Monthly Archives: December 2008
Mullets
The other evening, I saw what sounded like a young German man sporting a mullet which can only be described as magnificent. This is in addition to several other mullets I’ve spotted on this trip, always on the heads of … Continue reading
Open Water Dives 3 & 4, and Certification
Today, I finished dives three and four in my open water certification. Highlight of dive 1: chasing an octopus. They’re really impressively fast. But then, apparently, they get lazy, and decide to smoosh themselves into gaps in the coral. They’re … Continue reading
SCUBA
After wandering around, talking to three shops, and getting freaked out by the weird high-volume approach of the shops near the pier, I settled on an SSI course at Princess Divers. Prices are all fixed on the island. Ostensibly, this … Continue reading
Thailand: Safety First
Kelly, who hosted the mostly-Peace Corps X-Mas dinner, has a nice house in Nakhon Si Tammarat Province. That’s on the east side of the southern Thai peninsula, if you care. Well, while drinking on Christmas evening, we heard a loud … Continue reading
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olliphants
Alec and I went for an hour long elephant ride. This was thoroughly badass. Impressively, the elephants smelled no worse than, say, cows, and were much more fun to ride.
Thai toilets (again)
One other thing about Thai toilets: they have small doors. Initially, I thought this was a fluke, a unique characteristic of the cheap room I was in. But after visiting Alec’s place (which, by the way, is basically a garage…), … Continue reading
Thai Toilets
Pit toilets are old news. I broke myself in on those within my first hour on the ground in Japan. They`re quite easy to use, provided you have reasonably good balance. Thai toilets, however, are a whole new adventure. As … Continue reading
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Thai numbers
Last night, Alec taught me how to say the numbers one through seven, ten, and a hundred. So if something costs 1, 5, 13, or 47 baht, I`ll understand. But if it costs 7, 80, or 98 baht, I`ll have … Continue reading
Getting to Thailand: Good News!
Now that it’s Thursday (well, entering Friday in Bangkok), this welcome news has arrived: Bangkok airports to be fully operational by Friday Thai officials say Bangkok’s main international airport will be fully operational again by Friday, offering hope to tens … Continue reading
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Getting to Thailand: Better News?
On December 2nd, things begin to look simultaneously better, and worse: Thailand’s government has been disbanded and the Prime Minister barred from politics for five years in a court ruling that has prompted fears of a slide into civil war. … Continue reading
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