ooofff... quite tired after the 3 days of travelling. and i mean on the move travelling. 10h boat ride to Pak Beng on the 10th, 8h boat ride to Huay Xai on the 11th, then the border crossing and 6h bus ride to changmai today... nice scenery on the boat ride though... the guys just came back from their trekking/elephant/whatever tour. I'm waiting for them to wash up so we can go to the night market for dinner =) they'll be leaving tml afterall..
Met lots of people on the long long boat ride. Most friendly was this old (relatively) rich french guy working for an NGO who went to vientiane to see something about a big dam project somewhere in laos, funded by the world bank.. started talking about what makes quality of life,. the situation in Laos economically, historically.... its like when i was in Tat Lo and talking to a welsh lady about the myanmar situation, or that american guy in the same place about hiedigger and oscar wilde and total crap like how to say "you're as smart as a moth" as convincingly as possible or about 'macaroni architecture'... =)) and of course people are always fascinated by the chinese language and religion (?) and about the multi-ethnicity of singapore... it's great meeting people who can talk about things other than the usual where have they/you been, how long is their/your stay etc...
In Huay Xai 2 brit girls invited me to join their table. They just came over from thailand, and started telling me about the massage and cooking courses they took here.. now i am feeling rather 'gian' about taking up a 1-day cooking course.. but its not cheap.. sigh... also traded info with another guy staying in the same guesthouse.. looks like a nice sort, and reccomemded me the bungy jump here. said its worth the 1,400B... tempted, but i don't have that much baht to spare.. maybe should not shop so much =P which means less presents for you people, haha...
Laos laos.. i wanna go back... =(
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