Hi from Bangkok 2!

Guess what? I updated my Xanga site. Ain't that great? So now, you can go and see what more of a nut I was a few months ago. I had a WHOLE lot of disclaimers, strange icons I snagged off a few sites (sorry. feel free to hurl stuff at me for not crediting). Basically, it was a much prettier site than this current one.

Ok, update for Bangkok experience:

1) We visited the famed floating market. It has to be the best part of this wonderful trip, so far. You rent a boat at about 50 baht/person. A lady (mostly grumpy ones that wear the wrong shade of lipstick) will float you around the market for half an hour. You can buy stuff there (beware of the shop keepers--I mean, boat keepers. If they want you, they'll hook you over using a hook on the end of a stuck). Always remember to slash the price by at least 1/3. I didn't buy much there. Sometimes, I cannot stand shopping. Even in a nice and colorful place like the floating market.

2) After the floating market, we (define: we--my mother, my sister, me, three Japanese people, two people from the Netherlands, and the tour-guide named Noi) went to some place where you could touch a hairy elephant named Jojo (ain't that the Aussie singer who is only like, fifteen?) and feed it bananas for 20 baht. The elephant had spiky hair which reminded me of something...

 (sorry daisy_daily that I took the picture!)

3) They took us to a snake-farm where we saw this weird show. I cannot believe we paid to see men risking their lives wrangling snakes for our own entertainment! We all have a bit of Hitler in us, don't we? And the disgusting part of the show was when they showed us (yes, showed) that a male snake has two (yes two) penises. Then one of the members of the audience cried out: "Two!" And the annoying "commentator" said: "Yes, two. And you only have one."

4) After which, they dragged us to the Royal Thai Handicrafts (Such a prestigious name, thought I) where we saw woodcarvings and the like. They use teak wood and make mulberry paper. It was pretty good, actually. Their toilets are cleaner than those in China (why in the world am I talking about toilets???).

5) Lastly, they took us to some gem factory which is "approved by ISO 9002" or something like that. Problem is, we were there on Monday. So, the Netherlands couple and us took a van the gem factory supplied to our respective temporary residences. We were stuck in a terrible traffic jam for only so long. Good thing Mummy packed us something to eat.

So here I am, waiting for the day to finish so we can have lasagna for dinner, which Auntie Gladys is cooking up. I'll update when I can (dear sister is chasing me off the computer).

Fare thee well.