Well I feel like I was. When I arrived the other day into Surat Thani I went in search of a bus to Hat Yai. I first of all went to Phantip Travel, however they said that they could not help and they pointed to a street opposite and ushered me to go there. Due to the lack of communication skills on both sides and my misunderstanding, I thought they meant the small place on the corner and not the bus station at the top of the road. If I had walked another 5 mins then I would have got what I thought I was paying for.

Instead, what I got two days later was a small mini van crammed to capacity and I was at the back on the drivers side which was and is the worst place to sit. I was expecting a big luxurious coach, not some old fuckin thing.

5 hours stuck in this god forsaken hell hole unable to move my arse, not even one iota. Cramped because the seat in front was reclined slightly and unable to move. Unable to see out the window because the seat at the rear is higher. Sitting with the sun blazing in the window, I mean, what the fuck did I do to deserve this?

When we finally arrived I ordered a Grab. I couldn’t find it and the driver was calling me and I can’t pick up the call because my Esim is not set up for calls. Next thing I know, this young women is asking me if I was looking for 8182, the car registration, I said “Yes”

She points to her phone and sure enough it’s the correct driver but a different car. Apparently she lost her car during the recent floods here in Hat Yai. She was such a nervous wee character. She said that she needed petrol, was it OK to stop… Sure.

She only put in 300 bhat because that was all she had and I kind of believed her because her car was very old and needed a bit of work. The fare was 80 bhat. She was apologising because of the traffic and so when we got to the hotel I gave her 100 bhat tip. She was very grateful and I have hopefully bolstered my Karma.