148 simple things i will miss (for the 148 days.)
001. chupa chups sold at the counter of 7-11
002. learning new thai words/phrases
003. teaching American slang
004. being called “emmy” by the bboys
005. having a 7-11 on practically every street of Bangkok
006. waiting forever for bus 79 or 15
007. walking across pin-klao bridge
008. my queen size bed
009. late nights in 3j’s 24 hr cafeteria with ten ten
010. the ferry on Chao Phraya River
011. my balcony
012. taking the taxi or motor bike EVERYWHERE
013. ~30 baht meals ($1 meals)
014. thai tea lady
015. 2am chicken lady
016. power couple
017. noodle brothers
018. mister pad thai
019. crazy crepe lady
020. schweppe’s!
021. going to national stadium for practice
022. traveling to bboy/bgirl jams
023. making people laugh/smile when i say “jai ra raiii~”
024. Khao San Rd.
025. thabeatlounge
026. telling Thai speakers my name is “boun yen”
027. going to Muay Thai
028. chatting it up with people at Muay Thai
029. improving my kicks because German makes me
030. hearing thai music at bars
031. … and watching natives/locals sing to those Thai songs
032. tom yum soup
033. fruit vendors
034. ham & cheese sandwiches at 7-11
035. always looking clueless when my Thai friends talk too fast
036. taking pictures
037. eating at the place near Ratchawtewi BTS after practice
038. calling i-style “Kitti” or “Gary”
039. learning about Thai culture
040. Aesthetics field trips to see art work
041. writing post cards
042. the faces pii L’arkie always makes at me
043. cheap buys at night markets
044. hearing about a new word that Misha makes up or learns every week
045. feeling like it’s been forever since I’d seen Misha when it hasn’t even been a week
046. pii Nui telling me about his current girls when we share a taxi
047. drawing wherever I go
048. carrying a beer around whenever I feel like it
049. late night ice cream with Mishmellow
050. shaving my head without getting yelled at
051. waking up to turn the A/C on
052. April’s bittersweet feeling
053. rainy humid days
054. Rama 8 bridge at night
055. attempting to skate during practice only to fall on my ass
056. being able to easily travel to other countries
057. “real talk” with Thai friends about “Asian identity” in America
058. talking about boys with Ten Ten until 7 in the morning
059. Thai boy advice
060. McDonald’s spicy McWings
061. getting shitfaced from Hong Thong
062. sweating everywhere i go
063. cute cafe near Patta
064. ultimate procrastination in school
067. wearing my school uniform
068. Amarin rooftop
069. “study parties” with Sergio
070. MELON MILK
071. telling people to “sa bai, sa bai~”
072. … or “jai yen, na”
073. … or doing it more often myself
074. receiving cute e-mails from back home
075. waking up at 3, 4, or even 5pm
076. walking into the same 7-11 hella times in one day
077. meeting hella bboys/bgirls from Thailand
078. “mai pen rai” attitude
079. JJ Market
080. finding my way around Bangkok
081. feeling proud of myself when i can formulate a sentence in Thai
082. Scruffie and his price tag tail and injured leg lol
083. the workers at 3j who ALWAYS smiles at me
084. practicing my Thai with pii Spize
085. SONGKRAN !!!
086. SONGKRAN !!!
087. SONGKRAN !!! (3 times because it’s for 3 days! yeee)
088. bringing a map of Bangkok with me for random exploration days
089. no set schedule
090. Thai time
091. using google translate A LOT
092. 2nd dinner
093. using Thai bad words instead of saying “fuck”
094. Beau’s place
095. Eilton’s place
096. hearing Eilton and Eugene talk
097. watching exchange students do “their dance”
098. Club CRAWL
099. rating girls and boys with Yo
100. building 4 roof
101. playing drinking games in Thai
102. beer towers
103. EAP dinners
104. … with unlimited drinks
105. cute Thai boys
106. the Korean face Ten Ten makes
107. the movies for less than $5 USD
108. KFC egg tarts
109. all the pens/markers at Thammasat’s bookstore
110. pad ka pao guy kop at the school cafeteria
111. bottled Coca-Cola
112. Tiger beer
113. Leo beer
114. Chang beer
115. Singha beer
116. drinking beer with ICE
117. trading music
118. being called a “farang”
119. getting lost in MBK mall
120. not worrying about how i dress for the club
121. open bars
122. tuk tuks
123. using tiger balm
124. seeing lizards/giecos crawl around the apartment
125. freaking out over huge flying cockroaches
126. skyping with friends back home
127. pii L’arkie telling me Justin Bieber is cute
128. hating on that damn International Arena class
129. wondering why ASEAN still exists
130. getting mad at picky taxi cab drivers
131. using the BTS
132. Arts and Cultural Center at Siam
133. Assumption Church
134. trying new foods
135. souvenir shopping
136. green milk tea at the vendor near campus
137. random trip to Khon-Kaen
138. Vientiane, Laos
139. Ha Noi, viet Nam
140. Singapore
141. Koh Chang
142. the feeling of finally feeling “at home”
143. sitting at benches on campus and looking out to the river
144. my “no color,” no wifi phone
145. having time to let my mind wander
146. being taken care of…
147. by all the friends i made
148. … basically, everything.
