: Which movie was this~?? SSS: A Thai movie about giant killer crocodiles... They escaped from some zoo and ate a lot of humans... Dara (quickly changing the subject): So, which school did you go to here in Bangkok~?... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/journal/item/206/Sukhumvit_POP_Quiz_Name_That_Dara Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000 Delay Cream for the Boyz~~!!! So tonight I was at HOBS again (read the review <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/reviews/item/34">here</a>) when I bumped into an old classmate. We got to talking and he told me that he is starting his own business selling something. "Oh, really?" I said. "Selling what~??" "Erm, well..." he looked really reluctant. "Is it PORN~??" I tried to save him the embarrassment of actually saying it. He laughed and said, "Well, not really... but something close..." "Hell, man, just spit it out~!!" I said. "It's a cream," he started. "Cream," I repeated. "Cream for what~??" "For men who, erm... cannot stay hard long," he said. I had to laugh. "What's it called?" I asked. "Delay Cream," he said and gave me the website address. ******************** Back home, I typed www.delay-cream.com and was brought into the website of "Doctor O Delay Cream". Doctor O turned out to be none other than Thailand's famous sex therapist Dr. Omsin Bulpakdi, Director of the Erectile Dysfunction and Premature Ejaculation Rehabilitation Center (there's a branch in Sukhumvit 51), who is ... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/links/item/35/Delay_Cream_for_the_Boyz Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:45:23 -0000 Go to BED with me~?? Fluffy pillows... Crisp white sheets... Low seductive pink llights... Champagne on mattress... YOW-ZA~~!!!! Not to mention the endless possibilites of suggestive innuendos: - I went to BED with _____ last night - Why don't we go to BED together tonight~?? - OMG, I saw _____ and _____ in BED~~!!!! KYAAA~~!!!! I'm of coz, talking about the BED Supperclu<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowlands/2263301096/"><img style="width: 218px;height: 144px;" class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFrLswoKCCwAACLctbs1/bed-exterior.jpg?et=Ls7dayEzZeAj3%2CFEeJdIMg&nmid=0" border="0"></a>b, the chi-chi night hang-out place of the very socially aware, fashion conscious and moneyed denizens of Sukhumvit (and their hangers-on). I have't been back to BED (located in Sukhumvit 11) for quite some time, but a friend from Shanghai visited Sukhumvit and before I knew it, I was plopped up on an immaculately-white lounge bed, being served by waitresses in air hostess uniform (the BED changes its theme regularly) on the second floor of what some people claim to be Thailand's hottest club. Unfortunately, the purply pink lights made it hard for me to see what I was eating.... HAHAHA~~!!!! <a href="http://www.blogtoplist.com/vote.php?u=12287" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.blogtoplist.com/images/votebutton.gif" alt="Top Blogs" border="0"></a> voulez-vous coucher avec moi~?? streetsmartsukhumvit@... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/album/62/Go_to_BED_with_me Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:43:08 -0000 Vicious Katoey Attack on Sukhumvit~!! There are SO many non-fiction books about Bangkok, and about Sukhumvit. But I swear the story I'm about to tell you is 100% TRUE. ******************** My Korean friend (let's call her M) who also lives in Sukhumvit got a very late night call (around 1 am actually). On the other line was her male friend, visiting from Korea. "Please come get me~!!" her friend (let's call him V) shouted breathlessly on the phone. "I just caught a THIEF~!!!" ******************** Imagine how confused and weirded out M must had felt... Not to mention sleepy~!! (She's an early sleeper, unlike me~!!). ******************** "V~?! Is that you~??" M asked. "What happened~?? Where are you~??" "I'm in front of a small park between Sukhumvit 8 and 10", V gasped.. Please hurry up~!!" "OK, OK. I'm coming. Just hold on~!!" M hung up and scampered to the Chuwit Garden (click <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/album/57/Clean_Chuwit_Garden_in_Sukhumvit">HERE</a> to see the park in daylight). She was so shocked when she found there was a POLICE truck parked in front of Chuwit Garden. And she almost had a h... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/journal/item/201/Vicious_Katoey_Attack_on_Sukhumvit Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:28:00 -0000 HOBS (House of Beers) I have seen the light and been converted. It is now official: SSS drinks beer~~!!!!! <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFV8iwoKCCwAAFXjqgo1/dancing-5.gif?et=pi3icVbkvKK50fP4WkoOWw&nmid=0" border="0"> From now on, that is. And only the expensive kind. As in imported European (Belgian) kind. Don't get me wrong. I enjoy a glass of wine now and then, a cocktail here and there, Japanese sake to go with my sushi or Korean soju with BBQ, and so on and so forth... <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFV2IAoKCCwAAHZSvDw1"><img style="width: 172px; height: 