back to BKK, our Soi pt. 1

Sayonara Japan. Just returned today from an incredible trip. 400+ photos, so I will edit them down for a few posts. In the mean time, here is a post about our street I started before I left.
Our soi (street) has many wonderful establishments. The day before the Japan trip I intended to stroll around and photograph some of them, but was caught in a midday torrential downpour. Luckily, I was in Banana Family Park, a complex I live across the street from that is great for many reasons. Banana is a large, somewhat labyrinth-like complex of corridors and stairways the houses two yoga studios, a language school, a multitude of vegetarian food stalls, and some natural spas. Within a few days of moving here, I attended my first Thai language class here. Now, I go to Banana every day for lunch. The area I go to has four stalls, each with many creative and vibrant vegetarian options. I always go to the same stall, and if you asked me, I'd say the proprietor and I are BFF. In reality, she probably rolls her eyes at the thought of the white guy with the dopey smile who shows up every day to jab his hammy paw at her counter, and is aghast at how little functional Thai I have picked up in my time here. Nonetheless, here is my lunch that particular day. For 30 baht ($1 US), you get two different stir-fries and rice.
Although it looks like meat, it is all crazy textures of tofu.
Here is the downpour:
So the rest of my walk was postponed.

On a side note, I just checked a popular classifieds site, and eagerly applied for this:

Part-time acting job in Hollywood Scorpion King III movie, shooting in Kanchanaburi 25-30 October 2010
Need 200 white males or females for the scenes in Scorpion King III movie. Shooting 25-30 October 2010 in Kanchanaburi. 1,300 baht/day. Contact: (redacted)