I heart TDBank. I miss Canada

New Siam Riverside, Breakfast Buffet area overlooking the river.

So this morning we had a meeting with Bum and Bob regarding some future opportunities. Turns out Bum Also owns a massage parlour, the cafe, internet shop, water systems, a hotel, some restaurants, the travel agency, and the list goes on and on.

Lets just make a note about TD Bank. We went to an ATM in bangkok and withdrew 3000baht, or about $90. It does not dispence money or a receipt, instead says something about not going through, some error message. Fine, we go to another machine, and withdraw the money. So two days later, online banking show me that both amounts process. Mikae calls the Kbank customer service and they wont do anything about it. We call TD bank, and the guy says that they will open an investigation on my behalf, and sort it out etc. Within 12 hours, the cash was redeposited into my acocunt. For $25 a month, I have international banking with TD, and I have unlimited withdrawls and service without additional fees .Otherwise its something ridiculous like $5 a transaction. Very pleased with the service. I had also notified them that I would be here, so at least they were aware, and it all worked out nicely. I forgive Kbank, because of course, they provided me with water, anti-bacterial towellettes and condoms when we first arrived in Bangkok.

Well, we are leaving Bangkok. What an experience, stil lots of things we want to see, but we ill do that on the way home. I have been super on edge for days here.. the city has tremendous energy, and not all of it is positive. I think when we go back we will stay in a 4 or 5 star hotel in the business district for two days or so, and cram in the rest of the tourist stuff I wanted to see. Thonglor was a lovely neighboorhood, and a great experience. My mixed feelings basically revolve around Khaosan. This neighboorhood is all tourism, and you can see the scams and the scammers from a mile away. It just doesn't feel 100% safe. We saw a lot of westerners abusing the Thai, and the Thai here don't seem to like the westerners so much, I do not blame them. Its a great vibe sometimes, and an awful vibe at others. Anyways, unit move to Phi Phi.. so we will see what happens down there.