PHUKET: American Jonathan George has his passport back, thanks to an honest Phuket bus conductor and a sharp-eyed Phuketwan reader.
The tall Phuket student teacher is delighted, to put it mildly. He couldn't have afforded to get the document replaced easily on his tight student budget.
The general manager of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation's pink bus service in Phuket City, Somkiat Sriraksasin, handed the worn passport back to the smiling 23-year-old today.
''It's been through the wash a couple of times,'' he said. Even frayed at the edges, he was extremely keen to see it again.
''I went shopping at Big C on Wednesday then when I got off the bus with the shopping, I must have left my black carry bag behind,'' Mr George said.
''The pink bus service is great, you can get all over Phuket City for just a 10 baht fare, and I am so glad that the conductor cared enough to hand it in.''
Phuketwan published an article about the honest conductor, and a reader who works at the Phuket City TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) school told Mr George that his luck was in.
The happy American and a group of friends were heading off today on a holiday boat trip from Chalong, south of Phuket City. At the end of the month, Mr George will begin looking for a job teaching, on Phuket if he can find one.
The tall Phuket student teacher is delighted, to put it mildly. He couldn't have afforded to get the document replaced easily on his tight student budget.
The general manager of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation's pink bus service in Phuket City, Somkiat Sriraksasin, handed the worn passport back to the smiling 23-year-old today.
''It's been through the wash a couple of times,'' he said. Even frayed at the edges, he was extremely keen to see it again.
''I went shopping at Big C on Wednesday then when I got off the bus with the shopping, I must have left my black carry bag behind,'' Mr George said.
''The pink bus service is great, you can get all over Phuket City for just a 10 baht fare, and I am so glad that the conductor cared enough to hand it in.''
Phuketwan published an article about the honest conductor, and a reader who works at the Phuket City TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) school told Mr George that his luck was in.
The happy American and a group of friends were heading off today on a holiday boat trip from Chalong, south of Phuket City. At the end of the month, Mr George will begin looking for a job teaching, on Phuket if he can find one.
Do we still have to carry the original passport with us all the time, or is a certified photocopy ok?
I have been living here and still carry the original.
Thanks for the honest answers to come.
Posted by Graham on August 13, 2011 01:40