Thread: A Stroll through Klong Toey

I suspect the novelty value would wear off rapidly, specially for Westerners who value their privacy.

A very interesting pictorial Stroller, when did you go there ?

The pics are from 1999, but it hasn't changed much as far as far as the visual impressions go.

Originally Posted by stroller

The pics are from 1999, but it hasn't changed much as far as far as the visual impressions go.

Hold that thought, and hold those phot's Strollers.
In 1987 or so I did a similar pictorial tour through the worst part of the Tondo slums in Manila (built on and near the edge of the city garbage dump). Nowhere near as good or comprehensive as yours btw.

Those slums are now gone, so what I took was a piece of social history.

Cheers for that Stroller.

The last time I was down that way was at a party at New Year's, about 2001 if memory serves. Not so deep into it, quite close to Rama 4. The folks there wouldn't let us go out alone at any time and would go with us to the shops or anywhere else. At the time I didn't understand it.

Sometime after that one member of the family we visited for the party was ordained at Wat Khlong Toey. Now that had things you do not expect to see at a Bhuddist monastery.

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Now this comment is making me curious!
Please elaborate.

I have spent the last 45 minutes viewing this thread. Ok, I have to admit the net has been slow, but also I kept going back and looking at the pics that stroller took.

When i first arrived in BKK several years ago the Klong Toey Market was one of the first places I visited with my camera. Why? It was close to where i lived. I remember having a feeling that a 'falang' should not be walking around depicting life in the Thai ghettos!

Well done stroller! I appreciate the memories...

I better upload the rest of the pics, got the next pictorial in the pipeline already.

I never have the balls to take pictures of people like you have done. Fascinating shots; thanks a lot.

Great thread and some really awesome photos. What sort of camera was you using then?

Thanks guys!
The pics are extracted from a video on mini-DV, I had a very nice Panasonic camcorder at the time, with a feature called "progressive photo shot". Still, the technical quality of pics is not impressive at all.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I never have the balls to take pictures of people like you have done.

Generally, in Thailand people are very cooperative and like to have their pics taken, but yeah, it takes a certain attitude, I am not always in the right frame of mind, either. With some of the characters in this thread I made sure I had permission beforehand.

Originally Posted by YellowTrip

The real question is what type of vice was Stroller looking for in Klong Toey.

Originally Posted by stroller

All will be revealed in due course, YT.

When ?

In the last post from the market, I found me betelnuts!

You went all the way to Klong Toey for some betelnuts ?

Were you living in Bangers at the time.

Yes, I lived near Ekamai which is not far from Klong Toey.
The market also serves as a wholesale point for vegetables and other food-stuff in the early mornings.

Ahh Ok, I understand now
I have been waiting to hear what you had travelled 600 km to get but you lived nearby at the time.

Great thread.

How come I cant see any pictures from Stroll and the market . Just red X, nothing works, I look foreward to seeing Teak Door every weekend.
Please help> farmerrfloyd

Originally Posted by farmerfloyd

How come I cant see any pictures from Stroll and the market . Just red X, nothing works, I look foreward to seeing Teak Door every weekend.
Please help> farmerrfloyd

ditto ... no pics ?

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Sorry this thread has been off-line for a bit, I accidentally deleted the album from the gallery and had to reload the pics.

Originally Posted by Thetyim

I have been waiting to hear what you had travelled 600 km to get but you lived nearby at the time.

Sorry to disappoint, my motives were quite ordinary on this occasion.