Monthly Archives: August 2005

I saw my first scratched/dented vehicle yesterday. I’ve been looking, ever since I arrived, for the typical scratches and dents that seem endemic to New York City vehicles. It’s been intriguing, especially because the driving in Bangkok puts New York … Continue reading →

I slept through my 12:30PM class this morning. No, actually I didn’t, but I dreamed that I did. When I finally got up, my thought process was something to the effect of “I’d better get up so that I don’t … Continue reading →

This is so strange. I’m here 11 minutes before the class is scheduled to start, and the classroom is empty. Not because it’s the wrong classroom, but rather because the students and teachers here operate on “Thai time.” My History … Continue reading →

on, no. just peachy. yeah, that’s right. just p-e-a-c-h-y. i’m going to bed. i hope i don’t have class in the morning.

God, blogging and email seems to take such a long time… Eesh. Oh well. So… last night was pretty crazy. I went out with Mehran and Steven to see a Muay Thai match– Thai boxing. Boxing isn’t necessarily … “my … Continue reading →

Yesterday was spent wandering through … more malls. I’ve ceased to be impressed, although the Paradise mall’s six-story, multi-tiered waterfall that cascaded into a pool at the bottom with six foot long catfish was pretty cool. I’ll probably go back … Continue reading →

Where to begin? Today… well, wasn’t especially… productive. As a matter of fact, my day’s accomplishments are two: 1) I managed to purchase sheets for my bed (whoo!) and 2) I was able to charge up my pre-pay cell phone … Continue reading →

This post could be titled “jetlag is killing me.” Or “don’t these people ever sleep?” Or “god, this is NASTY!” Or “god, this is GOOD!” Or “wow… this is … interesting?” Or “Skype rocks.” I guess I’ll attempt to placate … Continue reading →

Ya-hey!! Hello from … Bangkok. How weird. Apparently I made it. The local time is… 1:50AM, and I’m wandering around the streets of Bangkok, drinking a strage Thai beer, with my roommate to be, Josh. I think the first thing … Continue reading →

Zero. Ke ke ke. I just played NES and SNES games for a half hour. Unfortunately, that’s all the longer that they were able to hold my attention. Amazing– I used to be able to play those games for hours. … Continue reading →