Change is inevitable and, for me, the only known constant in the whole entire world, but it still bugs me, is when the change is for the worse, not for the better. It was around January of last year, when I was taking a friend of my who was staying at one of the Thailand luxury hotelswhen I went to pick him up and take him to one of my favorite spots in Pattaya. When we arrived I wanted to take him to the famous Walking Street in Pattaya, but they took the sign down. That sign was known through out the world; it was the gateway to one of the worlds best known streets: Walking Street.
I was so depressed, my friend didn’t understand, so I tried to explain. I know the sign had some problems, but repairing them surely couldn’t have been that bad. I mean, the cost would have certainly been so much more less than what they replaced it with. The old sign was charming and was so recognizable to anyone that had seen or heard of it. I asked some one one the street when did all this happen? And they were just as disappointed as me and explained, when they were in town early in 2008, they had installed the pilings and pole for the new sign and had started taking down the old. What should’ve been a months job lingered on for a few months, then stopped for at least 6 month, they started up again and lingered on for even more months.
Eventually, towards the end of 2008, the sign was complete and put into service. Of course, he explained, the next day it stopped working, but they quickly got it going again. My visiting friend made the comment that he liked the sign and didn’t know why me and the stranger on the street were so upset. I think I don’t like my visiting friend anymore. Why make such a comment? I was obvious just how much the old sign meant to us. I ended up dropping him back off to his hotel room early and met up afterward with my new found friend who understands my misery of the old gone sign over Walking Street.
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