A very happy Father's Day to my Pop Pop, the best dad in the world.
Lots of love,
Kelsey
Sunday, 17 June 2012
Friday, 8 June 2012
Kanch - Installment Four
Some more pictures from the Tiger Temple....
Little piggies...
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Kanch - Installment Three (Tigers!)
My 12 year old self is over the moon.
In grade 7 we were made to create a poster showcasing our lifetime goals. Some of the "goals" I had back then were to speak five languages, jog the entire Great Wall of China, and, probably, climb Mount Everest. Well, I speak two languages, have been known to jog from time to time, and daily climb several sets of stairs.
One goal, however, that I can check off of that not-so-realistic list is my dream of petting a tiger.
In grade 7 we were made to create a poster showcasing our lifetime goals. Some of the "goals" I had back then were to speak five languages, jog the entire Great Wall of China, and, probably, climb Mount Everest. Well, I speak two languages, have been known to jog from time to time, and daily climb several sets of stairs.
One goal, however, that I can check off of that not-so-realistic list is my dream of petting a tiger.
While we were in Kanch we visted the Tiger Temple. It has a wide assortment of different kinds of animals (incidentally, most of the animals are ones which seem like they would be good chow for a tiger: deer, water buffalo, pigs....but apparently the tigers are fed chicken) The main attraction, however, are obviously the tigers.
You can opt to go into this area that has a bunch of tigers in it. Once inside, you are led around by one worker while another worker takes your photos. For safety reasons you are only allowed to pet the lower back and belly of the tigers - no shoulders, neck, or head.
It actually wasn't too scary either. Sometimes while you were petting them the tigers would yawn, stretch, or roll over, which occasionally put me off ease, but overall I was just ecstatic of what I was doing.
Some of them were really big, like the guy whose's belly I was petting, while others were smaller, adolescent tigers. Some would roll over for you to give their bellies a nice scratch, while others seem to not even notice that you are petting them. All of them were very, very dozy. They only allow people to do this at a certain time of day when the tigers are most sleepy (nocturnal animals, you know).
So amazing....I feel so lucky.
Lots of love,
Kelsey
Kanch - Installment Two
Warning: The following contains scenes disgusting in nature. What is seen cannot be unseen. Viewer discretion is advised.
Never will I ever complain about the bugs in Canada again. Millipede! We found this guy slinking around the floor of our hotel lobby the first day we got there. You can tell by the video that we were all thoroughly fascinated disgusted by this huge bug.
Monday, 4 June 2012
Kanch - Installment One
This last weekend was a long weekend - Monday was the anniversary of Buddha's birth, Enlightenment, and death, so the students had school off. A bunch of us from Lertlah decided to take a trip up to Kanchanaburi for the weekend, and we had a great time!
The hotel we stayed at was called Ploy, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who happens to be traveling in the area. For around $30 a night you get the beautiful room pictured below, complete with a personal walkout garden. The room had a relaxing, authentic, "Siam" (Thai) style to it, which everyone loved.
Money well spent!!
The hotel we stayed at was called Ploy, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who happens to be traveling in the area. For around $30 a night you get the beautiful room pictured below, complete with a personal walkout garden. The room had a relaxing, authentic, "Siam" (Thai) style to it, which everyone loved.
Martine and I shared a room, and we are pretty sure had a monster sharing it with us because we kept hearing very, very strange loud noises coming from the bathroom/garden area.
The hotel had also had a beautiful pool and bar, and the landscaping was breathtaking.
Door to our room, and the stained wood staircase beside it.
One of the pathways to the pool, would not recommend after a few drinks as it requires some balance.
The infinity pool and a sitting area next to the bar. (As with all the photos, click to enlarge.)
Money well spent!!
Friday, 1 June 2012
The Land of Contradictions.
Sometimes I just don't know what to say, Thailand.
This, if you can see, is a wheelchair access bathroom. One of the very few that I've seen.
This, if you can see, is a wheelchair access bathroom. One of the very few that I've seen.
This, is where it is located. The third floor of an outdoor shopping center. An outdoor shopping center in which I cannot recall seeing an elevator.
Thailand, the land of contradictions.
Ants, ants, everywhere ants...
This is why it is important to not leave a hint, whisper, speck, piece, crumb, fleck, scrap, tidbit, spot, bit, or morsel of food anywhere indoors in Thailand.
I ate a bag of chips at my desk.
The next day I had swarms of ants. They were in my desk drawer and on top of my desk, walking back and forth between the two places. I had no idea why they were there, until I moved that stack of papers aside and saw....the teeny tiny top corner of my bag of chips. When I was eating I was very careful not to make a mess, knowing full well that ants would have loved me for it, but who would have thought that they would be so attracted to a piece of garbage?
A lovely student cleaned up the ants (she offered!), and the next day they were all gone, as if they were never there to begin with. We've seen this happen a few times in our apartments as well. Out here you have to be so careful not to make a mess no matter what you are eating!
A good habit to bring back home perhaps?
I ate a bag of chips at my desk.
The next day I had swarms of ants. They were in my desk drawer and on top of my desk, walking back and forth between the two places. I had no idea why they were there, until I moved that stack of papers aside and saw....the teeny tiny top corner of my bag of chips. When I was eating I was very careful not to make a mess, knowing full well that ants would have loved me for it, but who would have thought that they would be so attracted to a piece of garbage?
A lovely student cleaned up the ants (she offered!), and the next day they were all gone, as if they were never there to begin with. We've seen this happen a few times in our apartments as well. Out here you have to be so careful not to make a mess no matter what you are eating!
A good habit to bring back home perhaps?
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