Instead of taking the Skytrain to and from work lately, I often take the bus. While the Skytrain is airconditioned and comfortable and modern (read: Boring!) the bus is a whole 'nother story.
I like taking the bus for several reasons: 1) in the "winter", its not too hot, 2) it only costs 5 baht (10 cents), 3) if there is no traffic, it takes me door-to-door faster than my walk-ride-walk Skytrain commute, 4) I can watch the often interesting street scene go by, and 5) I can sit and study my pasa Thai (Thai Language) flashcards.
Tonight I was studying my flashcards when I happened to look past them to the wooden floor. Right below my feet the floorboards had been punctured (ripped? rotted? broken?) and I could see through the 2X4s directly to the street racing immediately below my feet.
Ahh... I guess that's what you get for 5 baht!
P.S. My comments about the Skytrain are mostly in jest. When I first arrived in Bangkok I thought the Skytrain was the coolest ever. If only San Francisco's MUNI was half as efficient! But now, even though I ride it most days, I am used to it and so a ride on the bus makes life, shall we say, more interesting...
