hello Bangkok
Ok, first things first. Whoever the angry person is that is leaving me hate mail, identify yourself or shut up. I don't recall any promises I have failed to keep. I didn't promise anything regarding a stupid little online-spilling-out of dumb things I don't know why anyone would ever want to read.
Now that that's done. I'm here! After 18 hours in the air, I'm alive and well in Bangkok, Thailand. This is the biggest city I have ever seen. From the roof of my hotel, there are climbing highrise buildings as far as I can see in every direction. I'm talking probably at least 100 square miles of big city. (A ten by ten block is 100 square units, so it's not as big as it sounds.) But it still dwarfs every US city in size. I'm from Dallas, and downtown Dallas is about 1/50 the size of downtown Bangkok. I'm honest to goodness, boy scout salute, not kidding. No, I was never a boy scout, I dropped out before weblos. Everything costs pennies here. I ate at McDonalds for two bucks. I took 200 baht, Thai currency, out of the ATM, then I realized, wait, that's like five bucks. I'm rich here. I could honestly live in the hotel I'm staying at, which is not bad, and eat for a month for about 500 bucks. I haven't done anything yet except kind of explore. Oh, one weird thing happened on the way from the airport. These two nice, sweet Thai girls picked me up to take me to the hotel. While we're riding in the cab, one of them just starts crying, for no apparent reason. These girls don't really speak English and I have no idea what is happening. Meanwhile there is local music playing that is less preferable than a dial tone accompanied by a dying marmot. But we have bad music in the US too I guess. So Thai girl is having a break down on her cell phone and I'm in a strange, elephantine city where they drive on the left side like Brits, listening to awful music, not having slept in 26 hours. Sweet first impression. No I'm really excited though. Good stories will be coming. G'night.
Now that that's done. I'm here! After 18 hours in the air, I'm alive and well in Bangkok, Thailand. This is the biggest city I have ever seen. From the roof of my hotel, there are climbing highrise buildings as far as I can see in every direction. I'm talking probably at least 100 square miles of big city. (A ten by ten block is 100 square units, so it's not as big as it sounds.) But it still dwarfs every US city in size. I'm from Dallas, and downtown Dallas is about 1/50 the size of downtown Bangkok. I'm honest to goodness, boy scout salute, not kidding. No, I was never a boy scout, I dropped out before weblos. Everything costs pennies here. I ate at McDonalds for two bucks. I took 200 baht, Thai currency, out of the ATM, then I realized, wait, that's like five bucks. I'm rich here. I could honestly live in the hotel I'm staying at, which is not bad, and eat for a month for about 500 bucks. I haven't done anything yet except kind of explore. Oh, one weird thing happened on the way from the airport. These two nice, sweet Thai girls picked me up to take me to the hotel. While we're riding in the cab, one of them just starts crying, for no apparent reason. These girls don't really speak English and I have no idea what is happening. Meanwhile there is local music playing that is less preferable than a dial tone accompanied by a dying marmot. But we have bad music in the US too I guess. So Thai girl is having a break down on her cell phone and I'm in a strange, elephantine city where they drive on the left side like Brits, listening to awful music, not having slept in 26 hours. Sweet first impression. No I'm really excited though. Good stories will be coming. G'night.
posted by nordy | 4:02 AM
3 Comments:
Go ahead and come back bro
Seriously man, who is dogging you? That is not cool. I'm glad you're having a good time man. Try not to make any more girls cry bro.
oh man...you just disrupted the entire music commons with my laugh..i miss you already
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