Recent visits + visitors

Despite my having a sprained ankle, we've still been having fun! In a crazy twist of luck, our planned trip to Myanmar (just one week after the 'water park fun incident') ended up getting credited due to a change in flight schedule. So, instead of hobbling around Yangon's temples, I laid around a hotel room in Pattaya while Sam worked a charity golf  tournament. I literally crutched into the room on Friday night and didn't leave said room until we checked out on Sunday. It was awesome.

My only view of Pattaya for the weekend. Fine with me!

We had a friend, Chris, of a friend, Chris, come through Bangkok and we had a great time taking him to our favorite dinner spot (Sit and Wonder) and we tried out a new rooftop in our neighborhood which featured some interesting art pieces.

Posing with Chris and some toes getting kissed.

Sam bought us tickets for a 'dine-in-the-dark' experience for Valentine's Day and we finally got it on the schedule. I really liked that our experience was fully guided by blind people, rather than having a seeing person act as their representative. It was such an unnerving experience to not be able to see at all once they brought us inside, but we eventually got used to it (and gave up trying to eat with my hands) and it became a very calm sensory experience as we sat and chatted after the meal. My mind felt quieted by not having any visual distractions during/after the meal, but I was definitely grateful to walk out and have the ability to see again. It is really impressive the way the people ran the restaurant and adapted their senses/abilities to be able to accomplish most anything they needed to do.

Before you walk through the black-out curtains into the land of no sight.

Our good friend, Beini, has the sweetest dog in Bangkok. We got to take care of her last week and oh man did it make me want a dog! Abby is a super special, low maintenance, loving dog - and even then I know it takes a lot to raise a dog so don't worry, we're not getting one any time soon. For now, I'll just look forward to hanging out with her whenever I can.

Abby says, "Hello! I'm cute!"

We've found that Abby is about the size of Sam's forearm.

Another friend of a friend came through town after her 4-week whirlwind tour of SE Asia. Sarah was so sweet at our planned dinner last Saturday that we made her stay with us the next two nights instead of in a hostel. We celebrated the Thai New Year, Songkran, together for a bit on Monday before Sam and I left for our holiday. Sarah was such a joy to meet and talk with - people like her make me grateful for the revolving door that is Bangkok and all the people you come across as a result but also sad because they never stay very long!

Waterplay for Songkran!

Madness of Songkran at Silom Rd, Bangkok.