Monday, February 26, 2007

I'm a huge loser!

Well it could be worse is what everyone is telling me, and I am really trying to believe it. I have lost my wallet like an idiot. I dropped it in a cab last night and am in the process of filing a police report and getting the mall that was next door to look at their video cameras for the cab that Kelly and I got into to go home. There is still a chance that we find the specific cab and somehow get a hold of the guy, but it's a long shot at best. And with that to boot we are getting on a plane in 3 hours to fly down to Phuket. So I guess a couple hundred dollars worth of cash, all my credit cards and my drivers license is not that bad. I could be without a passport which would probably be an even larger pain in the rear to replace. The worst of it is that I can't even blame this mistake on being drunk or intoxicated in any sense of the word, just a mistake made while flat sober!

I was going to post a picture of me sulking but I'll save all you the misery of looking at it. We have seen a few islands in the north and have so far put one place on our possible permanent living list, the islands name is Ko Si Chang and is very small with only motorbikes running around the place. They have an aquatic resource center on the island that we are going to see if we can help out at. We'll keep you all posted. Hope all is well with everyone back home, please leave comments about what a fool I am or email me with them, the more creative the better.

Take Care

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Kelly's been a long time coming!

Well I've been here living the single life for 6 days, but that will all come to an abrupt end at 11:45 pm tonight when Kelly's plane lands in Bangkok :-) I spent most of yesterday trying to line up a place for us to stay for the next couple of nights, I didn't realize that this weekend is Chinese New Year and most places are booked! I eventually found one that isn't the most ideal but will provide us with a room which is all we really need.

The past couple of days I have mostly been taking it easy, but I did take the opportunity to see the palace, Wat Po (with the ginormous reclining Buddha), and the Wat that houses the infamous Emerald Buddha. All three were pretty spectacular, with enough polished gold on the outside of a few buildings to permanently scar even the strongest retina. The Emerald Buddha was still wearing his cold season outfit (he has three outfits for the three seasons) even though it was at least 85 degrees outside. I've been learning Thai as fast as possible but it is really funny when you know enough to ask how much something costs in Thai and of course the person responds with the amount in Thai and you have no idea what numbers are coming out of their mouth! It's going to be a challenge to stay out of trouble.
Thanks to everyone that has emailed me so far I just read them all, it was great to hear what's been going on with you. Take care!

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Happy B-day to me and my brother from the Land of Smiles

Well it's not quite the 11th of february in the USA, but the celebration has begun in Bangkok (BKK). The plan for the day is to get massages, lounge by the pool and hit the town tonight. There are a lot of cool people here. I've been staying with a friend of my sisters who has been a great host and lives in a fantastic part of town. I already feel like an ex-patriot local and it's great.

Heather and her parents (friends from Colorado) are here too and we have been seeing some sights together. Yesterday we went to a gigantic weekend market that was easy to get lost in, and at night went to a transvestite cabaret show! It was crazy how beautiful some of the ladies were and what music they decided to dance to. They went back and forth between Thai songs and American. My favorite was watching 20 or so transvestites doing a representation of Michael Jackson's Thriller!!! They did the monster dance and everything, it was great needless to say.

Anyways, I hope all is well stateside and sooner or later I'll figure out the picture thing so you can all see how great it is here so maybe you'll visit. Take Care

Monday, February 5, 2007

Ski Trip and snow sculptures

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