129px; " class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFV2IAoKCCwAAHZSvDw1/alcohol%20in%207-11.jpg?et=9r42%2BkCEAsTczA0Ozda9kw&nmid=0" border="0"></a> But I just never liked beer. I can stomach Asahi or Heineken or Budweiser (Kloster was actually my so-called "favorite"), but I truly abhor the rest. I swear, Singha beer tastes like PEE (not as if I actually TASTED pee before, but... y'know what I mean). And don't even get me started with Leo or Chang or whatever animal the beer people come up with next. That is... until I found HOBS (House of Beers). Situated right across J-Avenue (Thonglo 15) on the ground floor of Penny's Balcony, HOBS is actually slated to officially open next month, but a friend knows the manager/partner and paved the way for my enlightenment a bit earlier. ALLELUIAAAA~~!!!!! HOBS... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/reviews/item/34 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:31:49 -0000 That Indescribable Sukhumvit Feeling... <a href="/photos/hi-res/4/16"></a><a href="/photos/hi-res/4/16"><img style="width: 160px; height: 116px; " class="alignleft" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/13/photos/4/300x300/16/taxis%20on%20sukhumvit.jpg?et=5oIlETPYj,wEs85sSeYp8w&nmid=45211898" border="0"></a>This is authentic Sukhumvit mood~!! Imagine yourself inside a TAXI cruising along the road, with the radio on full blast... You get the idea. In case you're wondering where on earth the background music comes from, it's from the "highly atmospheric" double CD, Radio Thailand: Transmissions From the Tropical Kingdom (you can buy it on Amazon <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Radio-Thailand-Transmissions-Tropical-Kingdom/dp/B000FMGU0M">HERE</a>). <a href="../photos/hi-res/4/16"></a><a href="../photos/hi-res/upload/SFLY3woKCCwAAEGGP381"><img style="width: 170px; height: 178px; " class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFLY3woKCCwAAEGGP381/Radio%20Thailand.jpg?et=APZGmHijwe%2BB6HCCeuY1ww&nmid=0" border="0"></a> It is a collection of Thai radio transmissions from 1989 to 2004 and chock-full of luuk thung, mor lam, commercials, pop, you name it... Check out the monks chanting at the end of the video~!! Perfect for those of you suffering from an incurable case of Sukhumvit nostalgia~!! <a href="http://www.blogtoplist.com/vote.php?u=12287" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.blogtoplist.com/images/votebutton.gif" alt="Top Blogs" border="0"></a> khid theung, khid theung~!! streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sukhumvit" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 0.4em; " src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=sukhumvit" alt=" ">sukhumvit</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/bangkok" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 0.4em; " src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=bangkok" alt=" ">bangkok</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thailand" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 0.4em; " src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=thailand" alt=" ">thailand</a> http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/video/item/46/That_Indescribable_Sukhumvit_Feeling... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:14:34 -0000 Mr. Grumpy in Sukhumvit~!! <img style="width: 91px; height: 110px; " class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFA0FAoKCCwAADowWPs1/satan-3.gif?et=YL%2B3o8g1jA5GhJJJifWd6w&nmid=0" border="0">WANTED: a morning person energetic, dedicated and FEARLESS enough to teach the grumpiest expat in Sukhumvit a LESSON he shall never forget~!! This is Carl Harrison, the first victim (as far as everyone knows) of Mr. Grumpy in the Oriental Coffee Shop (located on the 5th floor Emporium). <img style="width: 128px; height: 137px; " class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFAxBAoKCCwAAAJGqPk1/Carl%20Harrison.jpg?et=RdFj8toSuSJy5t3w7zrmLw&nmid=0" border="0"> And this what happened to him: May 24, 2008 Emporium, Friday morning 10am, food floor, Oriental coffee/cake shop. I went in there for breakfast, all seating is on stools in the window and there were only 2 other customers in there and plenty of seating. Ordered my food, sat at the stool and read the paper. 10 mins later I head some raised voice behind me in a "complaining" sort of way, then this guy in shorts/shirt, 50ish, blonde/grey hair, glasses grabs another paper and slams it down next to me. He slams his phones down and mumbles. I was staring him by this point wondering why someone can be so damn unpleasant to staff and in front of people at that time in the morning, and if he looked at me ... