Took the morning bus heading for Bangkok. Once again I'm the only westerner aboard on this 10-hour rather uneventful journey. Except maybe for this little story...
During my bus ride they were playing several movies and music shows
. In the last two hours they were broadcasting what appeared to be some kind of variety show in front of a teenage audience. With funny games and dance performances which looked like a mix of MJ's "Thriller" and Freddy Kruger. One segment of the show was a WWII comedy act with an extensive set "Saving Private Ryan"-Style in which the Thai actors were mocking Allies and Nazi's alike. Including a sexy "Indiana Jones"-style Thai Nazi girl, 'friendly firing' American GI's and a Hitler performer with swastika smileys on his uniform and neon colored plastic weapons in the hands of his marching Thai 'Hitler Youth'. Like i said before, some things in life you just can't make up ;)
Upon arrival in Bangkok i was so unfortunate to catch a completely incompetent licensed! taxi driver who drove me all across town to the airport instead to the most well known tourist street in town...
Anyway, I'm here and the bed is cozy... ;)
Nahm den Bus am Morgen nach Bangkok. Wieder einmal bin ich der einzige Westliche an Bord, auf dieser 10-stuendigen ereignislosen Reise. Ausser vielleicht dieser kleinen Geschichte...
Waehrend der Fahrt wurden mehrere Filme und Musikshows gespielt. In den letzten zwei Stunden zeigten sie eine Art Variete Show vor einem Teenager-Publikum. Mit Geschicklichkeitsspielen und Tanzeinlagen, die an eine Mischung aus Michael Jackson's "Thriller" und Freddy Krueger erinnerten. Ein Teil der Show war eine Art WWII Komoedie mit einem aufwendigen Set im "Saving Private Ryan"-Stil, in welchem Thai-Schauspieler sich ueber die Alliierten und Nazi's lustig machten. Inklusive einer sexy "Indiana Jones"-artigen Nazi-Kommandeurin, 'freundliches Feuer' gebende amerikanische Soldaten und ein Hitler Darsteller mit Hakenkreuz-Smileys auf der Uniform und neonfarbigen Plastikwaffen in den Haenden einer Thai-'Hitlerjugend'. Wie ich im Blogtitel schon sagte, manche Sachen im Leben kann man einfach nicht erfinden ;)
Nach meiner Ankunft in Bangkok hatte ich leider das Pech einen total inkompetenten, wenn auch mit Lizenz, Taxifahrer zu bekommen, der mich quer durch die Stadt zum Flughafen fuhr, anstatt zur bekanntesten Touristenmeile in Bangkok...
Wie auch immer, ich bin hier und das Bett ist bequem... ;)
Some Things in Life You Just Can't Make Up
Monday, October 29, 2012
Bangkok, California, Thailand
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