Onto Phuket

So that sucked.

4 days in Ko Phagnan and it rained four days. And promptly was sunny the moment we left.  On the beach and it rains means lots of boredom.  Played basketball in the drizzle. Read. Caught up with my iPod. Dozed. Ate. Watched movies at the guesthouse. Rotated between the pool and foosball table. Dreamed.

What a bastard, you may say. You're complaining about that? You have nothing to do!

True – but I think I'm seriously getting to a point in traveling where I'm sick of it all: the transfers from place to place, the bus rides, the new faces, and yes – even the gorgeous beaches, especially during the rain.

What's wrong with me? Maybe I'm ready to go back.

Then again, I played frisbee with a Brazilian raver and basketball with an Israeli music teacher and the surrealness of it pulls me back in. Back into the circuit.

I suppose it's good that it rained. I mean, my ears can't be underneath water anyways until this infection is gone. Ironic, the one month out of my year where I'll be at the beaches and I get stuck with this malady.

Got into Phuket last night. Joe and I headed over to Kata Noi's Thani Beach Resort today to hook up with Preetam today. Do you have friends who are from completely different orbits that it's somewhat funny and silly and ridiculous and crazy to put them together – cause you don't know what will happen.. either they'll combust or fizzle out or everything will be a lark. More on my friends later.  I'll only say that most of my friends will remark about each other, "Why are you friends with them again?"

Tonight we're heading to the bars – could be an epic night.

One note on Phuket – you'd hardly imagine that the tsunami hit here. All the hotels are swanked and redeveloped.  The only reminder of that event is all the metal signs around town indicating the evacuation route in case of another disaster – that and the big bright sign on the road into Phuket that says, "Warning, you are entering the tsunami zone."

Wow, that sign must sure be a big help! ;) I wish they had signs letting me know when I enter a red state.

I, too, have friends from many different orbits. I kind of like it, even though it means I rarely travel in packs. I guess it's a good thing I know jiu jitsu.

If you're bored and ready to come back, just let me know. I'll trade places with you.

Posted by: sanguine smile | August 21, 2006 at 10:25 AM

trading places? gosh – do you happen to have a brooklyn brownstone with french doors? =] i'm just yapping – it's seriously great being on the road... if you don't really think about all the headaches about careers and things..

Posted by: j.fisher | August 26, 2006 at 01:09 AM

headaches about careers and things? i have those same headaches right now, and i'm here in nyc working on my career! i guess i might as well be traveling then. hehe.

Posted by: sanguine smile | August 30, 2006 at 02:39 PM