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Bangkok, Thailand
So it's been just over 2 weeks, but actually feels like so much longer, because I seem to have squeezed in quite a lot. And now it's coming to an end....
I flew back to Bangkok from Hanoi; on arriving at Bangkok airport, I felt strangely like I was "home" again - even though I can't read any of the signs in Thai, and can't speak much of th…
Em Nic this is a huge blog!...literally took me ages to read lol! Glad to hear all your news! Very exciting times for you as I go on dissertation leave!! Speak soon, lots of love x x x x x
re: Busy few weeks! Christmas and New Year!Nic Oh and Christmas Eve, Dew (the guy who got married) came to our little party for a bit, and gave us all a scarf as a wedding gift! We didn't even go to the wedding, so that was very nice! Yesterday we saw him again, super drunk ('mao' in Thai), and turns out he speaks so much more English when drunk than Thai. It's funny because as the days go by, you find out that more and more people know bits of English, and they are trying to speak with us more. Apparently Thai people are scared of foreigners, but I guess gradually, we are becoming less and less scary!
re: Busy few weeks! Christmas and New Year!Em It does indeed sound rather jam packed! Nic, how could you forget to mention the cockroach on your head!!! Ahhh! :- Good luck with your Christmas sing songs! I'll email you soon x x x
re: Phanom Rung, Bangkok and Ko SametBen Yesss, totally got a mention :). Thanks for this, nice afternoon read with my cup of tea, it sounds amazing and you're managing to fit so much in! Rather jealous!
re: Phanom Rung, Bangkok and Ko SametEm Ahhh wearing Black on the day you're celebrating the King's birthday - Nic how could you lol! Never a dull moment there :) x x x
re: Solo adventure and the King's birthday!Nic Thanks Em :D Nice to see someone is reading! Mum's sent me post, so will let you know how that goes (ie. whether it gets here, and how long it takes!) xxx
re: Birthdays, babies and buffets! Oh, and Loi Krathong!Em Loving hearing about your days, will reply in post!! :) x x x
re: Birthdays, babies and buffets! Oh, and Loi Krathong!Em Quite a week, from another casual elephant, KFC, people staring at you whities (what would they think of me? lol) to Emilio your new family member! Good luck for Monday x x x
re: Bus journeys, beaches, cocktails, and yummy food!Em I'm with Soph, loving the casual elephant! :) x
re: Change of plan...Nic Ps. Note to all - do not eat weird meat balls on sticks. They are not real meat, and do not taste good. 7-11 toastie again for me...
re: Bus journeys, beaches, cocktails, and yummy food!Nic Soph, you would absolutely love the reggae bar!! :D They have reggae bars everywhere we go - even if a song isn't reggae, they make it reggae. Amazing. Will update on life here as and when I know what I am doing! xx
re: First few days...Soph My personal highlight of this one is the casual elephant in the doorway. Hope Surin is nice! (But I'm about to read the next one and find out!) x
re: Change of plan...Soph I'm excited about the reggae bar!! Hehe x
re: First few days...Big Sis Love the thought of Thai Goths singing I will survive! x
re: First few days...