Monday, December 20, 2004
Five days left...
Looks like I'm not so hot at keeping this regularly updated. Hmm ... must be something to do with the fact that I'm a lazy bugger.
So we're into the final week before Christmas. The kids are about to spontaneously combust due to overexcitement, although I may have played a part in building it up a little. It's not often the kids get to hang out with the Son of Santa. I really hope all the parents celebrate Christmas (or at least give presents) otherwise some kid's going to hate me till their last breath. Not to mention the vitriol that could be directed at my father. So come on, Korean parents. Come through with the goods or I'm going to have some explaining to do.
That's all irrelevant really. Far more important is the fact that I'm off to Thailand on Christmas Day. Full Moon Party and then over to see Ben and Jo (former sanity-saving Sokcho superstars) who've landed on their feet - he's a diving instructor on Ko Tao. Bastard.
So anyhow I'll get to sample some of the delights, and hopefully go to some places that the tourists don't know about. Tourists in Thailand are the reason I haven't raced back there recently. Nothing ruins a Thai holiday than the sight of sweaty western middle-aged men walking around with 10-year-old boys. An image that unfortunately I can't shake out of my head. Needless to say, I'm not going to set foot anywhere near Pattaya this time. Seedier than a bag of grapes, that town. Personally, I'm all about getting away from it all and having a funny shake...
Full Moon Party, here we come!
So we're into the final week before Christmas. The kids are about to spontaneously combust due to overexcitement, although I may have played a part in building it up a little. It's not often the kids get to hang out with the Son of Santa. I really hope all the parents celebrate Christmas (or at least give presents) otherwise some kid's going to hate me till their last breath. Not to mention the vitriol that could be directed at my father. So come on, Korean parents. Come through with the goods or I'm going to have some explaining to do.
That's all irrelevant really. Far more important is the fact that I'm off to Thailand on Christmas Day. Full Moon Party and then over to see Ben and Jo (former sanity-saving Sokcho superstars) who've landed on their feet - he's a diving instructor on Ko Tao. Bastard.
So anyhow I'll get to sample some of the delights, and hopefully go to some places that the tourists don't know about. Tourists in Thailand are the reason I haven't raced back there recently. Nothing ruins a Thai holiday than the sight of sweaty western middle-aged men walking around with 10-year-old boys. An image that unfortunately I can't shake out of my head. Needless to say, I'm not going to set foot anywhere near Pattaya this time. Seedier than a bag of grapes, that town. Personally, I'm all about getting away from it all and having a funny shake...
Full Moon Party, here we come!
# posted by Stuart Reid @ 4:16 PM 
