Thailand Memoirs: Colorful Cabs and An Englishman

This February, I had another memorable business trip to Bangkok.

During our long morning trips to the plant, I was surprised to see a fleet of colorfu l taxicabs - fuschia, orange, apple green, blue and purple. Having no interesting billboards lately, I was fascinated with those cabs "kasi malayo pa lang kitang-kita na yung fuschia".

One morning, we were caught in a heavy traffic jam near our hotel. This "Discovery Center" mall showcased a Valentine-inspired entrance. Its stairs were painted with "City Caricature" colored red, black and white. Atop the stairs were big block of letters spelled L O V E. I couldn't help but smile, romantics rin ang mga Thai.

At the airport, while waiting for my boarding, I feasted on these cream cheese bagel and yummy Mint and Dark chocolate ice cream. While happily writing down my thoughts about this trip, an Englishman approached me (about mid 60s to 70s). We had an interesting conversation about his business trips in Bangkok, about the Thai culture and also about the Filipino culture. He admitted visiting Philippines once but had little time to discover the best and worse parts of Manila. He shared that he could have documented his memories during his younger years through writing but failed to do so. With this, I was more inspired to capture my experiences through writing at my blog. Thanks to technology, I look forward to the time that my children and grandchildren will be reading about these articles.

Well what can I say, my trips to Bangkok are getting more and more interesting. I guessed I finally enjoyed it when I started realizing how blessed I was to be single at this season of my career.