Date Night
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I went out with some co-workers for dinner last night. It was a great time... they introduced me to a small, trendy restaurant, papaya salad (yummy and spicy), and good conversation. Afterward, we went to a mall and had ice cream. It was a great time, but I kept thinking to myself that this feels reminiscent of junior high / high school. Wierd thoughts.
Mom update -
Friday night we went to the night bazaar and ate great food (Bangkok has great Lebanese food), listened to more interesting karaoke, and did a bit of shopping. We were tired by the end of the day, so not too late of a night.
Saturday we went to the Chiptichuckpichutkipuk (or something like that) weekend market. Nothing like seeing people sell great artwork, beautiful rocks, $2 polo shirts and squirrels all at the same place. My mom was a bit overwhelmed (hard not to be there). For those of you who aren't familiar with the weekend market (probably everyone), there are 15,000 booths and over 200,000 visitors everyday. impressive.
Saturday night we went out for Thai food with our friend Mia. After eating at an inexpensive restaurant for dinner, we ate desert at a french restaurant called Crepes & Company (very good, but cost more than dinner) and met up with another friend, Dave. It was a good night overall.
Sunday was election day in Bangkok (not sure what they elected). So, no alcohol was permitted to be sold (unless you bribed the police, which it appears that most of the bars and small, mom and pop shops did).
We also went to the Jim Thompson house. It was amazing. Jim Thompson revitalized the Thai Silk Industry in the 1950's, and one of his purchases was a compound along a canal and 6 ancient teak houses. He moved the houses to Bangkok and created a masterpiece... absolutley beautiful house, garden, artwork. all amazing.
After Jim Thompson we went to Chinatown to see Wat Trimat, or the Golden Buddha. Again, very impressive. The golden buddha is 500 tons of pure gold. Hundreds of years ago it was covered in concrete so it would be protected when Thailand was invaded... and everyone forgot it was gold until the 1950's, when they tried to move the Buddha image. The concrete cracked, and surprise, they found gold!
On Monday morning Liz and my mom went to Ko Samui for two days... I haven't heard from them, so I'm assuming all is well.
I went out with some co-workers for dinner last night. It was a great time... they introduced me to a small, trendy restaurant, papaya salad (yummy and spicy), and good conversation. Afterward, we went to a mall and had ice cream. It was a great time, but I kept thinking to myself that this feels reminiscent of junior high / high school. Wierd thoughts.
Mom update -
Friday night we went to the night bazaar and ate great food (Bangkok has great Lebanese food), listened to more interesting karaoke, and did a bit of shopping. We were tired by the end of the day, so not too late of a night.
Saturday we went to the Chiptichuckpichutkipuk (or something like that) weekend market. Nothing like seeing people sell great artwork, beautiful rocks, $2 polo shirts and squirrels all at the same place. My mom was a bit overwhelmed (hard not to be there). For those of you who aren't familiar with the weekend market (probably everyone), there are 15,000 booths and over 200,000 visitors everyday. impressive.
Saturday night we went out for Thai food with our friend Mia. After eating at an inexpensive restaurant for dinner, we ate desert at a french restaurant called Crepes & Company (very good, but cost more than dinner) and met up with another friend, Dave. It was a good night overall.
Sunday was election day in Bangkok (not sure what they elected). So, no alcohol was permitted to be sold (unless you bribed the police, which it appears that most of the bars and small, mom and pop shops did).
We also went to the Jim Thompson house. It was amazing. Jim Thompson revitalized the Thai Silk Industry in the 1950's, and one of his purchases was a compound along a canal and 6 ancient teak houses. He moved the houses to Bangkok and created a masterpiece... absolutley beautiful house, garden, artwork. all amazing.
After Jim Thompson we went to Chinatown to see Wat Trimat, or the Golden Buddha. Again, very impressive. The golden buddha is 500 tons of pure gold. Hundreds of years ago it was covered in concrete so it would be protected when Thailand was invaded... and everyone forgot it was gold until the 1950's, when they tried to move the Buddha image. The concrete cracked, and surprise, they found gold!
On Monday morning Liz and my mom went to Ko Samui for two days... I haven't heard from them, so I'm assuming all is well.
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