Today I officially booked all my flights in SEA. I’ll be heading to Krabi this coming Monday. My sister and mom are flying into the BKK airport and then heading directly over to the DMK airport. We made an error in our booking because of time differences. They were supposed to arrive tomorrow afternoon so they could check out Bangkok and then head over to Krabi on Monday. It turns out they’ll be arriving a couple of hours before the flight to Krabi takes off on Monday. Luckily, the flight to Krabi was pushed back by 1.5hrs. They have just enough time to make it over to the DMK airport.
After Krabi, I’ll head over to Singapore and stay with my friend for a couple of days. After that, I’ll be heading to Canggu, Bali. I’ll stay there for two weeks and then either stay there or head back to Bangkok (Okay so I have one possible flight left I haven’t booked). Then I’ll be going back to Chiangmai then Phuket. Afterward, my buddy and I will be flying to Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi. We’ll end the trip to Hong Kong and then back to Los Angeles.
I thought that my sister and mom would come in yesterday, so I made this a working day but once I pieced together that they weren’t going to be here Sunday, I decided to go out and relax at night. I wanted to be around a crowd and grab a whiskey. I went to the infamous Nana exit on the BTS. I just wanted to see what it was all about and all I can say was I was pretty disgusted and felt gross but I also felt sadness. I saw at three moms and their kids sleeping on the dirty ground. It was heartbreaking. What have we done as a society that we’ve neglected people…It hurt and made me reflect more on what I could do to help.
It makes me think about my priorities. The images of the mom and kids are seared into my mind. I don’t want my life to be so self-focused that we forget about others.
I walked around for a bit, and I was disgusted with the rest of the scene. There were ladyboy prostitutes everywhere, and they were grabbing peoples arms trying to get my attention. I couldn’t stay around without feeling gross. I found a little bar that was away from the entire scene and just grabbed a Glenfiddich and Johnnie Walker Black neat. The drinks are half pours compared to the U.S., so it was just one. I left and tried taking the BTS back, but it was closed. I went to the closest hotel and called a Grab.
This week has been pretty rough, and I just needed to get out and relax. I’ve been having a really hard time focusing on the work I have, and I feel confused with direction. I think it’ll be good having my sister and mom here. I need some perspective and just time to get away from everything I’ve been working on.
Tomorrow, since it’s my last day in Bangkok, I’m going to check out the Lumpini park and head to a night market. I’ll probably grab a nice dinner and then head back to clean up and pack. I’ll meet my sis and mom and the BKK airport and ride with them to DMK, so there aren’t any issues.
That’s it for today.