chocolate donuts

today, i went about siam square, saw jim thompson's house, mbk, etc. Then went back to the guesthouse to get my stuff to move to khaosan, but it was raining so damm hard the whole afternoon that i was drenched and only made it to khaosan abt 4 plus. Next I went to Wat Arun, for sunset, but because of the rain it was less than spectacular. I will try for photos from across the river tomorrow morning though, on my way to Wat Po. And don't believe the guidebook when they say it's only open till 5.30pm. Even at 6.30pm people were going over and there were still large groups on the prang.

Nothing much to say since i hardly interacted with anyone today, except that the large crowds make you feel more alone. And in spite of what i said yesterday, I went back to the market. And you know what? I found the chocolate donuts within a half hour. Bought two. Then I saw another stall selling the same thing 5 minutes later. Where were all of them yesterday??! Nobody talks to me cos they all think I'm local. And a local actually thought i was the shopkeeper. (maybe i should just have nodded and taken the money...). Ah well, that's not as bad as farangs always thinking I'm the waitress/receptionist in the guesthouses.

Bangkok is very tiring and expensive. In the last guesthouse I stayed on the 3rd floor(120B) and thought that was bad, but now i'm on the 6th floor(150B). I think I'm only going to leave the room once a day and not come back unless its for the night... There's a nice chill space and restuarant downstairs though. Travel within the city is expensive, entrance fees are higher, food so far is not as nice(or maybe it's just harder to figure out which are the nice stalls here), and of course there's shopping. err.. Rav, wj, i have no idea what to get for you (it would be so much easier if you were females!) and i am seriously short of luggage space so don't get your expectations up =P

Being in a big city with lots of people who don't speak your language or think you don't speak theirs is making the loneliness come back.. Actually looking forward to going home (but not the transition in JB. argh.).