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This is:. once upon a time. in my imagination.

Pakorn:. pondering. check back soon.

buff day.

This is:. happy buff-day. Pop-up birthday cards, made from vivid color crafts paper.

Pakorn:. This item was picked up B4 the rain storm [at the Walking St.] I constantly looked for some sort of greeting card in thailand because it's so much more reasonably priced. I was in awed when I found these, it reminded me of my third grade class project, but cut with much more precision and care. Okay, they might have used a die, but I would like to think that there was a lot of hand work involved--still! Besides, I couldn't resist the color combo of choco/orange, neon yellow/blue, vivid pink/purple, and much more 80's inspire color. Scrumptious colors for my eyes! Who has a birthday coming up--raise your hand?

This-n-that:. Notice the BG. I am so into bows nowadays, and it's not because it's the holiday. Ohhh, and the gold and silver bows are so janky it's fabulous!

pop-appeal.

This is:. pop fashion. Old fashion soda pop caps, painted in various hip colors and characters. Sold as a magnetic souvenir for Pai, Thailand.

Pakorn:. Brought these at another walking street, Northern-er of Chiang Mai, in the Pai province. Thought these were so cute, I think they sold it for about fifty cent each which it not bad. I love the hand-painted quality of it, but some how it still looks very put together. I don't know if it's the whole nostalgic of the small town charm. But hey it only took me (from Chiang Mai) 136 kms and 762 sharp curves for me to get these. Or it's just another DIY project away.

snotty b*tches!

This is:. cocky, conceited, pompous, pretentious. Canvas bag.

Pakorn:. Well this innocent looking canvas bag is all of the above. It can't and won't be translated by me (it'll get lost in translation) but trust me the attitude is all there. There is nothing ordinary about it! Enjoy--all my Thai readers. 

To those that can't read this let's talk about how the Thais recycle. 

Man and do they recycle. This bag started its life as an ordinary canvas bag that was probably given out at a convention or some sort of government event. Which is ordinary enough, there was probably such a surplus that they resold/given/stolen/took [most likely at the government cost]. Then some one took such care crossing out the original locations. But left the logo just in case you didn't know where it came from. Then they meticulous sewed on a large pocket that hides about 3/4 of the logo, silk screen this fabulous message on the back which is now the front! I bought this bag for cheap, and I mean cheap, about one dollar... but with so much work and time that was spend on this I would've gladly given them two for their creativity. Heck, did I mention the even sew a slot for pen holder.

w/o.

This is:. just the right amount of garnish. Wooden bark pencil decorated with contemporary hill tribe head, with painted cartoon-like faces.

Pakorn:. Picked these delightful things up in Northern Thailand, Chiang Mai Walking Street. It's definitely my all time favorite shopping place [minus the mosquitoes]. Cooler weather of the north, an abundance of inspiration and all things and everything handmade at a very reasonable price. We planed our trip for the weekend just so we can hit up the market on both Sat. and Sun. But with our luck and the unpredicted monsoon season, it was mostly rained out. Blah... just look at doll #1 [left] for my expression right now! Anywho, pick up a couple of great things.

This-n-that:. I was hanging out at a Jim Thompson's exhibit and saw one of my favorite quote ever.

"I CAN LIVE WITHOUT A LOT OF PRETTY THING"

Which is completely true, but so not Pakorn. So I change to to something more fitting:

Opt One- "I CAN LIVE WITH A LOT OF PRETTY THING"

but my Fav- "A LOT OF PRETTY THINGS CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT ME"

now that's much better.

sexy back.

 

This is:. Retro chair salvage from the trash. Could it possibly be Mid– Century Modern?

Pakorn:. This poor chair was staring at me for three whole days. It was abandoned by my neighbor across the street. First it sat in the rain, hence not being rescued right away. I thought it was a lost cause! Wednesday, it sat in the sun all afternoon. Thursday, I waited and waited until I couldn't resist anymore and rescued it at 3ish. Doesn't it look happy? After a major wipe down, would you look at the sexy thing! Anyway, I am debating if I should keep it as is, or give it a new coat of paint? New fabric, possibly?