Monday, March 31, 2008
Part 1: The beginning
Current mood: adventurous
Category: Travel and Places
Yah, so our adventure started out pretty action filled. I had about three days to get packed. I ran all over town trying to get all of the necessary items I would need. There was so many people that I wanted to say goodbye to but so little time. So Brian picked me up at my house ...Jamie was there.... I miss her. We said our good-byes, and made our way off to the airport.
Brian has traveled around his entire life, but me, I had never really set foot in an airport...(so just use your imagination.). We checked in our bags and then looked for our gate. First, we had to make it through security. I had to take off my shoes and proceeded to let the female security guard "feel me up." ....I felt violated! She kept making me laugh while she smiled, "we’ve got a live one here!" As I thought "I think I’m in love with her!" (Jooookeee).
Ounce we found our gate, we both decided to go our seperate ways. It’s pretty sweet! We both get our own space, yet we still know to have each others back. I left him to his burger restaurant, promised that I would return in 15 minutes, and I wandered off to look for something that would interest me. I walked and walked breathing in the air, every breath a little longer than the first, trying to take in how much my life has changed in the past two weeks.....I mean serously things have changed. Well, I found my ice tea and a sandwhich and went looking for my gate.
Yah so I bet you saw this one coming..... I got lost (are you surprised?). I started fliippin out like it was New Years Eve at Harrahs. I went one way and then I would turn around and go the other way, but every way looked the same. "OMG!" I thought to myself, "I have waited for this moment my entire life, and I’m going to miss my flight, and he’s going to leave me here, and , and, and." So I attempted to call Brian,.... over,.... and over, ...and over,.. and well you get the point. He wouldn’t answer. What was going on? Maybe it wasn’t meant for me to leave. Well, I figured it all out! I left the freakin termial! Who does that? Well, it wasn’t so bad except for the fact that I had to go through security again and get all my stuff re-examined and get re-felt up (that was my favorite part, I did it on purpose just for that!) So I was home free right? I thought so, until they asked for my boarding pass. Crap! Brian had it....ahhhhhhh!
Luckily Brian called me right then. I explained to him the situation! I don’t think I was quite taking in the urgency of the matter, until I saw him turning the corner gasping for air. He waved my ticket in their face like it was the meaning of life and he wanted to share. I looked at him ounce, and whispered into the air "I’m sorry." He nodded at me and closed his eyes to assure me that everything would be okay......When really, everthing wasn’t okay.
I made it through!....Finally! Only thing was they took my lipton tea. I was pissed about that! For atleast 10 minutes.....Brian looked at me and said let’s go! He took off like he was getting payed for it! I lagged behind in my high heels doing the best that I could. I screamed "Whats wrong!" He panted "Our flight is leaving now! Why did you leave the terminal?" At this point I realized that it was GO time! I put my shoes in my hand raced down the isles like there was a bomb explosion in the other direction. I thought it was funny...however brian didn’t exactly think so. I mean here we are running down isle after isle full speed ahead, while everyone else is sitting or standing around calm as shit, turning their heads to stare at us screaming at each other! I don’t care what he says ......that was fun!
Brian struggled for his words, over his odd patterned breathing, "Did the flight leave?" ..."No." The whatever you call that lady said "We held the plane for you." We looked at each other in disbelief. I felt special, I think he was embarassed, whatever works....And now the adventure has begun! First Class (Welcome to the good life!).
We flew from St. Louis to Denver Colarado, to San Fransico. We had complementary wine the entire ride! I thing at some point we also consumed vodka. I never got too waisted, because I figured puking on a plane would have to be the worst! They offered us free food. It was really exiting "hmmm" ...."pa--st-a annnd vege-ta-bles." I read, I opened it Cool! It was suppose to be gourmet, but it was more like GourtYUCK!. Jesus! That stuff was horrible! Whoever invented that stuff ....oh nevermind. I put my airplane head phones on and rocked out in my seat. Banging my head as I gazed out of the window looking at the layered clouds, and watched everything I knew dissappear. Brian sunk down loooow in his air plane seat slightly nodding his head to the music. Although he looked like a gangster then , eventually he was passed out on my shoulder drooling his heart out. We had plenty of empty bottles of wine at our feet. I reclined my seat back, kicked my feet up. "One more blanket please." "Yeah OJ is fine!" I think our flight attendant may have been the nicest guy in the world! Brian would say "one more pillow please, yes thank you so much, she has back problems." This is so not true...but we did have like 5 pillows for like no reason. My ears hurt so bad when I got off the plane.....I blew and sneezed Geeez..
