Bangkok Boathouse Village
Nowadays, in Bangkok, Thailand some people refuse to live on the land due to the high expense of living costs and property prices. They stick to the old traditional way of Bangkok living style; on the water.
Upper: Num, the owner of the boathouse is taking a bath in the evening. Tap water here is being sold by nearby in-land houses through the pipe.
Lower: Num is fixing his boathouse roof.
"I see my future more on the land but living in the Chao Phraya River with my family is a cheaper way of life.
In the future, I want to be an auditor living on a boathouse after work with family." stated Float, a high schooler (Num's son) during his part-time job as a babysitter for another boathouse in the village.
The older generation of this boathouse village came here to work as a tug boat in the Chao Phraya River. Most of them were from Chao Phraya River Plain outside Bangkok. One family may own many boathouses for different purposes such as tug boat, living, and sleeping, private room, kitchen.
Below: Num's bedroom in the sleeping boathouse.
"back in the old days my parent set sail from Pichit Province (a province in northern Thailand); anchored and find a future here in Bangkok.
I grew up on boathouse I find its comfort here I won't move onto land." stated Pen, Num's wife.
Below: Pen is chatting with her neighbor on a boathouse next to her's. This is her neighbor's boathouse designated to be a floating convenience store selling stuff to passing boats.
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