www.Go To The Mountain - Musings of a Potential Guru

Sawasdee Krab! There's something about Bangkok, in general Thailand that I like. They say first impression counts. The lovely places, friendly people and warm smiles not just in Bangkok but all over the kingdom and I learned this first hand as far back as in the 80s.    It was not so commercialized back then and a few of us were in Phuket, rented a beach buggy jeep for $20 a day and navigating with a map drove all over the island and stopped wherever and whenever we wanted. It was so care free that we didn't need a watch. We bought 4 durians and on our way back to the hotel we got lost. At a traffic junction, we asked a young native lady om a motor bike for direction and without a word, she drove off and signalled to us to follow. She actually took us all the way to the hotel! We were very impressed but felt bad so we wanted to reimburse her at least for her cost but she flatly refused. We were so impressed and one of us advocated to least give her a couple of ...

The sunrise and sunset are most glorious but how many of you have seen one and when was the last time you have seen one? No? They happened everyday in case you have forgotten! However, capturing a perfect sunrise or sunset is a bane for photographers in case of rain or on cloudy days. More often than not, you won't get a good one. In the old days, when single and carefree, we do not need to observe time. We would hire a beach buggy jeep for $20 a day, grab a map and search for waterfalls. We go where the wind blows. We would retire late and drink at the beach bar. Sometimes, we got too tired and slept more the next day. On other days when we got up early, we would play beach soccer with the hotel staffs. This time, with young and old in toll, we just took a stroll. Such rustic charm can put you in a trance: "I wake up in the morning and the sun begins to shine....." listen to classic Scorpions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdofgSFWzjw (I make no apologies that I a...