This next week should take us to Doi Inthanon (the highest peak in Thailand) and to Mai Hong Sun and Pai, two small towns in the north of Thailand. We're taking the overnight (9 hour) bus and will spend the extra $1.50 to be on the VIP bus. Hopefully that means we can sleep a bit. Also this week, I should hear back about the movie I auditioned for. Yes, that's correct. Some American film about the Vietnam war is being filmed here in Thailand soon and they've got fliers around town trying to get American to audition. It was funny - I read some lines from one scene over and over again while they filmed me trying out their direction: give it a bit more body language, try it more confident, try it more nervous, etc. All part of the experience I guess. I'm sure nothing will come of it but the free bottle of water and a few laughs.
Our conversations have taken a decidedly scatological turn as we assess the effects the Thai food is having on our systems. We've each swallowed our pride to use a toilet from which we initially walked away. They're not exactly toilets either. More often its a porcelain hole in the ground, which doesn't make sense. If you're going to line your hole in the ground with porcelain, and you're going to plumb the room so that a bucket of water can be used to wash things down, why not install a western style toilet? And toilet paper is a valuable commodity here.
Anyways, the Sunday Night Market in Chiang Mai was a complete zoo. We could barely walk through the crowds that covered many blocks of town. Now I'm tired and I better get back. Till next time.
