I can't believe my holiday is coming to an end. It seems like the last couple days have just flown by. I wish I could stay longer! Not so much in BKK, but go North again. I think everyone is getting a bit down now. It was Marion yesterday, today it was Craig who wanted to be alone. We first went to the Embassy and voted. Was sort of interesting. Never been in one of those before. It was all very calm and relaxed. I enjoyed not having the gauntlet to run, just one Greens bloke, and he was very easy on the eye so that was okay ;D
After that Craig took off to be by himself while Marion and I headed off to the centre of MADNESS: Chatuchak Market. Aprox 34 acres of INSANITY. The market is massive, and claustrophobic, and smelly, and just INSANE! Marion and I split up and went our sep ways as we have different interests. We'd org'ed to meet back at 2:30pm at the entry closest to Mo Chit Station. Oh guys, it was just NUTS. I haven't sweated like that since clambering around the ruins the other day. Primarily it was clothes they sell there. With enough other tinkery stuff to make it interesting. There is also a pet section which I did NOT take any photos in because it would upset some people on here. NO ABUSE, just not our standards for pet selling. I didn't like the way they sold baby squirrels and hedgehogs (but that's prob because I see these animals as purely wild, not pets), nor how the puppies were out in the open, and the bunnies in small individual cages. BUT! They were all VERY healthy looking, happy, had plentiful water and food, fans were blowing on them and most were playing or otherwise just napping. I hated the stupid clothes on the puppies and bunnies tho. Farkin' stupid practice. There was also a BKK Cat Rescue stand with about 30 kittens of various ages available for adoption, and about 5 adult cats. The ladies there saw me going gah-gah at the kittens so after letting me wash my hands with antiseptic gel, I was allowed to cuddle a couple. Beautiful :) I donated. I guess they don't often get what I donated because I got a wide eyed look, a huge smile and a very low Wai. :) I dunno about you guys, but it makes me feel good to do something good for someone else :)
I FOUND A BANANA ROTI GUY!!!!! We've all become addicts to this simple and most glorious of deserts. It's a roti, with a banana cooked into the middle with condensed milk, then with chocolate poured over the top. Holy HELL it's so damn good. So bad for you, but so so good.:)
Right near Roti-Guy was a band of Kim players so I got to eat while listening to some truly awesome traditional Thai music. I sat back and listened/watched, ate my Thai lunch, watching the insanity of the market. Was a truly omg-i'm-not-home moment :D It took me 45mins to find the correct entry. I sat for a while as knee and ankle were ON FIRE. Watching the crowd again. Marion came along, we ate Logan's that the kind fruit ladies gave us when we got some Pomelo, then we rode home.
I have made friends with a sub-Soi kitten I've named Soi Boy. He saw me coming and meowed his rusty little Siamese type meow, I gave him a cuddle (he could do with a wash!!!!) before coming upstairs and almost collapsing in the shower: it felt just THAT good to have cool clean water on me :D Have been pretty much just slacking off the past couple hours. Loving it :)
I do love Thailand and I will miss the North especially, but I am keen to get home to all I hold near and dear. I have missed Alex fiercely, and I ache for my animals. Work... not so much :D
Pics and vids under the cut.Nothing distressing :)


The Kim players

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At last! I have been wanting to make home-made ones for aaaages, since I can't get to NY and buy some at some funky street vendor with lox cheese and a cherry coke ;)

Oh and this is what I had on my lap yesterday:


all together now.... d'aaaaaaaaaawwwwwww!

And:


yep, I've lost it....

First the saddness. Pauly, the little stray we rescued from the yard the other night, didn't make it. Tanya and Shar took him to the VAAT vet who pumped him full of fluids etc, but then his eye which was already damaged started to swell. The vet made the diagnosis that Pauly must have recieved a head injury and it was causing severe damage to his brain etc. There was no chance. If I'd left him in the yard he'd've died in a lot of pain. As it was, he got to have at least 24 hours of being loved. He was warm, fed, clean, cuddled. Tanya and Shar's cat's adored him, esp Pocket Rocket. He tamed himself. Pauly would have been a wonderful pet cat for someone, more than likely either T&S, or me. I think he was something a little special. I guess we'll never know how he got the head injury. I don't think any of the guys in my yard or the surrounding would have hurt him, he was too happy to be around humans to have ever been hurt by them. Poor little baby. I know he was just one tiny, stray, moggy kitten in a world that is full of heart break and woe and tragedies such as the Haitu earthquake, but I go by the words I once read long, long ago in a bus stop of all places: It is better to do one small good thing on any given day than to say I will do 100 good things tomorrow. Good bye, little Pauly. I only knew you for a couple of hours, but I won't ever forget you. You made me feel that even one small act of goodness is worth it, even if it's only a brief, dim flash in a world that is filled with darkness. Be free and happy over the Rainbow Bridge, little guy, hopefully Sonya will be there to greet you.
Damn it, crying now.
TO CHEER MYSELF UP! Here's todays 365. I'm rather proud of it. Who doesn't love a cute wee bunny?



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There was quite some fuckery at work last night too. Under the cut for anyone who wants a raised eye brow moment.

( if you are going to prank call work, don't use your own mobile number... )

Oh and this is for Tanya and all those ferrety fans out there :-D

Wishing you all a merry, safe and fun Christmas wherevere you may happen to be in the world :-)
Rant - heheheheheheeee, sorry; horsey post next to make up for it, and I swear it's NOT Christmas related AT ALL ;-)
For those keeping score on the weather front, today was aprox 38C, with a sudden, short, short thunderstorm at about midday, now it's boiling hot again. Bring on the CHANGE!!!



( some more Christmassy cheer with Murray getting in on the act! )