7 - 14 Feb
Neither Sam or I were looking forward to being back in Bangkok but we had no choice. With Chinese New Year creating public holidays and the weekend taking away another 2 days there really was no option. We fly to Burma Thursday 14 Feb and we need to have approved visas first!
So sleep deprived from yet another overnight bus we spent Thursday morning sorting that out. It's amazing how the first place we went to was going to charge us 3000 baht while the second place only charged us 1500 baht. Goes to show you that you should always try a few places and never stick with the first one.
We found a room 3 streets down from Khaosarn rd for 450 baht ($14.60) with air con. It wasn't much but the owner was a great friendly guy and the restaurant served delicious food. We just needed somewhere to crash out and still be close to Khaosarn to sort out visas etc. We did stroll down Khaosarn to look at the shopping and food stalls, it was then we found women selling fried Scorpians which Sam was desperate to try. I even had a bite surprisingly - it tasted like crispy fried chicken - yum!
Friday night we decided to head out and experience the nightlife of Bangkok. We started the evening off with draught beer, then moved on to the buckets and soon we were drunk. I was down 3 buckets as I was eager to have a wild night and so I jumped at the chance when some local Thais were asking us to join them at their table and sharing shots with them. Sam wasn't as drunk as me so he saw right through them and realized that none of them were drinking and they kept refilling my shot glass over and over so I was downing them like they were water. I was told the next day it was rum which surprises me as I hate rum! I also was too drunk to even make the same realizations that Sam did, I had no idea I was the only one drinking. They were trying to feed Sam shots to but he kept pouring them under the table. This one guy seemed to be orchestrated it all as apparently he was ordering the girl to pour me another shot then he'd order another girl to give Sam a lap dance. It was all very dodgy. Sam managed to convince them that we wanted to go pull out money for more drinks so we could get away and they seemed to believe him.
Unfortunately the second we were walking away the shots must've hit me all at once because I collapsed to the ground and started vomiting in the gutter. It was from this moment on that I became legless and unable to comprehend anything that was going on or follow any instructions from Sam. I hardly remember any of the night after those shots so Sam had to fill me in the next day.
I couldn't move from the gutter as I was obviously so far gone at this point and everything would've been fine if we could have stayed there til I got better but we were being pushed off the gutter by some locals with stalls there. The Thai's who had fed us the alcohol kept taking my bag off me. Now this is a bag designed to be hard for pick pockets and also goes over my head so you can't just snatch it off the shoulder. For them to have completely taken it off me without me even realizing just highlights how bad I really was. Sam had to keep snatching it back off them. Sam realized he couldn't get me home in that state because I couldn't move and it was too hard for him to move me. We were literally 5 mins from our accommodation but Sam got us in a tuk tuk which is where things got worse. Some random Thai guy got us in the tuk tuk and this is also where Sam has a very hazy memories - I mean he was drunk as well. Just not as bad as me. We don't know why the Thai guy got in our tuk tuk but he basically took control and even though Sam was directed the driver to our guesthouse the Thai guy was speaking Thai to the driver who then took us in the opposite direction and way away from the crowds. We ended up in some dark alley and things started to look very bad. Obviously I was too drunk to be moved or Sam would've got us out and away sooner. He started yelling out of the tuk tuk for police and found a German tourist somewhere along the way and begged him to get us help. Sam also thinks that in the dark alley is the point where he gave the guy all his money to let us go which then they drove to a brightly lit area but which was still deserted. Sam again tried to get me moving but I was hysterical and telling him to fuck off... Of course I don't remember this one bit and had I known our situation I would not have done that. I was also vomiting out the tuk tuk so I was obviously in a state I couldn't move from.The guy in the tuk tuk with us was also trying to get my bag off me again and again. He did get it a couple of times but Sam kept snatching it back. It's amazing that I still had my bag by the end of the night.
It was in the bright area that the guy in the tuk tuk with us started pushing and shoving Sam then got him to the ground and kicked him in the stomach several times. Sam did not fight back as he did not want to make the situation worse. Then out of nowhere an ambulance arrived with the German tourist who had obviously got them there. This is when the tuk tuk and thai guy disappeared. Sam was telling them I had been fed shots and could've been drugged and that I should go to hospital for a check up. I was so far gone that they actually had to move me in a stretcher. Apparently I was hailing abuse at them to and that I just wanted to go home. Even though they also agreed I needed a check up by looking at my state, they finally willingly let me go and somehow I got Sam and I home because I recognized where we were. Sam is hopeless with directions so even if I could've walked back at Khaosarn rd he wouldn't have been able to get us home unless I was with it enough to point the way.
So everything was ok in the end, we got home safe and sound and I had my bag with everything in it. Sam has been a bit traumatized and doesn't like to talk about it. It's hard for me because the night is largely blacked out and I was the one at fault for everything. If I hadn't stupidly taken shots from these people I would've been fine to walk us home and we never would've got in a tuk tuk in the first place.
I've definitely learned a valuable lesson here anyway.
Tomorrow we are off to Burma! Well as long as the visas come back approved - we'll find out when we pick them up in a couple of hrs. It'll be nice to get out of Thailand which has robbed so much off us, literally and also just because it's so expensive.
I wander what is in store for us in Burma... Stay tuned and I will update when I can. I heard the internet is hard to come by so it may be awhile before my next post. Until then......
