is a huge city. Like 66 million people huge. It can be very overwhelming. There are very many things to buy here. Mostly tourist junk. To be quite honest, the business card for the shanti claims that it is the hidden oasis of Bangkok and it is totally true. Being in the city is quite aimless, especially downtown. But the area of town that the shanti is in is quite rad. Lots and lots of chill people. Last night Brent, Kins, Barbara (sweden), Stella (Malaysia), Yono, Dang, Shanoon, and myself went to an impromptu art exhibtion on a street called Sukuhmvit just outside downtown. It was totally fucking rad. There was art and artists everywhere. I performed some songs, we were dancing barefoot in the street, Brent played some guitar, and there was a pretty amazing drum circle going on. Oh, and Jack Sparrows was there too. Super funny. The culture in Thailand is one that definitely appreciates artists way more than the culture I am much more used to. It is so refreshing to feel the love and respect that goes around. People smiling, laughing, and cheering about everything from a picture drawn with a pencil to a ditty played on a harmonica. After things got wrapped up on Sukuhmvit we went to a bar that one of the artists owned. There was a drumset there and yes I played on that thing for quite a while. Accompanied by keyboards, dijereedoo, hand drums, vocals, and guitars to name a few. We partied until about three in the morning. There were about thirty of us.
It is very apparent that there are many interesting people in this world. Many of which are met while out and about. We met a feller last night named Bart from Australia. He is in Bangkok getting material written. He is a stand up comedian and artist. We have been invited to come and live with him in Australia in February. He was a trip and a super nice guy. He gave us all the info that we needed about happy ending massage places. It was hilarious how much he knew. I suppose that it makes for good stand up material.
Yesterday during the day we went to the snake farm. It serves the purpose of learning about anti-venom for each species of venomous snakes in Thailand. And since there are more species of venomous snakes here than anywhere else in the world it is a much needed establishment. We were about eight feet away from a 12 foot King Cobra that was out of it's cage. He stood five feet high and his hood was about the size of my face. It was so incredible. Once I am at a computer that I can connect usb to I will put pictures up, but sweet jesus...that shit was righteous.
But as rad as this has all been so far. $4 a night for the hotel, eating for about 75 cents per go, and being surrounded by people who smile a whole hell of a lot, I am excited to move on. Tomorrow morning we are getting on a train to an organic farm near the city of Kanchanbiri in Thailand. There are waterfalls. That's about all that needs to be said. I am learning Thai...slowly. I just spent about an hour with Shanoon learning Thai and teaching english. Shit, I have met a ton of people. All of which I would call friends and not be very bummed about spending days with them.
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It is very apparent that there are many interesting people in this world. Many of which are met while out and about. We met a feller last night named Bart from Australia. He is in Bangkok getting material written. He is a stand up comedian and artist. We have been invited to come and live with him in Australia in February. He was a trip and a super nice guy. He gave us all the info that we needed about happy ending massage places. It was hilarious how much he knew. I suppose that it makes for good stand up material.
Yesterday during the day we went to the snake farm. It serves the purpose of learning about anti-venom for each species of venomous snakes in Thailand. And since there are more species of venomous snakes here than anywhere else in the world it is a much needed establishment. We were about eight feet away from a 12 foot King Cobra that was out of it's cage. He stood five feet high and his hood was about the size of my face. It was so incredible. Once I am at a computer that I can connect usb to I will put pictures up, but sweet jesus...that shit was righteous.
But as rad as this has all been so far. $4 a night for the hotel, eating for about 75 cents per go, and being surrounded by people who smile a whole hell of a lot, I am excited to move on. Tomorrow morning we are getting on a train to an organic farm near the city of Kanchanbiri in Thailand. There are waterfalls. That's about all that needs to be said. I am learning Thai...slowly. I just spent about an hour with Shanoon learning Thai and teaching english. Shit, I have met a ton of people. All of which I would call friends and not be very bummed about spending days with them.
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3 comments:
What a wonderful learning experience you're having!
if you move to aussie-land, i'm coming.
Hey Nate-Phil in Colorado here! Glad you are really enjoying Thailand. I know your musical gifts will bring lots of smiles to the people there. Looking forward to following your blog. Take Care!
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