Life is average...

Location: Client Office, Rama III, BKK

Time: 9am

Reading: Interview with a Vampire, Anne Rice (better than expected)

Feeling: depressed

This year is not off to a good start. Am starting the year fat, broke (see my NY resolutions #2 and #1, respectively), blonde (see my ranting re Thai hairdressers) and NOW I am also looking like a swollen blotchy red tomato thanks to my seasickness-induced nap on a dive boat.

Need I say more? *Sigh*

Also, would not recommend the Le Meridien at Khao Lak. Luxury prices for beautiful property but incredibly crap service. I've had better service in backpacker inns. I'll be calling the hotel manager to complain. I went for a sunburn treatment - and they wrapped me in dry towels on top of aloe vera gel. I stuck to the towel, unsurprisingly, and had to be peeled off, experiencing highly acute pain. I had to check if the skin on my back was still attached to me. I came out worse than before the treatment. Not a happy bunny.

The food was also REMARKABLY bad. The staff didn't really speak English - I guess it's not surprising. Khao Lak was one of the worst hit by the tsunami and they have trouble finding people. My answer to that is training... Either train them or don't charge exorbitant prices... Geesh... (eg. tennis racket = want to check out?, peppermint = coffee tea, tea = coffee, ceasar salad with chicken & no bacon = ceasar with bacon and no chicken, not to mention random cables provided, 10 mins = 50 mins.... )

And my nose started peeling already...

Work: Feeling a bit disconnected from everyone else. I think we've been spending a lot of time together and I've had no down time. I think my brain is forcing me to shut down socially for a couple of days... I wouldn't mind crawling under a blanket and staying there for a few days.

PS Have been reading Polina's & Jack's Blog - how I miss Europe! :/

I think my European visit is long overdue. I just can't decide whether to do a trip or focus my energy on getting funding to do some "peace consulting" with Denya in Romania... Maybe there other NGOs... In Paris... Or Rome... Hmmmm