Bangkok’s Chinatown

Bangkok's Chinatown

There are many shark’s fin restaurants in Bangkok’s Chinatown.

Shark's Fin Restaurants in Bangkok's Chinatown

More shark’s fin restaurants..

Shark's Fin Restaurants in Bangkok's Chinatown

Roadside fruit stalls

Roadside fruit stall in Bangkok's Chinatown

Roadside fruit stall in Bangkok's Chinatown

Bangkok's Chinatown

Tuk Tuk in Bangkok's Chinatown

Tuk Tuk in Bangkok’s Chinatown.

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Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Ayutthaya

Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Phra Si Sanphet, Ayutthaya, Thailand

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Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya

Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya

Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya

Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya

Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya

Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya

One of the few structures without a noticable tilt.

The image that made this Wat (and probably Ayutthaya) famous amongst the loads of tourists arriving there each day.
Head of a Buddha Statue under a Bodhi tree at Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya

Head of a Buddha Statue under a Bodhi tree at Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya.

Nobody is quite sure how it got there. One explanation is that thieves were unable to carry it away and left it under that tree and the roots took over.

Head of a Buddha Statue under a Bodhi tree at Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya

Vandalised Buddha statues at Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya. It is a big problem.

Vandalised Buddha statues at Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya

Vandalised Buddha statues at Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya

Vandalised Buddha statues at Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya

One of the very few complete Buddha statues at Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya.

Wat Maha That, Ayutthaya

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Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Ayutthaya

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Ayutthaya

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Ayutthaya

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Ayutthaya

Bell shaped 'chedi' at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Ayutthaya

Bell shaped “chedi”.

Climb up the staircase isn't very easy over the weathered steps

Climb up the staircase isn’t very easy over the weathered steps.

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Ayutthaya

But the view from above is good.

Buddha statue at top of the staircase at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Ayutthaya

Buddha statue at top of the staircase at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Ayutthaya

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Ayutthaya Railway Station

Ayutthaya Railway Station

College students waiting for the train at Ayutthaya Railway Station

College students waiting for the train at Ayutthaya Railway Station. Yes, the female students have a uniform. Black skirts with white shirts. How tight or loose, is optional.

Boarding Train At Ayutthaya Railway Station

Boarding Train At Ayutthaya Railway Station

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Hua Lamphong Railway Station, Bangkok

Hua Lamphong Railway Station, Bangkok

Hua Lamphong Railway Station, Bangkok

Hua Lamphong Railway Station, Bangkok

Hua Lamphong Railway Station, Bangkok

Hua Lamphong Railway Station, Bangkok

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Toxic Garbage Island

There exists a patch of floating garbage, several 10s of thousands of square kilometers, floating in the middle of the north Pacific ocean, approximately 3000 miles west of L.A.

Any garbage (namely, plastics) that makes its way into the ocean, be it in South/North Asia, or North America, floats with the ocean currents (sometimes for several years) to be concentrated at this one area, due to the clockwise motion of the ocean currents, in an area referred to as the North Pacific Gyre.

How does it matter? It all adds up in the food we eat.

Check out the series of 12 videos (each approximately 5-6 minute) at
http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=1485308505
[The 1st of video summarizes the whole series]

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1st Day Of The Year Of The Ox 2009

I was at the Pavilion (in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) earlier this afternoon today, the 1st day of the Chinese Year of the Ox (2009). Found the decorations quite nice, so took a few photos using my Sony Ericsson camera phone.

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The atrium,
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No Published Date On Your Content? You Got Problems, BIG Problems

[Via IHT] Last week, US$1 billion was wiped out of the market value of UAL (United Airlines’ parent company) within minutes of an erroneous news flash on Bloomberg screens about United Airlines filing for bankruptcy. The stock plunge was instigated by a series of cascading human and machine errors; and all because the date of the original article was wrong!

Read more at http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/15/business/google.php

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Facebook Clones

xiaonei.com, China
Click on image to visit site. Site looks like below as of right now, July 11, 2008.

vkontakte.ru, Russia
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hainei.com, China
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Kootali, India
Click on image to visit demo site. This company sells software to create Facebook clones! Demo Site looks like below as of right now, July 11, 2008.

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