"Don't Burn the Day Away" - Dave Matthews Band

The other day "Pig" by Dave Matthews came across my iPod's suffle. I had never really listened to it, and got me moving with it's carpe diem message. So yesterday, I decided to do something a little different for my birthday. I went off alone to explore. I just decided to pick a random, rather busy, sky train (much like Disney's monorail) stop- and go.

Little did I know I would end up in Madame Tussauds wax museum and Ocean World, South East Asia's largest aquarium. It was a funny feeling to not speak all day, but I felt quite euphoric with all the movement and energy buzzing around me.

As I walked through the shark tunnels and "amazing amazon" enclaves, I realized how romantic aquariums are. Sure, there are loud little Japanese kids, like Shin-Kun, running about, but for those few moments of silence, as the fish nearly brush past you, it's like you've entered an entirely different world. In that moment I felt like I could have been anywhere.

By the time I got home the sun was just starting to set and the rain was beginning to fall. I colapsed on to my bed, exhausted. I heard a soft knock knock on the door. Kwang, one of my amazing roommates, had gotten me a cake. And the ingredients were in English!

There's a chance I may extend my stay in Asia past January now. While I miss all of you on the other side of the world so much- the "yes" person in me is saying, how could I not??

Here are a few pictures from my very quiet 26th:

The crazy mall at SIAM. There are three different malls all connected.

Apparently some famous Thai boy band- I just happened to stumble upon...

This is what I was up against.

Too many screaming teenagers for my taste, but I had a good laugh and got OUT OF THERE.

And this is what I stumbled upon next...only I would do this...haha

Since I was alone, I decided to take pictures of other people doing silly things with the wax figures... like this Indian dude boogying down with the late MJ

Or this guy literally fix Diana's jacket before he posed with her. (I wish this was sharper!)

So happy to be with the Obamas....

or with the Queen (don't you love the props??)

Or shooting hoops with Yao Ming, at a famously tall 7'5''.

((More pictures to come soon, since my computer isn't allowing me to upload them.))

I'll try with a new post soon.

Listening to Nina Simone and thinking about a little walk in the park. ABA.