It’s about 10pm on Saturday night. I climb the escalator at my local BTS skytrain station and make my way towards the platform. Without thinking I head for the obligatory spot with the least amount of people, when suddenly I notice a dark shape hovering behind a concrete pillar. I carry on walking but have to do a double-take when I realise that the shape is in fact an elderly Japanese man quite contentedly pissing all over the platform.
If only my life was more like the music video for a Thai pop song.
I’d be casually making my way home from work when a few dramatic drum-rolls of thunder and flashes of lightning would announce that the heavens were about to open. I’d hurriedly skip from the edge of one puddle to another and run towards a sheltered spot in the distance. But wait! Oh no, what’s this? I seem to have carelessly bumped into a breathtakingly gorgeous girl who also happens to be heading for the same spot.
Fed up of being pushed around on the skytrain while others stare at the TV adverts, contentedly exploring their nostrils? Or maybe you just don’t know what to do with those fidgety hands of yours? Fear not, the Thai Ministry of Culture is here to help with this handy booklet on Thai social etiquette:
Ok so I admit it, this site has been - among other things - a feeble attempt to make some cash. However, after about 3 months and a surprising number of hits, I can still count the ad revenue with my left hand.
I’m too busy with work and other horrors from the real world right now to keep writing, so for the time being I am giving up. A flash of inspiration in the future might see its glorious resurrection, but in the meantime I’ll be keeping my drivel to myself.
Thanks for reading and stay cool, you of good taste.
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