17 CRAZY MEDICINEThe lady with 60 daughters
by Matt Carrell
The rain started to fall in mid afternoon and there was no hope that it would stop before the Walking Street go-go bars were due to open at 8 p.m. Mam stared from her bedroom window and wondered where she had put her umbrella. That might be the least of her problems as the water was already flowing inches deep along the soi where she lived. She would have to walk to the main road and find a songthaew or Baht Bus. These are small pick-up trucks that cruise the streets of Pattaya and adjoining towns, transporting passengers for just ten baht per person. The rear of the vehicle has two benches facing each other under a rigid metal roof. Customers can hail the buses anywhere along their route and as they spot their destination they
