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Surprise: A Quiet Night

Busy Haad Rin

July's Full Moon Party was scheduled two days after the true full moon due do a Buddhist holiday. It wasn't until sunset, when I was enjoying my first beer of the day at The Mountain Bar, that I learned there would be no music on Haad Rin's beach that night.

Paang curry with chicken

Earlier, I grabbed a tasty lunch of panang curry with chicken and rice at a restaurant overlooking the beach. Every day, more and more people were arriving in hedonistic anticipation of the legendary party.

Internet cafe

Being a vampire, I spent little of my afternoons in direct sunlight. The heat gave me the perfect excuse to spend too much money at internet cafes which were air-conditioned. As a blogger, I continue to appreciate the Thai's investment in large, quality monitors for their patrons.

A WiFi card I had bought for use with my laptop became worthless after a power surge shot electric sparks from my AC adapter. At least this second time it has broken, I know the problem and am in a country where I should be able to get a replacement. Unfortunately, I don't expect to be back in Bangkok for another 4-5 weeks, so the laptop has become 1kg of dead weight (like my whole time in Nepal).

Night lights on Haad Rin

I made good use of the rare quiet night on Haad Rin by getting a front row seat for a screening of The Beach at dinner. Ideally, I wanted to wait until I was on Ko Phi Phi, but then again, I read the book in Kathmandu of all places.

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Suz

Tuesday 5th of August 2008

Dave--- Do you regret getting the laptop to travel with? It sounds like it's dead weight a lot of the time for what you're doing...

Dave

Tuesday 5th of August 2008

i haven't decided yet. when i can't use it, i do get annoyed about lugging it around, but when i can use it, i find the outlet/freedom to write anywhere priceless.

Suz

Monday 4th of August 2008

Dave--- Do you regret getting the laptop to travel with? It sounds like it's dead weight a lot of the time for what you're doing...

Dave

Tuesday 5th of August 2008

i haven't decided yet. when i can't use it, i do get annoyed about lugging it around, but when i can use it, i find the outlet/freedom to write anywhere priceless.

Sonia

Thursday 31st of July 2008

Aaaaah, the suspense is killing me! I'm dying to hear your commentary on whether or not the Full Moon party has jumped the shark. I keep hearing it has, but at the same time it sounds like something you just *gotta* check out. Can't wait!

Living vicariously from my beige cubicle... Sonia www.pulpology.com

Dave

Friday 1st of August 2008

Jumped the shark? Haven't heard that one before. Guessing you mean whether it's worth it or not?

I'll be sure to share those observations. :)

Sonia

Thursday 31st of July 2008

Aaaaah, the suspense is killing me! I'm dying to hear your commentary on whether or not the Full Moon party has jumped the shark. I keep hearing it has, but at the same time it sounds like something you just *gotta* check out. Can't wait!

Living vicariously from my beige cubicle... Sonia www.pulpology.com

Dave

Friday 1st of August 2008

Jumped the shark? Haven't heard that one before. Guessing you mean whether it's worth it or not?

I'll be sure to share those observations. :)

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