January 7, 2009
Word has it that taxi drivers are refusing to take passengers to anywhere along Ekkamai for fear of ghosts! A Thai colleague complained that she was stranded for awhile and not being able to take her cat to the vet located at Ekkamai as no cabbie would want to go anywhere near there. In the end, she had to get on a motorbike, fluff in arms and paid a hefty 150 baht (~SGD 6.25) for the 10-minutes ride to the vet, which otherwise would have costed less than 30 baht (~SGD 1.25) baht from her place. The bike had also taken a detour from where she lived and consciously avoided having to pass-through Santika, thus prolonging commuting time. It won’t be surprising to hear if Thai residents of Ekkamai will now shift out of their homes pretty soon!
The only ghosts I’m seeing really is the money-grubbing kind.
January 7, 2009
Previous posting of the Santika tragedy was based on what were reported in various news publications. There’s always another side to a coin as an opinion piece from an eye-witness of the horrific tragedy provided some perspectives to those on the sidelines. Always a relief to know that there were some helping hands throughout the whole ordeal; although it is human nature to give this guy the flack. I would agree, however, that it is quite appaling to know that the bystanders would rather record people dying on their mobile phones rather than offering their help at that point in time. What’s worse is that it really is not that hard to believe or imagine such actions from the public. Almost expected! Sad.
January 6, 2009
This has gotta be the MOTHER of all chocolates! Say what you will on what you know about possibly better chocolates out there…put one of these in your mouth and there’s no turning back. Just heavenly, simply mouth watering and orgasmic! I’m generally not a big fan of bitter, dark chocolates, but Royce Nama Bitter has got me completely hooked!
Available in the vicinity of supermarkets in the bigger malls around Bangkok like Emporium, Central and Paragon at 450 baht per box of 20 pieces.
