1 Aug 10
On our second last day in Bangkok, we ate too much for lunch at Greyhound Cafe. The cafe came highly recommended by Stephie with specific dishes to try, so we did just that.
With my greedy face on
Butter tastes weird in Bangkok, something I noticed when eating my rolls
I had this dish called Complicated Noodles, basically I had to put my meal together
A very powerful and spicy, erm, sauce. I couldn’t figure out for the life of me what was in it – parsley, garlic, lime?
This is the meat sauce which was urghhh-sooo-good
So this was how I ate it at first but really, I ended up using all ten fingers towards the end of the meal.
I don’t have photos of the other stuff we stuffed our faces with but I’ll list them down here if anyone wants to know. Chicken wings, clam and mussel soup, miso salmon, chinese plum float and the carbonara’s supposedly good too but we didn’t try that. And, Greyhound Cafe is on the first floor of Siam Centre.
On the last day, we killed some time by visiting the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. It’s right in the shopping district so it’s a nice respite if you’ve had enough of malls.
I’m beginning to realise the documentation is a bit fragmented because some photos are shot on digital and some on film. So I’m opting to share them separately instead of mixing them up. I haven’t decided which works better.
{Photos taken with a Nikon D40 using 35mm F1.8 lens}
| Tags: 35mm/1.8, bangkok 2010, bangkok art and culture centre, greyhound cafe siam centre, nikon D40, Vacation
27 Jul 10
We didn’t do much there, also because there wasn’t much for us to do. We walked a lot. Noticed how new modern buildings sprout out between slummy heavily-vandalized broken buildings. Saw a string of bright pink taxis coincidentally caught in a traffic jam at one point. Took long baths. Watched a lot of Fox News in the hotel?!? Quietly honestly, I was simply happy to wake up by myself, for myself and not by our cats.
In the last two photos, we were at a bar where the live band played serious heavy metal. Lamb of God, Iron Maiden. I’ve never seen a grown man shout so much and so loud before, it was something to remember.
{Photos taken with a Nikon D40 + 35mm F1.8 lens}
| Tags: 35mm f1.8 lens, bangkok 2010, nikon D40, the house of rock, Vacation
26 Jul 10
Fatboy turns six today! I’ve been trying to get him to take a photobooth picture with me all day but nooo, he just won’t do it for me. And it’s almost nearing midnight, I’ve ran out of time. The older he gets, the more he refuses to let me photograph him. He will move right when I release the shutter, arggg! So well, these old polaroids will have to do.
I know it can be kinda gross when humans love their pets too much. But this cat of mine has been my companion through some of the toughest times.
| Tags: fatboy, handsomest, happy birthday fatboy, polaroid
23 Jul 10
I’M BACK! While I wait for my rolls of film to get developed, I’m gonna share the afternoon we spent at Siam Ocean World in the meantime. It’s probably one of the few highlights of the holiday. Nothing can quite compete with underwater life; they’re strange/beautiful creatures.
Those are giant sucker fishes by the way!
G’weekend guys!!
{Photos by Ben}
| Tags: 35mm f1.8, bangkok, holiday, nikon D40, siam ocean world, thailand
18 Jul 10
Caught Inception, late lunch at Oriole — beef cheek tagliatelle and a flat white for me. Headed to the Singapore Garden Festival and was disappointed that visitors couldn’t walk under canopies and alongside flowers, we could only go around exhibits trying to peek into the heart of it. Left and bought something I don’t need from Muji, like always. On our way out of the mall we figured the fireworks (NDP rehearsal) were gonna start anytime soon so we stuck around to catch it. Nice long bus ride home, we sat on a double decker so I spied on every house with a pool. Couldn’t sleep, watched some Letterman, still couldn’t sleep so I packed the work room, my section of it.
I don’t have photos of everything I mentioned, just some.
| Tags: .gif animation, 35mm f1.8 lens, fireworks, ndp rehearsal, nikon D40, singapore garden festival, thinking out loud
