Ive narrowed the culprits down to: fresh fruit from a fruit stand (yummy strawberries and papaya), funny tasting OJ from the CP center and/or random booze poured into my mouth by thai prosititutes on the dancefloor.....
(there may have also been something off in a homemade, pot-luck type dinner at a friend's place that added an extra dimension to my sickness LOL)
I am on a pharmacy of pills, sleeping most of the day and have pushed back heading to Laos until Saturday. I tried to go to my cooking class yesterday, but ended up leaving after about an hour...I have re-scheduled for Friday :)
Josh and I had our first motorcycle lesson from Daniel on Wed night! It was super fun....i learned with 3 ppl on at first, which made riding alone way easier. Got to 2nd gear, practiced turning and stopping....I REALLY have to wrap my mind around this whole backwards side of the street thing...I keep turning into the wrong lane! I figure I need at least 2 more tries i think before Im ready to go out on my own....Here are some more kayak pics...
Basecamp, Siam river adventures
Jason, owner of the place, duct taping hip pads into my boat for the day
Lookin stylish on the river....
When we were driving to the base camp, a truck from one of the elephant camps nearby came to 
quickly around a turn and hit our van! We stopped there on the way back to town so the owner could work out the damages. it was 2 guys from the UK, a guy from france and I wandering around all of these elelphants. The guys were feeding them and petting them....big animals make me a bit nervous so I was keeping my distance. One of the guys ran up and said hey! let me get a picture of you and the elephant. So I got as close as I felt comfortable and got a pic. Then one of the UK guys came over and was like, Pet the elephant! Its all good! He said if you came from the front with your palm open it would touch it. So I came from the front, opened my hand and reached out my arm...the elephant looked at me, lifted up its trunk.... and took a huge swing at me! Seriously, this thing could have knocked me into the river! Once the trunk went up i RAN. The guys tried to convince me to come pet the elephants they were hanging out with, but that was enough for me! You know....I have a lot of respect for this animal that, even after day after day of being chained up, rode, and beaten, has the spirit to take a swat at me when Im bothering it rather than just putting up with it like the others.
quickly around a turn and hit our van! We stopped there on the way back to town so the owner could work out the damages. it was 2 guys from the UK, a guy from france and I wandering around all of these elelphants. The guys were feeding them and petting them....big animals make me a bit nervous so I was keeping my distance. One of the guys ran up and said hey! let me get a picture of you and the elephant. So I got as close as I felt comfortable and got a pic. Then one of the UK guys came over and was like, Pet the elephant! Its all good! He said if you came from the front with your palm open it would touch it. So I came from the front, opened my hand and reached out my arm...the elephant looked at me, lifted up its trunk.... and took a huge swing at me! Seriously, this thing could have knocked me into the river! Once the trunk went up i RAN. The guys tried to convince me to come pet the elephants they were hanging out with, but that was enough for me! You know....I have a lot of respect for this animal that, even after day after day of being chained up, rode, and beaten, has the spirit to take a swat at me when Im bothering it rather than just putting up with it like the others.
(this second picture is an action shot of me running away...)
