the weather is pleasantly warm,
i've gotten a massage and an eyelash perm,
the tummy is happy with Thai food,
i've taken to eating western fast food lately
'cuz i'm so sick of Korean food,
so the gastronomic change has been most welcome,
i've just seen the world's largest reclining Buddha at Wat Pho,
this evening, our tour group leave for Chang Mai
on an overnight train.
27 January 2008
20 January 2008
Mc Lazy
has it really been an entire month already? between trying to stay sane with two jobs, there has been very little time to relax. when i do, blogging is the last thing on my mind. not that i think y'all are sitting at the edge of your seats waiting for updates, but anyway...
there will be more frequent updates soon, because yes - i'm about to hit the road again. i'll be going first to Thailand. my friend Alan and i will be in Bangkok first, and then joining an Intrepid* group to Chang Mai and the northern hill tribes. after a week in northern Thailand, we will head to the idyllic beaches of the Krabi Province (still trying to decide exactly where). a few days on the beach with books should help us unwind. both of us have had a pretty crazy past couple months.
after that, we will head down to Penang, Malaysia where we will bring in the new year (yes, again) with Joel & Sarah, the two friends with whom i stayed in Shaoxing (refer back to this unfinished post. maybe this time, i'll actually finish what i started writing. sigh... i'm clearly not succeeding in being a good correspondent.) anyway, i think we're bracing ourselves for a wild and crazy celebration with other tourists and locals (including 43% ethnically Chinese Malaysians) in Penang.
due to work obligations, Alan will be heading back to Seoul a week before i do. i'll stay in Malaysia another week (making my way to Kuala Lampus), before flying back to Bangkok, to then fly back to Seoul. all in all, it should be a great 3 weeks. i will try to share more while on the road...
not a day goes by that i think, as i experience Seoul (again), about the things to share on this blog. Seoul is such an interesting place, and i'm learning how to better straddle the line between being a foreigner and being a "Korean". but alas, i have not been writing updates - and the thoughts/insights fly out of my mind almost as quickly as they enter it.
but here's one little tidbit: Mc Delivery's. no, i'm not kidding. with just a touch of eight numbers, one can get a McDonald's meal delivered right to one's apartment door. feeling much too lazy to bundle up and brave the cold, yesterday Alan and i did the unthinkable: 1) we ordered two sausage McMuffin meals and a hotcake meal, 2) paid about double what we would've paid in the states (nearly $13), and 3) greedily consumed it all. blog post title credit: Alan Lee.
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* two years ago, i went on another Intrepid tour while in Thailand. it was a wonderful experience because of their philosophy about traveling responsibly. i had a great time, so i'm using them again. if you should decide to travel abroad and take an organized tour for some or all of your trip, i highly recommend Intrepid (or GAP Adventures) for your travel plans.
there will be more frequent updates soon, because yes - i'm about to hit the road again. i'll be going first to Thailand. my friend Alan and i will be in Bangkok first, and then joining an Intrepid* group to Chang Mai and the northern hill tribes. after a week in northern Thailand, we will head to the idyllic beaches of the Krabi Province (still trying to decide exactly where). a few days on the beach with books should help us unwind. both of us have had a pretty crazy past couple months.
after that, we will head down to Penang, Malaysia where we will bring in the new year (yes, again) with Joel & Sarah, the two friends with whom i stayed in Shaoxing (refer back to this unfinished post. maybe this time, i'll actually finish what i started writing. sigh... i'm clearly not succeeding in being a good correspondent.) anyway, i think we're bracing ourselves for a wild and crazy celebration with other tourists and locals (including 43% ethnically Chinese Malaysians) in Penang.
due to work obligations, Alan will be heading back to Seoul a week before i do. i'll stay in Malaysia another week (making my way to Kuala Lampus), before flying back to Bangkok, to then fly back to Seoul. all in all, it should be a great 3 weeks. i will try to share more while on the road...
not a day goes by that i think, as i experience Seoul (again), about the things to share on this blog. Seoul is such an interesting place, and i'm learning how to better straddle the line between being a foreigner and being a "Korean". but alas, i have not been writing updates - and the thoughts/insights fly out of my mind almost as quickly as they enter it.
but here's one little tidbit: Mc Delivery's. no, i'm not kidding. with just a touch of eight numbers, one can get a McDonald's meal delivered right to one's apartment door. feeling much too lazy to bundle up and brave the cold, yesterday Alan and i did the unthinkable: 1) we ordered two sausage McMuffin meals and a hotcake meal, 2) paid about double what we would've paid in the states (nearly $13), and 3) greedily consumed it all. blog post title credit: Alan Lee.
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* two years ago, i went on another Intrepid tour while in Thailand. it was a wonderful experience because of their philosophy about traveling responsibly. i had a great time, so i'm using them again. if you should decide to travel abroad and take an organized tour for some or all of your trip, i highly recommend Intrepid (or GAP Adventures) for your travel plans.
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