Best Beef

We had seen the "Best Beef" restaurant a few times, and knew we had to go there. We got our chance one weekend when we got together with Ben and Megan. It was great! You pay ~$6 USD for 2 hours of all you can eat fry-it-yourself food. A griddle over hot coals, and a bit of butter on the griddle, and you're in business!

Karma Chameleon

Can you spot the chameleon in this picture?

What if you're a little closer?

How about now?

Who should drink this?

The people who should drink this are the people who usually drink this.  So how do people start drinking it?

Like banker's hours, but better

The hours for American Citizen Services at the US Embassy in Bangkok are 7:30AM-11, and 1-2PM each weekday, minus holidays and a Friday or two a month. Sweet.

That said, their service is excellent, and American citizens have special lines that get us in and out more quickly than everyone else, so no complaints. Plus they added a bunch of visa pages to my passport for free - which is good, because I was running out of free space since every trip to a customer involves 4 stamps (one out one in for Thailand, one in one out for the country I go to).

The new visa pages are quite beautiful, too - see the picture. They also have a famous quote on each page - this one says "We are covered by the American banner; let us cling to it, and if required, sacrifice our lives defending it". I hope my business trips don't require me to give my life for my country, but I suppose you never know.

10 baht

The 10 baht coin is a great coin.  I've always liked the gold inside silver type coin, and the picture of Wat Arun is detailed and attractive.

I can't read most of the Thai on the coin, but the Thai that looks like "90" on one side actually says "10" in Thai numerals.  And the part that looks like "urn" with a backwards "r" means "baht" in Thai (that's a good one to know around town).

This one is fairly worn but the wear actually brings out a bit of the detail on the temple motif.

Currently, 10 baht is around 35 cents USD.

Dim Sum on soi 101

We went to eat some dim sum in a Chinese restaurant with Ben and Megan where we were the only foreigners.  It had an excellent logo, an excellent sign out front, and great dim sum! 

Malaysia - at the office

The Kuala Lumpur office - nice view from the twin towers.  And a microwave that only eats halal.  And a massage chair.

Oh - and a massage chair.