What a week!

I've had quite an exciting week. A couple of highlights...

My first Thai karaoke experience! -
Karaoke in Thailand can mean anything from middle and high school kids singing Thai pop/love songs in a less-than-sound proof booth at a the mall to, well, um, dirty things. My experience was the first kind. I sang my little heart out to Palmy, Ice (didn't post a video, but it's a good one), tried to find Laolom and Am Fine but had some trouble (the entire book is all in Thai!) and took a chance on a song called "What Ska is?" by Skalaxy. I now have a favorite Thai ska band.

My first military coup experience! -
I already wrote about my first impressions. Here's some follow up. The 1991 coup wasn't non-violent. It was really violent. Ooops. Karaoke is spelled the way Danny said, not the way I had been spelling it. So since that entry I've also seen more military presence. Still not scary. Usually it's just a pop up tent with maybe a dozen or so soldiers.