Asia
Thailand
Bangkok
Woke up 530am (830a Melbourne time, so not surprising) with congestion, coughing and chest pain… the old dilemma: air conditioner and respiratory issues, or no air conditioner and not be able to sleep due to heat and humidity… Yes to A/C wins! :P
Later we went to the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok (that happened to be 11 min walking from our hostel) and our visas should be ready tomorrow. Great success!
Manit Sriwanichpoom: The Pink Man
http://isabellofgren.Thai contemporary artist: The Pink Man, Manit Sriwanichpoom (summary and more pictures in link above on artist and cultural significance of his work)
"...I went shopping to... a hyper market for the first time. I couldn't believe my eyes, the scale and excess was overwhelming. I felt lost, alienated and insignificant. People were piling up mammoth trolleys with supplies for a lifetime! I asked myself when life stopped being so simple and how much did they need to buy to fill the void? Pink Man was born out of this insanity." |
| http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/07/04/a-reluctant-provocateur-tweaks-thailand/tab/slideshow/#slide/1 |
Another interesting reflexion this society makes us consider are the "ladyboys" or kathoey.
Kathoey
Then the day kept rolling… hot… hotter… Basia suffers from heat stroke. She found out Bangkok is the hottest city in the world (I disagree… and will look into it!):) and April is the hottest month, so everybody tries to leave the city… I know 97 degrees Fahrenheit and 80% humidity is quite a bit, but c'mon, I prefer it now to the frozen steppes of Chicago!
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