Yesterday, I had the perplexing task of how to return the broken chair to the store where I'd bought it, some 4 miles away or so, down On Nut Rd (the busy thoroughfare which connects where I live to the main part of Bangkok). I have a bungy cord 'net', but I didn't think it would be big enough to secure the chair as I rode with it on my motorbike.
I figured out a way, as you will see in the video at the bottom of the blog. Heck, my doctor said I should lean back as much as possible when sitting to reduce strain; I may attach a chair permanently to the bike!
Day Two of me eating a new dish every single day also proceeded without a hitch.
Although I've been here six months and I have bemoaned the fact that things don't have the exciting novelty they once did, I still run into surprising things in Bangkok all the time. Yesterday, there on On Nut on my way home, there was a lot more outbound mid-day traffic than normal. I soon found out why as we came upon a parade marching it's way up the street!
I had no idea what the parade was about. It wasn't a holiday of which I was aware. Still, the participants were very enthusiastic as they hiked their way up this medium-sized road towards whoknowswhere. Something Buddhist.
I figured out a way, as you will see in the video at the bottom of the blog. Heck, my doctor said I should lean back as much as possible when sitting to reduce strain; I may attach a chair permanently to the bike!
Day Two of me eating a new dish every single day also proceeded without a hitch.
Although I've been here six months and I have bemoaned the fact that things don't have the exciting novelty they once did, I still run into surprising things in Bangkok all the time. Yesterday, there on On Nut on my way home, there was a lot more outbound mid-day traffic than normal. I soon found out why as we came upon a parade marching it's way up the street!
I had no idea what the parade was about. It wasn't a holiday of which I was aware. Still, the participants were very enthusiastic as they hiked their way up this medium-sized road towards whoknowswhere. Something Buddhist.
As I said, they were enthusiastic!
But respectful.
At least, most of them were enthused by this. Awake, at least.
Although not a huge parade, there were bands, costumes, people marching, VIPs and a Buddha statue. There was even a float! I suppose out in the country, they might have used a real elephant.
Gotta be the best job in the whole event: elephant operator.
And here is the video of driving a broken chair, a bit of food and the parade:
Where there's a will there's a way. Very creative of you. Interesting parade.
ReplyDeleteI of course loved the elephant. dad wants to know what happened with the chair.
ReplyDeleteI returned it. They took it back with no hassle. I'll be buying a real one soon.
ReplyDelete