McDonald's in Bangkok

Sawat dee khrap...this Ronald McDonald in Bangkok is complete with the Thai welcome hand gesture and a half bow. Alice found this Thai-acculturated Ronald McDonald near the Four-faced Buddha, Brahma, in the Erawan Shrine (next to the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel). He is standing right next to the entrance, and there is no missing of it.

Alice does found this show of glocalization very terrifying. He looks too strangely cheerful (as clowns do) and is simply not appropraite for the hand gesture (when it is supposed to be a smile). Is there a way to escape McDonald's?

Favourite diner in Bangkok

This is the most amazing diner in Bangkok. It serves great Muslim food. They serve the best samosa and curry. If you want a samosa, you have to come before 2 p.m., everything is gone after the rush hour.

We first visited it in 2003 and then this summer. Actually I am quite surprised that it is still there. I didn't check it out last September, mostly because I couldn't remember where it was...I can't remember why we decided to go to a Muslim restaurant in Bangkok, it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. But then, you never know.

The blueness of the place is just unbelievable. The color just radiates a certain calmness and quietness. The doors and gate are also blue. I never found out why the whole place is in blue...even the fans are blue.