blatant copycat
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

imobile - a local mobile phone manufacturer - does not seem to have

any reluctance whatsoever in making copies of any popular mobile

phones of other companies.

my precious in the hands of a stranger
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

‘Symbian up program’

i asked a lady what it was

she checked my phone (she didnt know much about the phone but managed

to do well marketing). she said “you dont have IT”. she took me to a

guy with a laptop playing puzzle games. they ‘up programmed’ my phone

by getting a 1GB memory card, copying everything from my existing

card’s content, games/themes/ring tones of this guy’s choices, and

lots of maps & apps in Thai. not so useful for me, but i am sure lots

of local people might find it attractive.

the guy in the picture is trying to set all the installations on the

phone once copying is done. his fingers moved like magic - so fast!

salute at 6pm
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

two times a day, people stop for a while and listen to the national anthem.

fortune reading
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

the only thing she could say was “this is good, this is bad”

but it was nice to be able to sit down with her on the street and

think about life a little.

q bar bangkok
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

geez. this was the most painful place to be that i experienced in bangkok.

vietnamese restaurant wall
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

might be because of the (design) biased group of local guides we had -

was surprised how posh restaurants were in bangkok.

of course i guess the space design is important since even the worst

food tastes rather good in thailand.