Sunday, April 28, 2013
The Bees Knees
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Tokyo Taxis Part III
Monday, April 8, 2013
Holy Water!
Water has a central place in the practices and beliefs of many faiths as it often symbolizes devotion and purification. For Hindus, bathing in the Ganges River is a means to cleanse the soul. Before Muslims pray at the Mosque, they clean themselves with water. Jews ritualistically wash their hands before meals. Christians pour water over the head during the initiation rite of Baptism. And in Buddhism, water is blessed by monks during weddings and other festivities. In the coming week, water will play a huge role in Thailand's Songkran Festival, the celebration of Thai New Year. Traditionally, water is poured over statues of the Buddha, and these days many Thais and some foreigners in this country go crazy running around splashing and spraying each other with buckets of water, water hoses, and squirt guns.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Taxi Window Coverings
The sun in Thailand can be extremely hot, especially at this time of year, so it's a good thing that some Bangkok taxi drivers plaster their windows with decals and other coverings to shield their passengers and themselves from the intense rays. Some organizations and businesses, including hotels, distribute free decals to cabbies as marketing tools. Other drivers purchase their own complete with images of cartoon characters such as Garfield. For those cabbies without any window coverings at all who are desperate to protect themselves from the harsh sun, a brochure or flyer from the newspaper will suffice.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Rabbit Mascot
Rabbits are not a prominent symbol in Thailand, and when you do see images of them here, they're often related to Chinese astrology. This particular rabbit, however, doesn't appear to be Thai or Chinese at all. It looks more like the Easter bunny wearing a fancy necklace and playing a pink drum.
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