Life after River Kwai
Yeah, I'm still alive for those of you who were placing bets back at the office. lol.
I bet that Allan Ross is the bookie, god that felt good, I have not taken a shot at Allan for such a long time. I do miss work sometimes, well not the actual 'working' part. By the way, to all of you Arsenal fans out there, yeah in your face everybody! Man U rocks, well not last weekend, but it felt very good to watch the game with Arsenal fans around me and seeing them suffer.
After spending 6 nights and fighting my own battles on beautiful river Kwai in Kanchanaburi, it was time to get moving and start riding again. I do love to have the luxury to stay in towns for no particular reason other than being drawn to it for one reason or another.
Made a few friends while staying there and was offered a job as an English teacher. Actually I got to know the 'culture' of English teachers in foreign countries. If there's such a thing as an alternative lifestyle, their would fall under the criteria. Quite a few of them travel from country to country with the sole purpose to explore and learn about different cultures, sometimes it is difficult and the money is not the greatest. However the experience is sure worth the sacrifice. They get paid about 700cdn a month, which for Thailand is quite high. A price of renting an entire house is about 70cnd a month. You spend more on food and beer a month. Speaking of which, after a few nights of staying up until 6 or 8 am, getting up at 5:30 am right now is a bit of a problem.
Cycling is going well, on my way to Chiang Mai, about 500-600km away. I made a navigation mistake yesterday but it turned out for the best as I found myself on back country roads with little traffic and rice paddies all around. Ended up in a small town Don Chian (I think) and stayed up drinking with the locals until 11pm, Thai whiskey is quite strong... A couple of people spoke a little English so there was some communication. I really enjoy spending time outside of the tourist circles as you can really get to know the local customs as well as their sense of humor, I'm still working on getting their jokes but it is a lot of fun. Stuck today at some god forsaken town, yeay! I do need a quiet night or two.
Cheers for now!
I bet that Allan Ross is the bookie, god that felt good, I have not taken a shot at Allan for such a long time. I do miss work sometimes, well not the actual 'working' part. By the way, to all of you Arsenal fans out there, yeah in your face everybody! Man U rocks, well not last weekend, but it felt very good to watch the game with Arsenal fans around me and seeing them suffer.
After spending 6 nights and fighting my own battles on beautiful river Kwai in Kanchanaburi, it was time to get moving and start riding again. I do love to have the luxury to stay in towns for no particular reason other than being drawn to it for one reason or another.
Made a few friends while staying there and was offered a job as an English teacher. Actually I got to know the 'culture' of English teachers in foreign countries. If there's such a thing as an alternative lifestyle, their would fall under the criteria. Quite a few of them travel from country to country with the sole purpose to explore and learn about different cultures, sometimes it is difficult and the money is not the greatest. However the experience is sure worth the sacrifice. They get paid about 700cdn a month, which for Thailand is quite high. A price of renting an entire house is about 70cnd a month. You spend more on food and beer a month. Speaking of which, after a few nights of staying up until 6 or 8 am, getting up at 5:30 am right now is a bit of a problem.
Cycling is going well, on my way to Chiang Mai, about 500-600km away. I made a navigation mistake yesterday but it turned out for the best as I found myself on back country roads with little traffic and rice paddies all around. Ended up in a small town Don Chian (I think) and stayed up drinking with the locals until 11pm, Thai whiskey is quite strong... A couple of people spoke a little English so there was some communication. I really enjoy spending time outside of the tourist circles as you can really get to know the local customs as well as their sense of humor, I'm still working on getting their jokes but it is a lot of fun. Stuck today at some god forsaken town, yeay! I do need a quiet night or two.
Cheers for now!
posted by Rob at 1:29 AM
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