cut and pasted from an email i just wrote when blogger refused to let me in earlier:
in ventiane now! for some reason blogger keeps posting an error when itry to access the blog, so its just email first.. a bit confused aboutthe time now, cos i thought its 3.24pm, but the computer clock saysits 4.24.. so am i about to miss the 4-5.30pm free saturday meditation thingy i was hoping to attend at one of the wats? when should i gopick edlyn n her cousin up? argh.. i thought i could have a walk ard the city after arriving at 6.30am today (and seeing the monks go on their morning rounds) but was so tired from the 10.5h bus journey here and the room i got was so nice i just cleaned up and had a long long nap...
staying on thanon sihom, some place called chamlysofshfn something something guesthouse.. its usd9 for 3 beds in a fan room w bath, but they didn't have a room w 3 beds avaliable, so i took one w two bedsfor the same price but they threw in aircon n tv, so its not too bad..its the best place i've stayed in so far: actually has a shower area in the attached toilet, hot water, a sink w pipes underneath so your dirty water doesn't fall at your feet, a window that stretches the whole wall, bedsheets that are not just clean and not dusty but have no holes or cig burns in them, firm mattresses, a wardrobe, cable tv, hangers, mirrors, doesn't look like there are any rats or even lizards... its too good to be true. my first thought was that this is a hotel!.. so, edith, i'm not going to make your sister suffer =P though i still can if you want me to...
vientiane is a rather sleepy capital city.. a bit weird to hear the guesthouse staff and tuk tuk/jumbo drivers actually speak english, and hear the price quoted in usd instead of kip, and to see a guest checking out paying in usd... rooms are more ex here, but w more people sharing, shouldn't be that bad =) not sure if i will like the city after all the wonderful country living, but i guess i shouldn't be too quick to judge =) better go check out that temple now...
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