getting around

It's definitely not my first time staying here in nonthaburi, or going around bangkok all by myself. but everytime i learn a new way of getting to my destinationa cheaper than previously. this time i took the mini van by myself downtown bangkok, never liked to do that coz it's scary getting down at the wrong place, or taking the wrong route n stuck in the city's infamous jam. but my little observation tells me that the thais are more receptive to english than before - the cab drivers, the strangers i asked by the road. probably a contribution factor would b the many 'farlangs' i see chilling in this land of smile. so i wont actually get lost.



Sara, my english friend whom i met up for lunch today, brought me to a nice outdoor restaurant along the chao phraya river. all we did was catching up about our lives for the past one year (we see each other once every year somehow). we talked bout her husband, her daughter n son, her expat life here in bangkok, and me, work, relationships, future plan... u know, a nice girlie chat but between 2 very different persons. this is one beautiful thing i love about travelling, i meet people and hear stories!

later i met up with two american youth who're doing their year of service here in bangkok. when i saw them... gosh, i'm no more just a youth. I felt a sense of responsibility to .. advice them, making sure things r okay. 18 n fresh from high school, they came to serve, like how we used to. it was a memorable time. also the best time to test our steadfastness and faith. the poor girls are pretty homesick. after meeting up with some other local youth, hope they felt bit more at east with english-speaking people around them. speaking the same language really does make us feel at home, doesn't it?