When I came home from work wafting, blaring, emanating from over the river was a type of Thai music I hadn’t heard before. Traditional sounds instrumentation played modern sounding pieces. It went on until 11 O’clock before finishing up, just in time for me to hit the sack.
I was revisited at 6.30 by the swinging-of-a-cat vocals and violins. After two tracks what sounded like a Thai political speech followed, and then more vocals and violins.
I’ve never got ready quicker for work.
On the bus to Pattaya the driver put on a DVD of a Thai performer doing covers of western songs, or more particularly a karaoke show. There were thousands of Thai’s in the audience screaming away. For the most part it was terrible, and the songs were appauling – Village People, Hot Chocolate, KC & The Sunshine Bollocks. Then out of nowhere is a version of “Bad Time” by The Jayhawks – a band I really like. I have no idea how it got there, as I doubt there’s a copy of the album in the country that I don’t own. The song’s so good it even made this guy seem momentarily OK.
On a note that’s only related because it’s me complaining, the currency of Thailand’s the Baht (1 Baht = 3 Aust cents), made up of 100 Satangs. Rarely prices are in Satangs, but not often. When they do, prices and change are then rounded to the nearest Baht. For the first time I received Satang in my change today. These coins can’t actually buy anything. They are the ultimate poo change.
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