At first, I had to go undercover. People are so backwards here. They've never seen a walking talking alien teddy bear. Come to think of it, outside Gritoloand, not many people have. I made a hat with three leaves and rubber lizard and off I went to party with Thai highschool kids.
If the bouncer sees me, I'm a dead Grito. But the kids turned out to be nimble Grito bearers - keeping me out of trouble and taking me to all the good spots.
Thai kids don't get to party much. All they do is watch TV and go to school. And they have to wear a uniform. You may think that's hot but they are fed up with it, trust me.
One good incentive to be in a school play or dance number is that you get to slip into something different.
Something REALLY different...
How wasted are their youthful energies... Given the opportunity, they sure can rock.
Then I met the Dr. Pornnipa Limpaphayon, Secretary of the Fundamental Education Commision, who flew down from Bangkok to check what all the raucus was about. She apologized, on behalf of Foreign Affairs, for having "misplaced" the Gritian embassy and promised they'd look into it. She told me to keep a low profile because, "This is Thailand." I said, "Yes, ma'am."
Me? Keep a low profile? She's out of her mind!
