Sawasdee kah!

Off to Bangkok soon. Will be posting under Travel while I'm gone. Singha beer! Glug glug.

Need to get combo PCMCIA card_{note: PCMCIAs cannot powerup externals i.e. you can't use it to charge the Pod. guess i found out too late but at least they promised me a swap.}, Thai phrasebook for pointing-to-text conversing with locals, a cheap earphone-mike for SkypeOuting back home, and more rolls of film. Sigh. Budget travel my ass.

To do: Download and install Blogjet. Make sure there is ample space on laptop for photos and music. Remember to feel very pissed off about goodfornothing battery _{I'm not any less pissed off now} (when you read laptop manuals and they tell you to remove battery when plugged in to a powerpoint after charging to full, do it. Do not secondguess.) Attempt to forcefully attach small Deuter backpack to big non-Deuter backpack.

What Bangkok2005 is looking like now:

1stday-Find a reasonably decent place to stay for under 400 baht for 2 near Tha Banglumphu (river stop)
2nd - Cross river to Thonburi railway station for trainride to Kanchanaburi
3rd - Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, move residence to Soi Kasemsan near Siam square with free WiFi all day, A/C and hot shower just for 500 baht!
4th - Ayutthaya
5th - Chatuchak (or Jatujak)
6th - Chinatown in search of photo equip, Wat Benjamabophit and surrounding architecture
7th - Go-karting and maybe a visit to the Levi's factory outlet hawhawhaw. I'm gonna have to resort to grass-eating after this.

with various other inserts like visiting the much talked about Food Loft and getting a suit tailored for the boyfriend (around 120SGD and you can model it after any famous labels!!!) and maybe trying to ride a scooter to explore Kanchanaburi, probably not. but might be worth trying. I can't wait to ply the khlongs of Bangkok with you.