Ukufika nosuku lwethu lokuqala eBangkok

KuyiSonto, Okthoba 28, 2018. Sekuphele unyaka silulindile lolu suku. Ekuseni izinto zokugcina zigcwele kubhaka, ifulethi lingena ebusika futhi sivalelisa kumakhelwane wethu. Eqinisweni, ubhaka wami empeleni unesisindo esingu-9 kg. Nokho, nginezingubo ezisindayo futhi kukhona nomthwalo wesandla...

Abazali bami basilanda ngo-9 ekuseni. Ekuqaleni babukeka bephazamisekile ngoba ngangiluke amaRasta ngayizolo. Kuyavunywa ukuthi kusafanele ngijwayele. Ngaso sonke isikhathi uma ngidlula isibuko ngifana nokuthi, "Wow, ushintsho oluhle. Ngethemba ukuthi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngizokuthanda."

Singena edolobheni futhi sihlangane nomndeni endaweni yokubhaka. Okokugcina ubuciko bokubhaka baseJalimane ezinyangeni ezine ezizayo. Njengoba ngiwumlutha we-pasta wangempela futhi ngincamela ukudla isinkwa esigcwele okusanhlamvu, cishe ngizokukhumbula ngempela. Ubaba kaMax, abazali bami, usisi, umlamu nomshana bakhona. Siyajabula ukuthi siphinde safinyelela etafuleni elilodwa. Emahoreni ambalwa alandelayo ngigcwalisa isisu sami ku-buffet (into enhle ukuthi sengivele ngigqoke ama-leggings endizeni).

Bese kuyisikhathi sokuvalelisa bese siya esikhumulweni sezindiza. Kancane kancane ngithola injabulo, kodwa ngokuqinisekile :) Isimo sezulu saseJalimane sibonisa uhlangothi lwaso olungakhululekile namuhla.

Indiza ihamba ngezikhathi zantambama futhi ngemva kwamahora angu-11.5, ngo-7:30 a.m. ngesikhathi sendawo, sifika eBangkok. Yebo ASIZANGE silale endizeni, nakuba besinazo izihlalo zokuphuma ezimeni eziphuthumayo zedeluxe.

Sithatha i-Citybahn ne-Skytrain siye e-Khet Sathon, isifunda lapho indawo yethu yokuhlala ye-Airbnb ikhona khona ubusuku obubili obulandelayo. Njengoba yonke into yayine-air-conditioning kuze kube manje, manje sesihlangana nesimo sezulu esishisayo nesifudumele e-Bangkok okokuqala ngqa. Ngamarakhi ama-2 kumuntu ngamunye sihamba ibanga elingu-1km ukuya endaweni yethu futhi sijuluke simanzi te uma sifika lapho. Samukelwa kahle kakhulu futhi into ebaluleke kakhulu: igumbi line-air conditioning futhi ishawa iyabanda!

Sijwayelana kancane, singena ezingutsheni ezimfushane, sibheke uxhumano lwesitimela (i-WLAN ifuna ukusetshenziswa) bese siqala ukuhamba. Endleleni sidlula ikhentini engaphandle yesibhedlela bese sizama ukudla kwaseThailand ngaso leso sikhathi. Ama-noodle athosiwe ane-crabmeat ne-peanut sauce (ngeshwa engeyona isosi yamantongomane, kodwa ashisayo kakhulu) kanye nebhanisi elishubile eligcwele ukhilimu wesesame omnyama. I-fluffy emnandi iyiphupho

Sihlola idolobha elizungeze iSala Daeng kancane. Sithola yonke into ethokozisayo, ethokozisayo futhi ehlukile nje. Nokho, inhlanganisela yokukhathala nokushisa okushisayo kusinikeza izinkinga eziningi. Futhi awekho amabhentshi okufa! Okwani. AmaThais agijima nje. Cishe awuwadingi amabhentshi. Ngakho siyalibangisa eLumphini Park. Ichibi, umthunzi namabhentshi. Ufunani futhi? Ngiphinde ngizumeke ngokushesha ebhentshini lamatshe aqinile. Okwamanje iyindawo eyingozi kakhulu emhlabeni. Futhi inzuzo enkulu yama-Rasta ami: Ngihlala nginomcamelo owakhelwe ngaphakathi kimi! Ngeshwa uMax akangivumeli ngilale :( "Kufanele ulwe ne-jetlag!" Ahhhh...

Kodwa ipaki lihle ngempela. Uhlala emaphandleni futhi unombono omuhle wezakhiwo zesimanje zaseBangkok.

Cishe ngehora lesi-5 ntambama sesikhathele siyingcuba sibuyela endaweni yethu yokuhlala. Esikhundleni sokugibela isitimela, sahamba kakhulu. Empeleni, sifuna ukuphuma futhi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi siyodla okuthile. Phela besisadla ukudla okuphuma enkantini yasesibhedlela kuze kube manje. Kodwa ngo-6 ntambama ngiyalala. Ishaywe amahora angu-14! Lokho kufanele kube irekhodi lomuntu siqu elisha.