came and plonked himself down next to me. He has been working
as a taxi driver in Chicago for the last 20 years so I think he wanted
to talk to the white girl, despite there being plenty of empty seats
on the train. 40 minutes in, conversation run out, is it rude to turn
my laptop on? I just don’t know, I wish I wasn’t so socially awkward!
Anyways, I’ve been in Bangkok for the last 7 days waiting for my Indian
visa to come through, which it did on Friday, but I decided to hang
around another couple of days because Lynette invited me to a BBQ
at Shirley’s.
I was properly dreading spending a week in Bangkok, but I’ve actually
had a pretty good time, and I haven’t yearned to be back on Samui once!
I was staying at a little guesthouse called Bluefin, a Thai style wooden
house miles away from the horror that is Khao San. For 200 baht a night
I got a room in the house, just a single bed and a little table. But the
house was amazingly clean, there were showers downstairs and I was
in an area of Bangkok where I was stared at for being the only farang
around. It was awesome!
The only downside was getting around, as I had to get a motorbike
taxi to the skytrain if I wanted to get anywhere quickly.
The pier was about 10 minutes walk away though, and from
The only downside was getting around, as I had to get a motorbike
taxi to the skytrain if I wanted to get anywhere quickly.
The pier was about 10 minutes walk away though, and from
there I could get anywhere along the Chao Praya river for 13 baht.
My little room got the brunt of the morning sunshine, so I tried to be
out of my room by 9am, otherwise I started to melt. This was a bonus
I guess, because it kept me out and about all day; having no air con
or tv or even a place to sit is probably the best cure for laziness.
Sooo I’ve had a few daytrips, I spent a few hours at Dusit zoo, and
took a trip to Chinatown, Wat Po and around Khao San with Lynette
and Steve, who was also staying at Shirley’s apartment. I went
shopping, lots. And to the cinema lots too! I figured out that the
ultimate way to spend a roasting Bangkok afternoon is sat in an
air conditioned cinema. Lynette and I went to see Alice in
Wonderland in 3D, it was completely wicked! I’ve never seen
a 3D movie before, but it’s definitely the future!
Yesterday Lynette and I spent 5 hours at Chatuchak weekend
market. I must have been to this market 5 or 6 times, but I don’t
think I could ever get bored of it. I bought some stuff, and then
we headed back to Shirley’s for the BBQ! I watched Ben 10 with
Shirley’s 2 boys Finley and Ethan, I miss cartoons! I’m sure lots
of other things happened too, but I’m rubbish at remembering
these days!
My spare time, i.e. between 7 and 8am, is taken up planning
India. My cousin Daniel is coming too, which I’m really excited
about! I just really home everything works out, because the
responsibility will sit firmly on my shoulders; I have sorted
flights, trains, accommodation, EVERYTHING. And while I’ve
loved every minute of it, I worry that my dad and Dan having
a good time is dependent on my planning skills. It’s like being
a host, some people thrive at it and some people don’t. I
freaking hate being a host, I’m paranoid people are having a
bad time.
So it’s been a pretty good week really, but boy am I glad to be
heading out of Bangkok! Kanchanaburi is famous for its Bridge
over the River Kwai. I don’t know a thing about it, other than
what I read on wiki the other day. Something about the Kwai
not even being the rivers name, so they had to change it. I
should probably try and be more cultured when I visit places
like this.
I just bought some noodles. And then the Thai man, whose
name is Norman (!!?) gave me his card and told me to ring
him if I have any trouble in Kanchanaburi. I’m off to eat my
lovely noodles now, laters!
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