Plastic makes the world go round in Thailand i've realised...everything is wrapped in plastic...can't get away from the stuff...your meals are wrapped in plastic and then more plastic and then more plastic...fruits are individually wrapped in plastic in some places...paper is lined with plastic so food can be wrapped...

there is a new shopping mall which has just opened up in central Bangkok in Siam called the Siam Paragon...it's a huge complex with a mega department store, lots of high-end shopping some of which have not opened up as yet. There are also car showrooms showcasing such cars like Ferrari, Maserati and Lambourginie (i hope the spelling is somewhat correct... have no interest in these cars myself so don't know how to spell them...) The thing about this complex is although there are all these magnificent stores and beautifully polished white floors and open planning, there is no one around! seriously, it is soooo empty i could hear my own footsteps and in some cases even the sound of my own breathing...scary...where there are people however is on the bottom floor...the food court...ah, i too love it there...it's clean for one thing, but of course devoid of any character or charm that street markets and vendors have...it has an array of foods from all over the place and has a huge gourmet supermarket which i love...i love looking at groceries...don't know why...

last night in a little alley next to where i am staying they had their own version of moonlight cinema and were showing Harry Potter with a little boy or maybe about 6 or 7 working on the projector feeding the film through...there were no goldclass members seating area here with beanbags and wine...

i still can't seem to upload photos, i don't know why, so i'll have to do that when i get home i suppose...my page doesn't seem to want to sit at the top and my entries are like halfway down the page...any suggestions on how i may fix this?