Saturday, May 31, 2008

Everything a photographer may need in Bangkok

Photoprocessing

IQ Lab
http://www.iqlab.co.th/

Ekamai Branch
9/33-34 Sukhumvit 63, Thanon Ekamai, Wattana, Bangkok

Tel: 02-714-0644
Fax: 02-391-4163

Silom Branch
160/5 ITF Building, Silom Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500

Tel: 02-266-4080
Fax: 02-2233-9366

Petchaburi Branch
1500 New Petchaburi Road, Rachatawee, Bangkok.
(Near MRT – Petchaburi Station)

Tel: 02-255-5544
Fax: 02-255-30

Rochester (Thailand) Co.

2046/12-15 New Petchaburi Rd, Bangkapi,Huay Kwang, Bangkok 10320
Tel. (662) 718-1263-67, 718-2328-32
Fax. (662) 718-2334

Surat Suvanich

+66 (0)70598385
267/13 Sukhumvit 63 (Ekamai) 3rd flr.
surat_su@hotmail.com.

Black and White Hand Processing.

Niks (Thailand) Co.
166 Silom 12 Rd., Bangrak, Bangkok 10500

Tel. 02-635-6750/4

niks@loxinfo.co.th

Foto Hobby Ltd.
335 Silom Centre
3rd Floor
Silom Road
10500

Tel. 02-231-3232
02-231-3937

Fax. 02-632-1502

The best selection of refrigerated films in Bangkok

Lomographic Embassy Thailand

20/9 Soi 39
Sukhumvit Road
Phrom Phong
Klong Tan-Nua
Wattana
Bangkok
10110

081-646-2779

dang@lomographyasia.com

Full selection of LOMO Cameras and suppliers of Agfa films.

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Dear Pry Ministur

This editorial, cracked me up, reading it the latest edition of BK Magazine, a free paper around Bangkok.

Dear Luung Samak(1),

Hi!!! Do you remember me? Im Daeng, 8! How is yur life as pry ministur? I think u r halfing a lot of fun.

Is it alrite to call you "uncle"? Sum peepel call u "jamook chumpoo"(2) And some people call u "baak maa"(3). So it make me confus.



U went to Burma rite? Thats so kool! The peepel there need a lot of help now. I saw Burmese peepel on TV and they look so hungree. Did u make sum food for Ung Sun Soo Chee?(4)


My Dad says u half to go becaus luung Taksin wants the Burmese 2 by his satites? Maybe u can give them a discoun becaus we feel sorree 4 them.

My Dad likes to watch news abowt your government and talk 2 to the TV. Sumtime he makes his hand look like the letter L and then he says "looser!" realee lowd.

Yesterday he did that wen Jakrapob (5) was on TV.My Dad calls him "Jackass" 555. My Dad is so funee! Jus a joke na. Please dont tell Jakrapob.

Ware will you go next? Maybee if you give a discoun 2 Cambodia 4 satlite they will share there tempel with us (6). I love u.

Love,
Your frien

Daeng, 8

PS. Gud luk with yor fite agains the meedeea!

(1) Lung .. ลุง or Uncle.
Samak, AKA Samak Sundaravej.

(2) Jamook chumpoo .. จมูกชมพู, Lit. Pink nose.

(3) Baak Maa .. I guess this is a "misspelling" of "Baa Maak", บ้ามาก .. Lit.Very crazy, but maybe something to do with a dog :S

(4) Samak used to host a Sunday morning cookery program on the government run Channel 11 TV station.

(5) Jakrapob AKA Jakrapob Penkair. Spokeperson for Taksin Shinawara during his time in office.

(6) "Maybee if you give a discoun 2 Cambodia 4 satlite they will share there tempel with us" .. A reference to the on going dispute between Thailand and Cambodia regarding the land on the border of Sisaket and the Preah Vihear Temple .. Too complicated to explain but check here for an explanation.

There is nothing new in the debate / fight .. A popular Thai television actress, Suwanan Kongying made a comment in 2003 stating that the temple belonged to the Thailand and should be returned. The Cambodians didnt take too kindly to this statement, and a night of rioting ensued on the streets of Phnom Penh where the Thai embassy was wrecked, dozens of Thai businesses were torched and hundreds of its nationals were forced to flee the country.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Thai Flickr Meet

Thai Flickr meet, May 11th 2008 A Sunday afternoon trip along the Maeklong Railway, from Bangkok Noi Statio (Wong Wien Yai) to Samut Sakhon also known as Mahachai (มหาฃัย)

Rather than waffle about the day,Please click here to view a collection of images from the day, by the group, Reins set, or here for a good blog post regarding this hidden treasure of Bangkok. If you ever visit Samut Sakhon, be sure to sample the restaurant on the second floor overlooking the passenger ferry.

A couple of sneaky shots of moi taken by Koen Pieters.