Let me get to the good news first. On the way out of the country, I was confronted with a nice little suprise. Today, as so it happens, is the day my semester 2 results were released. I thought it would be next week and was not looking forward to it as I usually can't sleep the night before. Anyway, I did sleep last night because I passed all my subjects and for once in my academic life, I achieved the next best thing after an exemption - a distinction in actuarial studies. Through all the blood, sweat, tears, tantrums, and complaints, I'd bloody think I derseved at least one distinction.
Thats the good news - the other news is that I'm rather sad about leaving Thailand and Bangkok behind because I didn't get to do all the things i wanted such as:
1. Cut a durian from a durian tree (i like durians)
2. Beebeeque a young coconut (they are sweater after doing so)
3. Shop at Louis Vuitton (which was around the corner from my hotel)
4. Visit the place where I was born
Well, I guess I can those things next time I'm in the area. The highlight of Bangkok would have to be taking a wrong turn down an alley and encountering the pungennt smell of human waste coupled with the stench of rotting perserved fish emanting from dark green liquid which can be bottled and marketed as the Essence of Bangkok frangrance
Yes - Bangkok stinks (Thailand generally doesn't), really really stinks. If I wasn't so accustomed to the smell of durian, I don't think I would have lasted. Also, the the other highlight is the CHEAP food. And by cheap, I mean cheap. Beyond cheap and cheerful, its cheap and cheaper. I've gained at least 3 kilos in Bangkok because everyday, I had at least once piece of durian (NB: AUD1=THB25) (<10THB), a coconut (<15THB), jackfruit (<20THB), a bowl of noodles (<30THB), beebeeque chicken thai style (<25THB), papaya salad (<40THB) and miscellaneous. I'm so fat now.
Anyway, there is nothing to complain about this time - except for Chinese tourists. They would have to be the world's rudest people. They cut in line, talk as though they're in a rave, cheapen the prestige of designer clothes and above all, they think they own the world! I mean, I'm the ruler of the world, how dare they push in front of me, walk into me and don't apologise and expect me to do so. WHATEVER.
I told a chinese lady off today because she walked into my trolley at the airport and started to jump up and down grabbing her foot as though in agony while giving me a dirty look and muttering something in chinese. Being the bastard I am, I just gave her a detached look and said very loudy and in english "Are you blind, can't you see there is luggage in front of you" and turned around and walked off.
Stupid Asians.
tyarrhea now wishes that he did run that stupid lady over with his trolley
posted by tykang @ 12/12/2003 03:14:00 AM
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