Supalai Pasak Resort Hotel Sara Buri

... you could possibly need for a travelers lifestyle. 
4. The music here is painful to listen to (I thought the cheesy pop faze was in the 90s)
5. When talking in English (saying the words Tesco, Prabhassorn, Central Plaza) you have to pronounce it the exact way Thais would say it or else no one understands you. Extremely annoying especially when all you want to do is be home after a long day and the motorcycle is man is staring at you blankly. 
 

... reaction as soon as the pellets hit the water. It's like they were all just waiting under the surface. It's like an eruption, all the thrashing, scaly bodies. Then they're gone, and the water is glassy smooth again.
We had dinner on a boat on the river. It was a bit precarious when there was another boat going by and making waves.

When we were in Lopburi, I saw a guy literally sleeping in the gutter, and we actually slowed down to see if he ...

... perched in a menacing pose on the platform. Not exactly what Emma wanted to see, as she does have a slight phobia of macaques ever since watching outbreak. Thanks Hollywood!!

Ah well, they do say the best way to conquer a fear is to tackle it head on.... hmm, we will let you know how that works out later! As we left the station we were convinced by two nice old Thai guys to take a cyclo ride to our hotel. Built for two people, but in our case 1 + a large ...

... I'm starting to be able to read Thai. I can sound out the letters on a label or a book and then of course, everyone will laugh and correct my pronunciation but I'm starting to recognize a few words. Not that I have any idea what they mean.. Since the Muay Thai teacher is retiring soon I'm taking full advantage of all the lessons I can get. I went to the primary school today to teach English to the Grade 2 kids, but I ended up teaching them how to play Duck Duck Goose. So at least ...

... deep water, we went inside the temple and Khaowfang tried explaining something about success when you pray and attempt to lift these elephant figures with handles with the ring finger. If you pray and can lift it the first time, then pray and are unable to lift it the second time, you will be successful in whatever you pray for. I didn't really understand Khaowfang in broken English, so when I went to do it I just picked it up ...

... would turn or speed up. He was in disbelief that we don't ride motorcycles a bunch in America. No, you actually have to wear a helmet in America too. I was managing alright though, until we hit 60 and his phone started to ring. At the speed we were going, there was no way he could multi-task. Instead, he took a hand off the bike and it swerved and he answered it. I thought I was going to be road kill splattered all over the place, and he ...

... As the bus zoomed by, I knew I had just glimpsed someone's whole life, what they do, how they live. I had seen into something I'd never experience in America. In America, you feel pity for homeless people, but it's different. Usually it's because they drank themselves into homelessness or with drugs or some economic tragedy and they don't have family. But here, it's just the way it is. It's nobodys fault. It's just like this. It ...

... It's almost like they all take care of me. They giggle when I do something wrong and then try to teach me Thai. It's really cute when they try and speak English to me with their accents. The boys are very funny. I was introducing myself and everyone was telling me their names when one boy introduced himself exuberantly and grabbed my hand to shake it; the whole class erupted into laughter. This one girl June even bought me ice cream yesterday at lunch ...

... a while. Jeremy was shamed by the dozens of bronzed and toned Thais playing in the water, so he wouldn't bring out his Texas-sized beer belly for everyone's viewing pleasure. So I had to swim alone.

After that, we headed back to Bangkok. It wasn't an action-packed day, but we had a good time. It's all about the company.

... Many buildings and all the local private shrines are shrouded in netting to keep the monkeys off. Monkeys do root through any rubbish around the place and rarely put it back in the bins to keep the streets tidy. There are many signs around warning you that monkeys are in the habit of grabbing bags and purses. We certainly saw one make spirited grab at a Thai woman’s shopping bag. Another took a shine to Jen and made a grab at her ...