China

The plane from Bangkok to one from 3 major cities in China arrived safely, and it was a time to get the plane going to the U.S. to Los Angeles.
It were more customs to go trough, and the artist was scared. She never felt sympathy to any 3d world countries.

The custom looked grey and the energy remained her (Alkatratz jail) museum in San Francisco, scary and mean.
The custom women took artist passport, and checked on the computer, then she said you go to seat down there, and she pointed on the conner behind the passport control booth. She held the passport.
- May I have my passport back, please - the artist asked
- No, lady said- and pointed one more time to the seats in the conner, behind the custom.

There was not much of the choice and just to follow a direction, but if your document in the hands of the custom, it feels very wrong. Having experience in traveling, she never saw anything like this unless custom people have any major  questions.
The group of tourists in this "conner" little by little was growing,but many of them were concerned and asked what the hell is going on?
The artist got luck talking to the older gentlemen,who said he is coming to Thailand, and here for business very often, and it is normal.

More than 20 minutes went by, and a young man with a bunch of passports came to the group and started calling one by one and giving passports back to the owners.

Then everyone had to follow this guy to cross some gates to the international terminal.
It really looked and felt like jail people in the movies walking with a guard, or to say correct a communism approach was so clear.

The custom (mostly for luggage) for international flights was more nice, loyal and easy... not too many people.
.... She got there, she is in international zone...and in about two hours her plane to L.A. must take off.

She met a few people,with who they got some coffee... one was a traveller around the world (a guy)and another was a model (a lady) who came back from Thailand. They shared adventures,but became to the point, that Thailand maybe is good just for one time visit.

They called for the flight...
- I am going home, right now... from a long time she had a smile on her face.

... The plane took off on time.