I’m pretty sure I’m in the wrong business. This whole software thing has worked out so far but I think I found my new career path. (Not really,but for blogging sake, bare with me)
So the other day I went out to explore the downtown area of Bangkok away from the main tourist areas. I had decided to make most of the trip on foot as you can see more of the city that way. I walked around, mingling with the locals as they broke from their jobs to visit the street vendors for lunch or an afternoon snack. I made my way north through what is probably the largest city park in Bangkok. A nice place to sit and watch the world go by. Small ponds, plenty of shade and you can only barely hear the traffic that encircles the green island. But after making my way through I continued on up a smaller street, until my pace slowed as I passed a beautiful park on my left. Small lakes and seemingly man made streams bubbled under the canopy of old trees. Puzzled that this beautiful green space is not marked on my map I continued to stare through what I now realized to be a fairly tall and fairly thick iron bars on the fence for my unmarked Eden. And finally a dog barked and I saw it Old glory. 50 stars and 13 stripes waved in the breeze, hung from the front of the mansion residence of what was marked as "The Residence of the American Ambassador to Thailand". Two blocks later I was finally back to the drab concrete buildings I had become accustomed to seeing on the side of the street most any city street.
This experience leaves me wondering, "Where do I apply for such duty?" I bet Mr. Ambassador has a huge stockpile of real Heinz 57 ketchup, and can get them to airlift in some Hobee’s chicken apple sausage and eggs along with a nice slab of banana toffee coffee cake.