loves roughage

I know my body loves some roughage!

Pack of cookies made in China, imported to Thailand.
Chiang Mai 2009

happy birthday

Very cute!

announcement in university residential hall
Chiang Mai 2008

food scrab

mmm...scrabs.

Sign in a university dining hall.
Chiang Mai 2008

blackening of tongue and stools

For some reason, having "tongue" and "stool" in the same sentence is a little off-putting.

On a box of Thai 'Pepto-Bismol'
Chiang Mai 2008

please waste

Presumably, not quite the message they were going for...

A garbage bin in Osaka
April 2005

expensive melon

In Japan, this single musk melon costs 6000 yen, about $60 USD at the time this photo was taken.

Niigata City
November 2003

painstaking care and attention

Perhaps this explains the beauty of the Great Wall?

A sign at the Great Wall of China
May 2004

danger zone

the grass was died. it was tragic.

a sign to warn against walking on the grass outside iBerry
Chiang Mai
May 2008

regalo pig

Not sure what a pig in 'spread eagle' position has to do with the marketing of hair products.



Downtown display window
Niigata City
April 2008

washlets

Gotta love Japanese toilets. The icons are self-explanatory, but some of the best features are the powerful deodorizer, flushing sound/music with adjustable volume, and controllable water pressure. At the highschool I used to teach at, there was also a function to blow dry your bottom after a few squirts from the bidet. Each trip to the loo leaves you feeling fresh and clean.

Tokyo, Japan
April 2008