so this is asia?

i've never experienced culutre shock before, because i've never had this feeling before, which i'm pretty sure is culture shock. i walked and walked to get my bearings yesterday, and i felt dizzy from the frenzy of people whizzing past, but moving so slowly. finally after getting a little bit oriented i set myself a task: subway to the lumphin park and then to the moon bar. so i hopped on the skyway train, hit the subway, got off two stops later and voila. pure silence. the park was full, but everyone, no matter what type of clothing they were wearing was jogging around this massive path. there was a free exercise gym outdoors with rickety rowing machines, pull up bars, and whizzing stationary bikes. there were so many people exercising in the heat. in the middle of the park was a big lake that wrapped around under skyscrapers and housed tones of massive turtles and atleast one GINORMOUS moniter lizard. it was like the size of me.

so after getting some peace and quiet, i headed to the banyon tree hotel in the financial district. On the 61st floor of the second tower is the worlds largest open air bar and a spectacular view of the city. i wathced the sun set there along with a few other obnoxious westerners, paid the equivalent in one nights accomodation for a gin and tonic, and then headed back home.

ugg. so now on to the central pier to catch a boat tour of the sights of on the banks of, you know, bangkok.