She is the heart of a far, faraway kingdom. She is almost overpopulated w/ different types of angels (as elaborated in my post dated Sept. 7, 08.) And, as if that was not enough, a central part of hers also houses a vigorous fleet of dragons.
No no, it’s not some filthy sexual innuendo here (even though the filthier the better.) We’re on our way to “play” w/ real dragons. Ready?
Rain has just stopped and the sun just re-emerged. This would be an excellent time to stroll in the park, wouldn’t it? Also, this would provide a perfect condition for somebody to sunbath on a sun dappled bank.
That’s right! It’s one of our friends right there.
Colleen Jolly from Washington DC, a BangkokSong guest, is the very first person in the whole world to introduce me to the famed reptiles at Lumpini Park. The irony is that the park (think NYC’s Central Park) is only a 10- minute walk from my building. It really took somebody from the other side of the globe to tell me about something a stone’s throw from my door step, huh?
Their official name is Monitor Lizard. Maybe they have not been properly monitored, as they continue to breed and multiply. Be prepared to be greeted by any of them anytime. Be at any pond in the park and you’ll find them a tourist attraction in their own right.
Eating habit: they are meat eaters. Anything defenseless makes the best dish. Birds, turtles, fish, and possibly babies. That’s right, human babies! If you have one, never leave him or her unattended. There’s no reason to take even the slightest chance.
Personally, I think they’re long and cute, but we wouldn’t be able to hang out together. Forget about inviting them for dinner anytime. I mean, what do we have in common? They eat meat!
Anyway, the closest stations to the Lumpini Park are MRT Silom, MRT Lumpini, and BTS Saladaeng. Respectively.
Or, you can walk there in 10 minutes from BangkokSong.
Joe
All photos were taken by William Duffy from Seattle, USA. He and his wife, Piper, used to live in the residential building that I work for (also a 10-minuite walk to the park.) He sent me these photos after his wife had reintroduced me to “the famed neighbors.” Again, it took three Americans to educate me on this matter.
2 comments:
i agree to this post to some extent. I dont know how brothers, lovers and fathers tolerated their women to go out every night and make money. And even then the women did not get respect they deserved in Bangkok. I have heard the situation has improved much and the country is more industrialized and better jobs.
Debra
Austin
Also because of all the sex tourism in early 1990s we dont know what effects it had on the health of the population.
Debra
Houston
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