I GUESS I will be spending Christmas and New year in bustling Bangkok, which has returned to pre-pandemic levels in terms of traffic and tourist arrivals. But the Thais are luckier than the Filipinos in terms of efficient public transport. ‘The Preying Birds,’ Danton Remoto’s translation of the novel ‘Mga Ibong Mandaragit’ by Amado V. Hernandez, will be published by Penguin Books this month. PHOTO FROM PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE SOUTHEAST ASIA An Airport Link train takes them from the city center to Suvarnabhumi airport in less than 30 minutes. This Airport Link train is then connected to the BTS trains....