As you all know, Phil is here in Singapore with us. He found an ingenious way to finagle his fall classes online and is staying with us here, while taking his requisite courses in the US. He had to pay his share of education costs, of course. But the extra curriculars are killer.
Phil just got back from Thailand, where he spent 10 fun filled days with a backpacking group. The group consisted of 9 young people - 3 Aussies, 3 from the UK, one guy from New Zealand, Phil and one Thai tour guide. It was very bare bones - they stayed in a Western Hotel the first and last nights, thus making them Terrorist Extremest Bombing Targets, but only for two of the ten days. The rest of the time they were perfectly safe! I heard the stories, saw the pictures, and my pulse rate and blood pressure are just now coming back to around normal...
His group spent 2 nights on an all night train, where they hung out the windows and took pictures of each other. They had to be quick, tho. There were a lot of trees along the tracks that could hit them if they hung out there for too long. Thank God for Auto Focus!
They hiked to the River Kwai. They took pictures. Their tour guide pointed them to the falls, and told them they had a couple free hours to hike up there. Beautiful! So they did. There they hiked up an additional 900 yards of sheer rock and slid back down said falls in nothing but their skivvies. More pictures.
One free afternoon, young Phil rented himself a motorbike. He fancies himself as having a pretty good sense of direction, so naturally he got lost. Found himself in a little town where exactly one guy spoke english. The guy pointed - pointed! - the direction Phil wanted to go. So he headed back, keeping his eye trained on said direction. Made it back to the train with minutes to spare.
Phil bunjee jumped, rode on the neck of an elephant and spent the weekend in the 'Hill Village' where they ate a meal prepared by a Thailand Hill tribe, drank local booze, and were entertained by Tribal Warriors in traditional dress. One of the girls with the tour was a Camp Counselor and taught them a couple songs of her own. They rode on Tuk Tuks, taxicabs, petticabs and boats. Phil found himself in a restaurant where he was the first American the guy had ever served. He left a photo behind. He met a cab driver who liked him so much he picked him up on his last day, took him to lunch and gave him a lift to the airport for half price. He left a photo with that guy too...
At the moment, Phil is on his way back from a weekend in Kuala Lumpur. He sent me a text at midnight - can he bring home a Swedish guy for a couple nights. The hostels in Singapore are all booked up. He has known him for 3 whole days, and they are old buddies.
We will see them both tonight. I'm sure Phil will come equipped with stories and more pictures...
Phil just got back from Thailand, where he spent 10 fun filled days with a backpacking group. The group consisted of 9 young people - 3 Aussies, 3 from the UK, one guy from New Zealand, Phil and one Thai tour guide. It was very bare bones - they stayed in a Western Hotel the first and last nights, thus making them Terrorist Extremest Bombing Targets, but only for two of the ten days. The rest of the time they were perfectly safe! I heard the stories, saw the pictures, and my pulse rate and blood pressure are just now coming back to around normal...
His group spent 2 nights on an all night train, where they hung out the windows and took pictures of each other. They had to be quick, tho. There were a lot of trees along the tracks that could hit them if they hung out there for too long. Thank God for Auto Focus!
They hiked to the River Kwai. They took pictures. Their tour guide pointed them to the falls, and told them they had a couple free hours to hike up there. Beautiful! So they did. There they hiked up an additional 900 yards of sheer rock and slid back down said falls in nothing but their skivvies. More pictures.
One free afternoon, young Phil rented himself a motorbike. He fancies himself as having a pretty good sense of direction, so naturally he got lost. Found himself in a little town where exactly one guy spoke english. The guy pointed - pointed! - the direction Phil wanted to go. So he headed back, keeping his eye trained on said direction. Made it back to the train with minutes to spare.
Phil bunjee jumped, rode on the neck of an elephant and spent the weekend in the 'Hill Village' where they ate a meal prepared by a Thailand Hill tribe, drank local booze, and were entertained by Tribal Warriors in traditional dress. One of the girls with the tour was a Camp Counselor and taught them a couple songs of her own. They rode on Tuk Tuks, taxicabs, petticabs and boats. Phil found himself in a restaurant where he was the first American the guy had ever served. He left a photo behind. He met a cab driver who liked him so much he picked him up on his last day, took him to lunch and gave him a lift to the airport for half price. He left a photo with that guy too...
At the moment, Phil is on his way back from a weekend in Kuala Lumpur. He sent me a text at midnight - can he bring home a Swedish guy for a couple nights. The hostels in Singapore are all booked up. He has known him for 3 whole days, and they are old buddies.
We will see them both tonight. I'm sure Phil will come equipped with stories and more pictures...
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