As I had to bringy car to the Toyota garage for yearly inspection, I had about an hour’s waiting time. So, I decided to take a taxi to Phra Arthit Road for a short walk to the local park by the river. It was around lunchtime so the weather was too hot for a thirty minutes walk towards my destination. Besides there was an ongoing construction project in that area. A new line of underground train station was supposed to be ongoing for three years. This meant that this old road would be reduced to only one lane during the construction. I was glad I took the taxi for this short journey.
Phra Arthit Road is in the old city of Bangkok as it’s very near the Grand Palace. This part of the city is full of old wooden houses, houses with neo-colonial style architecture and big old houses with Georgian and Rococo influences. But you’ll have to walk along narrow lanes and by the river to spot these old houses.
This road ought to be almost 120 years old as the old shophouses are mote than 100 years’ old. Phra Arthit Road means Sun Road, but I have no clue why it has this name. It’s customary in the old days to call the name of roads according to the names of Royalties who lived on those roads. The road where Toyota garage is located is called the ‘grandchildren of the prince’ road. So, the world ‘sun’ could be a nickname for one of the princes who used to have a palace on this road.
All the old shophouses has been renovated and restored several years ago. The local authority had been trying to preserve old houses and turning old parts of Bangkok into tourist attractions. A museum was set up in this area in a very interesting old building. Being near the Grand Palace, the souvenir shops and coffee shops seemed to be doing very well during high season. Local food stalls have become famous landmarks as several foreign movies used them as scenes in their stories. So, Thai youngsters have been there to take selfies during weekends.
The atmosphere was rather quiet during lunchtime on a working day. But the bright warm sunshine gave me lots of energy. As I didn’t have much time, I couldn’t inspect most of those small shops, restaurants and coffee shops. I noticed that most vendors had just got uo from their long night service. They weren’t ready to face customers! Some streetfood stalls were ready to take orders of fast food dishes. The vibes from the river opposite the road kept on telling me to be there.
I was torn between slowing observing all the small shops and rushing towards the river. I was trying to locate the old Indian restaurant which I stopped for lunch with an old college friend years ago. I was very grateful to her for taking me around this area for the first time after years of living overseas. Now I have lost touch with her and wondered how she was doing after the long lockdown. There was a nice PadThai fastfood stall somewhere but I seemed to miss it this time. It would be nice to have plenty of time and pocket money to just walk around and enjoy all the food and desserts among these shops. I could eat until I dropped on the ground for just a day!
It was so nice to have this brief moment to visit Sun Road after over two years of absence. If I had more time, I would walk for fifteen minutes to Khao Sarn road to see how the famous tourist hot spot has been recovering this year. Last year I went for a quick survey, the whole place was close and completely quiet. I couldn’t imagine the adverse financial impact on local people and lives during that time. The government was too gullible and fallen prey to organised campaign of irrational fear. People just switched off their critical thinking because of panic and fear.
Now more people have woken up to question about the adverse impact of coerced mass injections. So, I hope that people would have the motivation to rebuild their businesses and lives with more optimism and hope. The old buildings still looked very strong and stable as if nothing could harm them. They’d rather be the same old buildings with no desire for modernisation. Some old trees in narrow alleyways told me that they would try to keep this old city calm and peaceful. I would try to make time to spend a whole day eating and drinking till late evening one day.
Wishing you peace, good health and prosperity.
Stay strong and cheerful.
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Oh, I love that place. Walking along that road is worth the sweat. It is such a beautiful place to live in. ❤️
Glad you like this old part of the city. You should come in winter months as the weather is very pleasant.
Toyota Is one of the last quality cars made. Very good choice indeed.
Thanks so much for approving my choice. But my car is twenty-one years’ old! Time really flew by so fast. Luckily we could get old spare parts for car repair. The staff at the garage was very helpful. I am very attached to this old car as my father bought it for me and I used to take him shopping and on holidays in this car. Lots of good memories of the good old days with this old car.
I remember my first return to Bangkok almost 30 years ago. I stayed in a guest house near Ko San road. It was so crazy and completely wild beyond anything I had ever experienced.
In 2019 before the shut down it was much less what I had experienced previously however it was still hopping. After a month I saw things plummet to a heartbreaking degree. You say it was closed last year. I am so sad about that. It's devastating to know that the people that thrived on this tourist area would be lost.
