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**sarasaraseda** · 05-07-2010, 06:18 AM

Another real Thailand moment of mine:

My friend and I got on the elevator to go to the top of that really tall giant temple down on Sukhumvit (I forget the name) and we saw a group of 8 monks coming towards us. I always feel a little nervous around monks...being a woman wanting to be polite as possible. Sure enough, the 8 monks come on the elevator. All 10 of us are crammed into the elevator and up we go. My (female) friend and I just stared ahead at the doors and tried not to touch them, which was quite hard because it was a small elevator. We're riding up... and up... and up... and ..... STOP. Nothing. We look around, the monks look around. Yes...the elevator is stuck. We were stuck in the elevator for two hours. My friend was totally calm and cool and was able to make conversation with the monks. I was a basketcase...nervous jitters...and when I get nervous, I giggle. I had a controlled giggle for two hours. When the doors finally opened and we got out I burst out in the heartiest laugh you could imagine. The 8 monks walk away execpt for one who lingers. I look up at him, and he says... "You are a very Happy Person"

This, of course, only added to my giggles.

So we were certainly tourists...at a temple off of sukhumvit, but that was real Thailand to me. I think real is something that you just wouldn't find anywhere else...and for me, that certainly was one.

05-07-2010, 06:18 AM	#19
sarasaraseda Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 604 Senior Member	Another real Thailand moment of mine: My friend and I got on the elevator to go to the top of that really tall giant temple down on Sukhumvit (I forget the name) and we saw a group of 8 monks coming towards us. I always feel a little nervous around monks...being a woman wanting to be polite as possible. Sure enough, the 8 monks come on the elevator. All 10 of us are crammed into the elevator and up we go. My (female) friend and I just stared ahead at the doors and tried not to touch them, which was quite hard because it was a small elevator. We're riding up... and up... and up... and ..... STOP. Nothing. We look around, the monks look around. Yes...the elevator is stuck. We were stuck in the elevator for two hours. My friend was totally calm and cool and was able to make conversation with the monks. I was a basketcase...nervous jitters...and when I get nervous, I giggle. I had a controlled giggle for two hours. When the doors finally opened and we got out I burst out in the heartiest laugh you could imagine. The 8 monks walk away execpt for one who lingers. I look up at him, and he says... "You are a very Happy Person" This, of course, only added to my giggles. So we were certainly tourists...at a temple off of sukhumvit, but that was real Thailand to me. I think real is something that you just wouldn't find anywhere else...and for me, that certainly was one.
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