Hi dear @greenman 

its great to see your blog where you have touched so many important point as an author of this article. 

 The man in picture above was working for hours caring while roasting this pig. A 'harsh' picture for vegetarians. 

So true very Harsh for any vegetarians but everyone gotta have their choice so no harsh feeling haha :) 

 I see a super boom in Asia, equal to 4-8x as large as the industrial revolution of the west. 

Definitely so true as per the Market's which is growing in Asia for more specific take example of  China , India ..etc The times seems to be changing the money that is flowing away from the west is defiantly something to worry about this is giving the real boom and many be as per you said 4 to 8 times the boom in the new economic reforms that are being going there.

 this travel bug has got me. 

Will not lie but definitely it has caught you the Travel bug hehe but travelling to the places like these should be a plan for every human it provides your the experiences make friendly with other cultures and many things....

The view from  condo  was purely surreal that's a very nice shot infact it must be more amazing to experience that in real.

 without asking for money and received a very big surprise in the form of a tip or donation from me: 

Wow !! what a big surprise for them too you are truly the man of golden heart no doubt about that the smiles said it all i think i couldn't describe this moment better in world !!Speechless!!

 surprised at how clean and organized all these small Thai vendors were 

As i said these travel experiences teach us a lot look at this for example we could learn discipline and keeping things organized :) 

With all that being said i don't think i can make you entertain with word's and all that stuff but truly you made someones days special god bless you. Thanks for sharing your experiences here on steemit i would be following you for more such interesting articles and to learn more form you :)

Have a great day and Merry Christmas 

Cheers.