Neither Sam or I were looking forward to being back in Bangkok but we had no choice. With Chinese New Year creating public holidays and the weekend taking away another 2 days there really was no option. We fly to Burma Thursday 14 Feb and we need to have approved visas first!
So sleep deprived from yet another overnight bus we spent Thursday morning sorting that out. It's amazing how the first place we went to was going to charge us 3000 baht while the second place only charged us 1500 baht. Goes to show you that you should always try a few places and never stick with the first one.
We found a room 3 streets down from Khaosarn rd for 450 baht ($14.60) with air con. It wasn't much but the owner was a great friendly guy and the restaurant served delicious food. We just needed somewhere to crash out and still be close to Khaosarn to sort out visas etc. We did stroll down Khaosarn to look at the shopping and food stalls, it was then we found women selling fried Scorpians which Sam was desperate to try. I even had a bite surprisingly - it tasted like crispy fried chicken - yum!
Friday night we decided to head out and experience the nightlife of Bangkok. We started the evening off with draught beer, then moved on to the buckets and soon we were drunk. I was down 3 buckets as I was eager to have a wild night and so I jumped at the chance when some local Thais were asking us to join them at their table and sharing shots with them. Sam wasn't as drunk as me so he saw right through them and realized that none of them were drinking and they kept refilling my shot glass over and over so I was downing them like they were water. I was told the next day it was rum which surprises me as I hate rum! I also was too drunk to even make the same realizations that Sam did, I had no idea I was the only one drinking. They were trying to feed Sam shots to but he kept pouring them under the table. This one guy seemed to be orchestrated it all as apparently he was ordering the girl to pour me another shot then he'd order another girl to give Sam a lap dance. It was all very dodgy. Sam managed to convince them that we wanted to go pull out money for more drinks so we could get away and they seemed to believe him.
Unfortunately the second we were walking away the shots must've hit me all at once because I collapsed to the ground and started vomiting in the gutter. It was from this moment on that I became legless and unable to comprehend anything that was going on or follow any instructions from Sam. I hardly remember any of the night after those shots so Sam had to fill me in the next day.
I couldn't move from the gutter as I was obviously so far gone at this point and everything would've been fine if we could have stayed there til I got better but we were being pushed off the gutter by some locals with stalls there. The Thai's who had fed us the alcohol kept taking my bag off me. Now this is a bag designed to be hard for pick pockets and also goes over my head so you can't just snatch it off the shoulder. For them to have completely taken it off me without me even realizing just highlights how bad I really was. Sam had to keep snatching it back off them. Sam realized he couldn't get me home in that state because I couldn't move and it was too hard for him to move me. We were literally 5 mins from our accommodation but Sam got us in a tuk tuk which is where things got worse. Some random Thai guy got us in the tuk tuk and this is also where Sam has a very hazy memories - I mean he was drunk as well. Just not as bad as me. We don't know why the Thai guy got in our tuk tuk but he basically took control and even though Sam was directed the driver to our guesthouse the Thai guy was speaking Thai to the driver who then took us in the opposite direction and way away from the crowds. We ended up in some dark alley and things started to look very bad. Obviously I was too drunk to be moved or Sam would've got us out and away sooner. He started yelling out of the tuk tuk for police and found a German tourist somewhere along the way and begged him to get us help. Sam also thinks that in the dark alley is the point where he gave the guy all his money to let us go which then they drove to a brightly lit area but which was still deserted. Sam again tried to get me moving but I was hysterical and telling him to fuck off... Of course I don't remember this one bit and had I known our situation I would not have done that. I was also vomiting out the tuk tuk so I was obviously in a state I couldn't move from.The guy in the tuk tuk with us was also trying to get my bag off me again and again. He did get it a couple of times but Sam kept snatching it back. It's amazing that I still had my bag by the end of the night.
It was in the bright area that the guy in the tuk tuk with us started pushing and shoving Sam then got him to the ground and kicked him in the stomach several times. Sam did not fight back as he did not want to make the situation worse. Then out of nowhere an ambulance arrived with the German tourist who had obviously got them there. This is when the tuk tuk and thai guy disappeared. Sam was telling them I had been fed shots and could've been drugged and that I should go to hospital for a check up. I was so far gone that they actually had to move me in a stretcher. Apparently I was hailing abuse at them to and that I just wanted to go home. Even though they also agreed I needed a check up by looking at my state, they finally willingly let me go and somehow I got Sam and I home because I recognized where we were. Sam is hopeless with directions so even if I could've walked back at Khaosarn rd he wouldn't have been able to get us home unless I was with it enough to point the way.
So everything was ok in the end, we got home safe and sound and I had my bag with everything in it. Sam has been a bit traumatized and doesn't like to talk about it. It's hard for me because the night is largely blacked out and I was the one at fault for everything. If I hadn't stupidly taken shots from these people I would've been fine to walk us home and we never would've got in a tuk tuk in the first place.
I've definitely learned a valuable lesson here anyway.
Tomorrow we are off to Burma! Well as long as the visas come back approved - we'll find out when we pick them up in a couple of hrs. It'll be nice to get out of Thailand which has robbed so much off us, literally and also just because it's so expensive.
I wander what is in store for us in Burma... Stay tuned and I will update when I can. I heard the internet is hard to come by so it may be awhile before my next post. Until then......
I found your blog when searching for pictures of Bangkok. As someone who is going to Thailand soon, thank you for sharing this story! I will be careful.
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