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<\/a><\/p>\nSpeaking of meat, didja know one can order a Double<\/em> Big-Mac here? Nor did I, \u2018til I caught sight of a brochure sitting e’er so innocently on the table.<\/p>\n Anyhow, apologies for the parsimonious posting activity. What happens is, when one checks in at De Talak, it\u2019s, just, pay the money and PHWUMP!, into the whirlpool. A whirlpool of fun<\/em>, that is. Nevertheless, difficult to even keep one\u2019s head above water, let alone writing some blog posts. Rather, just hang on for dear life, and enjoy the ride.<\/p>\n Saturday, I was all set to head up to Central World to continue the quest for unwaxed floss. An Indonesian name of \u201cChris\u201d suggested I try Big C, as it\u2019s only a ten minute walk from here. Could not find unwaxed floss there, but did end up returning with a yellow watermelon.<\/p>\n Sitting out at the picnic table eating that, and listening to Chris tell of his recent African safari, and here materialise two dreadlocked Norwegians burdened with armloads of Durian. Turns out, they\u2019re from 30 Bananas A Day, and had spent the previous two months chilling out on the Southern islands, eating enormous quantities of fruit.<\/p>\n They were in a few hours to fly back to Norway, so this was their big blowout meal. They gave me some well-appreciated pointers in Durian selection (I\u2019d had a total bullshit one the day of my arrival \u2013 completely inedible).<\/p>\n We talked of Durian, fruit, philosophy, peak oil, human and animal nature, and all kinds of such-like. The conversation was so engaging that I ended up missing out on Lumphini Aerobics! (If you could believe it?)<\/p>\n When it was time for them to go, they even returned to Khlong Toei for some Durian to eat at the airport. I went with them to get some of my own, and bid them off.<\/p>\n That night, as noted, a troika of newly arrived Korean gentleman learnt us their wacky card game name of \u201cGo-Stop<\/a>\u201d. So many rules! Confusing as Hell; but fun, too.<\/p>\n Two Korean girls walked in and lost their collective shit seeing a bunch of crackers sitting around playing their card game (our teachers were busy eating noodles by this point). A Berliner was so enthused with the game that he promised to organise a hostel-wide tournament for the next day. It never did materialise, in point of fact.<\/p>\n Sunday, yesterday, I did make good on my<\/em> promise to bust a move up to Central World. Finally, head hung in shame, I called off the continent-wide search, and resigned myself to using waxed floss.<\/p>\n Later, another Sunday evening concert in the park. It weren\u2019t the symphony orchestra this time, however. Instead, a, like, high-energy calypso\/swing band with Vegas-style dancers and a rotating cast of vocalists.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n