Songkran time!

Hi Everyone,

Guess what! It's Songkran time :)

For those not "in the know" Songkran is Thailands "traditional New year". I won't bore you with the details on the history (although it is quite fascinating), instead direct you to this link to read in your own spare time:

http://www.bangkok.com/information-festivals/songkran.htm
http://songkran2014.com/category/songkran-2014/

As with all traditional celebrations, it has now become a big holiday and "commercialised" into what is now known as the "water festival". My Thai friends have warned me that, "as a Farang" (foreigner/whitehead) I will be the best target...so, looks like i am spending the entire weekend in my speedos! (James Bond?).

Nooo! Just joking. We do have Monday and Tuesday off as Public Holidays, so it is a loooong weekend. Some time this weekend I aim to experience the "true" Songkran and I will update you accordingly.

But for the viewers at home..... I encourage you to go have a shower (or go to your backyard and use your hose), close your eyes, and pretend you are in Songkran having the time of your life.


You're welcome.

:)

An interesting proposition for you..

..now that's an opening line isn't it?

The last few days I have been settling back into the daily grind of Bangkok -albeit with sweat attached. The more I see around the place the more I start to appreciate the little things, like:

- What do you do if you crave a bubble tea at the most random time?
- Who do you call if you find Mr Chow standing right next to you?
- How do you say "take a picture it lasts longer" in multiple languages, at once ?
- Who would win between a motorbike and a tuk tuk?

As any Thai local would most likely tell you - "it's Thailand, you can get whatever you want." I am starting to understand this saying a little bit more every day now... Money doesn't grow on tree's but it most definitely blossoms !!!!!

Deep down inside I do honestly have a growing fear of what will happen to my (now) expansive diet when i return home. Specifically, who'se going to make me a spicy Tom Yum for lunch everyday? Seriously? These are real world problems and ones that I am gravely concerned about. Somehow Toowong foodcourt isn't quite going to cut it ...................  (Cooking class time!!)

On that note however, I have a holiday in 2 weeks time back HOME ! Exciting....I will be back home for almost 2 weeks and will hopefully get to see all those dear to me (and maybe even those not so dear, ha!). But then my friends, I am returning to my home-away-from-home, Bangers!

For now though - that is all the information you need in one post. Pictures below will help wet your appetite, but aside from that, catch you around soon na' :)

Take care x

Ticccck

Ahhh! Wow. I most definitely need to sleep for the next month..

In the past week and a bit I've ticked off:

- flew to Hong kong to meet hilda and watch the rugby 7s
- toured hong kong in the rain, by boat and bus
- flew home to bkk
- worked 3 full days
- dinner with Hildas friend
- watched divergent
- shopped
- haircut
- booked a spontaneous trip to chiang mai
- flew to chiang mai hours after booking said adventure
- walked for 3 hours straight around chiang mai
- visited temples
- went to tiger kingdom and played with lion cubs
- shopped at crazy night markets and batered like crazy
- had a 1.5 oil massage in a health spa
- went on a 29km bicycle tour through countryside chiang mai
- flew back to bkk
- used thai as much as possible, bluffing my way through a full conversation
- went out for a drink and a dance..
- shopped some more
- walked a lot more
- laughed so much my body hurt
- appreciated life !

I can't upload all the pictures, but all I can honestly say is that every day I now find myself appreciating life and looking towards a bright bright future.

Khob khun na krub :) xx