Anyways, I’m out of here for now. I won’t have a laptop like I had thought. We will be staying in a hostile in Thailand that cost 16 dollars a night, that’s 8 dollars a piece. We are hoping that they will be providing internet connections there. So I will try my best to keep up with this blog. Oh and not to freak anyone out, but Brian’s mom says that if you smoke weed in Thailand, or smuggle it in, or even get it planted on you, you will be sent to prison for life or even get the death penaly. Also, when you cross the street in Thailand you have to make sure you presume that everyone wants to kill you. Hence they aint stoppin holmes. If that’s not enough to freak you out, you have to watch your drinks so that they don’t knock you out cold, take you to a hotel and cut your kidneys out. Kidney theft is really popular out there. WTF! OMG! scary stuff. For real. I leave toomarow morning. I’ll try to keep in touch.
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Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Part 1: Awake
Current mood: ashamed
Category: Friends
I have had this friend for like five years, that I care very much about. Although he has been far away, we always kept in contact. He always told me about his achievements in life or his love stories, he was my friend. He is super pissed at me right now for reasons that I will not disclose. Everyone in San Fransico is sleeping. Brian, his mother, his cousins, and the other like eight people that live here! I am just wide awake, one of the great side effects from working in a casino for 3 freakin years...(don’tcha just love it.) His mom has her own bed, brian has his own bed, and I have mine on the floor, which brian should be sleeping on, but he kind of wiesled his way into sleeping on the comfy bed. Oh well, I’m the only one awake anyway. How they can sleep through the massive amounts of noise I have made recently I’m not sure. Brain is suppose to be awake packing....yah I tried waking him up, not happening. Anyways, my friend. I don’t know what to do anymore. I have tried and tried to patch things up with him. What the hell am I suppose to do? I’m almost afraid to talk to him anymore. It hurts sometimes when you grow up, and you realize that everyones not going to like you. What really sucks for me is that in most cases. It’s the people I care about the most. I know that these happenings are probably 95% my fault, but how much can I really do to change it. I’ll try my best. I can’t believe I’m going to Thailand toomarow! I mean do you ever just sit back look at your life and go........WTF? I do, and I think I like it! If anybody wants to get a heads up on Thailand go rent the movie The Beach. I guess I’ll try and close my eyes. You know what would be really cool? If I could get some food, yah you guessed it no car. Oh well Gnight. =)
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I have had this friend for like five years, that I care very much about. Although he has been far away, we always kept in contact. He always told me about his achievements in life or his love stories, he was my friend. He is super pissed at me right now for reasons that I will not disclose. Everyone in San Fransico is sleeping. Brian, his mother, his cousins, and the other like eight people that live here! I am just wide awake, one of the great side effects from working in a casino for 3 freakin years...(don’tcha just love it.) His mom has her own bed, brian has his own bed, and I have mine on the floor, which brian should be sleeping on, but he kind of wiesled his way into sleeping on the comfy bed. Oh well, I’m the only one awake anyway. How they can sleep through the massive amounts of noise I have made recently I’m not sure. Brain is suppose to be awake packing....yah I tried waking him up, not happening. Anyways, my friend. I don’t know what to do anymore. I have tried and tried to patch things up with him. What the hell am I suppose to do? I’m almost afraid to talk to him anymore. It hurts sometimes when you grow up, and you realize that everyones not going to like you. What really sucks for me is that in most cases. It’s the people I care about the most. I know that these happenings are probably 95% my fault, but how much can I really do to change it. I’ll try my best. I can’t believe I’m going to Thailand toomarow! I mean do you ever just sit back look at your life and go........WTF? I do, and I think I like it! If anybody wants to get a heads up on Thailand go rent the movie The Beach. I guess I’ll try and close my eyes. You know what would be really cool? If I could get some food, yah you guessed it no car. Oh well Gnight. =)
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Japan!
Category: Travel and Places
Hey guys, I’m still alive! We are in Japan and there is a 5 hour delay. I cant really explain much but I will probably do it later. I only have about 5 minutes left on this computer. I hope everyone is doing well. Gotta go!......
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marny i am so glad to hear you are ok. i was so worried about you!! i know we have not really kept in touch lately but i still think about you. be so careful and keep in touch on your page. i quit harrahs yesterday so good to be out of that shit hole. love ya sheri
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Hey guys, I’m still alive! We are in Japan and there is a 5 hour delay. I cant really explain much but I will probably do it later. I only have about 5 minutes left on this computer. I hope everyone is doing well. Gotta go!......
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marny i am so glad to hear you are ok. i was so worried about you!! i know we have not really kept in touch lately but i still think about you. be so careful and keep in touch on your page. i quit harrahs yesterday so good to be out of that shit hole. love ya sheri
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Monday, April 07, 2008
Can I have a new room?
