I live on the Chao Phraya

The Loy la Lang guest house is between the Wat and the river. Our rooms are of timber and bamboo and have cushions that fold in threes and antique looking things to hang ones thai fisher pant from ( shoes at the door thank you farang).

The living space we have has a balcony which hangs out over the river.



 

There is always something afloat on the river. The long fins look exotic, the gin palaces look like gin palaces and the ferries look ready to ferry you anywhere.

 

I love the river. It calls me to make a canoe. I will try on Monday afternoon.

It is tidal which surprised me given how much I know about the rivers of the world. Go on, ask me a question?

 

did I mention the temple at my door?

actually, this Wat has a relic of an abbot in it. It is supposed to be his ear bone ( the hammer ? ) and that is why this Wat is known locally as the listening house of the god.

 

 

What a day it was. By train to the chatachuk, or the jatujuk, or the JJ markets we went.

Our hearts were pure, our minds were fresh, our wallets safe from pocket pickers and our bags are from strong jute and at the ready.

Had not even got out of the rail station before I had bought my first genuine hand made afghani artifact. There is a lot of afghani in the chatachuk of the Bang. There is a lot of everything in the Chatachak. It is a bit like the Camberwell market in Melbourne but good.

It took me 35 minutes to restock this after you know who said " can I have that one? "


I have bought all my friends a broom.

Don't argue about which color you want, I got 27 of the purple ....

Next time you are in Bangkok try carry 27 brooms and 3 genuine antique afghan kilim bags home on the metro. The security checks were a little intrusive. We all had to wear gloves...

It was nice to get bak to the Loy la Lang

This the front of the place

 

 

This the power plants that runs the air machine and the

That runs the house. You only have to stand near it with a jug of water and it boils.

This the gardens inside of our riverside rooms;

These the big things at the park up the Thanon song wat.

You know how in Europe the street theater people do the stand still thing for hours in the blazing sun while dressed as a Caesar or a pharaoh or a Napoleon but still look crap ?

In the Bang they really good. I thought this was real statue until he let off gas. That why I laughing and he looking sideways....

a Thai mystic lives in here.

I dunno wat.

I like a blue cloudy Thai sky. I remember it always.

Very shiny stuff.

so much gold

A bit wooden I thought.

I love the Bang.

I have a kitchen here. I make best Farang pad Thai ever according to houseboy number three. He has given up drinking and staying up late and dancing in clubs and really likes working as houseboy number three. He loves watching me cook. I a bit nervous when he helps chop up the onions. The choppy choppy things goes faster than the eye and onions become mince in seconds.

Time for my kick boxing lesson at the boxertress happy healthy centre.

I can feel things like Thai now.

 

Love and peace

Mruk.