February 16, 2009

Here is my not-so-typical time in Thailand. Although I didn't even get to see Bangkok, I had one of my few white friends, Brian, his Thai girlfriend, Aey, and her friend, Em, show me an amazing time. I probably would have died in Thailand without them.

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This was my first time driving on the left side of the road!

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Opposite world.

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Lots of nice cars in Thailand...including rice rockets.

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Tropical fruit everywhere.

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Drinking real coconut juice.

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We first went to an island called Ko Larn. This is the place where we stayed at.

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This is Brian, the most sinful friend I have.

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Lots of motor bikes everywhere. Apparently, EVERYONE knows how to ride one, so Brian and I looked stupid.

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The couple that hates to eat.

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The couple that loves to eat. I loved hanging out with Em because she was very cheerful and hilarious. She taught me how to eat, speak, and appreciate Thai.

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Fruit smoothies. All the time.

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The reason why I came.

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Poor attempt.

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Poor attempt #2.

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The experts. This was probably my favorite part of the trip. Riding on the back of a motorbike with beautiful scenery on a very hot day.

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Amazing beach. We're talking postcard stylez.

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Chillin.

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After Aey and Brian went back into the water, I had a chance to share the Gospel with Em. I really hope that seed grows.

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This is a Thai dessert called Lo Ddee. It's like a pancake egg wrap. I loved it.

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We were all so full from eating too much that we just had to lie down outside. If I had done this with Em, I guarantee I would've thrown up.

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Interesting.

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This Hawaiian Blue tasted like Windex with sugar. The couple loved it.

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Apparently, Brian had been educating his friends about American culture. Looks like Cali's got another one our team.

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Struggling.

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The cigarette boxes had pictures of the negative effects of smoking.

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Still doesn't seem to affect these smokers.

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MONKEY BEACH!!!

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It was actually pretty scary being up so close. One almost attacked me. We called him The Bastard.

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After Em got sand in her eye, the motor bike taxis took us to the clinic, which was located in the nicest beach I've ever seen in my life.

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Clearest water, hands down.

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I fell in love with Chai Yen (Thai Ice Tea). I drank it at least three times a day.

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I like this picture because it's very representative of how Brian felt about Thai food.

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Graphic bathroom sign.

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Apparently, many gas station bathrooms don't have walls for the men's side.

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Oh yeah!

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Chai Yen in packs.

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Yellow watermelon.

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Brian and I got ourselves a Thai massage for less than $10.

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I got a huge girl while he got a smaller and prettier girl. I got the better massage though, so I was thankful. I loved all the wrestling moves she worked on me. Cracks are always good signs.

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Thai people love Korean food and culture. I saw a billboard of the Wonder Girls. I heard "Nobody" ringtones. I heard "Nobody" being played in the supermarket. I even heard people singing along to it. So yeah, like every foreign country I've visited, we ate Korean food.

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This was the one thing Brian wanted from Korea. The 1.8 liter bottle was full when we came in and empty when we left. Alcoholic.

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Here is another fixed up car that I actually got to ride in.

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Of course, there was noraebang after Korean food.

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Unfortunatley, it was the worst noraebang experience. Song selections were horrible for foreigners.

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You see a lot of these in front of houses. Something about spirits.

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Colorful taxis.

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On my last day, I visited the old capital city, which was full of all kinds of temples and structures.

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Here's a lady selling dessert on the water.

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It tasted like crunchy sweet egg.

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After beating Sagat, I went looking around for Rayden. So I had to go up.

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And up.

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And up.

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After I beat him, we had to go back down these really steep stairs.

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Flower flavored drink.

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Cool floating village.

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Ice cream on bread. Not as good as ice cream waffles.

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Brian was excited about only one thing: the world's largest Crocodile Farm. Supposedly, it has over 100,000 crocodiles. It made it to Guiness.

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For sale.

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Here are your choices.

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So very many.

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Feeding them was pretty crazy.

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I learned just how scary crocodiles can be.



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I got to shoot a gun for the first time. CRAZY loud!

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Ain't no Thailand without elephants.

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Elephant show.

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Crazy close.

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Unlike the states, Thailand allows you to get real close to the animals and even feed them.

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Super close.

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Feeding the crocs with bamboo sticks was even crazier.

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It was like intense fishing, but the object was to avoid getting the bait from being eaten.

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Amazing crocodile show. I actually had to turn away at times whenever they'd put their head inside the mouth.

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Finally, we went to the coolest mall I've ever been to in my life.

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DVDs.

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CHEAP JAPANESE FOOD!

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Best Chai Yen throughout trip. Had to get two.

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For dessert...

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amazing sandwiches. More Chai Yen.

On the plane ride back, after the pilot gave us the weather forecast, one lady couldn't stop repeating, "영하 6도?! 영하 6도?!" It is truly cold in Korea. ㅠㅠ

Thought of the Day: Em.
Song of the Day: Wonder Girls-Nobody

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