We headed off to Big C today to buy just enough staples to get us through until the end of the month. However, at the end of the month we will have to make one final trip to Big C to buy the kinds of things we can't find at a reasonable cost in Wichian Buri, the closest small town to the village. They do have a 7/1, but that is about all, except for locally run businesses that are much more expensive than Big C for most items.
After shopping for groceries, I caved and agreed to buy a dozen doughnuts at Mr. Donut. Yummy and no Mr. Donut in the village or within 200 km. For that matter, no McD's, Subway, Starbucks, KFC ... nothing. Fast food and franchise withdrawal, not to mention no GoGo bars or discos.
However, there are a couple of good things. Clean (but hotter) air, and decent internet connection, almost as good as Bangkok and more consistent in terms of speed. I am sure I add significantly to the local community, both in terms of spending (local convenience store and food stalls) and blood (mosquito population).
Tomorrow, Thavorn is going to call the manager of the Isuzu dealer to see if he has found financing for us. Better to head off to the village knowing what our plans will be.
Awesome motorcycle helmet .. gotta get me one of these .. may the force be with you
Urchin sort of sitting on my computer chair
More and more of these street bars are popping up around 11 pm, complete with bar girls, cheaper drinks, bar fines, prices negotiable after that ... small monthly permit from city district and much larger payment to you know whom :-) I always wondered what happened to all those Volkswagen camper vans of the 60's and 70's. Kind of like an Uber Bar!
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