Travel Talk

Putting and Pondering in Thailand

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Greetangs (sic),

I had a brilliant day golfing again. Was going to check out a new course with the gents I play with but the hotel was booked so there would be dreaded backups on the course. The irony is that the place we went also had dreaded backups. Played well and horrible all mixed into one. The Singha’s went down smooth and the greens rolled true.

It was “sports day” so ~600 baht for 18 and a caddy, it was so hot I split a cart for 300 baht. That’s ~$40US for 18 on a great course + caddy + cart, unreal.

In the need to unwind, I went for a massage but it wasn’t enough so I walked ~100M down the road and had another. 2 hours for $10 isn’t bad but it’s too much for me, I got really bored in the second one even though it was technically better than the first.

After my update yesterday these Brits showed up with a boat load of booze and invited me to join, I did, it was a good time however I didn’t stay long. I’m getting bored, dare I say it. The gent who made “stop having a boring life” is getting bored and that means it’s time to move.

I’m going golfing again on Friday if I stay, if not I’m gone tomorrow. I need to work my way to Chang Mai. After that, who knows? I do know that I’d rather drink Rosanne Bar’s bath water than get an injection in Laos or Cambodia. Frankly, I think neither place has much for me.

That said, the Cambodian border is supposedly rife with trickery and issues, as a result I want to check it out in a weird way. That or just fly from Laos to wherever is close to Anker Wat. Being this close and NOT going to Laos and Cambodia would be shame, yes? Truth be told, a part of me couldn’t care less about going.

It sucks that Europe is in the same hemisphere as Canada. Australia and New Zealand have very little appeal to me but Europe, especially eastern Europe really interests me, even more especially after seeing some of the ladies from there at Erawan yesterday. SMOKING, that is all.

I’m also starting to think what I want out of life. I could very well move to a country like this and live the rest of my days golfing and doing nothing based on my current situation. However, I feel if I did that I’d be doing a great disservice to myself and this world.

I need to start moving quicker or settle down somewhere and get a place, I’m liking the former. I have a lot of thoughts on my plate and need to do some digesting, if you will.

On a side note, young boys who are the age of men, donned in burlap with dreads and dreadful tattoos are causing turmoil with mother market. I wish they’d all just get off e-trade and go back to where they belong, asking if you want your window washed at an inner-city stop light near you.

Tips hat,

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