Sawadeekup... from Kanchanaburi

After a restless night at home, I awoke to an early morning on Sunday and a early taxi to the airport. After the customary check-ins are done for, I sat back into my seat and dozed off until the stewardess woke up with the hot-towel.
2.5 hr later, Bangkok airport doors opened up and I stepped into the waiting cab, to the South Bus terminal where I sat again for another 3 hrs to Kanchanaburi.

I decided to hole up for the night and complete whatever I need to procure for today's (Monday) trip to Sangkhlaburi. Essentially, what I got were sweets and balloons for the orphanage over there and also some medical supplies for the Burmese refugees. I do not have the website address and please forgive me that I cannot show you where these people are.

My rusty Thai fail me on the first day and slowly today the words are coming back, although many of you might wonder how the heck I get along without talking to anyone, all around me blabbing off in Thai.

Perhaps the fact that I stay quiet most of the time when I am on duty onboard the ship. Therefore, even without understanding the language, I am more than contented to be left alone.
At least for today, I could still rattle enough Thai to get my vegetarian dinner correct (Screwed up yesterday with the omelette... was almost finished through with the dish when I found the dish laced with meat... possibly crab meat.Amituofo....)

Changed from the guest house (270 Bht/ 12SGD) to a better one just across the road (380 bht/ 16SGD) in exchange for some peace. Had ants running around when I slept and also caused some deaths while in my dozing hours... Amituofo.) Anyway, this is far much better, complete with an air-con, hot water and Tee-bee. hey mia ngeow lor, considered a cheap bargain. Where to find in SG???!

A sore bum and more sore bum was what remains now. I have my fair share of dozing off in the non-air con bus and on the way back in a so-called 'air-con minivan' where the aircon is feebly negligible. Now aching all over and would be crying for a good rubdown before I hit the bed.
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Many would have wondered, a guy travelling alone would mean hanky-panky business (Bo Zhen Hu)... The statement would have rung true years ago when my raging hormones and testerones are out of control. (Mai Tu Liao!!!)

Ladies back home would not be that daring to allow their other half to fly off on such so-called business trips to hot-spot areas such as Thailand and China. But for better or worse, some chose to have a blind eye to it... only to regret it later in life.

I have my darker side of history (What is there to hide unlike some fellas back there putting up a bold face even after sneaking out to have their fair share of 'fish') and spare all ladies out there the intricate details. Not worth to mention anyway, it is surprising why I did those nonsense years ago. *kokz head.... ponders*

But given the change in outlook in recent times, even though how gorgeous the girls looked (can droolzz one leh....) somehow or rather, the mindset have changed for the better. I must admit, when having dinner yesterday, there was a gal with her family whose looks far exceed those working in hanky-panky shops. Further more, the decent family gals which I have came across till now, are much better in terms of charisma, even without makeup.

Perhaps it is the upbringing and humble nature of the Thais that could have resulted in more beauties emerging from Thailand than what we have in SG. Look around all of you and you see grumpy, frumpy married women rushing around to work and back home. No pun intended. But I could say the turn-off for most SG men and most important push factor for them to 'run lion' was that their once beautiful woman whom they got married to, became harried, yellow-faced aunties.

So much for today... I expect a salvo of eggs and rebukes coming after this.
Kii2 Liao3 (Finished... in Thai) More to come when I get online

HJ