With my new-found friends, Jane and Ar, we trotted down after the Sunday service at Christ Church to the popular shopping district of Silom, which commonly attracts both tourist and local crowds. It is also the central business district of Bangkok. Besides shopping, the many pubs which littered the various Soi (alleys) also catered to guys, both "straight" and otherwise, searching for other not-so -healthy after-dark activities. If you get what I mean.
"Ee, why the gals so fat and old one," I exclaimed to my Thai friend Ar, trying hard not to stare at the dazzling, sequined-laden bikinis clad dancers. There was obvious excessive wobbling blubber around her waist.
"This Soi gals cheap cheap, so quality bad bad," explained Ar.
The ladies were waiting at the pub entrances for their night adventures to begin, particularly ready to pounce on interested angmohs (fa-rangs). It's their potential tickets to a world outside Thailand.
We eventually settled down on a road side store equivalent to our zi-char store.
Jane Lee (right) - a missionary with CMS. She speaks fluent Thai and has been here for 4 years.
Ar (left) - Jane's Thai student and friend whose parents are from China. Hence, she hence the cutest chinese name - xiao hong
Steam- boat Thai style.
Thank God for blessing me with new friends and good food!
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