One Sandal

They say that one night in Bangkok makes the world your oyster. We shall see, as I'm in the backpacker-infested den of Khao San Road (if you've seen "The Beach" it's the place in the beginning of the movie where a sweaty Leonardo DiCaprio first hears about this mythical place for which the film is named.)

My last night in Ko Pangan was interesting, ended up chatting with an Irish couple on the beach until about half-six, which left me just enough time to pack, get a shower, and get my 730 ayem taxi to the ferry pier. I guess I wasted the money on a bungalow that I didn't even use the bed in, but so it goes. Today, between the ferry and the bus, I've seen Dragonheart, School of Rock, Spider-Man 2, and (the real treat) the Princess Diary 2: A Royal Engagement. The really sad thing is that on my last flight to Europe the featured film was Princess Diary 1, so I've now seen them both. Who else out there can say that?

I imagine at some point I should sleep, but I'll get there. Have I mentioned recently how good the food is here? It's really amazing. I think my body won't know what to do when I'm not eating rice at every meal.

My room is a little dumpy, but that's what happems when you show up at 8 pm on a Saturday night in Bangkok. But it will do for an evening, I can always shuffle to another place tomorrow. Some Swedish guy and I will head out for street vendor food shortly, and maybe even a couple of Tiger beers. It's pretty darn hot here.