here’s the 3rd set of photos from my trip. there’s one or two more sets left after this.
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290718355
-vlad
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Yet another blog. It's the story of a guy named Vlad, and hopefully a round the world journey
Dang dood, the rules of the prison are fuggin hard core. Lashes with electric wire? WTF? And gotta love the artists rendition of the torture. At least he picked one of the more tame forms of torture to depict. It’s crazy, some of the shit that has gone on (and still does) in the world and abuse to human beings is hard to imagine happening… even when you see it.
As always though, awesome pictures. The shooting range pictures were fabulous! The price list with the family on it cracked me up. Maybe I’ll have to take a trip and take on the rocket launcher! That would rawk! I’m not a fan of guns normally, but to get a chance to use something so powerful strictly for sport would be pretty wicked. I’m envious. Though you do look pretty ridiculous holding that gun in your typical Vlad gear with the big goofy smile. heh Too bad there weren’t any shots of you firing the AK.
McDonaldo’s with the extra arch was hilarious, as was the poor piggy having the nightmare. Thai people are surely twisted. heh
I dug the outside bathroom. I’d use it. The walls were high enough to hide everything. Only thing I’d worry about is some crazy spider or monkey jumping on my head. I fully dig it though. I’d put one in my house, except I’d make sure to have a glass roof that could open and close… just to make sure all monkeys, vermin and spiders are kept away. heh
Damn, Jenn beat me to the punch on all my comments! Well, almost.
The bridge built in nineteen-forty-something <i>BC</i>? Classic!
Yeah I would have commented on that too, but I already did the first time he talked about it in his jounral a few weeks or so ago. 😛
yeah the rules of the prison were so fuct!!! what a horrible horrible existence followed by an even more horrible death. i dont know if i mentioned this in my LJ entry, but bullets were really expensive and usually they would just beat the people till they died. sickening. as for the artist… he actually painted many many paintings of other torture as well. i just only got one photo. actually, he was a prisoner there at s-21. and at that time he though to himself that his one life goal, if he survived this, would be to show the world the horrors that he had seen so the world could never forget what had taken place.
ahem, on a lighter note… heh. yeah, shooting the rocket launcher would have been awesome! i so wish i had brought tons of cash w/ me. damn! i’m actually pretty anti-guns too, but this was definitely not something i could pass up. one of the options the guy gave me was to shoot the ak-47 at a chicken if i wanted to!! sheez! i *definitely* was not down w/ that!
and i *did* use the outside bathroom. but i definitely felt a bit awkward.
-v
heh, the way thai people spelled stuff was too funny. pretty much everything was spelled any way they pleased. often times, on *the same menu page* they would spell the word vegetable like 4 different ways. certain signs we honestly couldn’t even begin to comprehend.
-v
Yeah, a lot of different groups used to just beat people to death due to bullets being so expensive. Oddly enough, I have learned a lot about human torture over the years (thank you TLC, Discovery and History channels). It’s really disturbing and many groups still do it today. It’s pretty awful, especially considering that the people doing it must actually (probably) have some sick enjoyment in it. Even if they don’t, the fact that they think it’s okay/justifiable/acceptible is disturbing enough.
Shooting chickens = bad, for sure. I would have prefered to shoot him just for the suggestion. Then again, I’m surprised you didn’t take him up on his offer. You could have unleashed some of that pent up aggression you built toward roosters. heh