An
American in Asia:
His Quest for Cosmic Truth
(or at least a Decent Espresso)

 

In contrast with some other Asian countries, Thai images of the human form emphasize the voluptuous, sensual curves of the body. Statues here have big butts (roll your mouse over the above image to view this guy's really hot ass).

 

These people feed me awesome Thai food almost every day for 25 Baht. They make fun of me for free.

 

If the traffic's bad, just hop on the back of a motorcycle and close your eyes.

 

Canal boats puff out their share of black smoke, but it's not nearly as bad as the busses.

 

Whose job is it to figure out which wire goes where? Is he a genius or is he insane?

 

Superman couldn't find the door.

 

Tourists are killed every year by falling coconuts.

 

Elephants are big in Thailand. Get it? Big? Elephants are "Big"=Popular and "Big"=Large. Except these ones. They're small. Let me know if you want me to explain any more jokes. Jokes just get funnier when you explain them.

 

This statue is symbolic of......er.....mmmm......pretty much everything.

 

Balcony Baby, Yeah!

 

 

Are the fish on my balcony, or am I on theirs?

Jeffrey Studebaker has been (in no particular order) a SE Asian correspondent for a Singaporean travel magazine, a teacher, consultant and translator in Japan, a guitarist with the band, Swoon 23 in every city of the US of A, a coffee roaster in Seattle, a bike messenger in Portland, a marine fire system repairman in Seattle, an osteoporosis clinic researcher in Providence, a mental ward counsellor on the night shift in Portland, a brief success in New York, and he has now returned to the US after nearly a decade in Asia to pursue a publishing career.

 

 

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