Bangkok with a Bang
Ivo, Helen, and I have been partying pretty hard the past couple of nights in celebration of our arriving in Bangkok (as if you needed a reason). The first night we were here (Wednesday, 13 December), Ivo and I were standing on the street in varying states of soberness and as a LadyBoy passed by Ivo said, "man", just loud enough for her/him to hear. She approached him, punched him in the face like a girl (i.e. glacing blow), and walked away. We were both completely stunned and couldn't stop laughing. The three of us really have a good time.
Last night (Thursday, 14 December) we started the action around 7:30 PM with beers at the street side bar. An Irish couple (cousins), who Ivo and Helen had met earlier in the day, joined us for the night's fun. After beers we went to a Thai boxing match (Muay Thai). It was pretty cool; more interesting than a typical boxing match. Then we went to some bars and played pool until the wee hours of the morning. Around 4 AM we were playing pool and this crazy, drunk Thai girl who had been there all night came up and punched me in the face (almost completely unprovoked). Man she was crazy. Although it didn't hurt - possibly because I was fairly drunk - she actually drew blood!! So I joined Ivo in the "I got punched in the face by a girl" club. We went through a couple of bottles of whiskey at the second bar. It was a long and expensive night and I got back to my hotel room at 6:30 AM after the sun rose.
I slept past noon today (Friday, 15 December) before having breakfast and switching rooms to one with a window. The new room is much cooler because of the open window but more important is the natural light. Then we went down to the post office because both Helen and I needed to ship some stuff home. I shipped home 5 kgs (11 lbs) worth of stuff I didn't need any more such as my tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, along with some other stuff. It was $28 which seems pretty reasonable but it will take 2 or 3 months. After all this it was already 4:30 pm!! The days are really short when you sleep so late. I'm going to take it easy(ier) tonight....
Last night (Thursday, 14 December) we started the action around 7:30 PM with beers at the street side bar. An Irish couple (cousins), who Ivo and Helen had met earlier in the day, joined us for the night's fun. After beers we went to a Thai boxing match (Muay Thai). It was pretty cool; more interesting than a typical boxing match. Then we went to some bars and played pool until the wee hours of the morning. Around 4 AM we were playing pool and this crazy, drunk Thai girl who had been there all night came up and punched me in the face (almost completely unprovoked). Man she was crazy. Although it didn't hurt - possibly because I was fairly drunk - she actually drew blood!! So I joined Ivo in the "I got punched in the face by a girl" club. We went through a couple of bottles of whiskey at the second bar. It was a long and expensive night and I got back to my hotel room at 6:30 AM after the sun rose.
I slept past noon today (Friday, 15 December) before having breakfast and switching rooms to one with a window. The new room is much cooler because of the open window but more important is the natural light. Then we went down to the post office because both Helen and I needed to ship some stuff home. I shipped home 5 kgs (11 lbs) worth of stuff I didn't need any more such as my tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, along with some other stuff. It was $28 which seems pretty reasonable but it will take 2 or 3 months. After all this it was already 4:30 pm!! The days are really short when you sleep so late. I'm going to take it easy(ier) tonight....
posted by Dustin at 1:57 AM
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