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/journal/item/198/Mr._Grumpy_in_Sukhumvit Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:24:00 -0000 Weird (and Amazing) Stuff Found in Sukhumvit - PART 10 Found this neon sign in Sukhumvit 22: <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SE17JwoKCCwAACY4YQY1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SE17JwoKCCwAACY4YQY1/no%20bra.JPG?et=v5nhPR3s4l%2C9iMxNauOx2Q&nmid=0" border="0"></a> Besides the weird English grammar ("NO! BRA"), I guess the bar owner's not very subtle, huh~?? ************************************************************** Check out the talons on this TAXI driver: <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SE17BQoKCCwAACbAcSY1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SE17BQoKCCwAACbAcSY1/long%20nail-2.JPG?et=bVzBf46O9pGNKUtato3MKA&nmid=0" border="0"></a> Anyone who dares to snicker/call him a fairy/ask him to help with luggage will have their eyes gouged out~!! Be afraid. Be VERY afraid. ************************************************************** Another distraction found in a TAXI in Sukhumvit: <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SE16uQoKCCwAAB3EM4A1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SE16uQoKCCwAAB3EM4A1/Thaksin%20sticker.JPG?et=6ifQeRQcKXkGRIsk8yYrSw&nmid=0" border="0"></a> I love you, too, dude~!! *sniff* ************************************************************** This one's SO cool. I was walking in Sukhumvit 26 late at night, when I came across a very colorful bus parked next the pavement, blasting Isaan music: <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SE16dgoKCCwAAB2gMRE1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SE16dgoKCCwAAB2gMRE1/bus-1-1.jpg?et=eZgnbK4n5t5Vj4mvKHIg7Q&nmid=0" border="0"></a> Did you notice that some of the drawings were painted using reflective paint~?! CHECK OUT THAT FIERCE DRAGON~~!!!! *YOWZA~!!* <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SE16QQoKCCwAABTrG-A1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SE16QQoKCCwAABTrG-A1/bus-2-2.jpg?et=FTYHuDsMG%2B%2Bqzpp2J%2CNy1Q&nmid=0" border="0"></a> ************************************************************** Stumbled across THIS motorcycle after a late dinner in Sukhumvit 33: <a href="http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SE15uQoKCCwAAAKgPW01"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SE15uQoKCCwAAAKgPW01/fuck%20motorcycle-2.JPG?et=53ymxZ8WmiDpbh22iLgMlw&nmid=0" border="0"></a> Looks pretty norm... http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/journal/item/197/Weird_and_Amazing_Stuff_Found_in_Sukhumvit_-_PART_10 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:15:00 -0000 So, you think you know me, eh~?? <img class="alignleft" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SErimAoKCCwAAGRChdE1/hahaha-3.gif?et=HFiMJn0LCfJNyPiI71i6hg&nmid=0" border="0">Some of you have known me since the first few days of this site. Some I've just met recently. Most have complained that I seldom post anything about myself here (totally untrue, since I've already been tagged NINE times~!!). But A-HA~~!!! How well do you REEEEEALLY know me~~??   LET'S FIND OUT, SHALL WE~?? P.S. Careful... I am a highly complex individual, so naturally you're gonna have to do some deeeeeep thinking here~!!! LET THE CHAOS BEGIN~!!  <a href="http://www.truefriendtest.com/friendtest/1756718"><img src="http://www.truefriendtest.com/friend/1756718/2.gif" alt="Leaderboard" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.truefriendtest.com"> Create your own Friend Test here</a> <a href="http://www.blogtoplist.com/vote.php?u=12287" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.blogtoplist.com/images/votebutton.gif" alt="Top Blogs" border="0"></a> this lil piggy goes to the market... streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sukhumvit" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 0.4em; " src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=sukhumvit" alt=" ">sukhumvit</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/bangkok" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 0.4em; " src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=bangkok" alt=" ">bangkok</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/thailand" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: 0.4em; " src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=thailand" alt=" ">thailand</a> http://streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/journal/item/196/So_you_think_you_know_me_eh Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:35:00 -0000 Virtual Sukhumvit Weirder than weird~!! Sukhumvit actually exists in the virtual world of "Second Life"~!! I kid you not~!! Admittedly, it looks remarkably different from the real-life Sukhumvit... In "Second Life", Sukhumvit is right next to the "ocean", made up of pixels and creepily "clean" and "organized" (coordinates are 220 220 21). Check out this video about the (virtual) "Sunlight Hotel" in virtual Sukhumvit~!! <img class="alignright" src="http://images.streetsmartsukhumvit.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SEmXkAoKCCwAAHttODs1/second%20life.png?et=CI4y99GNqDwxuH4rU8BBKg&nmid=0" border="0"> P.S. More info about "Second Life" <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life">HERE</a>. <a href="http://www.blogtoplist.com/vote.php?u=12287" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.blogtoplist.com/images/votebutton.gif" alt="Top Blogs" border="0"></a> do you have a (first) life~?? streetsmartsukhumvit@gmail.com <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sukhumvit" rel="tag"><img style="border: 0pt none; vertical-alig