Nevertheless, I was still armed with all the toy trains and cars and candies in the world to bribe him whenever he would revolt against me. I was always ready to be singled out in the crowd of people always very eager to entice him by ANY means.
And eventually I did succeed. I was always singled out ! Yes ! The only person to be slapped and yelled at was always me. But I do face stiff competition from strangers. And although the occasion is rare, the thought is comforting.
Anyway, I did have a really nice time in Bangkok carrying all the shopping bags and baby food and surprisingly (really ?) not shopping much for myself yet spending heavily. But I was desperate for a trip outside. One whole semester of imprisonment in my college was becoming more and more intolerable. I know my friends out there will empathize.