Finally, this is costing me 1 bat per minute so.....this going to be pretty brief. I am trying really hard to have some money management. I am paying for all of my expenses and I still don’t have a job. Brian and I moved to a hotel down the street. The one we were staying at, cost us each 45 dollars per day. The one that we have moved into cost 13 dollars per day. I hate it! It’s redicuolous. The first room, had ants all over the bed, the third room had a mouse tramping around, and then they moved us again to another room, which has a newt just chilling on the floor, and frankly, I don’t want to see the fourth room. I mean what? Is there gonna be a lion in there? A freakin elephant? Why do they cage different animals in each room? Brian has gone out on two dates so far. I on the other hand, I’m just spending time alone, it’s not so bad. I like it. Truthfully, I love it out here. I don’t want to come home, but it is the law here that they kick us out of the country in 29 days. So I will A: Come home B: Fly to malasia and re-new our visa, which means we can stay another 29 days in Phuket or C: Travel alone to another state in America, and start working. (I’m ready to travel alone after this...trust me.) I cannot write anything detailed for the lack of time and for the sake of my money management. I am down to 600 bat. I have money in a bank account, but I have been struggling with America to get my pin number, for two weeks now. When I recieve my pin number, I will run down to the phutong shopping center, and buy a laptop, so I don’t have to speed through everything! I miss all my friends. You will hear from me soon.
Hi Marnie!
Keep writing the blogs if you can afford it, (They're great!!) and if you can't, that's okay, too, because it's your adventure. I'll call Galvin tomorrow and give him a big "Ha" for you. Don't get too lonely--you'll probably meet someone to travel with that you'll have a lot of fun with soon. Gina
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The Concert Goddess
finally! i was wondering if you were alive
i miss you so much. if you want me to send you some money, i will
western union bitches!
just hit me back.
have fun and BE CAREFUL!
love ya, and miss ya more.
jamie
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Marnica Lindsay!!!!!! While I'm very impressed, and envious of what you are doing now. You need to know, that if at any time this whole thing goes bad, and you need to get back to us.
Find a Western Union, and then find me.
I'll get you back here.....
Have fun though baby girl, we all love you, and hope the best for you.
Be careful though.....
I won't be able to deal with anything happenning to you......
corey
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I am so happy for you that you are living your dreams, and I know you are you going to be fine.... You are Marnica. You can do anything... be safe and don't do anything too crazy. Love you be safe
Posted by Jenny on Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 7:32 AM
Can I have a new room?
Finally, this is costing me 1 bat per minute so.....this going to be pretty brief. I am trying really hard to have some money management. I am paying for all of my expenses and I still don’t have a job. Brian and I moved to a hotel down the street. The one we were staying at, cost us each 45 dollars per day. The one that we have moved into cost 13 dollars per day. I hate it! It’s redicuolous. The first room, had ants all over the bed, the third room had a mouse tramping around, and then they moved us again to another room, which has a newt just chilling on the floor, and frankly, I don’t want to see the fourth room. I mean what? Is there gonna be a lion in there? A freakin elephant? Why do they cage different animals in each room? Brian has gone out on two dates so far. I on the other hand, I’m just spending time alone, it’s not so bad. I like it. Truthfully, I love it out here. I don’t want to come home, but it is the law here that they kick us out of the country in 29 days. So I will A: Come home B: Fly to malasia and re-new our visa, which means we can stay another 29 days in Phuket or C: Travel alone to another state in America, and start working. (I’m ready to travel alone after this...trust me.) I cannot write anything detailed for the lack of time and for the sake of my money management. I am down to 600 bat. I have money in a bank account, but I have been struggling with America to get my pin number, for two weeks now. When I recieve my pin number, I will run down to the phutong shopping center, and buy a laptop, so I don’t have to speed through everything! I miss all my friends. You will hear from me soon.
Hi Marnie!
Keep writing the blogs if you can afford it, (They're great!!) and if you can't, that's okay, too, because it's your adventure. I'll call Galvin tomorrow and give him a big "Ha" for you. Don't get too lonely--you'll probably meet someone to travel with that you'll have a lot of fun with soon. Gina
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The Concert Goddess
finally! i was wondering if you were alive
i miss you so much. if you want me to send you some money, i will
western union bitches!
just hit me back.
have fun and BE CAREFUL!
love ya, and miss ya more.
jamie
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Marnica Lindsay!!!!!! While I'm very impressed, and envious of what you are doing now. You need to know, that if at any time this whole thing goes bad, and you need to get back to us.
Find a Western Union, and then find me.
I'll get you back here.....
Have fun though baby girl, we all love you, and hope the best for you.
Be careful though.....
I won't be able to deal with anything happenning to you......
corey
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Jennifer Duffie
I am so happy for you that you are living your dreams, and I know you are you going to be fine.... You are Marnica. You can do anything... be safe and don't do anything too crazy. Love you be safe
Posted by Jenny on Tuesday, April 08, 2008 - 7:32 AM
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Wednesday, April 09, 2008
I’m buying a GUN!
