-- Today, (02nd.), a'noon. - after waiting nearly half-an-hr. for a suitable 'bus. - I took a #547. from o'side. SILOM COMPLEX SHOPPING PLAZA, (BTS. Sala Daeng, [S2.],), all the way.
- Fare & time: 17.Bh. & approx. 70 mins.; ETA. at CARREFOUR approx. 13.55.hrs..
- I de-'bused. at CARREFOUR** on Phet Kasem rd., (Khet Bang Khae.), look-out for the CARREFOUR logo. logo over the word CARREFOUR on yr. RHS., it should be quite visible atop its 60ft. & grey painted steel tower! My map shews it as approx. 2.5M. farther OUT of BKK., (going WEST towards MYANMAR!), from THE MALL - B.KHAE,* ( RHS. - a large & buff-colored bldg. ),.
- At C'FOUR. I shewed the address, written in Thai, to several m/c. taxi-men; either they did not know or did not want to take me thither.
- So I shewed it to some taxi-drivers who looked equally non-plussed until I mentioned the Thai word "Noo ut." & accompanied it with the int'l. gesture for massage. One of them used his cell-'phone ot contact the place & then we drove-away.
- We drove along Bhudda Monthol Sai 2 rd. for quite some distance before turning LEFT and turning through several small sois until we reached the i'sect. BM. Sai 3 rd.: Siri Kasem rd.*** at wch. point I was dropped-off - fare 55.Bh..
- At that i'sect. is a largish sign: 'ZUPERMAN.', & an arrow with 200m. & 7-11. written beneath; on the opp. corner is a shop selling TOA. paints;
- Much to some people's amusement I walked up & down several times - even pacing-out approx. 200m. -with no success; buildings are numbered a la Thai!
- Of course everyone whom I asked knew that SOR S'MAN. is somewhere along Siri Kasem rd., maybe this way or possibly that way - but to obtain a precise loc'n. was too much!
- Finally I stopped and enquired of a lady whose husband's tailor's shop should be but a few doors away from SOR S'MAN. if there was any consistency in the numbering system.
- She called them using her husband's cell-'phone. and confirmed that S. S'MAN. would not be OPEN until 19.hrs.! As politely as I could I declined her offer to wait.
- A sadder but wiser man I took an m/c. taxi back to CARREFOUR for just 40.Bh.; distance approx. 2.25M. along BM. Sai 3 rd..

-- For the return journey I took a #163. 'bus.; fare & time 07.Bh. & 90mins..
- I noted that the IN-bound journey's time between CARREFOUR & THE MALL - B. KHAE was between 15-20mins. but nearer to 15mins.. Rd.tfc. was heavy after crossing-over TAKSIN BR..
- ETA. BKK. XTN. HOSP. on Si Lom rd. around 17.55.hrs..

-- Lat. & Long. co-ords.:
-* THE MALL - Bang Khae:.......... 100-24-28.E.x13-42-52.N., (Google Earth.),
-** CARREFOUR - Bang Khae:...... 100-22.005.E.x13-42.495.N., (Garmin.) &
-*** BM. Sai 3.:Siri Kasem i'sect.: 100-21.831.E.x13-44.264.N., (Garmin.), on Google Earth that is obscured by cloud cover.

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