Doggies

It's the cool season in Southeast Asia and temperature averages have plumitted to blistering room temperature conditions. All the mangy Bangkok streeg dogs are wearing sweaters and old T-shirts, no joke. It's a weird scene, almost like some art school prankster is secretly distributing the contents of his little sister's closet each night. In the morning, all the dogs are sporting her threads. I mean, how else would a flea-ridden quadraped get his paws on a Winnie the Pooh skirt?

Actually, I'm pretty sure the anthropomorphic winter tradition stems from a Buddhist concern for all life, including that of those with fur and scabies. But still, it's a bit dizzying to walk through an ever-growing circus of stylish muts each morning on my way to the train.