I left the office around 2 on Friday and had a late snack in the club lounge on the 22nd floor of the hotel. As you can see there is not a bad view. I then packed ready to leave. It was a bit after 3 and they’d put out afternoon tea so I had some snacks, checked out and headed for the underground station. I had about 5 hours before I needed to leave for the airport so I thought I’d go back to Silom, which is where I stayed a couple of years ago. As I was checking the exit map, a couple of girls asked me where the shops were. One was from the US and the other from Nigeria, as I found out later. They also wanted a manicure so I told them to come with me and we headed to Nok beauty where I’d had my hair coloured cut and a manicure and pedicure the last day of that 2006 holiday.
Again I had a manicure and cut but skipped the colour and pedicure. It turned out the 2 girls were med students who were in Thailand for a couple of week's work in a hospital in Krabi. Of course, I then told them about my daughter who’d gone to Aberdeen on a similar trip during her med school days.
I then headed down Silom to the golf precinct in Patpong 3 and the street markets but after all that didn’t buy anything. I then needed to get he underground back to the hotel.
After collecting my luggage I got the limo (Mercedes) to the air port arriving before 9pm. I’d planned that time so I’d be able to get through the check in and customs with time to have a snack and my free massage in the business class lounge before I had to fly out.
When I got to the business class check in there was no queue at all and in fact free staff just waiting for us to arrive. That only took a few minutes. They also have separate customs check points with 2 staff there and no queue again, so the entire process took less than 5 minutes.
At the lounge they informed me my flight was delayed till 1-30, so I had 4 ½ hours to go. I guess I should have checked and I could have had more time in Bangkok. Anyway I did have a snack and a couple of drinks – JW black and coke and then a vodka and Tomato juice. I then found the spa and had my massage. In business class you choose between a foot massage or head and shoulders. I chose the latter which was quite nice for half and hour. An hour would have been even better. The first class passengers get a longer session.
Then back to the lounge for a couple more drinks and snacks. Fortunately I got talking with another woman from Perth who was heading home from Europe, so the time passed relative painlessly.
Still it was very late by the time we were off and after the meal I tried to sleep but probably only had 4 hours.
I arrived about 9-30, got home at 10 and called the golf. They told me I was off last at about 11 so I rushed over and did some shopping before heading for the course. I had no time for any practice and got on the first tee and hit probably the best drive ever on that hole, chipped on and got my par. By the 3rd hole it had gone downhill and I wasn’t quite up to my handicap.
After golf and the presentations I had time to go home and change for a 7pm hockey game at Joondalup, at the other end of the city. It was bitterly cold – even for those who hadn’t been in Thailand for the last month. We had a win when I scored the only goal, although I should have had a couple more with the chances I had.
Sunday I checked my mail to find my car registration and insurance had expired, as had the mailbox for Mensa. Since then I seem to have been continually on the go, yet don’t seem to have actually accrued many hours of chargeable work. I have done some more documentation for Thailand.
Today I have been planning my itinerary for my trip to Houston, which will start in 3 weeks. My circle pacific ticket requires me to stay in Hong Kong on the way and I hope to have some time in San Francisco, back so that will be my next blog. Stay tuned.
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