The Bangkok Beat

It's been awhile, friends. Work has been terribly busy but I'm hoping that I can soon restore some balance in my life and get back to blogging. 

Pem and I were in Bangkok two weeks ago. The weather was scorching, but boy did it feel good to be back. There is nothing like being home. 

Towards the beginning of the week, we were poked, prodded and finally pronounced healthy by some of Bangkok's finest medical and dental establishments. That restored our confidence enough to throw healthy habits out the window and properly celebrate my mum's birthday on Thursday at the Mandarin Oriental's La Normandie. 

Friday night we went out with friends to Soi 11 for (veggie) burgers and beers before heading to Bed (Bed Supperclub, that is). We ended the night at a curbside bar enjoying drinks from the back of a bus (yes, really). On Saturday morning, Pem and I ran some errands and returned to the house thoroughly soaked with Songkraan (Thai New Year) "good wishes". Despite not being able to deliver any new years wishes via SuperSoaker ourselves, we were happy to be a part of it and even more thankful for Ziploc bags for our phones! Our visit ended with a wonderful evening enjoying karaoke and good company. 

Definitely looking forward to our next visit. Hopefully Pem and I will have a duet to share at the next karaoke! Until then, some scenes of the Bangkok beat below...

(photo credit: first four photos taken by Pem, which I slightly edited.)