KP! I want you back. I miss the time we used to spend together. Like most things, I’m either visiting you everyday or not at all. I’m doing morning pages right now so I’m getting some writing done, but I really enjoyed the updates I did with you. I’m going I try to come back around sooner.

I flew back from Krabi today. It was beautiful down there and I had a good time hanging out with Dan. Sad to leave, but life will go on. I’m glad I was able to make that work before leaving Thailand.

Today has taken a bit of a strange turn. I’d planned to get home and do laundry and then hit up a 2 hour thai massage followed by a movie. When I got home S mentioned I’d maybe want to get a syphilis test before having the medical check done in Hong Kong. Right now I’m at the Red Cross. It’s been a lot of sitting and waiting, but 200 baht for any kind of medical test is a steal in my book. I’d much rather wait a bit and have affordable medical care than first class service at prices that keep me from seeking any kind of treatment. I have no reason to think I have syphilis – very little sexual contact in Thailand these last 4.5 months, but if it comes back in HK that I do have it treatment is going to be much more expensive and it’ll really slow down the process of me getting my visa. If by some chance I do have it this way I can start getting it sorted now rather than later. It’s supposed to be pretty rampant in the gay community. And, at this point, I’ve had the blood drawn so now all I need to do is wait an hour for the results to come back. I should still be able to get a massage and see a movie. I’d really like to go to this big English bookstore in Siam Paragon to get a book that recently came on my radar.

Speaking of books, I’d still like to write one. I like the writing class I’m currently taking. It’s giving me a lot to think about. I should be devoting more time to the actual class, but with being in Krabi these past few days I just haven’t been. Maybe this weekend or next week I can put in some more time. I don’t want to fall behind and would like to make the most of it.

I booked a flight to HK yesterday. It leaves on 10/10. I’m so excited! I might end up being there for 2 weeks or a little longer. It’ll be pretty expensive, but what a gift to be able to spend a lengthy amount of time exploring Hong Kong. I’m going to stay in a different hostel this time which was much nicer than the one I stayed in last time. It’s going to be so much fun. I am also going to look at flights to Japan because I could probably fly there for not that much money and I assume it would be about as expensive as HK. I’d love to spend a week in Japan. I think I may wait on that one a bit, though. It would end up being a lot of running around. We’ll see though. If there is a good flight I’ll do it.

I’m sad about leaving Thailand. I’ve definitely had my ups and downs with this country, but overall I’m really grateful for the time I got to spend here. I can’t believe I’m coming up on 5 months here! Where has the time gone? I actually feel like I’m ready to have some more structure to my days. I also can’t wait to have my own apartment again and to know I’m going to be sticking around somewhere for a while.

I also just got back from the beach today and am leaving for the beach again tomorrow. I’m going with my thai friend and some of her friends. I’m hoping for a really fun weekend. It’ll be great.

Ok KP, that’s all for now. I’ve missed you! I’m going to start coming back more often. It’s always great to have a chat.

Gratitude List:
S and the home he’s given me in Thailand
Hanging out with D
Thai Red Cross and affordable health care