Traffic Jam In Bangkok

Bangkok is a nice place to be in. Forget about all their political problems. The people there are friendly and the food is good. As always, there will always be bad eggs in society. They have pickpocketing syndicates there. So, be very careful and never place your money at the back. Preferably, in your front pocket or sling your bag in front. Remember, they're pickpocketing experts and they're very good at their craft.

Now, rush hour traffic in Bangkok is a nightmare. Enough for you to pull your hair out. We were in this cab on our way to Siam Square and the traffic jam was terrible. We were literally stuck there (as in never even move an inch, okay!) We waited and waited. As the cab meter kept ticking away. We had enough. We were not going to spend all of our money on cab fares. Geeez. So, after twenty minutes or so we got off and scurried to the pavement in search of the nearest SkyTrain station (or whatever they call their train system which is very much like our MRT, except that they're still using the card thingy which was phased out many years ago here. It reminded me of my childhood..) Their train system is efficient and clean; we reached our destination in a matter of 5-7 minutes. And the fare was reasonable too.

I love the cab drivers there. They're very interactive. Since we were there during the World Cup period, some of the cab drivers kept talking to us about football stuff. Their radios were always switched on to some live football commentary station (the commentator spoke in Thai, henceforth, the only words we understood were the names of the countries he was mentioning, the players' name and GOAL!!!) Haha, sometimes we didn't even know who scored and just shouted GOAL along with the cab driver.

And oh, you have to try the three-wheeled Tuk-tuk if you're there. Its a very authentic Thai experience. Of course, they also have a similar vehicle in India. But I haven't been there; yet. I have to polish up on my Hindi before I step foot there.

Woah, I blogged for four days in a row. Thats a record. Where's my present?