So I finaly got my pin number and I should be okay for a little while. I have good news though.... we haven’t had any more animal problems in our guest house! The newt is still on the floor and we have declared him our pet.....yes a dead newt......What? Brian and I are both friends with a guy named Michael who was suppose to come with us on the trip, so we named the newt Michael. So everytime I see it, with it’s cute little head smashed into the floor, I just say....."Sup Mike!...What you’re not talking to me." You know maybe that’s why we haven’t had it picked up, maybe, just maybe, I love that dead newt......... Anyways, I also have some bad news. I went to a night club down here, and I lost my 250 dollar fuji camers that has all of the tightest pictures on it. I know depressing. Don’t worry though, I’ll fix it and take better pictures. You know whats wierd? I travel a lot of places on my own out here. I have re gained my independence. I love it! Traveling outside of my comfort zone, is slowly becoming the norm. If anything......I had no idea that some of the people that care about me, actually care about me. Wierd.
I wonder how many weeks I have left out here...... In about 3 days it will be Thailand New Years. Guys, get this.....All of the shops shut down. Then everybody, and I mean everbody has a water gun! NO JOKE! even the cops. There are water gun fights around the entire Island, in the shops, at the bars, everywhere. WTF? That’s something that could only exist in your dreams, when you’re like thirteen....right? Well it’s time to make some dreams reality? Don’t worry......I’ll have the biggest gun on the island. I should go buy a helmet. Yah a helmet........Oh I can’t wait to just blast a cop in the face! I’ll take lots of pictures. Oh and I have a video camera. I haven’t lost that so I will get that on here as soon as possible, the pictures might take a minute, since I have to start over grrrrrrr. Talk to you all soon!
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I’m buying a GUN!
So I finaly got my pin number and I should be okay for a little while. I have good news though.... we haven’t had any more animal problems in our guest house! The newt is still on the floor and we have declared him our pet.....yes a dead newt......What? Brian and I are both friends with a guy named Michael who was suppose to come with us on the trip, so we named the newt Michael. So everytime I see it, with it’s cute little head smashed into the floor, I just say....."Sup Mike!...What you’re not talking to me." You know maybe that’s why we haven’t had it picked up, maybe, just maybe, I love that dead newt......... Anyways, I also have some bad news. I went to a night club down here, and I lost my 250 dollar fuji camers that has all of the tightest pictures on it. I know depressing. Don’t worry though, I’ll fix it and take better pictures. You know whats wierd? I travel a lot of places on my own out here. I have re gained my independence. I love it! Traveling outside of my comfort zone, is slowly becoming the norm. If anything......I had no idea that some of the people that care about me, actually care about me. Wierd.
I wonder how many weeks I have left out here...... In about 3 days it will be Thailand New Years. Guys, get this.....All of the shops shut down. Then everybody, and I mean everbody has a water gun! NO JOKE! even the cops. There are water gun fights around the entire Island, in the shops, at the bars, everywhere. WTF? That’s something that could only exist in your dreams, when you’re like thirteen....right? Well it’s time to make some dreams reality? Don’t worry......I’ll have the biggest gun on the island. I should go buy a helmet. Yah a helmet........Oh I can’t wait to just blast a cop in the face! I’ll take lots of pictures. Oh and I have a video camera. I haven’t lost that so I will get that on here as soon as possible, the pictures might take a minute, since I have to start over grrrrrrr. Talk to you all soon!
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marnica lindsay
Last Updated: 5/27/2009
Gender: Female
Status: Single
Age: 100
Sign: Virgo
City: SAINT LOUIS
State: Missouri
Country: US
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At our hotel they give you a key with a piece of wood attached to it, and when you get inside your hotel, you have to place the wooden part in a whole by the wall, and that is the only way you can turn the lights on. So Brian told me he was going to go clubbing. I agreed and told him I would do my own thing. I sat on out on the balcony, listening to music, writhing in my journal, crying here in and there (I was drinking...i dunno.). Then as I lifted my pen to scribble my next few sentences.......the freakin’ lights go out. "Dammit!" ......I couldn’t see anything. SO here I am in the middle of Thailand, sitting in the dark, alone, can’t see shit., in a hotel. WTF? All because Brian had to take the hotel key. I tried to get another key, but the people at the desk told me that it wasn’t an option. So I left the hotel and migrated to the Burger King that was in the front of the resort. I sat out there alone for atleast an hour. Listening to music on my ipod, wrting poetry. Then out of the blue a nice american man aked me " Can I buy a cigarette from you? For 20 bat?" I assured him that the payment was unecessary." I bummed him a smoke and we commenced to having meaningful conversation, To make a long story short, atleast for the moment. I jumped on his motar bike rode to the Thailand radio station where he works, and now I am at his apartment at the very top of a hill. where you can see the whole city. He is the only reason I am using a computer at the moment. I will tell you all the amazing details later. I will have video and pictures for you! Hopefully this guy doesn’t kill me, but I am starting to realize, that I have to except the unknown, and if I don’t do anything scary, or go with someone I don’t know, or if I’m not daring. How will I ever accomplish anything? How will I ever experience anything? Brian doesn’t know where I am I hope he’s not worried.........
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i am glad you are having fun marney just be careful.
