Twelve In A Row Part 7

The "V.I P " Baggage

Inside the van, we were quietly settled feeling the cool soothing air after those looong  tiring walk plus the double dealers.  Bye -bye Ratchaburi.

It's nearly 12 noon and the van would  leave for Victory Monument. One,two,three passengers were coming at a time. I was supposed to close my eyes when I spotted a mother and her baby. They were the last passengers and were heavily loaded. The husband was dealing with the driver. From my seat I overheard their conversation.

This was what transpired during the conversation:

Husband:  My wife and my baby are bound to Victory Monument and this is their luggage.Where shall I put this?
Driver:  At the back but  you have to pay.
Husband:  But why? We could just put the luggage at the back compartment.
Driver:  It could  be but still you have to pay 100Baht same as the passenger's fare.
Husband: That is a dead thing! How come you charge the same,50 Baht ,O.k!?

The husband  finished the conversation by slamming  the door after putting the luggage at the front seat then left.
We left silent but the driver's still unease with the luggage beside him. After a ten -minute drive of  pondering , he stopped and put the luggage down away from its throne. Lol! I took a photo but it was too late for  it took me a minute to dig for  camera inside my stuff. The luggage was already away from its throne.

The "V.I.P" luggage deprived of its throne.

Shh! Stop giggling . Sleep  or else the driver might turn on you and drop you off the highway. Lol! PEACE am joking.....

Twelve In A Row Part 4

Another Double-Dealer

We were getting late for our appointment  but we couldn’t just waste our money to another double- dealer.

We almost toured around the market when we saw another pick-up. We were  hoping he isn’t a kin of that  beguiler man.

As I was the one who can speak Thai fluently, it was then  my duty to inquire and to bargain.  Before I could complain ,the two pushed me near  the pick-up.  I hesitantly asked the man for a ride but unfortunately he was bound to another side of the globe.  Lol!  In his hope to gain more money , he  persuaded us  for a single trip of 400Baht. It would mean 800Baht for  two ways.   It seemed that  as we walked  farther the more these  double dealers wanted to milk us.

We were on the go when we heard him in his coaxing  tone ,” Ao mai nu? Mai mee rot laew na. Tur atjai pai mai tahn nad kadai na.” (Do you want to take  a ride ? There’s no available trip and you might be late in your appointment.”  I smiled and  said in my gracious humor, “ Thank you, uncle and never mind.  There’s nothing  to worry about.”( the priest  will be in the church anyway.)

Another treacherous man!

Did we make a wrong decision to turn down the offer of the first man? What shall we do? Take it or leave it?

Happy wandering  with us…….To Daruna Nu Kroh.