Bangkok... cough.

Thalia has always been a great story teller.. so elaborate. :P

Ok.First thing, I never though I could feel pain in my lungs like this. We've been walking around in Bangkok for the past 2 days and I must say that .. mya.. this city is pretty damn ugly. Nothing much to do. We've missed the biggest market in the world cause it's on the weekends and it's coming close to holidays so lots of places open and close at personal will... So, all we've seen is the outside of lots of temples and "WAT" buddhas. Those were nice.. However, there's so much that you can see. "Here's buddha standing, here he is laying down, here is the lucky one, the happy one, the gloden one[...]" ok ok I get it.. u love him. Anyways.
Everything It was still a must-see though, I think.. cause now I know that I wouldnt mind not really coming back here again.

For those who heared that Bangkok might be smoggy.. well, you are correct, sir (ma'am). It's unbelievably polluted here. We started feeling it in the first 10 minutes. The city smells, all you get is CO2 in your lungs at all times and it's really crowded. Not as much as Vietnam but , for some reason, it shows more here. The buildings all looks really old and dirty too. You know how, in a seinfeld episode, Kramer gets the idea to make his apartement a smoking room ? After a while his skin and face become looking old and dirty , as if he's 100? Well, it's kinda what all the buildings look like here. Like all the accumulation of smoke killed everything. They are trying to make it better though. I saw a couple of Rent-a-bike stands to try to convince people to use them rather than vehicles. Let's hope, for their sakes, that it catches on.

So we didn't do much. We caught up with our friend Jeremy (which we met in signapore) and his friends. He started school here. We went out to "dinner" with them yesterday to this outside foodcourt where there's a all you can eat. But not that kind we know of. Basically, they put a cooker/grill (looks like a fondu pot) on your table and give you a plate. Then u hunt for food. There's all these uncooked meats and fish and veggies on a Buffet-style table and you get what u want.. then cook it yourself at your seat. It's all good exept for the fact that NOTHING HAS NAMES. So, basically, you have no idea what u are eating. Some things you can reconize. "ok. that's salmon, that's squid, that's ... mm.. a weird color.. what is that? Doesn't matter looks good, take it anyways" I was put incharge of seafoods. Ok.. let's go hunt. I got a bunch of stuff. Then, with thalia's meats and Paula's veggies we were ready to go.

Turns out that we were eating JellyFish at one point (!!) The only reason we knew is cause i asked! We didn't ask about the meats. Too bad. We could have been eating dog and we didn't even know it. Did you know you can eat JellyFish? I didn't and my mom doesn't seem to think so either. Oh well.. 2 days later.. im still alive. It's pretty good too. It's squishy, yet, not.

Fun Experience. We are still hunting for dog though. Paula wants to try it. I went on home after cause i was tired, BUT was told the next day that the girls found Insects to eat. Thalia ate 3 grasshoppers and a silkworm (i think)! GROSSNESS! Noone ate the Cockroach though. Wimps :P

Things I've noticed here: TukTuks (motorcycle-taxis) are mean. They are nice for their own benefit. :( we got caught twice but now I know why.
"We want to go to the temple"
"ok, i bring you there and the jewl factory"
"no thanks. Just the temple"
"and the factory, is very nice, must-see, ok"
"no.. dont take me there"
"yes.. it's good.. it's on the way.. no problem"
"no thanks ARG why do u want to take me there!?"

Turns out these places give the tuktuks gas coupons if they bring people there. ASSES. Make us waste time for nothing. It happened to us with the factory and the bus station. He brought us there (yes.. u buy bus ticket there ok?) and we found out we couldnt buy tickets there, just plane tickets :S

Also, Lots of things are pink here :) Taxis too! Loves it

so, Tomorrow we are going to Ayattuya for the day. An ancient city outside of Bangkok. Then.. we are heading straight for Changmai (12 hours) Staying there for 4 days :) Ok i wrote enough thanks! See ya!

p.s There's a guy walking his elephant on a leash outside the café... gotta love Asia.