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Pai in the sky

Wednesday, July 28th, 2004

The rain was coming down pretty hard when we finnaly convinced the Israeli to come to Bebop. He had some considerable hair, along with a beard that rivaled Osama’s. There were four of us, the Israeli, an American woman, the Thai resturant owner, and myself. The Israeli had a motorbike, but that would have left two of us to walk. The Thai resturant owner came out with some spare jackets and handed me the motorbike keys. She said just to return the bike in the morning…
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Happy Birthday, to myself

Saturday, July 24th, 2004

Yesterday was my 23rd birthday on the 23rd of July. (Doesn’t that hold some significance?) Celebrating your birthday while travelling is interesting – because none of your close friends are around, you end up hanging out with a slightly more unusual crowd.

During the day my mom treated me to a Thai cooking class. The course began with a visit to the local market for fresh ingrediants. Once we started cooking, I couldn’t believe how easy all of the dishes were. I was even more amazed when I ate the food that I had actually cooked it.

I learned how to make a few dishes: Cashew chicken, Red Curry, Fish cakes, Tom Yum soup, and a spicy Thai salad. All of the items seemed so easy to make – once you have all of the ingrediants prepared. Hopefully I will remember how to make some of them when I get home.

In the evening a few of us attended a Muai Thai boxing match. We saw a total of 10 fights, with the boxers ranging in age from maybe 13 up to he mid 20s. The boxing was quite viscious, a lot of kicking, punching, and elbowing. I had numerous bets going on at the same time (whenever I had the boxer in blue shorts I would shout “you’re my boy blue!”) which made the evening exciting. The highlight bout was between a local Thai and a boxer from Finland. At first I though the Finn was going to leave with no teeth, but he showed quite a bit of skill and ended up winning the fight.

It looks like a great martial art. Maybe i’ll look into learning the sport once I get to Hanoi. It would at least be a good way to get in shape.

Neil

Welcome to the Jungle

Thursday, July 22nd, 2004
I felt like Charlie Sheen in the beginning of Platoon as we started off into the hills; sweating profusely while carrying my gear on my back. Various animal and insect noises provided a nice soundtrack. Realizing how much noise we ... [Continue reading this entry]

Koh Tao Pictures

Sunday, July 18th, 2004
Here are some pictures from paradise: A Thai fishing boat on the way out to Koh Tao A longtail boat at sunset The two Danes, Rasmuss on the left and Casper on the right Dive sites on Koh Tao Another ... [Continue reading this entry]

How long have I been here?

Tuesday, July 13th, 2004
What day is it? How long have I been here? I (along with other travellers) often have to ask each other's help to determine how long we have been here. Losing track of time is a nice feeling. In Bangkok, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Right by the beach, BOY!

Saturday, July 10th, 2004
There's something you gotta know about me Joe Rogan... I apologize for the lack of communique on my part. It could be due to the fact that I am currently lounging in paradise. Koh Tau is a small island off ... [Continue reading this entry]

Boisterous merrymaking in Bangkok

Monday, July 5th, 2004
Last night began inncoently enough. I was interested in wating the Euro 2004 finals at a bar, however it didn't start until 1:45 in the morning. To prepare for the revalry that was bound to happen I took a late ... [Continue reading this entry]

Bangkok photos

Sunday, July 4th, 2004
Here are some photos from Bangkok: Temple of the Emerald Buddha Temple grounds at Grand Palace The Royal Palace Inside of a river ferry Shanti guest lodge View from a ferry

I have no idea whats going on

Saturday, July 3rd, 2004
Towelie said it best... Hello from Bangkok. I made it. My plane got in around 11:30 pm, which made finding accommodation an interesting prospect. I was thinking about hanging out in the airport until morning, but i desperately needed a shower. A ... [Continue reading this entry]