Time for another episode of "ya gotta love those crazy Thai people"
It's more stories of stupidity, woe and deceit that keep bubbling up from the cauldron of discontent known as Suvarnabhumi. The land around the new airport had a growth surge as interested parties snapped up the houses and real estate in the area to enjoy the projected benefits of increased revenue through services and proximity to the new airport. Now these same entrepreneureal types are complaining about the aircraft noise! Having lived on flight paths several times already in my cheap accomodation history I would have thought these bargain hunters would have realised you can't have an airport without aircraft noise.
Taxi drivers who service the airport don't want to use their meters (plus the 50 baht tax), they want to play fleece the newly arrived tourist while he's still jet lagged and vulnerable, but the police (such party poopers) are fining these law breakers for not using their meters, so today two thousand or so of these taxi drivers protested about police harrassment bringing transport around the hub to a virtual standstill till a mediator was brought in to negotiate, now call me a weirdo but could this scenario fly in any other country?
Anyway off my soap box now, weekend was good went round to check out Kevin and Ian's new place in Ekkamai, trying to find the place was hell, Thailand is not big on logical addresses, street signs or house numbers, not sure I have ever seen a letter box (except in apartment buildings). We trundled out of Ekkamai station and down Sukhumvit soi 63 (which is also discreetly known as Ekkamai rd), eventually found the right soi than just wandered around the narrow cobweb of lanes trying to avoid getting trapped amongst the dead ends and moth carcase, some how trace our way to the correct silken thread. Eventually we heard the sounds of laughter and the smell of an excellent Indian curry.
Anyway kittens, I have midterms to write (still) not to mention lesson plans so I'll catch y'all latter,
Love N.J.
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