J: Another open letter to the vendors of Thailand.
Stop jumping on my ass the second I stop in front of your booth. I know you are trying to screw me on the price and thats something I can live with. Don’t make the transaction a pain as well. This whole trip, I recall Mr. Moore as James Bond pushing that Wooden Elephant selling Thai kid out of the boat and wish I could do the same. And to the ladies with the frogs. Here’s a trick. If the woman standing in front of you selling the same frog couldn’t make a sale - what makes you think you can 10 seconds later? Also if you want to us to believe you are from a tribe in the mountains - hide your cellphone and don’t wear a shirt for “Power Diesel 150 Super Additive.” There is just so much “show” going on that you push me away. It makes me love the Chang Mai Sunday market even more.
While John and I were walking down Sukhumvit Rd, checking out what was around our hotel and getting a lovely egg and bacon breakfast, we noticed some small stalls with a lot of locals hanging around. As we went to investigate we saw that there was a whole market hidden behind these stalls. I’m pretty sure we might be the only “farongs” to walk around back there. It was neat. Here’s a short video.
We’d like to wish everyone happy holidays! Also we’d like to share some test footage. Lucky for us we can do both at once. Here’s a look at the 2009 Chicago Christkindlmarket.
