A few years ago, some friends and I decided to rent a boat for New Year’s Eve, load it with snacks and drinks, a stereo, and steam up and down the Chao Phraya River all night. At midnight, we thought, we’d park the boat next to the barge that sets off the traditional fireworks. It was a hell of a night, actually, super-fun, with about 40 people on the boat living it up in true Bangkok style. However, the fireworks didn’t really go as planned, and luckily, I had my camera going at the time. I just found this video burried on my hard drive and thought it’d be fun to put up.
It looks dangerous and then funny (and yes, I’m the idiot who says “That was awesome!”), but we actually had a few people pushed into the river when everyone took a step back and said “Whoa!”. Luckily we heard them yelling – that river can hide some mean currents, and any river that flows through the middle of a city of 10 million ain’t gonna be too sanitary.
The aftermath.
(and yes, I’m the idiot who says “That was awesome!”)
That was a real you, P’Greg