Medan and Isaan Province
End March to mid April 2011
The returning route back home from Palau Weh island wasn't a pleasant one. Taking an hour motor cycle ride to
the port, a two hour ferry to Banda Aceh, and a twelve hour sketchy bus ride to Medan was quite exhausting. All I
wanted to do is sleep when I arrived in Medan around sun break. I wasn't willing to pay for a hotel room at full price
for an eight hour sleep till my flight to Bangkok departed, which resulted to a sleepy walk through the streets of
Medan trying to find a public place to catch up on my nap. At first I tried to fall asleep at a local Donkin Donuts, then
tried a bench outside of the airport, and finally agreed myself on the idea to sleep in a mosque. At the first one I got
rejected by a fellow Muslim who kindly said I could not enter the house of Allah if I wasn't dedicated to Islam. Found
another mosque after walking twenty minutes, at which point I didn't bothered asking just entered and laid down &
slept on a rug until my departing flight.
the port, a two hour ferry to Banda Aceh, and a twelve hour sketchy bus ride to Medan was quite exhausting. All I
wanted to do is sleep when I arrived in Medan around sun break. I wasn't willing to pay for a hotel room at full price
for an eight hour sleep till my flight to Bangkok departed, which resulted to a sleepy walk through the streets of
Medan trying to find a public place to catch up on my nap. At first I tried to fall asleep at a local Donkin Donuts, then
tried a bench outside of the airport, and finally agreed myself on the idea to sleep in a mosque. At the first one I got
rejected by a fellow Muslim who kindly said I could not enter the house of Allah if I wasn't dedicated to Islam. Found
another mosque after walking twenty minutes, at which point I didn't bothered asking just entered and laid down &
slept on a rug until my departing flight.
Bed.
On March 11th, 2011, a 8.9 magnitude Earthquake hit the north eastern coast of Japan. Fund raising mimes were
lurking around the city to collect some nickels and dimes for the unfortunate ones that lost everything on that day.
lurking around the city to collect some nickels and dimes for the unfortunate ones that lost everything on that day.
Preduce X Cons Isaan Road trip 2011, check the leftover footage on the Preduce Website.
Its hard to pass through the streets of Thailand without coming face to face with either his Majesty King Bhumibol
Adulyadej, or the King of the Thonburi Kingdom, Taksin. Both have influenced and shaped the way Thailand is now
structured geographically and operates politically within this constitutional monarchy. While the present King hasn't
changed Thailand in its shape or form, King Taksin played a big role in the late 1700s in liberating Thailand from
Burmese occupation. Also fighting the Lanna in the north, Cambodia to the east, Taksin spend most of his time as
king fighting wars until his death in 1782 when he was beheaded after turning mentally insane thinking he was the
future Buddha.
Adulyadej, or the King of the Thonburi Kingdom, Taksin. Both have influenced and shaped the way Thailand is now
structured geographically and operates politically within this constitutional monarchy. While the present King hasn't
changed Thailand in its shape or form, King Taksin played a big role in the late 1700s in liberating Thailand from
Burmese occupation. Also fighting the Lanna in the north, Cambodia to the east, Taksin spend most of his time as
king fighting wars until his death in 1782 when he was beheaded after turning mentally insane thinking he was the
future Buddha.
Lert Saeri Kickflipping in Chanthaburi, Thailand.
Xu Ying lost in Thailand.
Blackie and Xu Ying came over from the Mainland to skate some rough spots in the middle of nowhere in Thailand.
If Tao Kitpullap wasn't a professional skateboarder, he would be either be an actor, designer, trend-setter, journalist
or maybe a Tuk tuk driver in Mahasarakham.
or maybe a Tuk tuk driver in Mahasarakham.
According to Charlie's Shanghai 5 skate flick, if Eric Lai wasn't in the skate scene he thinks he would be owning a
casino or running some sort of gambling business...
casino or running some sort of gambling business...
Going to Thailand and not running into monkeys is just unavoidable...
Xu Ying Tailslide (Click on Image to enlarge)
The Songkran Festival (Thai New Year) is celebrated by getting completely soaking wet by anyone and everyone
present outdoors. Three days of water war with smiling civilians of Chiang Mai proved to be my most amusing new
year spend in Asia. Taking photos without a plastic bag covering the camera body is suicide for the machine. I left the
analog equipment at the hotel and played it safe with my point & shoot digital camera. Check short video clip above.
present outdoors. Three days of water war with smiling civilians of Chiang Mai proved to be my most amusing new
year spend in Asia. Taking photos without a plastic bag covering the camera body is suicide for the machine. I left the
analog equipment at the hotel and played it safe with my point & shoot digital camera. Check short video clip above.
Fred Gall is just not the average American Joe. First of all, his roots go back to Hungary, which seemed to bonded
us a bit since we both share quite possibly Mongolian blood in the end. Secondly, no one could ever top my first
encounter with him, which happened to be at a bar where he came out of the toilet with the girls bra on... priceless.
us a bit since we both share quite possibly Mongolian blood in the end. Secondly, no one could ever top my first
encounter with him, which happened to be at a bar where he came out of the toilet with the girls bra on... priceless.
Backside noseblunts with ease.