Its been a couple of days & a lot has happened. A big rain storm, a loss a power & more Thai Elvis but that is whatever. The real excitement is right around the corner & I don't even know it yet.
So I have developed a friendship with Em the porter/security guard. On Sunday he invites me to his apt to have dinner & meet his wife & kid. For whatever reason I agree & on 5 PM we are off to god knows where. We get in the taxi Em tells him where to go & then pulls out his cell phone. The first couple of minutes I am feeling good. I recognize a lot from my walking around & them bam it start to get a little sketchy. This is where I start thinking to myself shit what the fuck did I just get myself into. I have a pocket full of cash & credit cards, no phone, no passport I'm a dead man.
Finally about 20 minutes later we arrive. I am talking straight up third world ghetto shit here. I am in some back dark alley where I am the only farang (foreigner) to probably ever step foot. I can feel everybody looking at me. We get to some door open it & it's pitch black now we have yo walk up about 3 flights. I am a couple steps behind Em just to be safe like at this point its gonna help. We reach the door Em knocks ok here it is I'm about to get the shit kicked out of me but I talking one or 2 of them with me & his wife answers & I can see the food. Ahhh a small relief I am not going to die but I am not out of the woods yet.
The apt is small a tiny studio-ish type apt. There is a small futon mattress on the floor where all 3 sleep on, a closet, a tv, a small refrigerator & washer. The bathroom is down the hall. I will not need to see or use it. Em's wife & kid prepare a bunch of Thai dishes which were set up on small lower table on the floor. We sit on the floor around the table. They make sure to tell me its spicy & then we eat. 3 dishes are being served a squid, chicken & minced pork soup with noodles. All which are eaten with white rice. They serve me first & wait for me to take a bite before they serve themselves & eat. It was extremely spicy but delicious. For dessert fresh mango & another Thai fruit i can remember. After we eat some friends come over & want to go out. I say I need to get back to the hotel & pack my flight leaves at 7 AM. Em tells me that he has to work as well & promises me he well get me back. The idiot that I am I say yes.
A bunch of us now leave the apt & walk down the alley to another dark alley to a Thai karaoke bar. The whole way which is like a 5 minute walk I am think ok so this is how its gonna happen. They take me out of his apt & kill me here. But once again no problems only karaoke but even worse its all in Thai so I have no idea what is going on. We order more food, beer & Thai rice whiskey. They are singing & drinking & everybody is having a good time. This is when I fully start to relax & not worry so much. The bill comes I pay for everybody. Then it off to a taxi & back to the hotel.
Wrong its off to a disco to see a Thai band play instead. More beer & whiskey & now its almost 2 AM. I tell Em I have to go. I say my goodbyes & I get a taxi to the hotel. It's 230 AM I have to pack & check out by 430 in order to make my flight. I have not slept in almost 2 days & I am running on fumes or the Thai whiskey. I get my shit together & I am out.
Off to train in Phuket I go but first order of business sleep.
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It's Ari. Please tell me you got some pictures of you singing thai karaoke.
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