ten days up north more than suffices. i relish in my takashimaya and my char kway teow. one can only take pad thai or dusty streets for so short a time. it was fun meeting up with all the relatives and friends though in bangkok. uncle dustin for seafood dinner and japanese lunch at the emporium. seafood dinner with dao's family one day and nuttapong's family the next with his cute mother. gesticulations a plenty. "tell sally, i think of her very much!". car break downs out of bangkok to ah yai's farm, dusty car-pushings. siam square was a dream and remained a dream, the quirky stuff was expensive. dream boutiques with bead lightings and fantastial tailoring. coolest.