Thursday, November 27, 2008

Mai Pen Rai


Bangkok is in a state of chaos with the shutdown of Suvarnabhumi Airport, leaving tens of thousands of tourists stranded. Many of whom will be missing Thanksgiving back home because of the unrest. Well, as the Thais would say when face with a setback, mai pen rai which means never mind. That’s life, so just grin and bear it like this photo which I shot with my Canon G7 in June this year.

The farang looks troubled as he waits in a yellow cab stuck in Bangkok’s notorious traffic. The smiley decal is an interesting contrast to the lad’s glum face. I can imagine there are many more glum faces in Bangkok as I write. Hopefully, the crisis will end amicably soon... but I won’t hold my breath.

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