November 2005 Archives

here i am, working, can you believe it?
the job is really interesting and the people here are good fun... enjoying myself... happy to be in one place for longer than two days!!!! :)
too much to say and too little time... miss lots of things. but then i also don't... this is good, this is life experience...

i'm alive and well. stupid blog wasn't working for a few days...
i had an amazing time in ko pha ngan where i was staying in this beautiful looking, isolated beach, in my little bungalow... met a few people, got drunk a few times, it was great!
then went to ko samui which was definitely a bad idea cause the place sucks, tourist trap. tsk.
now i've just arrived in penang, malaysia, which seems really pretty so far. going to melaka tomorrow.
the NGO people delayed my arrival by a week so i've decided to hang out around malaysia a bit. i think i've had enough of the sea though, want cities now! :)

i am leaving bangkok tonight, getting the train to the south of thailand and then will be catching a boat to ko pha ngan, the raver's paradise. i've already checked and there's a psy trance night on tomorrow, you can bet i'm going!!! i hope i meet some people on the way, i've been told that's what usually happens... so i can find people to party with, i'm sure it won't be a problem, it seems like it's all people do on the islands (moon party anyone?).
i was feeling a bit lonely here in bangkok; people haven't talked to me much so i've mostly gone around and seen sights, which consist of... a lot of a shopping places, basically. lol. found it very hard to resist temptation - i've only bought a couple of things and two books, which i'm guessing will be much needed in sumatra! you think there are any english bookshops in banda aceh? erm. can't decide whether i should buy tampons before going. LOL. will think about it. ;)
i've decided i will come to bangkok for a week or so before my flight back in february; i definitely still have things to see... i've tried not to do too much during these three days, especially because i'm not feeling great at the moment - a combination of different food, hot and humid weather, pollution, time change... i just don't want to get ill now so i'd rather do stuff without hurrying when i come back. plus i will do some SERIOUS shopping then. the weekend market is packed with young designers selling wicked clothes for 2, 3, max 5 dollars... and shoes! and bags! and i'm not talking about your usual hippy stuff, this is camden-style clothing... mmmmh. can't wait. i'm such a girl. :)
i'm trying to decide where i should go after indonesia; i mean, i have time to think about it but still... i will be spending a week in vietnam and maybe laos with my parents at some point; someone has also recommended malaysia to me for the beautiful scenery, etc. not sure whether i'll be able to see more of indonesia since my visa runs out after two months... and i would also like to see chiang mai in the north of thailand and possibly cambodia - a lot of countries ah? but then i can do a lot in those six or seven weeks i will have in january and february.
i think i'm very slowly getting the hang of this... and loving it, really loving it. bangkok is amazing, i'd recommend it to anyone; and i'm sure where i'm going tomorrow will be amazing too...
so, this is all from me from the other side of the world to home... :)