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Ashley Kingsmore
That is so amazing. You are doing things that many would never dare you to do.
I give you props!
(but you do need to be careful!)
looking foward to more entries....
(and pics!)
Posted by Ashley on Friday, April 04, 2008 - 7:41 AM
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
I’ll finish later
Remember the guy from Burger King? The one that I met at the very beginning of the story? I woke up this morning in his bed. blurry eyed and ready to meet the day. There is just something I love about waking up in the morning and not knowing whats going to happen that day.......and theres something I really, reeeeeally, hate about paying for it.
It is entirely impossible to find another American in this country. No one here is American, they are either from neighboring asian cities or countries, or from Swedan, France, or Australia. I was lucky to even meet Aaron. Brian and I hadn't heard from him in almost four days. He called us asking us to hang out at 1:45 in the morning, while we layed awake chatting about things that were completely irrellevant to the real current issues being.....Why was the television not working?, and also Why weren't the walls padded? He and I had both decidecd to quit one of our bad habits. He would get off of Benzo prescription pills and I would quit smoking. We both decided that if there were padded walls, that we could then express our true feelings of withdrawal by beating and kicking at them with a passion. However the walls are not padded....... So instead, we resorted to screaming at the top of our lungs in the middle of the night at our resort...... I'm sure our neighbors love us to death.
We had decided to meet Aaron at a massage school that was about 5 seconds from where we were staying. When he pulled up on his loud motar bike, I was almost relieved that there was finaly someone else that I could talk to besides Brian.
I thought it would be fun however I think Brian and Aaron somehow began to create some kind of male bonding event, in the middle of the bar. I began to slouch down in my chair, like I was the only girl at a boy scout convention. It didn't stop there...We soon arrived at Aarons house, where they camped out in the living room, saying things to each other that sounded much like a self help tape. I tip toed, unoticed, into Aaron's room, rolled around on his bed like it was the only clean thing I had touched in weeks. gazed at the ceiling and smiled at the air conditioner, as if it were taking my picture. In that moment I was happy, I was content. It never took much to make me happy. I fell asleep, alone, tucked in the fetal position ever so tightly.
I woke up that morning to channel E blasting about how Jenifer Aniston was "America's sweetheart," I contently watched with one eye open, and the other eye unwilling to participate with existing. "Yahhh," I thought to myself sarcastically "Stars and Money!" That's just the superficial BS I need to see right when I wake up in the morning in a third world country. I walked in to the living nearly running over Aarons maid. I looked left.....I looked right......gone. Both of them. I felt super left out, yet at the same time........ I felt super privledged to have so much privacy......yesssssss!
Eventually, Aaron arrived to tell me that he and my lovely friend Brian, had decided to move from the guest house where we were staying at, to another one which was closer to the beach, however, it was a little more expensive. "Thank you so very much fellas for running this by me." I whispered under my breath. I decided to do a little decision making myself. I decided to stay in the place we were staying alone. And so it went, Brian and I are currently neighbors. I am paying 500 bhat per night, and he is paying 1300 bhat per night. It takes me about fifteen minutes to walk to his house.
Hey guys I have to go I will finish this later I love you all.
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marnica lindsay
Last Updated: 5/27/2009
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Status: Single
Age: 100
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State: Missouri
Country: US
Signup Date: 12/5/2005
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At our hotel they give you a key with a piece of wood attached to it, and when you get inside your hotel, you have to place the wooden part in a whole by the wall, and that is the only way you can turn the lights on. So Brian told me he was going to go clubbing. I agreed and told him I would do my own thing. I sat on out on the balcony, listening to music, writhing in my journal, crying here in and there (I was drinking...i dunno.). Then as I lifted my pen to scribble my next few sentences.......the freakin’ lights go out. "Dammit!" ......I couldn’t see anything. SO here I am in the middle of Thailand, sitting in the dark, alone, can’t see shit., in a hotel. WTF? All because Brian had to take the hotel key. I tried to get another key, but the people at the desk told me that it wasn’t an option. So I left the hotel and migrated to the Burger King that was in the front of the resort. I sat out there alone for atleast an hour. Listening to music on my ipod, wrting poetry. Then out of the blue a nice american man aked me " Can I buy a cigarette from you? For 20 bat?" I assured him that the payment was unecessary." I bummed him a smoke and we commenced to having meaningful conversation, To make a long story short, atleast for the moment. I jumped on his motar bike rode to the Thailand radio station where he works, and now I am at his apartment at the very top of a hill. where you can see the whole city. He is the only reason I am using a computer at the moment. I will tell you all the amazing details later. I will have video and pictures for you! Hopefully this guy doesn’t kill me, but I am starting to realize, that I have to except the unknown, and if I don’t do anything scary, or go with someone I don’t know, or if I’m not daring. How will I ever accomplish anything? How will I ever experience anything? Brian doesn’t know where I am I hope he’s not worried.........
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i am glad you are having fun marney just be careful.
