Afterwards, it was time for another first. The motorbike taxi! Now
everyone says these are dangerous, not to get on one without a helmet, and
probably just avoid them altogether. Sorry mom… I did it anyway! I debated telling the man it was my first time
so he would drive slow and show me how to sit, but then I feared he might try
to overcharge me. So I just climbed on and held on for life as we weaved in and
out of stopped traffic (which is why they are faster than cabs), and he kindly
dropped me at my destination. The whole experience was less than a dollar and
quite fun I must say. However, I will be purchasing a helmet before riding again…safety
first!
I met friends at the BTS (train) and we headed to the mall for some dress shopping. One of the new girls (to our school, but not to
Bangkok) was nice enough to take us newbies around to all her favorite
places. We went to a cute vintage dress shop, where they put elastic in the waist so the dresses fit us “fat” westerners. I bought two cute dresses
for 5 dollars each, and bought a cheapo phone since mine apparently doesn’t work in
Thailand. Using it takes me back to high school when you had to type each letter 2-3 times
to get the letter you want! Haha, I am purchasing an iPhone as soon as I get
a paycheck! Our friend suggested we take
the water taxi back. Water Taxi? How exciting, I thought. Thailand used to be
know as the Venice of the East because of all the waterways. This was no Venice. I'm pretty sure most of the water was sewage and runoff and it STANK. As we were boarding, my friend suggested I keep my mouth shut in case
water happened to splash on board as we passed other boats. Good thing they
have rain flaps. As we were riding along, we both caught a glimpse of something
big and round floating in the water. We looked at each other in disgust when we
both realized it was a dead pig. A few minutes later we hopped off, said
goodbye, and took our motor taxi’s home. What a day!
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