G.A.tor

cement blocks, the big ones...don't cheap out

steelers

all things considered, it is what it is!

yes, pretty soon!

yes, I would mind

nothing specific at the moment I am afraid, though I did just pick up a pretty sweet book from a friend in NY What did you get? just a neat little book, nothing ready to reveal yet (thumbs u

there was litterally one on every corner...all about the same size (thumbs u

I had a patient called Dave who went on a journey of rediscovery to Thailand, didn't come back quite the same person and we now call her Davina there is a large population of transvestites here...a shame, really They are not transvestites, they're called katoeys the 3rd gender and some look way way hotter than females. definitely transvestites...didn't see a single "hot" one

They have internet cafes all over Thailand. in Bangkok yes...not in the village we will be in...no running water or plumbing so definitely no internet cafes What about Coke Zero??? Whatever will you do? Oh the horror called coke light here (they also call diet coke "lite")...and, there is a 7-11 on every corner!...no shortage of coke zeros and only 17 baht!!! (about 50cents US) baht is 30 to 1 if you have $100 bills...otherwise, some places paid as low as 27.58

nothing specific at the moment I am afraid, though I did just pick up a pretty sweet book from a friend in NY

So if anyone has an "ask gator" question ....I am back in business!

I was telling gator recently that his trip has reawakened my dormant yearnings... Having spent 32 years living and travelling in The East I would infinitely prefer to live there than in the first world. No disrespect to Dark Knight's opinion, which others will surely share - but I think living with the creature comforts of the first world can shorten your life! (Having said which, if there is one of god's creatures I would gladly see exterminated it is the mosquito!) What I find intriguing is that there seem to be quite a few boardies - yourself included Dark Knight? - with broadly similar experience of the east....ah me... definitely no "comforts" we are used to, in the majority of the East that I visited...and yes, mosquitos are everywhere (thank goodness for 100% deet!)

did stop at one used book store, no comics sadly

well, I could have bought them for 100 baht, or just rented for 20 baht...pretty sure renting was the "right" decision

How did you get fluent so fast? you would be suprised hehe

How about throwing foriegners in jail for the pants they wear? the thought did cross my mind

might not have roofs that hold out the water, but they do have satelite dishes

looks delicious, doesn't it

city of chiang mai taken from Doi Inthanon (doi is mountain in thai)

one of the Thai families I spent time with (with translator)

teaching English to some Thai students...man, it was like 100 degrees in the shade!

outside gov building (king is very revered in Thailand...they jail anyone that makes a negative public , or even private, comment!) no shorts allowed, so I had to rent a pair of those nifty pants

That's a fact. GA section has been a lot less lively the past couple weeks.