Sukhumvit 19 at Night

Went back to the area around our old hotel The Key Bangkok. Wanted to do some karaoke. Turns out the singing was kind of a bust but we did get to browse hookertown again. Also we discovered Little Arabia which I have to say is one of the nicest parts of Bangkok I’ve seen so far. All that oil money….. Check it out.

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My Camera is “TOO BOOKOO” for the temple

J: What a drag. Two video cameras are BANNED from the Grand Palace Golden Temple. Sony FX-7 and Cannon XL-1. I was escorted to a security station by a Thai army officer. What the frack? Tons of smaller HD cameras in there. Plus dudes shooting HD footage on their still cameras. So after we left we walked the wrong way around the GIANT block that the [...]

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Snag #1

J: The one thing that got damaged in the trip was the Power Convertor. When I opened it to use it today one of the prongs was broken off. Grrrrrr. I have 10 1/2 hours of battery life left in the HD camera, so its not a disaster YET. Need to Zen this one out. Also on a side note the English breakfasts in Thailand are awesome.

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The boot of all evil

Margaret: well, since I can’t be in EVERY shot in Thailand (heh), John and I figured it was about time I started practicing with the camera. I can honestly say I’ve never really even shot any video, so it was fun to learn about the camera and scary because I have slippery hands…that’s why John fell in love with me in the first place. So, here’s [...]

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Lights – CAMERA – Action

John: Wow Sony! That was fast. Turns out Sony maintains a couple shipping centers around the country – around the holidays. One is in Chicago. Order through delivery was under 48 hours. It was also FREE. Great service there SonyStyle. Off to play with it. That sounds bad.

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