BKK Detour 1
Note: Dear readers, this is just some random observation from my trip that would not fit to well in my daily vacation report.
After spending 6 days in Bangkok I've come to notice something that I missed while I was there for 5 weeks, 3 years back. The Thai seem to have a thing for phallic symbols. They come in all shapes and sizes (as do the real thing, hehe), from the obscenely large to easy-carry versions. Mostly, I've seen them carved from wood, but the smaller versions can also be found cast from metal (with extra dragon motif). At first, I thought them dildos, until I started seeing them all over the place-- from taxi dasboards to altars to food stall counters to keychains. Frankie even tells me that are tied to waist like an amulet. As far as I can tell, it has some kind of religious significance. They seem to be revered. I can see garlands of flowers placed over them. Some even have inscriptions and gold leaf. And for those on the altar, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that it's being worshipped. Should've gotten some mini-sized ones as souveniers, but I wonder if I'd have gotten stopped at immigration for trying to bring in sex toys. Oh well.
After spending 6 days in Bangkok I've come to notice something that I missed while I was there for 5 weeks, 3 years back. The Thai seem to have a thing for phallic symbols. They come in all shapes and sizes (as do the real thing, hehe), from the obscenely large to easy-carry versions. Mostly, I've seen them carved from wood, but the smaller versions can also be found cast from metal (with extra dragon motif). At first, I thought them dildos, until I started seeing them all over the place-- from taxi dasboards to altars to food stall counters to keychains. Frankie even tells me that are tied to waist like an amulet. As far as I can tell, it has some kind of religious significance. They seem to be revered. I can see garlands of flowers placed over them. Some even have inscriptions and gold leaf. And for those on the altar, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that it's being worshipped. Should've gotten some mini-sized ones as souveniers, but I wonder if I'd have gotten stopped at immigration for trying to bring in sex toys. Oh well.
Comments
if u didnt buy either one, then they will try to find things from your luggage.. hence, if u smuggle in sex-related things, u kena laa...
if u buy liqor or cigg, put it on ur trolley as u pass by them, show them..
they will ask u where you depart from (especially when a few flights landed about the same time)... just say ... Encik, tak ada beli apa-apa. jalan jalan saja... tapi sini ada beli arak/rokok la..
most of the time, u'd pass freely.. and SPEAK MALAY!!! :) or juz hold ur passport proudly!! i noticed at immigrations, they are more lenient to returning malaysians who are "honest" and show that they got buy liqour/cigg..
juz from my experience at both klia and johor immigrations..
Or put the fake one next to your real one. :P
But it probably has a different connotation if a guy was carrying that :P
frankie: hehe.. no body is as smart as you as having two bulges :)
Thanks for the tip le. Very experienced. What have you smuggled over?!?
@Defiant:
Errmm...
@Zemien:
I'll stick with the one that my parents gave me. :P