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Heyho! Thought I'd treat you to a small entry this time to make up for the last few Bible-like epics! Oh and yes, photos are back!!! Bought myself a handy little chip USB reader, so will sort out a couple of photos blogs of best-ofs soon.

Oh my god, Simon's finally written a smaller blog!

Simon Wadsworth
2006-09-04 17:01:23

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Heyho! Thought I'd treat you to a small entry this time to make up for the last few Bible-like epics! Oh and yes, photos are back!!! Bought myself a handy little chip USB reader, so will sort out a couple of photos blogs of best-ofs soon.

First I'd like to announce some really sad news though. Absolutely tragic, I cried for ages. I missed the Bamboo Organ Festival by a few days. I know, I was gutted too! But fear not, I went anyway, and some lady there rushed few a couple of pieces for me. Although it looked quite smart, being made out of, err, bamboo (not marble this time hun), it basically just sounded ilke your standard reed pipe organ (-that's it Simon, make it sound like you know what you're talking about-), MIDI sound #18.

And thatw as about it of the Philippines - a little more sight-seeing and another visit to The Hobbit House, before flying to Bangkok, stopping in KL overnight. I was very sad to leave, not just because of missing the Organ festival, but because I really loved The Philippines. The people are beyond friendly, there's so much wonderful stuff to see,
it's still off the 'backpacker trail'' and their caramel-covered sweet potatoes are to die for. Basically, I just got a really great vibe from the place. Byebye awesome country.

I was only in Bangkok 1 1/2 days, so there really isn't much to say. But I couldn't go to Bangkok and not at least experience staying around Khao San Road - spending a little more I got a nice, secure room with hot water (always a luxury, I assure you), on one of the roads off KSR rather than treating myself to the dumps made famous in the film-version of 'The Beach'. My impression of KSR? It's as I imagined it would be, but more so. It's lots more modern than I expected and the streets wider and less claustrophobic, but the atmosphere I was expecting was the same. I don't think I've ever see ...