It’s been more than 18 months since I packed in my office job and part-time blogging gig for a full-time role at TNW, and I love it. Literally every day, but a funny happened today.

I had a meeting at the office block where I used to work, and found myself resuming my old 30-minute commute to work and back. And I realized how much I hate it, even though, as Bangkok-based journeys go, it is pretty manageable.

Bangkok gets pretty busy during commuter hours, and I quickly remembered the pain of waiting for the third or fourth train to come before I found space to squeeze on. Oh, and the sweat, breathing, people using Line right in my face, etc etc.

My commute now is about 10 paces from the kitchen to my desk. No hassle, no wasted time and — the biggest perk of all — I finish around 5pm and can hop away and take my kids out while it’s still light.

Huzzah!

Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of things I miss about office work — the conversations (especially with Thai co-workers in Thai - my language ‘skills’ are suffering), meeting new people, the premium coffee machines, biscuits, etc etc — but, overall, working from home remote working (because I can work from co-working spaces, or other cities/countries, when I wish) is just such a great gig. 

I’m more productive, can work from absolutely any where, and have no frustrating commutes or sardine in a can moments.

In total 91 people lost their lives during the red shirt occupation of Bangkok, which was ended by force three years ago today. This incredible video captures the carnage and chaos that this great and vibrant city suffered during the period. I was living 100 km from Bangkok at the time, but my visits there were utterly surreal.

I won’t get into casting blame; it’s enough to say that so many people from both sides suffered in the name of politics.

Boston.com has a must-see set of photos from the events, for those interested.