Of scum and scams, was perhaps too strong to be used on the recent unpleasant experience my fren and I had encountered recently. But it was pretty amusing to see that THE LAND OF THOUSAND SMILES to be actually THE LAND OF THOUSAND SCAMS.
This recent vacation of mine was very different from the typical holiday in Thailand. Up north we headed for Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai… up into the hills/mountain of akha land; where we experience simple rural life of bugs, murky water in the sink, single daily transport to the city, power failure etc… Other than these, we enjoyed the visit to a village school, and were more aware of our good fortunes at home. We truly enjoyed our time up in akha hills… and who knows, we might be going back there again.
The service apartment we had in Bangkok was great, it was like re-living my days working overseas. I left my grief and anger there, and the breeze took them, the swimming pool took them… I have always tried to make the best out of situations and this time should not be any different.
As for the scams thing, I rest it in God’s hand. I just do what I can do, and leave the rest to the pro to handle it… God will handle it for me. It’s sad that time after time I am reminded that there is no trust in ppl, between strangers… between fellow countrymen, between associates and colleagues, between friends, and even between family members… This is a crappy world that malfunctions big time, I guess it needs Yahwah all the more…
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