There’s an interesting take on conservation going in Thailand. Basically there isn’t any I can see unless it’s essential. Bangkok still suffers from blackouts occasionally so there’s signs everywhere telling people to turn off the lights etc, and for the most part they do. It goes as far as turning on and off lights in some public spaces if you’re the first or last to arrive or leave. That’s pretty awesome when you consider the ambient light levels that Melbourne produces.
But then there’s no further follow-up or green movement. For example, there’s no recycling. It’s obviously a practical and not theoretical underpinning to the conservation that does occur. They also seem to be saving milk as it’s all ‘whitener’ here. I’ve started to drink my tea black and have had to give up coffee as a\there’s no real coffee, and b\the Nescafe is even worse here than back home, completely undrinkable without milk. The only other thing they seem to be saving is vegetables – they don’t come with anything. I was literally served rice and meat for dinner one night. While it may sound like heaven to my brother, I’m actually missing having some dead flora along with my dead fauna.
Speaking of power saving, I wish I could turn off the radio in my work area. All day long its terrible Thai pop ballads – and if you think Australian radio’s bad you ain’t heard nothing yet. I’ve heard one song, more specifically one chorus, go on for 20 minutes.
The only other thing of note is the rain. It doesn’t muck about, the whole sky falls for about 20 minutes and then is done for the day. There’s no point carrying a brolly around either – you need to be under shelter.
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