Last leg of journey

I took the overnight train from Chiang Mai on Tuesday night. It was a nice experience. The sleeper car initially has seats before conversion to beds. The three people I was sitting next to were a girl from Taiwan who was studying Thai in Chiang Mai, an English programmer, and his Italian girlfriend. Turns out the girl is an engineer and works for FoxConn, the Chinese electronics giant that was in the news in the states recently (they make iPhones). That made for interesting conversation.

After the sun went down we turned in and I got a pretty good nights sleep. We arrived in Bangkok at around 9:30 and I made my way to a district near the center of the city to find a place to stay. Kind of being sluggish today. Have a sort of stomach bug I think (or my GI tract is just sick of spicy curry dishes) so I haven't been too ambitious. Took a nap to escape the heat, and then went to the National Museum of Thailand which happens to be located right near my hostel.

I will spend two more days here (Thursday, Friday) and fly to Hong Kong ---> New York on Saturday. Apparently there will be a full moon party tomorrow (Thursday) so that will be interesting. I should arrive in New York at 9 pm on Saturday and my sleep schedule will be completely whacked. I'm thinking the smart play is stay awake until Sunday at 3 pm and then go to bed after an early dinner. On Monday morning I start at Bridgeport Hospital in the burn ICU.

Also currently having a debate with myself. I haven't purchased a single souvenir or trinket since I've been here. There is a custom tailor near my hostel who will make you a suit with pretty nice fitting material and he can make cold-weather coats for you as well. Asking price was 10,000 Thai Baht for a full suit and a coat, which is about $ 330 USD. I bet I can talk him way down from that, in which case it will be tempting, because I don't have a dark suit other than my nice black coat that I interviewed with (and its too formal for a lot of things).