beautiful farang

hey all!

where to begin_ first up, thailand is the stinkiest, dodgiest place ive ever been, and ive never felt more at home in my life! i absolutely fuckin love this place. got here, and spent our first night in a room the size of a matchbox and the temperature of a barbeque, had a look around a couple of drinks and went to bed… everyone here is so friendly, you feel a bit slack because everyone tries really hard to accommodate to the whitey farang (foreigner). second night in a much nicer aircon hotel, tho i definately wont be able to afford that sort of luxury for much longer. spent the night on the famous khaosan road, which is like a market and nightlife centre. ive never ever had so much fun on so little money. the cover bands are absolutely excellent, we made friends with a gay couple and spent the night laughing and laughing. ash got some dreads put in and looks we look like the biggest hippie couple on the face of the earth. got a tuk tuk (a three wheeled cabined motorbike) home, and its just rediculous the way these crazy thais drive. the lanes are painted on but no one bothers to use them. ive seen motorbikes carrying four people (once it was a mother with a baby in one arm, steering with the other, a toddler in front and a 6 year old behind). how she was able to brake is completly beyond me, maybe she just didnt. and utes with atleast 10 in the back. i cant put photos up cause ash forgot her usb connection and i dont have a camera, and im not sure if i will be able to afford one. ive spent way more money than i shouldve, but i think india will be a bit cheaper still. weve been eating constantly, theres food vendors everywhere you look and your average meal cost about 2 bucks. next day we caught a bus and (ready to sink) ferry across to the paradise of ko samed. ive never been anywhere more beautiful in all my life. its a bit like a permenant music festival on a awe inspiring white sand beach. got absolutely tanked drinking some sort of disgusting coke, red bull and house spirit drink out of a bucket. had a grreat night just dancing with ash and the locals, swimming, and just absolutely partying. travelling here is pretty cushy… you never know whats going on, but theres always someone taking care of you. so got back to our bungalow and spewed my guts up all over the place. had some dodgy pad  thai about 8 hours earlier which was still completely undgigested. next day i woke to find ash with a big cut on her leg where shed fallen down the stairs in the night. so a bit worse for wear but still ok! spent the day feeling a bit miserable. our bed felt like a concrete slab with a piece of cardboard over it. just had a swim and and a nap and a couple of beers in a rocky alcove before going to bed at like 8pm. completely worn out. i dont think id slept for more than 4 hours at a time until then, where i slept for about 12. got the ferry and bus back to bangkok, and ofcourse, left my wallet on the minibus. had to cancel all my cards, and transfer my money to ashs account which is a real pain in the arse cause now where two people living on one card, but we should be able to manage. obviously that killed the mood a bit but once we got our heads around it we decided its not a big deal and went back to khaosan road. bumped into some friends we made on the island, just had some beers and came home. (again in a tuk tuk). he takes you down the wrong street and says ok here we are and when you say this isnt where we said he goes. oooh, far away you pay more! its a complete con, when we did get back to our hostel i said to him you knew where i was going didnt you, and he said with a big smile thai, yes i know i know! sitting now in big johns aussie hotel. big john was pretty handy, just with what to do and where to go. catching a flight to india tonight, im glad i had a bit of time in thailand first to practice dealing with rip off merchants, which should be a lot worse in india. theres a sweet face you pull, like, you wanker dont even pretend your not trying to rip me off. then they smile and say oh ok ok, and the bargaining begins. the trick is just to know what things are worth, and dont pay more. ive had the worst mood swings whilst here, from absolute euphoia to tears, tho id say thats more to do with withdrawel symptoms coming off weed. about  a week in now i feel heaps better. its weird not seeing a single familiar face for 5 days i dont know how im gonna handle it for the next 40 in india, but im sure ill manage.

whats new in oz_ nothing i bet haha!

~ by shayolden on January 25, 2007.