Thursday, October 9, 2008

Ravin down the Vang Vieng...

Innertubes, monsoon heat and rain, music, silly euros, beer lao and a cool river make for a great day.





Lost in the Golden Triangle

ravercise in Bangkok

Yes, these Thai, with a few tourists, are ravercising to a raved out Play That Funky Music White Boy. classic. Lumpini Park had multiple sets of these ravercise groups blowing it up.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

PMCKCON in Tokyo


Rollin on the JR Yamanote line

Thousands, hundreds of thousands of bikes for free!!! I didn't see a single bike locked up.


Random shots of my Ryokan in Ueno.







If I had a yen for every person either sleeping or playing w/ their games/phones.....




I LOVE BKLYN!!!




I stayed up during the nights and slept during the day; it was hot as hell during the day and I don't escape to malls, and I was setting my body clock to US time. I spent the nights walking around the different neighborhoods, talking with people, reading my book, eating noodles, drinking sake, walking, and taking random photos with my camphone.









This is for all you Mac nerds.















If I had a yen.....



Breakfast is served.

I met these 2 Unisys corporate nerds at a Jazz bar. We hung out talking about Basho (famous Haiku poet) and politics while watching USA/Japan softball/baseball Olympics all night. They were bragging to me on how they only needed 2-3 hours of sleep each night (30 min. each way on train included, i kid you not). They left at 3:30 and told me they'd be back at work by 8:00.


These boogers are always on their phones; something about irony as i am taking this pic with my phone.


The cheap Ho look is in, Yes Please!
Yes please?

If I had a Yen...

On the SkyTrain back to Narita Airport bound for San Francisco!

My last meal in Tokyo...

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Patty in Asia

Patty in SE Asia, just rollin.......




Chan's in Changi airport

Goodbye kellykelly! Ang Mor stay in Singapore, Singaporean back to NYC.



Terminal 3 - Changi airport


SkyTrain, BKK, Thailand



King Rama VI, Lumpini Park

Ravercise during sunset, Lumpini Park, Bangkok (srsly, they are dancing to happy hardcore and HI NRG Trance)

JamesMotherFuckinWeber
We saw a couple Water-Monitor Lizards in the lake, creepin up on birds.
MBK, supersized Bangkok shopping mall. cheap, cheap, cheap, crowded, crowded, crowded...

My bed on the night train from BKK to Chiang Mai.




Huai Kaeo waterfall, Lam Nam Kok National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand
(I'm on the top left, on top of waterfall.)




It's monsoon season, so the storm cometh...





On way to more waterfalls in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Wish I coulda taken a photo as we forged ahead in the monsoon rain.



Yummy food, live band called Spicy!, on the water in Chiang Rai; movies too!

This guy didn't stand a chance; SPICY!




Trimeresurus stejnegeri is a venomous pitviper species found in India Nepal, Burma, Thailand, China and Taiwan. I almost stepped on this one while hiking to Khun Korn Waterfall.

The footwear that would've protected me from the snake's fangs.

My gear in my moto.


Cruisin in Chiang Rai, Thailand

Blowin up Khun Korn Waterfall. Water sounded like a jet engine up close and was damn painful!

Hot Springs in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

Coolest "No Smoking" sign I've ever seen, at White Temple, Chiang Rai.
"No Alcohol" either at the White Temple.
The White Temple


Chillin at our guesthouse in Chiang Rai, Thailand.



Mae Sai is the northernmost city in Thailand; this is our view of Myanmar/Burma from our guesthouse restaurant.
Our guesthouse on water to the left, Burma/Myanmar on the right.


The bridge from Mae Sai, Thailand to Tachileik, Myanmar.

The Not So Quiet American..............

Lookin across the river from Tachileik, Myanmar to our guesthouse in Mae Sai, Thailand.

Walkin across the bridge from Myanmar/Burma to Thailand.



Dude swimmin across river after a long day of work in Thailand. Many Burmese were doing this 24/7, to earn ~$1.50/day.

Nam Mae Haep, Chiang Saen, Thailand, JMFW!
Jesus Poses in waterfalls rule.




JMFW and the Golden Triangle = Myanmar on left, Laos straight ahead and Thailand on the right.




Crossing the Mekhong River from Chiang Khong to Laos for the slooooooooow boat trip.
Rollin on the slow boat down the Mekhong.




After a 5 hour trip, we stayed a night in Pakbek, Laos; this is the view of our boat from our room.

Pakbek, Laos = blowin up


this kid had the best seat in the house. no farangs allowed; my guess is because they would end up in the river.
View from the pisser, not bad!

Stinky, yet most friendly Euros, surfer Aussies and a couple Americans sharing the slow boat.


Lunch in Luang Prabang, Laos




Scootin in Vang Vieng, Laos
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a Playboy rollin thick!
(this must have been Opposite Day on so many levels, just read the label....)

Chillin on our porch in Vang Vieng, Laos











TUBE PARTY in Vang Vieng!!!!!!! WOOOOOOO!!!!
Rope swings, meandering river, platforms, Guns 'N Roses/Bob Marley/Nirvana/PopTronica, zip lines, ravers, rain, mud, cheap beer, hot sun, tubes, boobs, etc...





Harvesting my future army of ants w/ condensed milk



Look at the balls on the dog!


Just across from Vientianne, Laos, ridin the night train from Nhong Khai back to Bangkok. Our friend here is a paratrooper/special assigned military op. on the way to fight against the separatist/jihadist radical fanatics in Thailand's southern provinces; he wanted to get f'd up.

Korean women have the bestest headwear.

German dudes have the bestest outfits.