i went to bangkok yesterday for no important reason, really. it's my last weekend in thailand and i wanted to do some shopping to make sure i got everything. (evidently i didn't cuz i managed to buy some stuff.) lauren, christie, and i went to the chatuchak weekend market, which is essentially all of the stuff that has ever been for sale in thailand in ONE AMAZINGLY HUGE MARKET.
it was overcast and the skies were yelling at us with huge thunderous shakes. it was threatening rain. as we were leaving--they to their friend's apt, me to the bts--the clouds finally let the trap door open and baaaaaaammmmmmm monsoon season came on in full force. fat drops of rain fell and i looked like i took a shower in my clothes. you could kind of see through my pants, which is wildly scandalous but what can ya do? i (and about a hundred other people) made it to the shelter of the bts. loads and loads of water fell off the trains. everyone was all giggly in the way that only sudden, intense rainfall can make a group of people.
i sat down next to the sweetest american couple on the train. they had midwest accents and we talked for about six stops. i love random conversations with strangers. this is one of the top 10 things i'm looking forward to in america/any country where i speak the same language as people.
my hair's a hot mess (it's all thin and i haven't had it cut since sarah trimmed it on koh chang in april) so i got it cut. the lady was really sweet, spoke excellent english, and didn't turn my hair into an asian hair style. she blow dried it and everything. i felt pretty and fancy for the first time in months.
i wandered the city for a while to soak in the insanity one last time and came home to join maddy, ally, ally's thai bf dton and, later, his brother dtam for some drinking and hilarious talking. yesterday ruled.
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