Objects you can use to signal for help:

aluminum can;

sunglasses;

metallic earrings;

silk dress;

vegetable peeler;

votive glass;

shiny onions;

your shoulder;

a Chanel pressed-powder compact.

Massive metallic earrings: COLOR Vintage Clothing & Accessories, Phnom Penh; checkered shirt: eye-ful (gift from Vanessa Boots); hi-so sunglasses: GADHYPE, Terminal 21 Bangkok; gold ring: 1970’s Bangkok vintage (gift from my mom); black capris: “the Liberty” by AG Jeans (Adriano Goldschmied); blue-leather wedge sandals: custom-made at mosstories, Terminal 21 Bangkok; vintage Thai silk shirt: God-knows-where (gift from Vanessa Boots); Grecian silk dress: AXARA Paris; Chanel Radiance Powder Compact.

NOTE: If you’ve been wondering what the heck I’ve been blogging about with my incessant mentions of Terminal 21, check out today’s article from The New York Times T Magazine, “Bangkok Rising” by Pankaj Mishra, which traverses Thai history, politics, and, above all, shopping.