wanderlust

This morning I braved Chatuchak Market in Bangkok's north side.

For the uninitiated, the market comes off as dirty and flea-marketlike. However, this is a major weekend market and sells mostly first quality, new items; it also sells fighting cocks, fried bugs of all sorts and all sorts of other food items. I did not spend a lot of time there - it was insanely hot and crowded, and I am jet-lagged on top of it all.

I was amused on the way home to read a sign on the BTS, Bangkok's mass transit rail system. It was positioned above one seat and read:

"Please give this seat to monks." Sure enough, one got on a few stops later and the person sitting in his seat stood up and gave it to him. Classy.