sawatdiibpiimai

Oh man, I just got back from up north at 630am this morning. I feel like a zombie.
Emporn wasnt lying - its pretty damn cold up there in the mornings. Its amazing to me when I think about how much time I spent in the back of a van this weekend. We played endless MadLibs and slept for hours (although Im still tired). Its also weird to think that less than 24 hours ago I was staring over into Burma. Which is consequently going to be the title of my new CD.

We went to Doi Tung up by Chiang Rai and saw the most awesome garden. Awesome as in - the garden inspired awe from within my soul. I cant keep plants alive for some reason. Im guessing that the nations top scientists work there, and why wouldnt they? Does anything make sense in Thailand? We ate a caramel flavored like Durian.

Then we saw this place. Its a temple designed by one of Thailands top artists (seen in this picture lounging on a bench in front of his masterpiece). Its BEAUTIFUL! It was like an ice castle. The mural on the inside of the wat was breathtaking. He used what I would assume to be a type of colored pencil so that the shading/blending looked almost oily but not as blocky as painting. Oh my god, that didnt make any sense... Ive been out of school too long.
Point being, dude's design was unreal and I bought two prints of his work for my house in the states. Sick!

I also watched the Miss World pagent at the temple. I was transfixed on the television even though it was all dubbed over in Thai. It was some sort of coma from travelling in that van or maybe the altitude - I dont know. Corinne said in a very flat voice as we stared at the contestants with our eyes glazing over - "...being a beauty queen would be so weird."