Thursday, December 28, 2006
I'm in Thailand! Day 2
Im safe and sound in thailand...right now im at an internet cafe in Patong Beach, phuket....local time 11pm.
my first day night (last night) in thailand was a blur...from being tired from 22 hrs of flights and stopovers.
This morning it was nice to not be in a moving object. I feel at home here even though i dont speak the language...prob because the sites sounds and smells remind me of the philippines.
We had a great home cooked breakfast from our friend's family (taam's family) in bangkok...before leaving for a short flight to phuket (southern thailand).
Her family home in Bangkok reminds me of the gated homes in the philippines...the construction, decor, and scents. Taam's parents were nice and sweet...making us feel really welcome...a great example of thai kindness.
so far ive been to the beach...had a thai massage..and eaten a lot of good thai street food.
Thai massage...I guess i can explain..is like a cross between yoga, accupressure, physical therapy, and sports medicine. The massuese uses their limbs to leverage your body and add extra pressure...felt like your body is being placed in some simple yoga positions. Some of the more stretch-like moves felt like a physical therapy / sports medicine session...where your joints are manipulated...etc. It was great...totally felt relaxed and sleepy after....i was totally useless...like a floppy bag of jelly barely held together with my skeleton.
Phuket Patong Beach is a crazy busy town. The resort looked sketchy at first until we entered and saw how nice the place was on the other side facing the beach.
i'll upload some pics when i get a chance,
my first day night (last night) in thailand was a blur...from being tired from 22 hrs of flights and stopovers.
This morning it was nice to not be in a moving object. I feel at home here even though i dont speak the language...prob because the sites sounds and smells remind me of the philippines.
We had a great home cooked breakfast from our friend's family (taam's family) in bangkok...before leaving for a short flight to phuket (southern thailand).
Her family home in Bangkok reminds me of the gated homes in the philippines...the construction, decor, and scents. Taam's parents were nice and sweet...making us feel really welcome...a great example of thai kindness.
so far ive been to the beach...had a thai massage..and eaten a lot of good thai street food.
Thai massage...I guess i can explain..is like a cross between yoga, accupressure, physical therapy, and sports medicine. The massuese uses their limbs to leverage your body and add extra pressure...felt like your body is being placed in some simple yoga positions. Some of the more stretch-like moves felt like a physical therapy / sports medicine session...where your joints are manipulated...etc. It was great...totally felt relaxed and sleepy after....i was totally useless...like a floppy bag of jelly barely held together with my skeleton.
Phuket Patong Beach is a crazy busy town. The resort looked sketchy at first until we entered and saw how nice the place was on the other side facing the beach.
i'll upload some pics when i get a chance,
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