Sunday the 21st of June

"Jame, where you go...today"

I give him my staple line, and I"m gracious that the sincerity of it lines up with extend of my motivation to talk about it, having just woken up.
"Umm....I don't know"

Sawet the hostel keeper/worker replies with a rising accented question.
"Go Bangkok?"

"aaaaa....Bangkok?"
"We go Bangkok, and then we go Lao."

"aa...Laos, we?" - flashbacks of the interchangability of pronouns from Filipino english, the random bluntness of his we, starts me down that possibility.

But alas, Sawet has a plan, we will travel through the country and go to Laos. I tell him that I'm meeting people in Bangkok, and he says he will continue on alone then from there. I ask why he doesn't just go to Bangkok on his own. "Why do want to go with me?"

He just responds with a smile and says: "Better: Talking friend". I can't argue with that, I figure maybe its a sign. Ko Pangan will have to wait, sick of the island paradise stuff anyway....


Leaving for Bangkok, catching a bus in 40 minutes. 12 hours, which should put there at the crack of the a red dawn. Where exactly, I have no idea. I assume they'll drop me at bus stop but anything could happen...

- 975 Baht - Phuket to Bangkok bus ticket (VIP)

Opted for the VIP which was about 300 more because it has a toilet on board. It seems as though I have something living in my guts. Three days of alligator green splashing, and visit to the porcelin throne have been often. Shooting pains have slightly subsided, and may be partially due to a fail safe remedy of fighting fire with fire: cigarettes and beer. If only I can drown this sucker and send em' down the sewers.

Last night I really splurged and treated the jp to night out: FantaSea - The Ultimate Cultural Theme Park (and extra 400 for the grand buffet) - 2100 Baht total. Complete with Elephant stunts, illusions, pyrotechniques - a most "Spectacular Show".

up...18 minutes to get to the bus.....spelling and grammer be damned...off to bangkok!!