Oki doki,
Wow. How do I some up the last few days – they feel like a
lifetime..
It took one
loooong over night bus ride with two stops to tinkle - to get to
Bangkok..One quick (and super smiley) taxi ride later and we were
checked into the most fabulous home away from home I have ever been
in – Nap park hostel, off Khao San road.. wow. White, clean and
friendly faces everywhere. The bathrooms were real one's – like the
ones at home, only even more sparkly and fantastical! Unfortunately
we could only stay one night there as it was fully booked, so we
moved over to Chada Hostel for our second night – which was the
average, wear flip flops when you shower kind of dealio you get in
the land of da Thai's.
Anyhoo.. I
dont know how to describe Bangkok – maybe I could say fucking
crazy, but that still doesn't cut it. It's mass madness and Khao San
road is one big maniac. Basically we had 48 straight hours of this
epic debauchery – twilight zone it was indeed. Sipping a cocktail
at the Roof Top Bar - the most incredible view i have ever seen! China town, the floating market (which is hell on earth - it has to be said..) mad shopping, drunken tatoo's,Thai boxing and a bargaining
frenzy was had by all..
I find it odd that through out all of this
nothing bad happened, and the universe was obviously doing a very
good job of keeping me safe, but then..the moment we decide to be
reponsible and fule our bodies with food and then go to bed – I get
robbed. Seven thousand Baht in cash, and my bank card.. which is the
biggest fuck up. Anyway..thank god I have a travel family with me to
take care of me! They are the most fabulous friends I could ask for!
Dylan, Katie and Kezla have banned together to help me out until I
get my new card – and since that includes train fares, trips, hotel
fees and cigarettes – they are indeed my saviours and even though I
know that I would do the same for them, I am constantly in awe of
their trust and kindness. It tears me up man:) But seriously.
Oh, and we
went to the Tiger Temple – three hours outside of Bangkok and I got
peed on by a tiger. Yep. “You are the chosen one.” Yeah right :P
but apparently my luck is going to change because of it, and I
welcome that with open arms:)
Anyhoo.. other than that – we left Bangkok and got on an overnight train to Chiang Mai – fuck my life. 20 hours later (a train in front of ours broke down.) we arrived at our destination. But even though it was incredibly long, it was not painful as we had each other – I find it amusing that we had beds in the first class and we spent most of the train ride sitting on hard benches,chatting, eating snacks and being stupid – in third class..weirdness. It was a Thai experience that's for sure.
We are now in
Chiang Mai and I cannot tell you how beautiful it is here!! It reminds
so much of South Africa..which I have been aching for - It's big,
vast landscape – the endless mountains and green lushness
everywhere! Villages, forests, pigs and elephants.. Space..
Freedom..ah! I am home.
Our second
day here we went on a village tour – met some of the locals, all of
which are (as Dylan would say) “chill” :) We walked through trees
and more trees, my stick in hand I felt as if I was ten years old
walking along my driveway at home. We then went on an elephant trek
type thing – short but not so sweet. What is wrong with mankind?
Surely we are more humane than this. Elephants standing in shackles,
with monstrous chairs on their backs – waiting to be hit with a
sharp hook if they don't obey their masters every command. Perhaps
because i'm used to places like Addo in Natal where you get to see
them in the wild, free and happy – but safe from being poached. Ah!
I cried. Of coarse I did. And I was just devastated for this
beautiful animal and what had become of it. Surely someone or
something could help? What can I do to make a difference? Obviously I
will never ride on an elephant in that manner ever again and i know that does make a small difference, but surely I
can do more? I have to give this some serious thought.
After that
the four of us went bamboo rafting which was a pleasant surprise (we
did not know this was included.) And it was fucking fun. I could do
with more of that in my life, that's for sure.
We had to say
goodbye to the deliciously fabulous Katie Mills yesterday – and
Kezla, Dylan and I are all missing her terribly. Ah! Goodbye's –
fuck em.
I'm not even
going to go into my action movie experience with Kezla – other than
to say that she and I can officially kick Tom Cruises ass off Mission
Impossible, because there are some new badass bitches in town:) And
last night some ex miltary man who's gone crazy and kills people –
wanted to kill Dylan. It was so fucking weird, I have never felt more
freaked out – strangeness. Anyway, we are safe and happy, eating
fruit and learning about the stars. I have got to be one of the
dumbest people in the world – or naïve - that sounds better:) but
I can feel my brain growing:) Dylan pointed out that logic comes with
thinking the thought over one more time – or giving it more time –
and then..wait for it..logic kicks in. And bloody hell, the dude is
right. Faaaantastic stuff I say.And i must say - i think my luck is changing - i can feel it. Maybe that tiger peeing on me has something to do with it.. one never knows..
Oki doki, time for another day – thinking a temple is in order.
Peace, love and happiness..
Mushi*
xx