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Ashley Kingsmore
That is so amazing. You are doing things that many would never dare you to do.
I give you props!
(but you do need to be careful!)
looking foward to more entries....
(and pics!)
Posted by Ashley on Friday, April 04, 2008 - 7:41 AM
I had to put these two together, I forgot the top one.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
I’ll finish later
Remember the guy from Burger King? The one that I met at the very beginning of the story? I woke up this morning in his bed. blurry eyed and ready to meet the day. There is just something I love about waking up in the morning and not knowing whats going to happen that day.......and theres something I really, reeeeeally, hate about paying for it.
It is entirely impossible to find another American in this country. No one here is American, they are either from neighboring asian cities or countries, or from Swedan, France, or Australia. I was lucky to even meet Aaron. Brian and I hadn't heard from him in almost four days. He called us asking us to hang out at 1:45 in the morning, while we layed awake chatting about things that were completely irrellevant to the real current issues being.....Why was the television not working?, and also Why weren't the walls padded? He and I had both decidecd to quit one of our bad habits. He would get off of Benzo prescription pills and I would quit smoking. We both decided that if there were padded walls, that we could then express our true feelings of withdrawal by beating and kicking at them with a passion. However the walls are not padded....... So instead, we resorted to screaming at the top of our lungs in the middle of the night at our resort...... I'm sure our neighbors love us to death.
We had decided to meet Aaron at a massage school that was about 5 seconds from where we were staying. When he pulled up on his loud motar bike, I was almost relieved that there was finaly someone else that I could talk to besides Brian.
I thought it would be fun however I think Brian and Aaron somehow began to create some kind of male bonding event, in the middle of the bar. I began to slouch down in my chair, like I was the only girl at a boy scout convention. It didn't stop there...We soon arrived at Aarons house, where they camped out in the living room, saying things to each other that sounded much like a self help tape. I tip toed, unoticed, into Aaron's room, rolled around on his bed like it was the only clean thing I had touched in weeks. gazed at the ceiling and smiled at the air conditioner, as if it were taking my picture. In that moment I was happy, I was content. It never took much to make me happy. I fell asleep, alone, tucked in the fetal position ever so tightly.
I woke up that morning to channel E blasting about how Jenifer Aniston was "America's sweetheart," I contently watched with one eye open, and the other eye unwilling to participate with existing. "Yahhh," I thought to myself sarcastically "Stars and Money!" That's just the superficial BS I need to see right when I wake up in the morning in a third world country. I walked in to the living nearly running over Aarons maid. I looked left.....I looked right......gone. Both of them. I felt super left out, yet at the same time........ I felt super privledged to have so much privacy......yesssssss!
Eventually, Aaron arrived to tell me that he and my lovely friend Brian, had decided to move from the guest house where we were staying at, to another one which was closer to the beach, however, it was a little more expensive. "Thank you so very much fellas for running this by me." I whispered under my breath. I decided to do a little decision making myself. I decided to stay in the place we were staying alone. And so it went, Brian and I are currently neighbors. I am paying 500 bhat per night, and he is paying 1300 bhat per night. It takes me about fifteen minutes to walk to his house.
Hey guys I have to go I will finish this later I love you all.
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Saturday, May 03, 2008
I was born in the U.S.A
Category: Travel and Places
Okay so I have had so many massages with in the past month, that at some point you just have to say no. I mean I can't even walk down the street without the sudden supicion that everybody and their mom knows what I look like naked.
I just got my last massage. It costed ten dollars for one hour. This last lady was a freak. "Take off, Take off" she pushed. I mean come on lady I really don't want to "bare it all" to you, I mean we just met and........ Here if you want a quick overview of what a bad massage is like. It's kind of like being abused. You are in the position, where you want to say no, but you don't know how, and the words just won't come out. If I had of said
"hey lady that's my ass! and if I wanted an ass massage I'd find a boyfriend!!"
she wouldn't have understood what I was saying anyway. In a strong accent she whispered "Sexy lady!" I wanted to quickly reply with
"hey! Your mother!" but I just giggled instead.
So I am leaving toomarow. Who knows where I will end up next, but dammit I sure as hell don't want to come home. I'm really trying to fly out to Vegas or a big city, and make it on my own. That's right guys challenge number 2!
As for Brian we pretty much went our seperate ways. I have done everything, meeting, greeting, finding and enjoying, people and things to do, on my own. I met two guys from America, Nick and Danny (I nicknamed Danny Coach, well, because he is a highschool track coach.) Coach is the coolest guy around, when we went shopping in the markets this is how he bargains.......
Seller: "600 bhat..."
Coach: "mmmmm, 300 bhat........"
Seller: "500 bhat. okay you buy now......"
Coach: "Ok, Ok, 300 bhat and I'll let you fuck my mother!"
