Suka-Suka Camilla.As I Like it.

Vientiane Day 13. The man under the tree

Riverside,where the Swedish buffoon passed out.

I was taking pictures of the neighborhood when someone with a foreign accent called out "Sabaidee".I turned to see a caucasian in his late 30/early 40 smoking under the tree. He asked me where I come from and he turned out to be Swedish. He just arrived from Bangkok the day before and had too much to drink the previous  night and passed out at the riverside. He woke up and found his belongings were stolen, including the passport and money. Well, he's a buffoon for passing out by himself in a foreign country. But then I remembered my horrendous experience being stranded for 5 days in shitty Kuala Lumpur because my passport, wallet, handphone,BB were stolen.

Back to the Swedish guy, Since it's a Saturday he can't really do anything to process his passport. He asked me if I can give him 20,000 Kip ($2.5) to call his mother, which I did. He had a pretty expensive looking glasses on and looked quite pittiful asking people for money. I just hope he learned his lesson like I did. You can never be too careful.