Bangkok

   We've been in Bangkok the past few days now and it's an awesome city. Similar to New York City but very different at the same time. Souvenir and food vendors flood the sidewalks and try to get you to buy whatever they have. It gets a little annoying sometimes but at least they are trying to work. It's better than the crackheads back at home that ask for my money for nothing in return.
    I thought that the consumers in America were crazy. Bangkok blows them out of the water. Three malls that rival the largest malls I'm accustom too are within walking distance from each other. They each have there own different style. Two are more of the upscale malls (not a good place to be when you are traveling on a tight budget) and another that seems to be crowded with glorified kiosks. At the largest mall, Annie and I bought tickets to a movie and decided to splurge and get the VIP treatment ($20 USD). We didn't even know what we were in store for when we bought them. So we were asked to go there an hour before the movie starts and you are greeted with a cocktail (or soft drink) and invited to sit in the lounge overlooking the theater foyer and enjoy there buffet. The food was pretty good and your waiter comes over and asks what you would like to drink and if you would like popcorn for the movie. Then they ask you to find you seat in the theater and your popcorn and sodas are waiting for you next to your own reclining couch accompanied with pillows and blankets. A call button was there too in case you needed another soda or more popcorn. I don't think I could see another movie back in the States after this experience.
   Gift (Annie's friend) took us on a tour of Bangkok on Wednesday and it was a nice experience. It was like we kind of had our own personal tour guide for the day. We some Buddhist temples, old markets, the girls got a Thai massage, rode the ferry, had our fortunes read by a Thai fortune teller and then visited the backpackers haven in Bangkok, Khao San Rd. It was a long day.
    Getting back to the fortune teller though. I never had that done before and it was really creepy how much she knew of my past and present. Its not that I didn't believe in them I just didn't think it would be that extreme.  Nothing that she said false, well I don't know about the future obviously and I hope shes wrong cause she said I'm going to get sick. Nothing serious, just a bad case of the shits. I guess I have to pay attention to what I eat out here.
    Sorry I haven't had the chance to post pics but the computers don't work great and I'm lucky to pull off this blog. I will keep trying though.