7000B Suit 20B Donation to temple 800B bus ticket to Phuket @ 1830 15 Nov 300B 2 nights at Bamboo Hotel free* Tuk-tuk around west Bangkok 10B Donation to temple 5B Boat to Siam Square 240B Lunch @ Sizzler’s 30B SkyTrain to Mo Chit 300B Camera bag 30B SkyTrain to Siam Square 40B Boba (Chocolate and Green Tea) 40B 1kg Rambuttan

NOW: So I never got around to writing an entry for today, mostly because I was upset about the tuk-tuk drivers and the suit dealers. It’s the 23rd right now. I’ll explain:

You’ll see in the next entry, but tuk-tuk drivers are notorious for not driving you where you want to go without driving you to a suit shop or export center first. To quote the LP:

“More obvious [than the gem scams] are the tuk-tuk drivers who are out to make a commission by dragging you to a local silk or jewelry shop, even though you’ve requested an entirely different destination. In either case, if you accept an invitation for ‘free’ sightseeing or shopping, you’re quite likely to end up wasting an afternoon or - as happens all too often - losing a lot of money.”

How true. I didn’t lose a lot of money on some scam, but I did get sort of conned into buying a suit for probably 60% more than I ought to have paid. Live and learn I suppose. Despite this I did see some cool temples and a really tall standing Buddha. The purists reading this (if there are any) would scoff at my choice of eating establishments for lunch, but to them I say that when you’re feeling cheated it makes you feel like going someplace safe, and they had a salad bar, which I used quite a bit. I think I got my money’s worth on that one. Another purchase I don’t regret is the camera bag. It’s been quite nice and was a glaring omission up ’till now. I bought it up in Mo Chit at a weekend market that my (ahem) helpful tuk-tuk driver told me about.