Category — Thailand
BBQ Chicken Butt in Bangkok
Southernoise Gluttony tries out delicious looking bbq chicken butt in Bangkok. Street food such as this is adundant there.

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August 16, 2008 No Comments | 179 views
Edible but Gruesome, Realistic Body Parts Made of Bread
I saw these “bread artworks” if you can call it that a year ago or so. They’re made by Thai artist Kittiwat Unarrom who uses dough as his medium to sculpt gruesome renditions of hand, feet, heads, torsos and other body parts.

From looking at the photos, the results look really realistic with eyes, lips and other details constructed out of cashews, raisins and the like. A lack of hair and blood-like glazes make the work all the more creepy. I’m not sure I could stomach actually eating one of these.
Sold at his family’s bakery in Ratchaburi, Thailand, he displays the parts wrapped like food in plastic and hung from meat hooks. Apparently, the art is in fact edible and tastes like regular bread.
Watch the video below to see Unarrom at work and some visitors’ reactions.
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August 14, 2008 1 Comment | 220 views
Bangkok Picture Moment : Buddhist monks At Hua Lam Pong Temple
Buddhist monks process around Bangkok’s Hua Lam Pong temple on Asalha Puja, which commemorates the day when Buddha delivered his first sermon to his five disciples.

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July 19, 2008 No Comments | 211 views
Thailand Picture Moment : Demonstrators
A supporter of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) tries to break through riot-police lines while marching toward the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 20, 2008.

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June 28, 2008 No Comments | 238 views
London Peace Pagoda 23rd Anniversary
On this Saturday afternoon (14th June), interfaith prayers and a series of short speeches for peace will be followed by Thai music and dance - and free refreshments - at London’s Thames-side Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park.

The celebrations take place annually to mark the anniversary of the opening of the pagoda, part of a chain of shrines to world peace which, though they are Buddhist buildings, are designed to provide a spiritual focus for unity between people of all religions.
Details:
Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park, SW11 4NJ
020 7228 9620
Times: Sat 2-5pm
Rail: Battersea Park rail
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June 12, 2008 1 Comment | 444 views
Thai Picture Moment : Crocodile Hatching at Sriracha Tiger Zoo
A crocodile hatches during a crocodile-hatching festival at Sriracha Tiger Zoo, 120 km (74 miles) east of Bangkok, Thailand, on May 13, 2008.
The zoo contains more than 200 Bengal tigers and 100,000 crocodiles.

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June 6, 2008 1 Comment | 455 views
How to Spend 36 Hours in Chiang Mai, Thailand
The New York Times posts an excellent suggestion on how to spend 36 hours in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
“BLESSED with a cooler climate than Bangkok and buffered by lush mountains, Chiang Mai has long served as a backpacker’s gateway to Thailand’s northern reaches. But an influx of Thai artists and Western expatriates has turned this quiet city into a vibrant destination in its own right.

“Design studios have sprung up in town, fusing traditional Thai with modern twists. Age-old curries are now paired with Australian red wines and croissants.

“The area around Nimanhaemin Road now looks like South Beach, packed with BMWs and Art Deco homes, alongside contemporary art galleries run by young Thais with purple hair and nose rings.

“But traditional Chiang Mai is still there. Walk away from Nimanhaemin into the old city and you’ll see shaved monks meditating and backpackers chowing down on banana pancakes.”
Read more on The New York Times…

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June 5, 2008 No Comments | 385 views
Saturated Thailand and Japan Photos by Designer Scott Hansen
Renowned designer Scott Hansen has quite a few nicely saturated photos on his blog. He has two posts of interest, photos from Patong, a “crazy town” in Phuket, Thailand, and of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, Japan.
Whilst you’re there, have a browse around to see some nice design work in Scott’s distinctive and popular style.


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February 9, 2008 No Comments | 731 views

















