Little activitiy around Saranrom 24.12.2013
Tuesday, 24.12.2013
Meet a friend for dinner near Khao San, then stroll along
Talad Klong Lot to Saranrom. Still barbed wire around Ministry of Defence and
Ministry of Interior (road in front of it completely blocked and a banner with
a new name in front of the ministry).
Arrive at Saranrom 21:45. Very slow business. One round
complete about 22:30, it’s getting better. Continue. 23:15, I estimate that it
won’t get much busier tonight, so I say goodbye to my friend and wait for bus
home at Sanam Luang.
This night, there were only about 30 boys (on a normal day
there would be twice as many, on a good day three times as many), we saw one
boy getting into a car with a customer (and he was back half an hour later).
A strange way to spend Christmas.
My friend pointed out that the taxi drivers witness all the
negotiation, something I haven’t thought about. Next time I will count how many
customers are in their own car and how many come by taxi.
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