bangkok

typing this on a bar's free internet - so it'll be quick [shift key doesn't work, either]. flew in yesterday, walked around the city today. it's hot. after a year in new zealand, and a month in australia's winter without humidity, i'd just about forgotten what this was like. feels like i'm back in mississippi. actually, with the smog, heat and humidity it feels more like houston. not good. i'm enjoying the rest of the city so far - it's good to be somewhere a little bit crazy. the roads are hectic - crazy drivers, cross at your own risk crosswalks. tuk-tuk drivers are annoying. streets are also annoying - we wandered in a maze of alleys for nearly an hour before we found the guesthouse this evening. street vendors everywhere - lots of food on sticks. i'm always a fan of food on a stick.