Home again, home again (jiggity jig)

Hey, so I just got back from Thailand this past Thursday.  Things in Bangkok were getting some pretty heavy press while I was there.  For example:

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7592942.stm)

While I only saw one march (and even that was quite brief, as I had to catch a bus), it really didn’t seem to affect life in Thailand that much.  Well, at least it didn’t affect life as a tourist.  That could very well be why I didn’t notice much of a difference.

Anyways, here are some pictures from the trip:

Betsy and I arrived in Bangkok on a Saturday night, then spent most of Sunday at Chatuchak (an incredibly large weekend market on the north side of the city) with a brief stop at the creative design library located at the Emporium in Siam Square.

We then took a night bus to Koh Tao where we spent the next 4 days getting SCUBA certified.  It was pretty amazing.  We got to see tons of barracuda.  Apparently it’s a bad idea to dive with a cold, but I braved it and it turned out to be fine.  I know. I’m a trooper.

Then we spent a few days in Koh Phangan.  Betsy was really looking forward to some beach time and it was nice to just relax and read.  Regardless, I got really sunburned and spent more money than I intended (not very surprising, given the very touristy nature of Koh Phangan).

Finally, we returned to Bangkok and did some temple hopping for the next few days.  We also checked out some of the parks and ventured into the Patpong district just long enough see the “sights.”  No, no ping pong balls were involved in this trip.  Just in case you were wondering.

Anyways, it’s good to be back in Singapore.  I’m basically broke right now, but I have a ton of coins that I’ve been saving in some jars, and I need to turn those into cash so I can survive until I get paid in a week or so.

I’ll be sure to post a decent amount in the next few weeks because I won’t have too much to do at work (don’t tell on me!).