I don't know how, but some how Coach gets away with the best price
everytime. His mom must be great in the sack! (Coach I'm joking), and I didn't mean it.... I love your super man tattoo." ehem
Nick and I got along really well too, he and I sat and stared at shopping store sign for like an hour and a half describing to each other what we thought it looked like. I couldn't stop laughing because most of what we where saying made no sense what so ever. "It looks like a pirate,......no it's a happy face..... no wait the blue part is the ocean, yah, and the white part looks like saaand, yaaaah for sure." So deep aren't we?
Coach is a really good guy, and has almost convinced me to go back to school. He apparently thinks I have that wierd thing that everyone else has, you know, a brain, I don't know what he's talking about...........
I'm gonna head out and I'll let wegas know (That's the name of my diary, Who ever gives a shit....."WEGAS") where I end up. Who knows, I could end up at your front door, at your slot machine, or on your bar stool," But, god I hope not!
Before I leave though, I want to get something off my chest. I made a friend here is name is Nay Toe Razarr. He is from Burma however, he is not Burmese he is Rhakine. Rhakie I believe, is the Southern part of Burma. I don't know how many of you have been following the news, but there is extreme political trauma existing at this very moment in Burma. Burma is constructed under one of the worst goverments I have ever seen in my life, and whats worse is the American military can't do anything about it.
Nay Toe has travelled to Thailand, as a refugee. At night, The natives of Burma sneek out to neighboring countries, a.k.a Thailand, Bangledesh, Singapore, e.c.t. They can only leave at certain times, and if they are caught, they will, by no exceptions be killed. The people of Burma live under a authoritarian military regime that is widely codemed for it's repressive policies, and human rights abuses. The military has in some form or another controlled Burm for over forty years. In 1988, The people of Burma protested strongly against the military gov., and pushed for democracy. In return, the military killed thousands of protestors , and imprisoned many regime opponents in fatal harsh conditions. However, still promising an election in 1990.
In the 1990 elections, Auung San Suu Kyi's National league for democracy, won this election, how ever she was placed in imprisonment, and the Military Regime has never recognized the results of the 1990 elections.There is so much more and if you are interested (and you should be) look it up. THESE PEOPLE ARE DYING EVERY DAY! LOOK IT UP!!! EDUCATE YOURSELF!!! IT WILL TAKE LIKE 5 MINUTES!!! JUST TYPE IN BURMA!!! GOOOGLE IT!!!!! HINT! HINT LOOK IT UP 5 MINUTES!!!
To cut it short, The military goverment controlls the people, through, armed forces. These weapons are supplied to Burma by China. And low and behold, China is holding the Olympics this year. From my research, I have learned that there are several people in America who are going to turn off their television sets, in an attempt to boycott the Olympics, and somehow get China to stop cooperateing with the Burmish Government, by selling them weapons. It is your personal choice. However. sometimes I feel so powerless, and if not watching the Olympics, is the only way I can put in an effot to help save Burma and their people. SO BE IT!!!! It's not that hard WATCH A FREAKIN MOVIE OR SOMETHIN WILL YA........... JESUS!!!!
(I am welcoming any comments or opinions on this issue)
Se ya later peeps, may I end up where ever I am suppose to end up. Well I guess where ever I end up will be where I am suppoe to be because if it wasn't then I wouldn't be there......................Now I'm just rambling,,,,,Later.
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From ass massages to Burmese oppression--this great travel blog has it all!!! The regime in Burma is very, very bad and so far it seems that nothing much has been done to help the Burmese people. It wouldn't hurt to boycott the Olympics, but considering that Americans buy an incredible amount of Chinese crap (remember the poisonous pet food and the lead-tainted toys?) and that the Chinese own so much of our debt and treasury bills, I don't know that it would be much more than a symbolic gesture. But----very important--symbolism is also very important. Thse interested in learning more about Burma can go to www.freeburma.org
Have a safe trip back home, Marni, and let us know wherever you land.
XOXO, Gina
P.S. Quote of the day: "Wherever you go, there you are."
P.S.S. I'll print this out so Sherry Wilson can read it. I'm sure she'd love to read about more of your adventures while she's sitting on the crapper at Harahs.
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Okay so I have had so many massages with in the past month, that at some point you just have to say no. I mean I can't even walk down the street without the sudden supicion that everybody and their mom knows what I look like naked.
I just got my last massage. It costed ten dollars for one hour. This last lady was a freak. "Take off, Take off" she pushed. I mean come on lady I really don't want to "bare it all" to you, I mean we just met and........ Here if you want a quick overview of what a bad massage is like. It's kind of like being abused. You are in the position, where you want to say no, but you don't know how, and the words just won't come out. If I had of said
"hey lady that's my ass! and if I wanted an ass massage I'd find a boyfriend!!"
she wouldn't have understood what I was saying anyway. In a strong accent she whispered "Sexy lady!" I wanted to quickly reply with
"hey! Your mother!" but I just giggled instead.