I am not a fan of such action anymore but I feel sad nevertheless.
By the way regarding the Bayoke tower 2. It is a secret which you won't find on line. Thais seem to be good at keeping secrets. I had an American friend living there for many years. He taught martial arts and one of his students had been working on the Bayoke 2 when it was being constructed. The student revealed that the building did not meet requirements legally to have it safely filled, so many floors have to remain empty to put less weight on the structure.
The fruit buffet upstairs was really cool.
The good news I got about Khao Sarn road from a taxi drive: it’s now open for business. But some business establishments have disappeared and replaced by new investors. So, people are hoping that Chinese tourists would be back to their usual volume. But so far we have very few guided tours from China. We will see this coming high season whether tourism would come back to revive the local businesses or not.
The Bayoje tower story is quite interesting. I heard something about weird design of inside the building long time ago. Good thing the tower could still be safe for residences. I don’t think they could make profits from such skyscrapers. Very bad and unrealistic investment project; that’s why they had to reduce the cost by tricky methods.
There’s a surplus of condominiums and town houses in Bangkok this year, which I had predicted two years ago. That’s why I told my friend to sell her condo almost two years ago, so she could get a good price. Now only condos in very good locations would still be competitive and in high demand.
The solar cycle underlines all the major changes on earth. We are going to face famine and extremely high prices for food and energy. We would probably be forced to be on a diet like some people in the UK and Latin American countries. That’s partly why the cabal wanted to reduce population who would go on riots as food became unavailable. More natural disasters: earthquakes, volcanos eruptions, fluctuations or extreme weather and lots of falling meteorites. Rich people will move underground for safety!
The equatorial areas are the safest or most suitable areas for survival by end of 2024. I am not ready for these sudden calamities yet and have no ways of making all the preparations because of limited resources. I might have to talk to some rich friend about this. But they would think I was crazy.
I could feel the coming changes and I had been given warnings in my dreams. We’ll see how things go. I would like you to move to Thailand sometime next year. We need people of like minded to help each other to survive this strange time. I have offered a young friend a safe place to stay in time of chaos; but I feel that she won’t be able to leave her elderly parents with her brother. Her mother is now suffering from the poisonous vaxx shots.
One famous astrologer told me about my life: I would live to very old age with lots of people around me. This was contrary to my loner attitude and very private lifestyle. So, it might just happen that some people escaping the mad Max world to my garden and banana groves for their survival. I pray that things won’t turn out so bad.
Take care.
I can see how prices have gone though the roof at a fast pace. I can see disasters happening everywhere like fires and flooding but I am certain that in most, if not all of these cases, it's due to purposeful weather manipulation and energy weapons. It's clear what is going on to me.
I would love to move to Thailand but the possibility is slim. We have two elderly parents getting worse and we live paycheck to paycheck. When I see your posts I have a yearning that just pulls at my heart.
You say your rich friends would think your crazy. This is why we don't talk to people much. We have no friends. We just see the young people at work. They brag about having had all they're shots. They talk about doing drugs I've never heard of. They repeat everything told to them on mainstream news.
I've got some survival gear and a package of seeds but I hope I never have to use it.
I pray that you have a garden rich with all you need and perhaps someday I will be one of the people around you like your astrologer said.
All the best
I also find it difficult to discuss things with youngsters. Sometimes I chatted local students who came to Yannawa temple to feed the fish. It’s quite alarming to learn that they hardly read or search for information on the internet. It’s just school books and pop culture stuff. We have lost a whole generation of youngsters forever; they still wear masks though I explained to them factual truth about masks. Their brains have degenerated too fast!
I could guess that you’ll have moral obligation which you have to fulfill. But things might change for the better in the future.
Yeah. The cabal’s trying to control everything and everyone but they won’t succeed. Divine interventions and karmic law would quietly work in the background.
Thanks for your good wishes. I hope you won’t have to use your survival gears either.
I would try to listen to divine guidance and follow their messages. Emotions, bad habits and ego always muddy my perception!
Good luck.
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Thank you so much for your kind support and good work. The new feature, Waves, seems to be quite a hit!
thats a good use of time while waitng for the repairs to be done
Thanks for joining the Wednesday walk :)
Thank you so much for your generous support.