Lessons from life on the left side of the Road

Here are some more things that occur in a daily setting in Thailand:

• Scooters:

 -Entire families of 6 (record so far), with father driving whilst holding a toddler in one arm, a younger boy standing on the small platform in from of him, a small girl seated behind the dad with arms holding groceries, and lastly the mother (seated behind her daugher) cradling an infant.
  -Women wearing heels and still being able to shift.
  -People driving while talking on the phone or texting.
  -Girls riding side saddle due to the skirt of their school uniform.
  -People eating Pad Thai while riding on the back (with chopsticks!).
  -Scooters blasting by a Motorcycle cop at a red light going 100 km/h and him hardly noticing.
  -Police setting up random road blocks and confiscating licenses of anyone not wearing a helmet while being stuck in traffic at a light. Fine of 200 Baht ($6) to have it returned...but in order to go to the office they have to drive across town without a license.
  -People driving on the wrong side of the road, literally. Making a one-way street a two-way because it's "too far" til the next U-Turn.
  -Topping off your tank for 80 Baht ($2.50) that will last you all week.

  -Having the registration/insurance of your vehicle expire in the year 2554. (Roman Calendar: 2011 A.D.)

• Going to the Hospital for a health certificate with blood test for 150 Baht (about $4.50)

• Monks in bright orange, dark red or brown garb walking around barefoot in the midst of a modern supermarket not unlike Wal-Mart
• Children playing with massive bugs that chirp rather than buzz; tied to strings making them a sort of baloon with a mind of its own.

Among many other things that seem to never get old...