Observations/Treds from the world
A little while ago we stayed at 41 Berangan in KL.
Great little “boutique” guest house in the heart of KL. Great service. Cute rooms. Good price….and best of all very local feel. The cool thing was our “garden” room – an old shipping container, transformed into a basic room with a bathroom. Great way to recycle them.
The bed was made of cardboard (with a mattress on top of course)….extremely comfy.
Definitely recommend it!!
www.41berangan.com
The main malls in Bangkok are always competing with each other trying to see who can make the biggest and most intricate installations. It seems like this year there theme for the start of the “winter season” installations is “Green”.
This is from the main atrium at Paragon looking up towars the Emporio Armani store and the rest of the floors. ….a real jungle all around filling all the indoor spaces. (….at least plants and flowers are super cheap here)
(Central world has huge flower installations)
While in Singapore I discovered the Pozu shoe brand and its packaging….
biodegradable coconut box that can be used to grow seeds, and then planted.
Po-Zu = “pause” and reflect
A sneak preview of the new Glaceau brand building in Hong Kong.
The city is being taken over by Glaceau….but I guess that is the power of Coca Cola. …what is happening is obvious; “stock your store with Glaceau or lose all the coke brands” 
This was our drink coaster a little while ago at a bar in KL.
Interesting….
Bangkok = the city of huge billboards.
The highway from the city center to the Bkk airport is lined with large billboards. However, the last turn before entering the airport is lined with what is probably the worlds biggest billboard. Samsung has owned it for the past year (not any more as of last week) and has for the past year very graciously welcomed me to/and from Bkk – since this is the first and last thing one see’s when coming/going from Bangkok.
I’ve tried to estimate the size, and my very conservative guess is at about 15 cars in length.
I guess at least you can see it also very clearly when landing/taking off.
These pics were taken a few days ago in Hong Kong (on a random afternoon) outside the Chanel, Gucci and LV stores. note: These stores were not having sales.
People are out shopping! Signs that the recession is fading.
…this looks like the old days in Japan where people spent so much on luxury goods, that there was always a line.
Is it pure coincidence that my “Thailand Ikea Table Ad” post is day-in and day-out the most clicked post? ….or total proof that sex sells?
A while back I wrote about how the simple act of observing how people act on an escalator in Japan – can give you a very accurate insight on how Japanese society is.
Well, in Thailand the simple act of observing people while they wait for the subway, gives a clear indication of how people are; Clean. Orderly. Attentive to details. Respectful of their surrounding in public spaces. Respectful of their neighbors. Reserved (most of the time). Great at service.
This is also reflected through their architecture style; design style; fashion style; …etc
(side note: why can’t a subway ride (hello NYC!) always be as enjoyable as it is here??)
I’m not sure how I feel about this….. Windows 7 and a 7 burger Whopper!
This looks like one of those classic examples of co-branding gone wild! ….(but it’s getting people to talk!)
I wonder which fast food chain Apple would co-brand with? hmmmmmmmm
