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21 August

ToyWatch

by golffy

The other day Kris, my long-time friend, asked me if I’d ever heard about “Toy Watch.” Nope, I had no idea what it was. Kris just came back to the US from visiting his family and friends in Bangkok. He said Toy Watch is getting more popular. It was so expensive though it was made of plastic. He added that the Central Department stores have been selling Toy Watch for more than 10K Bahts. He saw these watches being sold in the US at the high-end department stores ranging between 150-300 dollars. At that moment, I felt like with that price per se, they shouldn’t have called it as “Toy” watch. Nevertheless, I love watches, so I can’t help myself but looking for more information about the Toy Watch.

The official ToyWatch Website

Toy Watch or ToyWatch is first introduced in the Fall 2006 by an Italian designer, Marco Mavilla, under the concept of luxurious looking watches with affordable price. Later, ToyWatch has been brought to the US by Randy Gordon, fine-watch collector.

When I saw those watches, I thought like Rolex/Tag Heuer meet Swatch/Casio. Ha Ha Ha… Do you agree? A lot of ToyWatch’s collections are made of Acrylic (another word of PLASTIC) – the cheapest, but some are made of Plasteramic (Plastic + Ceramic) – more expensive, and Ceramic – the most expensive.

It becomes more popular in Hollywood as well. Madonna, Oprah, Ellen, and other celebrities own one or more!

Do I like any of them? — YES…I think some of them has cool looking, but it’s not like I have to have it NOW.

Am I going to buy one? — No.. for now… hahaha.. Maybe I’ll buy it later if it gets any cheaper, i.e. SALE!

19 August

11,111 Monks in China Town, Bangkok

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I’ve just received an email from a friend of mine, Su. She was forwarding several pictures of 11,111 monks who were participating in celebrating for National Mother’s Day (our Queen’s birthday – 12th August every year). It took place in China Town (called Yow-Wa-Raj) on August 9th.

It’s pretty amazing, isn’t it? OK?? Thai people don’t do something simple. If they really want to take it serious, they’ll do a magnificent work and make sure it’s memorable!! Ha Ha Ha…

17 August

8 Gold Medals, 8 world records

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Yesss.. he did it!

Michael Phelps become a superstar now at the Olympic Games in Beijing. He’s the hottest man in the US. at this moment. I’ve never had a chance to watch him swim at the Olympic until Friday night. I was witnessing his 7th gold medal triumph. It was unbelievable.

I just learned that he won another gold medal with his teammate on the 4x100m madley relay. So, he broke the record once again (all his previous seven winnings set the world records), and he is becoming the US’s most won gold medals at the Olympic Games. Congratulations to him! He really did make America proud. Well… although I am not an American, I’m a fan of swimming sport. I have to say he’s really good considering he’s only 23 years old!!

17 August

Angus – How Cute!

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Angus – The cutest Korean/Thai baby in Mobile!!

16 August

Birds of Paradise

by golffy

These flowers are the most recently bloomed. The flowers are not big. They are red/orange looking. My guess would be “Bird of Paradise”?? I could be wrong… Anyhow, I thought it would look cool in the white cylinder vase sitting on the bookshelf. Take a look..

What do you think? Are they “Birds of Paradise”?

15 August

Golffy’s Top 5 iPod Playlist – August

by golffy

I was planning to post this a while back. I’ve just got a chance to share my current favorite songs to you. I like all kinds of music – anything which grows on me is cool. It can be dance, hip-hop, rap, pop, ballad, soul, and R&B. OK.. here is the top 5:

1: Chasing Pavements – Adele Download