Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Kung's Bar I





What would life in Mae Sot have been without Kung? His bar was not just a drinking hole, it was a meeting place for ex-pats. Plenty of Karen and Thais popped in as well, and Kung always had his good friends about, but the ex-pats from all the NGOs congregated there.

Mattieu and Kung comparing blad spots.


The bar itself was a nice place, but what made it was Kung. Not only did he fix my gin and tonics (and often left the bar telling us to help ourselves), he became a good friend. I really miss his regular harassment.

Yes, I am the only woman in this picture, but there were often other women there. This night happened to be mostly men. And me.

That's Maw (Dr) Robert dancing with my mom.

Kung's Bar in between

Kung had to leave his former site, as the owner sold the property. So he opened up a new and improved bar. However, when I arrived back in June 2003, it was still under construction. Instead, Kung opened up his place to a special few.