ON THE LOOSE AGAIN!

ahaha! in bangkok typing this. silom. I thought if i come to a more upmarket area and stay in the expensive shopping center i won't be tempted to shop, but the high class shops and salespeople intimidated me so much i went back to the streets where i belong more =P so many things to see/buy/eat.. I have to keep telling myself to save money and that my bag is heavy enough. Man, the stupid keyboard is damn hard to get used to again. this time because everythings so clear: there are 2 thai letters for on every alphabet key in addition to the normal ones... thank god for spellcheck.

I have spent the last couple of weeks before this trip in such a frenzy, trying to tie things up for the trip, meet friends, finish assignments and jobs, spend time with family, that even the hustle and bustle of bangkok at peak hour seems like a break. Like I can finally take a breath (even if it's noxious bangkok-city-center-peak-hour-traffic air). Not to mention locals here have always embraced me, and are super nice and friendly. It would be rare back home for people waiting at the train station or bus stop or just walking alongside you in the same direction to just turn to you and strike up a conversation (though their attempts to engage me are always stopped in their tracks because I have forgotten what little thai i picked up the last time round), with no other motive than to make a friend and have some company for the wait or the journey.

Not much time to spend online: i still need to get dinner, head back to Hualalompong, get my train ticket to ubon, etc. Yeah, i should have gotten it when i arrived in the city at 5.30pm (cos had to wait for train at airport for 1.5h), but the queues at the counters were crazy. Touched down at 2.25 BKK time. A bit late cos bad weather in s'pore, terrible turbulance. Reminded me of taking the roller coasters and amusment park thrill rides in Korea. Perfect landing though: I couldn't tell which was the moment we touched down. Only realised we were on the ground when the brakes started. Tigerair has nice clean new planes. Only they keep trying to sell you things. And maybe it's a singapore thing: the aircon was freezing!

as i was saying: not much time. At the same time, lots of time. To think, to look, to feel, to live.