Trip of a Lifetime

Earthquake #2

Hey people. Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm just fine, having gotten off of Phi Phi about 1 day before the second earthquake hit. For those of you who didn't know, it was about 8.5, I've heard, though reports are varying. Ray said he could feel the quake from Phi Phi, but there was no wave whatsoever - thank goodness... Well, as for me, didn't feel a thing here in Bangkok, in fact no one here even knows about it. I was talking to lots of people who hadn't yet heard of the other earthquake... The only reason I know is because my mom emailed me to make sure I was ok. Isn't she sweet? :D Sorry to say mom, I'm fine - you can't have all my stuff. Speaking of stuff, I bought a camera today, an Olympus something-or-other, with 3X zoom, 3.0 megapixels, a free 128 meg memory stick, rechargable batteries with charger, and a nice little case, with a worldwide 2 year warranty for - remember, this is Thailand, not future shop - about 270 dollars CAD. Saweeeeeet! The salesman tried to sell me this beast of a camera that had like 8 trillion billion zoom and could hold eight hundred google pictures, the thing was like a freaking electron microscope... I decided on the simpler, cheaper, world wide warranty model :) I mean, other than taking pictures of my PORES, what do I need that much zoom for... I also bought a few clothes, some fire dancing equipment - they're called Poys, it's basically a ball of flaming death attached to a string... I know mom, I know... - and some really cool lamps for home. I'll be mailing em back tomorrow. My first two packages have arrived safely, so I'm gonna just hope with all my little heart that this last one makes it a hatrick. It's hard to believe that these are my final days in Bangkok. I've spent most of my time buying things and reflecting on my time here, trying to piece it all together. Flying into Bangkok at the beginning of my trip, seems like a year ago... But at the same time I can't believe I've already been here for two and a half months! Kinda strange, but if you've ever traveled, I'm sure you know the feeling. Being in Bangkok reminds me that Thailand is not such a big country, especially for tourists - no matter where you're coming from or going, everyone passes through Kao Sahn road at least a few times. I've met up with five different people I've met along my travels here, just in the last two days, in Bangkok. Pretty crazy, but I did meet a ton of people. I've still got one more post to make before I go so I'll spare the weepy goodbye for now. Check for another post tomorrow :) Spiker

posted by Spiker @ 3:30 am