BANGKOK BINGE
THE FLUFFY BED BY the window overlooks colourful bungalows guarded by tall gates. The pistachio green and lemon houses with mosaic pavements sit cosily in a neighbourhood enveloped in a comforting quietude. The silence is broken sporadically by indiscernible voices of kids playing in the alley. This languor of late afternoon is interrupted by a lanky lad on a bicycle handing out fresh fruits from a portable cooler in exchange for 10-20 Thai baht (₹23-₹45).
The kids happily snack on slices of pineapple, watermelon, and fermented guava, skewered skilfully on wooden sticks, the snack redolent of satay. At last I give in to the temptation and step outside to try the refreshing cold fruits neatly packed in plastic pouches and
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