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Date: 04 May 2005 15:01:01
In no particular order of events:
Katie was feeling a bit better by yesterday evening, so we signed up to go day trekking. Which involved: a short but tiring hike up a hill to a Hmong tribe village, an elephant ride, bamboo rafting and a swim. I have never ridden an elephant before so wasn't sure what to expect. Unfortunately my elephant had a bad case of the sniffles (and so would you if your elongated nose dragged in the dust when you walked). The problem with this was that elephants come equipped with omnidirectional probusci and this particular specimen managed to sneeze orange snot backwards up my trouser leg.
Last night (told you this wasn't in any order) we went to the cinema and ended up watching "Hotel Rwanda". One of the few English language films worth watching in Thailand at the moment. Very harrowing though and the use of close camera angles gives the film a near documentary feel. I think the film proves Voltaires maxim "we are all guilty of the good we never did".
Also we found an Anglo-Mexican cafe that serves bottomless cups of tea. This blog entry was brought to you by the buzzing of caffine induced paranoia. And the letter q.