Aug 23
2010Today I woke in Bangkok for the first time for a while after about seven weeks of holidaying. I didn’t bother putting the air-con in the bedroom on last night before bed as I thought the fan would suffice but woke up at about 4am covered in sweat and feeling like I’d been trapped in a green house all night (note to self: always leave the air-con on at night).
When I finally woke up proper I got ready and then went out for some lunch. I’m not sure if it was the jetlag or being back in the humidity of Bangkok or just being in unfamiliar surroundings again but I felt a bit strange walking to the shops. After being in England for a few weeks, being the only non-Thai person and hearing everyone speaking Thai felt quite strange. I’m sure I will get used to it again in a couple of days but I did feel quite out of place. No one was staring at me but I did get a few looks and definitely felt like I was in a strange land. A bit like how I felt when I first moved out here a year ago.