Yesterday I met some really lovely people. Although many here speak decent English, knowing a little local language goes a long way…. Plus, like the girls in the picture I’m now kitted out in the traditional Thai gear.

Outside the largest jewellery store in the world!

I’ll tell you about an, interesting, guy I spent a good chunk of the day with. He drove me around to some cool places for free! Wait, who gets newt for newt these days? Of course it wasn’t free. Actually, he wanted me to marry his son. Although a devout Buddhist, he didn’t care that I was Christian, after all ‘Buddhism, Christian, it’s all the same!’ Hmm. I tried the usual ‘I already have a boyfriend’ but his persistence remained.  Even ‘I have HIV’ didn’t work! In the end I told him I would not marry his son, but I would pay for petrol… Sure, he was happy as larry!

Below: Amazing artwork

I have realised that that the spice-o-meter is on a completely different scale here. I pointed to a curry and asked if it was spicy, the guy replied ‘a bit’. When I tried it, my face must have told a story as the staff came rushing over asking ‘are you OK?? Is it too spicy?’… Next time, I’ll be lining my mouth with wax!

To top the day off, I saw my first cat!

Meow!