Feeling out public transport: two weeks

So i arrived in Bangkok just over 2 weeks ago... scrambling to adjust, and on my third weekend here, i think i've reached a more zen place :)

I had orientation the day after i arrive, and i've learned a few things about my new school: it is locally known as "Prajom Gao" - which a helluva lot easier to say than King Mongkut University of Technology - and now i have a near 50% chance of being understood! The school is located in a southern suburb of bangkok, across the river, and getting there from the city, is not so easy! i prefer to live in bangkok and commute to school, rather than the other way around.

I tried several buses and different routes (often recommended)... including the 140, which actually runs from the middle of bangkok (chit lom) straight south - but it's NON-STOP on the expressway...which is problematic if you get stuck in traffic...on a full bus...and i'd STILL have to take yet another bus...every which way, no alternative seemed much shorter than living near the skytrain, and taking the counter-intuitive route...

i ended up finding a studio just 4 stops (15 min) from Wong Wian Yai, the last station on the Silom Line (which opened last week). More on the apartment to come... :)