The cool season is upon us. I think. If you just got off the plane, you would think it’s damn hot. But if you lived here, you would notice a very slight decrease in temperature. The decrease is so small that it is not a cause for celebration. The important change is the occasional warm breeze, which is preferable to the normal stagnant hot air.

So, walking around outside during the day is still sweaty work. Even waling around at night isn’t fun. But if you sit down outside at night, it is downright pleasant. That is why beer gardens proliferate this time of the year, making Bangkok a nice place to spend time.

The World Trade Center is beer garden central, with an area for each of the beers available in the Kingdom: Leo, Singha, Chang, and Heineken. Yes, Thailand is not exactly a beer lovers paradise. Each area has its own live music, and is staffed by an army of easily confused waiters and waitresses. Despite the confusion, it’s a great place to spend an evening. In a Thai venue like this, pitchers of beer are cheap, and the food is good. The Heineken garden even had sausages.

However, we did not opt for a mere pitcher of beer. We had to have the “tower of beer,” a massive tank, complete with its own tap. I think it was about three liters. Thankfully I did not have class until 2 the next day.