The Bus Ride
One hand in the air and...kreeek...k! the taxi stopped. "Victory Monument" said Tenzin. The driver said something in Thai, denied our proposal and left. Tenzin waved his hand back and another taxi stopped. "Victory Monument", He said. The driver thought for a while and said," Oh Vic..toe..re..mo..nu..ment..(breaking the words)" and gestured us to hop in. 'Beep' the taxi meter showed 35 (35 baht). The a.c was in full swing and a Thai lady was singing on top of her voice from the radio, not a word of which we understood. Moving for a while, the car stopped. It moved slowly forward as we scanned the new environment. Not again...! it stopped again..?!! There were cars and buses all around. But everyone (especially the drivers) seemed to enjoy it because there was not a single 'honk'. The only sound that you can hear was the sound of the engines'. I felt the minute hand on my wrist watch go..tick..tick..tick.. and so did the numbers on th...
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