Hogs as Pets in Thailand

It's a Huge Hog

Yes, you heard me... it's a hog and its huge. I don't think they are Thai Doomsday Preppers that plans to make Char Siew buns out of them hogs when it is necessary. They are just some of the unique pet owners in Thailand who keep them pork as pets. Supposedly, they are clever, "The pig knows tricks" said the owner who already have more than 5 dogs roaming around in his shop. Apparently, this is rare but not so uncommon. I have friends who told me they had stumbled into shops or homes of other hog owners too.

No Reds Allowed in Temple

Temple

There are unspoken rules at temples, as tourist we do not know. Okay some English signs that states dress decent we can read, but it is the Thai written ones that we often are oblivious to. There was a temple I visited, but how in the world am I suppose to know red is a color not allowed and that goes for red underwear too. It offends the deities and no, this is not politically linked. It gets more interesting as the elderly Thais were advising the girls in the group. Menstruation, color red, cannot go in too. Well I guess if for some reasons your vagina turns into a penis after a week of visiting a temple, you know you must have missed a sign written in Thai. Ignorance is not an excuse in the deities eyes. No worries though, there are many hospitals in Thailand that offers sex change operations.

Furby Craze in Bangkok

Furby vs Rabbit Cost Analysis

Ask any girl you are wooing right now what she wants for Valentines and I bet it is Furby. If she ask for a car, a house or money for her sick cows back home, then it's time to change girlfriend or to re-consider visiting some other karaoke joints. The latest "in trend" thing right now is everyone wants a Furby. The odd thing is Thais never knew of Furby even though the first edition existed since 1998. Its only through the current 2012 release wave that Thais got to know about this eerie robotic toy, probably because of Internet accessibility so well established in this modern decade. I am having a good time now telling girls they should not get a Furby because if you left it alone and it starts to communicating for no reasons, it is probably communicating with spirits. They should burn their Furbies at the nearest temple.

Furbies are not marketed in Thailand yet. The only way to get Furbies is through eBay, agents or get friends overseas to send them over. It's no cheap toy this electronic plaything, and conman are already exploiting the recent demand opportunities. Already on news, people had fallen victim to agents who took off with their money. It was reported that it amounted to a staggering 4 million Thai Baht. Gosh.. . at 2,800 Baht per Furby, compare it to my bundle of fur joy which I got for 250 Baht at Chatuchuk, no need to change batteries, need to clean shit and lots of visits to the vet, somehow I still go for rabbits anytime.