Wednesday, January 13, 2010

a-town and margaritas...am i back at home?

im having trouble writing my posts from laos and new years. only part of the reason there is because most of it was a blur and im not sure how much should be left in or taken out for family back home....but also because it was such a once in a lifetime experience and i dont know where to begin. but rather than not posting until the writers block lets up from those adventures, ill continue with other posts and return to the island of koh phangan when the writers block has ceased.


i had a treat last week because i got to see someone from home. mr anthony kapanowske made an appearance in bangkok. his 'uncle,' who has lived here for nearly 30 years, got married on saturday and so a-town is here for a few weeks with his dad in honor of the ceremony. on wednesday night we decided to meet up on good ol khaosan for dinner and a drink, which unexpectedly turned into many many margaritas courtesy of anthonys dollars and not my bahts.


even though d we dont see each other much now that we dont work together, seeing someone from home was indescribable. its different seeing everyone from the group on the weekends because even though they are great friends, they are still from my life here in thailand. having someone from my life back in the states was just amazing.


so we met wednesday and went out, which was fine, because as it turned out, thursday and friday were the thai testing days, which meant that even though we had to be at school, we didnt have any classes. really, us being here was pointless, but its fine because i got to sit on the computer all day. (you would think i would have been more productive with writing and such, but alas, no.)


friday night i headed over to stephs place to camp out for the weekend. we went to dinner on good ole khaosan again and got to meet bierles girlfriend who was visiting for three weeks during her winter break from school. it was an early night though and after splitting a bucket, we headed back to stephs.


the plan for saturday was to head over to the ancient city, which is why we stopped early friday night. however, we underestimated how long the bus across the city would take, and by the time we were finished the first leg of our journey, with still an hour or so more to go, we realized we would only have a 1/2 hour t

o see the thing, so we decided to meet tasha and opted for another relaxing day at the massage place instead :)


that night we planned on heading back to the mexican place, called coyote, because from 10-12 its ladies night and we get free margaritas! we met for dinner first, and after my first drink anthony came down from the wedding reception, which was only a km away. he told me that i had been invited back, so i left the group and went down the street to meet people. everyone was super nice and offered to show me around or help me find places to visit while i was here.
sunday steph and i had planned on hitting some of the 10+ malls in the siam area so that we could hopefully find some new work shoes, as ours have been destroyed by the conditions here in thailand. some of the malls were just like back home, and some...were not. that means different things depending on each mall, but for example, one was only high end stores which, even over here, are still way too expensive for me, and others were like outdoor markets moved indoors. those were the most interesting because they were just so overwhelming, and we didnt even know where to begin to look for anything.

in the end, i did find work shoes for cheap and also found a nice little treat for myself. :)
steven madden wedges for only $30.....even though i have absolutely NO use for them here.

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