Subway sign

Pretty straightforward restrictions for the Bangkok subway - the durian restriction is common here in Asia, the balloon restriction is also on the BTS. Not sure about the no sitting - perhaps it means 'no sitting on the ground'? Because people sit on chairs both to wait for the MRT and on the subway car itself.

Disney instant noodles

Malaysia - with due respect

Malaysia - if you have to put up a sign...

Malaysia - butt fillet

Malaysia - across from the Twin Towers

View from hotel room opposite the Twin Towers. Such interesting buildings. Hearing the call to prayer while looking at the Petronas towers was a very unique experience. And they're beautiful at night.

What can I say, cities fascinate me.

Malaysia - what do you do?

You're in the bathroom. You turn to leave. You see this. You would like to exit the bathroom. What do you do?

Singapore - a camera with no flash at night

As I've mentioned before, the camera on my cell phone has no flash. This makes pictures come out especially poorly when the light is low, and makes it not as useful at nighttime. These couple shots, though - one of a huge statue of a pigeon, and one of a huge snail on the sidewalk - look particularly ominous because of the lack of detail, even though they're both quite harmless. So I thought I'd share.

It's said the human brain is wired to have special functions at night to help caveman quickly determine whether that noise that woke him up was the wind or approaching danger. It also has an innate ability to zero in on the shapes of living things. My mind tracks the snail as living but not dangerous, but has mixed feelings about the first picture - it's large and looks to have some sort of eye, so even though I know that statue isn't alive, my mind says - hey, maybe it's getting about time to head back to the cave?

Singapore - neon

One thing I've noticed in Asia in general and in Chinese-influenced areas in particular (e.g. Singapore, Taiwan) - folks know how to use neon. As I'm like a crow and am especially attracted to shiny things, neon fascinates me. If I ran the world every bridge and building of import would be required to make full use of neon when considering its nighttime lighting needs.

Singapore - nighttime around town

Some various scenes from along the river at night in Singapore.

Philippines - signs

Various signs from around Manilla.

Philippines - chip innovation

There were some bags of chips with three different kinds in the same bag. I would never have guessed how much better that could be than just one kind in a bag, but it was. Three cheers for junk food innovation!

Philippines - Jollibee

Got a chance to try Jollibee while in Manilla. It was great! It was also dense - the burger pictured was 1/3 pound of beef and sat like a rock. Very satisfying!

Philippines - Money

The Philippines currency (the peso) has interesting bills. They're colorful, and very instructive about Filipino values. It also makes me wonder how many other non-American currencies have a picture of an American flag on them. Or how many currencies of any nation picture an assault weapon.

Beautiful picture of terraced rice paddies - bet they're especially scenic in person.