So I am leaving toomarow. Who knows where I will end up next, but dammit I sure as hell don't want to come home. I'm really trying to fly out to Vegas or a big city, and make it on my own. That's right guys challenge number 2!
As for Brian we pretty much went our seperate ways. I have done everything, meeting, greeting, finding and enjoying, people and things to do, on my own. I met two guys from America, Nick and Danny (I nicknamed Danny Coach, well, because he is a highschool track coach.) Coach is the coolest guy around, when we went shopping in the markets this is how he bargains.......
Seller: "600 bhat..."
Coach: "mmmmm, 300 bhat........"
Seller: "500 bhat. okay you buy now......"
Coach: "Ok, Ok, 300 bhat and I'll let you fuck my mother!"
I don't know how, but some how Coach gets away with the best price
everytime. His mom must be great in the sack! (Coach I'm joking), and I didn't mean it.... I love your super man tattoo." ehem
Nick and I got along really well too, he and I sat and stared at shopping store sign for like an hour and a half describing to each other what we thought it looked like. I couldn't stop laughing because most of what we where saying made no sense what so ever. "It looks like a pirate,......no it's a happy face..... no wait the blue part is the ocean, yah, and the white part looks like saaand, yaaaah for sure." So deep aren't we?
Coach is a really good guy, and has almost convinced me to go back to school. He apparently thinks I have that wierd thing that everyone else has, you know, a brain, I don't know what he's talking about...........
I'm gonna head out and I'll let wegas know (That's the name of my diary, Who ever gives a shit....."WEGAS") where I end up. Who knows, I could end up at your front door, at your slot machine, or on your bar stool," But, god I hope not!
Before I leave though, I want to get something off my chest. I made a friend here is name is Nay Toe Razarr. He is from Burma however, he is not Burmese he is Rhakine. Rhakie I believe, is the Southern part of Burma. I don't know how many of you have been following the news, but there is extreme political trauma existing at this very moment in Burma. Burma is constructed under one of the worst goverments I have ever seen in my life, and whats worse is the American military can't do anything about it.
Nay Toe has travelled to Thailand, as a refugee. At night, The natives of Burma sneek out to neighboring countries, a.k.a Thailand, Bangledesh, Singapore, e.c.t. They can only leave at certain times, and if they are caught, they will, by no exceptions be killed. The people of Burma live under a authoritarian military regime that is widely codemed for it's repressive policies, and human rights abuses. The military has in some form or another controlled Burm for over forty years. In 1988, The people of Burma protested strongly against the military gov., and pushed for democracy. In return, the military killed thousands of protestors , and imprisoned many regime opponents in fatal harsh conditions. However, still promising an election in 1990.
In the 1990 elections, Auung San Suu Kyi's National league for democracy, won this election, how ever she was placed in imprisonment, and the Military Regime has never recognized the results of the 1990 elections.There is so much more and if you are interested (and you should be) look it up. THESE PEOPLE ARE DYING EVERY DAY! LOOK IT UP!!! EDUCATE YOURSELF!!! IT WILL TAKE LIKE 5 MINUTES!!! JUST TYPE IN BURMA!!! GOOOGLE IT!!!!! HINT! HINT LOOK IT UP 5 MINUTES!!!
To cut it short, The military goverment controlls the people, through, armed forces. These weapons are supplied to Burma by China. And low and behold, China is holding the Olympics this year. From my research, I have learned that there are several people in America who are going to turn off their television sets, in an attempt to boycott the Olympics, and somehow get China to stop cooperateing with the Burmish Government, by selling them weapons. It is your personal choice. However. sometimes I feel so powerless, and if not watching the Olympics, is the only way I can put in an effot to help save Burma and their people. SO BE IT!!!! It's not that hard WATCH A FREAKIN MOVIE OR SOMETHIN WILL YA........... JESUS!!!!
(I am welcoming any comments or opinions on this issue)
Se ya later peeps, may I end up where ever I am suppose to end up. Well I guess where ever I end up will be where I am suppoe to be because if it wasn't then I wouldn't be there......................Now I'm just rambling,,,,,Later.
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From ass massages to Burmese oppression--this great travel blog has it all!!! The regime in Burma is very, very bad and so far it seems that nothing much has been done to help the Burmese people. It wouldn't hurt to boycott the Olympics, but considering that Americans buy an incredible amount of Chinese crap (remember the poisonous pet food and the lead-tainted toys?) and that the Chinese own so much of our debt and treasury bills, I don't know that it would be much more than a symbolic gesture. But----very important--symbolism is also very important. Thse interested in learning more about Burma can go to www.freeburma.org
Have a safe trip back home, Marni, and let us know wherever you land.
XOXO, Gina
P.S. Quote of the day: "Wherever you go, there you are."
P.S.S. I'll print this out so Sherry Wilson can read it. I'm sure she'd love to read about more of your adventures while she's sitting on the crapper at Harahs.
Posted by Gina on Sunday, May 04, 2008 - 12:28 AM
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