It’s Labor Day so my boss is not
expecting me to report at work today. And because it’s a holiday, the post
offices are closed. My dear bestfriend’s post card (which was bought in Siem
Reap) will have to be mailed when we get to Vientiane. All I did this morning
was to update my diary (Yes, I still keep one), indulge my OC tendencies by
packing and repacking my bag several times, and listening to my The Bodyguard
playlist. Sang-sang is back by the way. We haven’t seen her for almost two days. However,
a very nice and helpful guy manned the reception desk in her absence.
As per guesthouse policy, we have
to check out by 12PM. The train going to
Nong Khai leaves at 7:30PM. Boom! Almost 8 hours of free time! After giving
back our room’s key and leaving our heavy backpacks in Sang-sang’s care, sis
and I went straight to Khao San Road in search of food and Wi-Fi. We were
debating whether to go inside McDonalds (again) or the coffee shop beside it.
The coffee shop won. My sister needs her daily caffeine fix and I need a
reliable internet connection. Checked my emails and social networking accounts,
wrote some more entries in my diary, and ogled at the hot male tourists passing
by where we were seated.
By 4PM we were back at Khao San
Bann Thai. We prepared ourselves and our belongings for our 12-hour train ride,
thanked Sang-sang for their guesthouse’s commendable service, and said our
goodbyes. It was almost 6PM when we got to Hua Lamphong Station. We did not
finish dinner because we stupidly ordered the 'extreme spicy edition' of the
dish. Good thing the yummy egg tarts more than made up for our disastrous meal. We settled on the
unoccupied seats we found and waited for the train that will bring us to the
Nong Khai-Vientiane Prefecture border.
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| Inside Hua Lamphong Station. |
Time does fly when you’re having fun. I can’t believe three days have already gone by and I’ll be leaving Bangkok this soon. Though we were able to visit most of the city’s major attractions, I still feel there’s a lot more to discover; a lot more to experience. Perhaps on my next Southeast Asian sojourn. But I can say for now that my first time in Thailand was a special and memorable one. Bye, Thailand!
