Here in Thailand ...

I'm typing this at about 7:30 PM local time. It's dark here in Bangkok, but it sure ain't quiet. Outside the window of my recently-constructed luxury apartment is a hub of construction activity. Adjacent to this building, there's a large hole in the ground with a whole slew of workers sawing, pounding nails, and shouting.

Farther off in the distance, I see more of the same. Construction cranes ... flickering solder irons, and foundations yet to be laid. All around are plenty of buildings that were just finished. I'm told were built upon skeletons abandoned during the Asian financial crisis.

It's remarkably similar to what I saw in Costa Rica, only on a much grander scale. And it certainly supports the idea that Asia continues to steam ahead. Pictures to come shortly ...