Bangkok is notorious for traffic congestion and srinakarin road is cursed with some of the city's worst jams. But don't think that life is always miserable for those living in the area. On the southern part of srinakarin road lies a clam oasis of greenery and a big lake. know as nong bon, the man-made lake is part of his Majesty the king's initiative to prevent flooding in that part of the capital.