J-Town Serviced Apartments Chon Buri

... every morning and I guarantee in a half hour we will never get anything done. Anyways, all we had time for today was to talk about Loy Krathong and what everyone did with their families/friends. After that I had the morning off to chill (aka surf the net, write emails, chat with friends, post more blogs and upload pictures...oh yeah and I wrote a lesson plan that took all of 10 minutes.) 

This afternoon I had 3 classes.  The first was 2nd grade. They were pretty ...

... aroma everywhere we went, but really it smells like exhaust, oil, dog feces, urine, pollution, etc. It's rush hour right now outside this little internet cafe. The traffic is insane, and by insane, I mean unbelievable that there's not accidents every other second. I've watched motorcycles go by with small children sitting up front and holding on the the handlebars. Most recently, about a four year old ...

... is also nearby Chinese temple as well as spreaded royal palace complex, mostly developed during the reign of Rama V. There is no public transport on the island so unless you fancy hiring a motorbike you are dependent on tuk-tuk (much bigger than in Bangkok). After sightseeing we dropped off on the western beach, which looked much nicer than in Bang Saen.

... eggs. Nong Grace then surprised me when she said she wanted to have her photograph taken with a baby crocodile. She was very nervous at first but was determined to do it. She had seen a photograph of her father posing with a big tiger and I guess she wanted to outdo him. So, she now had two framed pictures of her holding animals. Something to show her friends at school. On the way to the exit, we passed one more pen where we saw a tiger that seemed to be living ...

... a la hora de comer, y un par de veces casi me atropella algo!! me encontre con una chica espanola llamada laura ademas, y pasamos un poco de tiempo juntas. Fue guay podewr hablar espanol con alguien. Ahora estoy de vuelta en bangkok, quedandome con norman otra vez. hoy me fui de compras y compre muchas cosas bonitas que van a ocupar espacio en mi mochila, pero bueno!!! El miercoles vuelo a australia...queda poco...que emocion!!!

... an interesting choice as it was quite a bumpy ride! After about an hour we arrived at Maya Bay, which is were the movie 'The Beach' was filmed. Having hundreds of tourists there kind of spoiled it but that aside it was still an extremely beautiful place. After some time on the beach we went out and anchored in the bay for snorkeling. It was so much fun. They gave us bread and we hand feed all the tropical fish. Next stop was Phi Phi Island which has two parts. We went to Phi Phi Noa ...

... lush garden, in the middle of Bangkok.  Our hotel was right next to one of the many massive malls in Bangkok.  Kelly and I went there for dinner at a pizza place with a salad bar.  It sounds so stupid, but when you haven't eaten at a salad bar in over a year, a salad bar can be quite exciting.  Then it was back to the hotel to wait for my folks and two of my brothers, Devan and Ethan.  They finally arrived at about 3:30 in the morning.  They looked beat... but they looked great too ...

... of nice, well-educated traditional Thai girls working in restaurants, shopping malls, as tour guides, and hotels. This is excellent, as they have a product to sell you and you want to buy. This breaks the ice so you can have a conversation about something you both have in common. Be polite and look sharp (no T-shirt and shorts). If she is working in a restaurant, order your food, or in a shop, make a purchase and hang around a little while. Don't ask any personal ...

... how i couldnt wait to get back to some peace and quiet, we were staying on khao san road though so tthat was never gong to happen!! we were paying 1 pound a nite to stay in some sweat box where we had to share a toilet and coulnt sit on the seat because it was so dirty! we managed one nite and to cope we went out and got copletely wrecked!! we bumped in to our friend yoo who we met on the train to ko pagnan!! so random ...

... the many things that Thai malls have to offer, including: First, the movies. They're less than 2 quid ($3 CDN) and in English. A peek into everyday Thai culture: You get a short video about the king and stand for the national anthem before every movie. Second, the photo booths. For the same price as a movie, you and your friends can have pictures taken amidst many an ...