Grubbs n Critters

November 15, 2011

Trivia

Category: Entertainment

Q: How do you know that google is a woman?

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A: She won’t let you complete the whole sentence, before she starts guessing and suggesting.

Figures, right. Hee..heh! I actually find it quite funny – people can be so insighful!

We occupied ourselves by being a disaster tourist yet again last weekend when we decided to not only pop by Chatuchak (again!) to see how the flood was looking like, but also kaypo-ed at Lard Phrao MRT station to have a look at the surrounding area (yes, with Spud in tow!)

It did look like water has gone down a little bit as compared to when Silver Bullet visited it just a few days earlier, but to me, the entire place still looked bad over the weekend. Water was everywhere…and as far as the eye can see.

What used to be a truly busy area and almost always in gridlocked at any time of the day became deserted and quiet. It felt surreal, and I almost did not believe that this was Bangkok.

I hope the ordeal will be over for the flood victims soon.

I could smell the water from outside as we approached this entrance @ Lard Phrao MRT

Just right outside the MRT station

A car being cleverly perched up at one of the intersections

Commuters cross to the other side of the road

Ratchada-Lard Phrao Intersection – water level was much higher mid last week

Water to infinity…

Boat men ready to take passengers…

The occasional motorbikes passing through

The occasional trucks passing through

While it seemed like water was receding..it gets deeper further down

A commuter changing to water-proof attire as he walked out of the MRT station

Boots seller on the elevated bridge

Bangkok’s new age toilets

Category: Ads

I discovered that they have installed some cool toilet bowls at Samitivej Hospital with the very same toilet technology like those you find in Japan.

So, the way it works is that, you sit on the throne and when you are done with your business, you can press the button for rear cleansing, soft rear cleansing, and front cleansing. This is when the water will shoot out and clean your butt just like you specify it. You can increase the water pressure, too as well as ‘air dry’ the wet areas.

From the looks of it though, I think this is an advertising stunt by Toto (or was it Cotto?) as not only they had installed the toilet bowls at strategic floor (1st floor only), they have also installed brochures in and around the cubicle.

For whatever it was worth, I think this is cool concept! I hope they keep this toilet bowls for a while longer. And perhaps, every shopping malls should install these things. Makes me want to have one of this at home!