Happy 21st Birthday Megan 🎁🌻🎉🎈💝

Well 21 years ago I wasn't in Bangkok that's for sure.  I wanted today to be special, so one day I can tell Meg all about it. Last year, when I come to Bangkok the first temple I went to see was Wat Arun - the Temple of Dawn.  Someone told me to go there first as they knew I would get it; and I did. I remember seeing it across the river and thinking how magnificent and stunning it was. I also remembering looking into that cradle 21 years ago and thinking how did I manage to create such a beautiful baby. So it was only fitting that I should go to Wat Arun today ...... For my Meg.  Because wherever she is and what ever she is doing, I gave her life and she will always be my baby and I will always love her to the moon and back. 

So I thought I would be smart and take the boat, yes boat to the Temple.  So off i trot to the boat stop and I wait, and I wait ..... More people come and we wait.  Nothing.  Now I know this isThailand and things are different here but I knew there was something not right when the boat with the orange flag drove straight past!  Off I go back to the hostel and was oh looks like it's not stopping there anymore, you better go go the next stop! So off I go.  The good thing about returning to a city is you get to find your way around a bit.  In all this mayhem I find this

Now this is why I need to move to a city I mean this is never going to happen in Wetley Rocks.  So to the boat - yay! It is so cheap to use. Any journey, none of this zone 1, 2 3 malarkey any journey 15b (30p)!  Off that boat on to little ferry to takeme over to Wat Arun 3b (6p) lol.  Today's transport 66p lol.

I quite like the look of these flats Andy ..... If you are interested.  So to the beautiful temple that captured my heart.  Next time you watch the King and I, right at the beginning, on a dodgy backdrop, you will see this magnificent temple.  

I decided that today I would make an offering for my Meg.  So I made a donation to buy provisions for a novice Buddhist monk.  I had it blessed and had to laugh as he bashed me so hard with some sticks lol, water was flying everywhere.  Then, when it was over, he goes back on this phone, I guess to play Candy Crush or to look on Grindr 😉 lol. But it was a lovely moment and I am sure Meg, if she let herself, would agree it was a good thing to do to celebrate her birthday.

Spent quite a bit of time here as I do like it here, but it was so busy.  Then back on the ferry and ready for some lunch on the go.  Honesty, the Thai's don't stop eating! So today I had some prawns on sticks with some really hot spicy sauce - they were lovely.  Cooked fresh in front of me.  No chips, no burgers, no Subway.  Just fresh, healthy food, they were delicious.

Then looked what I found!  Mangosteens.  I have been craving these all year and I swear, if I could find a man who can sit and meditate in a park, in a city and could bring me mangosteens, you might, and I mean might, just have to buy a hat Andrew Murphy. I don't think Bet 365 will take bet on that happening lol. But I live in so much hope!

They were quite expensive but that is because they are just coming into season, but I had one when I got back to the hostel, and the girls were giggling because I liked them so much.  I decided then, as I was near, I would return to Wat Po and see he reclining Buddha.  Again very beautiful, but so busy.  This year the Korean's have selfie sticks 😱!  They are every where. Do they take just one photo? No, click, click, click bloody click on this stick that gets longer and longer lol.  It really is bizzare when you see 8-10 Korean's doing the peace sign in front of a Buddha lol with a smart phone perched on a bloody long stuck - it's a crazy mixed up world.

By now I was getting quite tired.  I walked 8 miles - just call me Eminem lol yesterday.  Which may not seem a lot but in this heat and humidity it's a lot.  Today, so far, I have walked 15000 steps which is 6.22 miles! As you can see, it's not much of a relaxing holiday.  Lovely shower and dress on for a night out in Bangkok lol. Alas no hot date .......... Yet! But there are lots of beardy European men to look at.

Jenny's for dinner.  It does not matter how much I have lol it's always 100b (£2.00)! I always give her a few bhat more and honestly anyone would think I give her a hundred quid lol.  Tonight I had my favourite mossaman curry, brown rice and water.  I know there are some foodies out there who like to look at what there is on offer, so here you go.  The dumpling things were gorgeous and the guys so funny - street food at its best!

So here I am sat in a bar with a Bacardi and coke, I wanted a mojito but they didn't do them.  I will go in search in a bit.  I have to have a cocktail to celebrate my Meg's special day.   It's so strange - it's 20:30 in January and I'm sitting outside, in a sleeveless summer frock, drinking Bacardi and coke writing this and watching the world (literally go by)!  I saw a trailer the other week for the next Marigold Hotek movie and Dame Judi made me cry again.  I am so her in that film lol.  She said something like 'how many new lives do you think we can have?' And she replied by saying 'as many as we like' that is so true.  My doctor said to me this week, if you keep repeating the same thing you will only get the same results.  I think my doctor and Dame Judi sum it up a treat.  People say to me 'oh you are so brave, going all that way on your own!  I don't stay in swanky hotels just a £7 per night hostel (with the most delicious golden yellow eggs on toast for breakfast lol. I eat on my own, I go to bars by myself lol I hop on and off boats and argue the fare with the tuk tuk drives - but that is not brave.  What's so brace about that lol.  I like to think I'm adventurous, slightly bonkers and spirited lol.  I'm so pleased I was born under a wandering star, there is so much to see, experience all there waiting.  I like this life, this path I am on.  I don't know where it's going (well obviously to London lol but not sure about anything after that lol) but it's an adventure! A crazy, mad, exciting adventure and that's just ok for me my friends.

OK this woman need a cocktail. 

Now if only a bearded European mediating man bringing mangosteens was that easy lol lol. One Singerpore Sling!  Happy 21st Meg wherever you are, what ever you are doing!  Cheers sweetheart!

Ha ha see what I did there.  Picture of Singerpore Sling and gorgeous bearded antipodean man lol!  Lol took it for you girls lol enjoy 😉