finally arrived in the land of smiles

i sneaked in bangkok when almost half of the world was fast asleep. i arrived here at past 2 in the morning of monday and welcomed by a very (i say very) humid weather outside of the terminal. but it was a welcome respite from the very cold and dry temperature inside the plane.

i was ushered into a taxi and sent off to this neat hotel in sukhumvit and called everything a night. the hotel stay was awesome because the room was upgraded to junior suite and i didn't have to spend a single penny for it. it's a good thing that my editor is going around with me -- we were able to get a sim card which i can use and later today, we are going to go find a house for me. my office is a little far off from "where the action is". if you compare it to manila, we are like in the paranaque area. that is a bit of a taxi fare when i need to go to the downtown bangkok.

this morning, i tried the motorcycle taxi and boy i wished i could arrive alive in the office. i can't speak thai and had the hotel receptionist write in thai script the address of the office. good thing the motorcycle guy knows how to get here and i was able to remember the directions. but boy, i think the motorcycle guy went berserk when he saw traffic jams and went in between large buses after large buses after large buses. i think my hands went white because i held on the safety rails too tightly.

and yes, the adventure begins here.