4-hour trip, going to Bangkok
Joanne and Sally were called to board the bus first -- again, falsely assumed to be Thai nationals. Naturally, they got the best seats. When almost all the other passengers were in, only 2 vacant seats were left: one on Joanne's left, across the aisle; and the other behind her. As one white guy grabbed the left seat, René settled on the other. To her surprise, he suddenly popped his head above her, and went on with his story about a dog. Apparently, he still hadn't finished narrating from earlier off the bus. Sally couldn't help but laugh up her sleeve, saying "aba, talaga nga naman...." (something like "ehermmm", just worded). René quickly asked "what did she say?", to which Joanne replied "nothing".
While Sally was starting to pick on a small kid in front of them, a list was being passed around. It came from the middle, where René was sitting. It was supposed to be passed backwards but he passed it on to Joanne instead. That's when she saw his whole name: René Lachaughtenen or Lechenhaughtenen or Luthenhaughtenen. She wrote her name and Sally's, and gave it back to him.
Fortunately, Sally and Joanne were able to sleep soundly, in spite of the noise from the TV. They played "Grizzly Bear" on-board, a supposedly "scary" movie, so predictable that the first 5 minutes would instantly tell anybody it's a waste of film.
Joanne and Sally were called to board the bus first -- again, falsely assumed to be Thai nationals. Naturally, they got the best seats. When almost all the other passengers were in, only 2 vacant seats were left: one on Joanne's left, across the aisle; and the other behind her. As one white guy grabbed the left seat, René settled on the other. To her surprise, he suddenly popped his head above her, and went on with his story about a dog. Apparently, he still hadn't finished narrating from earlier off the bus. Sally couldn't help but laugh up her sleeve, saying "aba, talaga nga naman...." (something like "ehermmm", just worded). René quickly asked "what did she say?", to which Joanne replied "nothing".
While Sally was starting to pick on a small kid in front of them, a list was being passed around. It came from the middle, where René was sitting. It was supposed to be passed backwards but he passed it on to Joanne instead. That's when she saw his whole name: René Lachaughtenen or Lechenhaughtenen or Luthenhaughtenen. She wrote her name and Sally's, and gave it back to him.
Fortunately, Sally and Joanne were able to sleep soundly, in spite of the noise from the TV. They played "Grizzly Bear" on-board, a supposedly "scary" movie, so predictable that the first 5 minutes would instantly tell anybody it's a waste of film.
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