One Last Post After All (Good Day)

Date: 22nd January 2008 -- Chiang Saen, North Thailand
6:55pm

Didn't think I'd get a chance to update, but here I am, before leaving.

I left the hotel and went to the Internet for an hour and updated things. I usually carry an exercise book around with me, with notes about all the projects, to do list, record of I ching questions etc. and I type it all into Google when it's full. So I did that this morning, including the dream above (actually dreamt that this morning, how's that for up to date).

I went to the mail account and sara at www.forest-cafe.org had emailed to say my hotel choice was full, and offered another, which I wrote back and declined. Then I went to DaVinchi for a soup. Read some pulp fiction I've brought with me, and then got on the bus.

I listened to Buddhist Geeks as I came up, quite interesting, and then walked to Gins. I got there with half an hour to spare. She didn't know why I was there and had expected me on the eighteenth, so I showed her the receipt and it was her mistake, so she went off to get the ticket. She said there's another 100B immigration charge and apologised for not telling me. There are two other women going, and she showed me their tickets, it is 800Y from China, which is a tad more than I paid in Baht, but there's free transport tomorrow. I looked at the pictures. There aren't seat numbers but it looked bearable. It'll be easier if two others are going, though I don't know if they look like my kind of people. Then again, what are my kind of people?

I got a different room. It's not a hut but a proper room. I sat outside and they showed an Australian woman around next door, who completely ignored me, but then a German couple and they were OK, said hello. I don't mind lone females pretending you don't exist, as I guess they have to be careful with someone next door, especially as weird looking as me.

Then I came down and there was another email from Sara, saying the room was attached and by a park, so I just phoned her to say I'll have it, then texted her too. It was voip, and we only just understood each other, but I texted via Skype also, so perhaps that will work out. I should have something kind of organised now. All I have to do is work out how to get there!

I just checked my email, Sara just replied, she's expecting me, so I have somewhere to go. Plus, I'm about to print out the address in Chinese.

Man, I LOVE being organised!

Anyway, I'm off to 7-11 for snacks for the trip, then I'll try the only restaurant I know of with an English menu, home to pay for the room, immigration charge, bottle of water and pick up my ticket. Charge the phone. Listen to a few podcasts (already meditated), then I'm off.

Ah, so, quite a good day today.

Let's see how I get through such a long day tomorrow.