After showering off the stench of the Ping Pong show, our group regrouped and went over to the skyscraper across the street for the New Years party. It was held on the top floor of a building still under construction. The roof wasn't quite finished so it was a gorgeous open air balcony overlooking the city. Of course as parties usually go, there was terrible (even more than usual) music and drunk people dancing. But I mostly spent my time chatting with people and looking out at the view.
When we got back from the party we sat around in the hostel talking for a while. A new guy had arrived recently so hadn't been a part of our Ping Pong and party group. We stared at each other for a few seconds until I realized that it was Joe Cahill, a friend from my freshman year dorm at CMU seven years ago. After the whole group of us marveled at the impossibility of meeting like this randomly in a hostel in Bangkok, we caught up on each others' lives and made plans to meet in the morning. The next day we went out with a couple other people from the hostel to explore the Sunday Market. They had the usual marketly trimmings - good food, cheap and most likely counterfeit clothes and toys, and unusual but delicious snacks.
This is a rambutan. It's a very difficult to eat but delicious fruit found in Thailand.
One store was filled with cute little toys like these.
Thailand is obsessed with Angry Birds. It's everywhere. Shirts, shoes, hats, underwear, toys, etc... My favorite of all of them is this shirt. The bird is the word.
Pictures:
https://picasaweb.google.com/113790725575874436353/BangkokNewYears
https://picasaweb.google.com/113790725575874436353/BangkokMarkets
