I was up about 8 this morning, stretched, showered and finished the OJ. I worked on diaries, imported and converted my underwater video, and read some more from the guidebooks.
Before noon I started the DVD creation of the UW video, then I walked down to th
e BTS station, stopping on the way for a plate of Som Dam, which is green papaya salad, and sticky rice, at a street vendor on Soi 4, for 40B. It was very good, quite spicy. I toned it down with the cabbage and a green bean, then washed it down with water.While waiting for a BTS train, Trish called and we had a nice talk. She has been tired and doesn't sleep well, but forced herself to get out to the senior dance Saturday. I told her the weather in Bangkok since I returned has been mild, cooler and drier than when I left a week ago.
I rode the BTS train to the Asok station, then transferred to the MTS (subway) and rode to the end of the line, at the Hua Lumphong train depot. From there it is a short walk to the nearby Chinatown. Crossing the bridge over the canal, a Chinese man about my age stopped to tell me to come to the Old City tomorrow at 10 for a holiday, at some wat, but I couldn't understand the name. I showed him my map, but the place was to the west of the map. He goes on the Skytrain, then takes buses to get there. The canals shown on the map go to the Old City, he said.
I walked the 2 main streets in Chinatown and took a few photos, but the battery I had changed to is the one which does not always charge up. Apparently, the charge contacts don't touch the charger contacts unless the battery is pushed sideways. I was able to shoot by reinstalling the battery. I could get one shot at a time that way, using the small charge left in the battery. Many stores are closed on Sunday. A small Canon camera store was open, but it didn't have the charger or the aftermarket battery. It had a Canon battery, for 3900B, but I declined because I don't have the Canon charger and the new battery might not be charged, and the price is higher than on Ebay. Traveling back to get one of the other 2 batteries would take too much time, so I kept walking and taking in the sights. There were a lot of people on the narrow and often blocked sidewalks. The blockage was from street vendors, of food and souvenirs, mostly.
Restaurants and food vendors on the street both advertised Bird's Nest and Shark Fin soups. I didn't check the prices. Some jewelery stores were open. One, with gold chains hanging on the back wall, was busy, with Asians lined up 3 deep at the counter. Probably putting their money into gold, or gifts for the folks back home.
I tried to walk to the Monk's Bowl village, but turned the wrong way and ended up near the subway station, so I took it to the Phra Ram 9 station and IT city. I went up to the 3rd floor and asked for a charger at the first camera store I found. The girl had only a battery and charger set, for 1050B. More than I wanted to pay, but the charger was a tight fit on the battery, so I bought it. I also wanted screen savers and was sent down to a camera repair store, on the same floor. They were able to cut down a screen saver for the rear screen, for 100B. Next, I bought a 50 pack of blank CDs and a 7 port USB hub for Bill, 530B. Then I bought a grounded to ungrounded outlet plug, for 10B. I also asked about the serial number for the Adobe programs I bought last month and was told it was in the package.
I felt hungry, so I got a 100B card at the ground floor food court. I tried 2 dishes, not Thai, but Asian, for 45B and 35B. The first was stuffed noodles, sliced pork and green leaves, with a side of broth, and the second was Kyoza, or something like that, 5 stuffed dough crescents, thinly slice cabbage and a dipping sauce. Quite a bit of meat in all that, and not enough green veggies. Both looked good, but neither was great or filling, so I finished with a traditional dessert, for 20B. It was gelatin and fruit, cut into small cubes or that size pieces, topped with crushed ice and brown sugar. Tasted OK. My congestion is still interfering with the tastes or the odors, from food.
I returned to Roger's apartment, using the MTS and the BTS, which is now kept too cold, then walking. I stopped at Big C for a liter of OJ, a small tray of cooked noodles, a bag of soup, and 2 small bags of steamed rice, for 99B. At Roger's I filled my liter bottle with purified water, for 1B.
I finished to cookies in the apartment and watched 'Miss Potter' a very good movie, and started watching 'The Piano Player', a not so great movie.
So my outlay for today is 1930B, about $58.
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