Just Another Day…

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  • A Room with a View

    Click on the photo to see a much larger version of it.

    I was very pleasantly surprised to wake up today and take a look out my window. What a beautiful view!

    Today was a pretty lazy day overall. I woke up at noon, worked out in the health club, showered and went to “breakfast” around 2-3. Walked around the hotel to get the lay of the land here and then went to my room and setup the edit system. I did a little pre-editing to get a few templates ready so that I can knock out the 6 pieces efficiently since time is always of the essence on these jobs. Later I joined everybody at the pool and we had drinks and hung around the hot tub.

    I have to say, this might be the most relaxing, and nicest place I’ve ever stayed while working. Being away from home for so many days is not easy, but being at such a nice hotel is such a great city helps make it just a little easier.

  • Bangkok, Home Base for the Next 8 Days

    We’re staying at the beautiful Shangri-La Hotel in downtown Bangkok. We usually get to stay at pretty nice places, but this is exceptionally good.

    The flight was pretty uneventful other then being slightly delayed. We had a nice transport from the airport. It’s not often that 5 people get a full sized 40 person bus for their own.

  • On the way to Bangkok

    Break out the computers, it’s nerd time! A little free internet while waiting for our flight to board.

    We’re at the airport and checked in (after another hassle over having “too many bags”). Our flight leaves in about an hour or so.

    This photo is from a place I visited this afternoon. It was a city from around 1200 AD that was recently discovered and excavated.

  • While I was shopping…

    I met the most interesting mannequin today. She was nice enough to take a photo with me.

  • Up to the Mountain Top

    While we are here to work, Carole and I don’t really start working until we get to Bangkok, which is late Saturday evening. So we spent the afternoon touring a small village and temple at the top of a mountain here. 

    It was a 30 minute drive up the mountain on a narrow road most of the time, and lots of twists and turns. It was at times a little hard on the stomach, but around the time I started to feel sick we arrived. 

    The village has a small group of people that make their money by creating clothing and other items that they sell to the tourist. Life up there is clearly very simple, and most notably low stress. People there (and everywhere so far) were very friendly and welcoming, and were more then happy to share details about their life with you. We had a tour guide that would translate for us and them. 

    After spending about an hour in the village, we headed back down the mountain and part way down stopped at one of the more famous temples in the area (Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep Rajvoravihara). While we were then, both Carole and I received a “good luck” bracelet from the temple, and were blessed by a monk. The whole experience at the temple made me more interested in reading about Buddhism. I’ve always been curious, since it seems to be a religion that promotes peace and harmony. 

    We got back to the hotel around 6, and I made the big mistake of taking a nap. That is, and 8 hour nap. So I woke up at 2am and was wide awake! We’ll see how far I make it through Friday now before I pass out again. I’m going to try to make it until at least 10pm this time. 

    Anyway, there are a few photos here, and more on Flickr.