| Have you ever enjoyed one of simplest things you could do like walking? I did! That made me think if we, human, did many things way too complicated so that we forgot how we could finish those things in other simpler alternatives. Sometimes I wondered myself if I thought too much until I fail into the trap of thinking and got nothing out of it. |
| Last weekend, I went to see a concert with my sister at Indoor Stadium Huamark. I normally went to the venue early in order to get a parking space. I had about 1.5 hours before the door opened, so I was debating myself if I wanted to take a cab or walk to the nearby department store to get something to eat. It’s quite a simple decision but I couldn’t help giving a lot of thought. Many things came into the equation, plus the time and the traffic, which was such a disaster, especially on Saturday evening. Finally, I decided to walk from the stadium to Big C Supercenter, which I thought it’s probably around 2 KM (if I was not wrong). |
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| I cut through Ramkhamhaeng University, passed my high school (Satit Ramkhamhaeng), and reached Big C. Along the way, I saw many things changed: new buildings in the university and my high school, new landscapes, new faculties, new surroundings, etc. All old memories ran into my head when I walked pass the field track where we practiced sports; the gymnasium where we learned Judo; the art & music building where we took the ground floor as a classroom in our final year in high school. Those thoughts made me smile. |
| Before I exited the university’s gate, on my left were two huge buildings, one was for the kindergarten school and one for primary school. Almost 20 years ago, Satit Ram had only high school, and now seeing little kids in Satit Ram’s uniform made me happy. |
| After taking a quick meal, I took another route back to stadium. This time I took the road to the back of the stadium. While I was walking, I periodically looked up into the sky and saw clear sky and trees. Later, I noticed that I did it unintentionally. One of the reasons might be that on the road was crowded and jam-packed with cars and motorcycles; and I did not want to see them. |
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| It was so amazing that half way through the path I did not see a single person. There was only me. Then my eyes shifted to the bus and saw that passengers were looking at me weirdly. They might think that I was crazy by walking. Well, what I did was smile. That’s it! |
| Almost reaching the stadium, there were a whole lot of different kinds of peddlers and food kiosks along the footpath. I stopped by the “Pa-tong-go Sangkaya” (deep fried dough with sweet dipping) kiosk and found that it was very fresh, delicious, and importantly cheap. Further on the footpath were seafood kiosks. Interestingly enough, they arranged the eating area by laying a piece of plastic sheet and putting a coffee table and some cushions around for customers. There were more than 30 sets along the stadium fence down to the gate. Wow, what a fun meal to have! (though I was not guarantee the cleanliness). That also made me smile. |
| This was a walking session full of smile. I realized that I forgot how beautiful the sky was; how fresh the trees were; and how easy going life could be. Now I saw that there were more in life. I did not have to make things too complicated. More or less, I still could look up to the sky or kneeled down to take a look at the green grass and small flowers. When was the last time you do that? |
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| For whatever other reasons one might have, for me, this short walking distance brought me back some good old comforting memories and showed me some simple life styles that many others might forgot. In addition, not to mention that I got a chance to exercise a little bit too. What else could one ask for in life? I thought living each day as simple as possible might be an answer. |
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