And here are the good folk of Khao Lak. The septic tanks featuring Graham taking the break and the lovely Irishman John knee deep in.. septic fluids. And the guys and Becks on our trip to Khao Lak national park. I saw a snake.

Forgot to post the happy feet picture. And in addition here are the happy sandals that go with the feet.

From happy feet to military coups

Right, I escaped from Thailand just in the nick of time. Or to put it an other way, the entire system collapsed the minute I entered the airport and Thailand was declared under a military coup. This hasn't been seen in Thailand for around 15 years but on this special day, yesterday, people decided they had had just about enough of Thaksin (greedy, market oriented, a little bit too unable and selfish to be the PM) and brought on the tanks. And Thaksin wasn't even in the country. Must be fun for him to go back tsihihiiii! Welcome home Mr. Prime Minister and the door to rebirth as a street dog is thataway.. =P Oh well, I guess what they say about karma is true. You really do generally get what you deserve. If not in this world or life then in the next one. Nice idea I think.

But on to other issues. As I said I just got back this morning and am suffering from surrealism here in autumny Helsinki. Its so beautiful but still sooo cold..hrrrr. I would like to share some of my happy moments and memories from the past 6 weeks with you. From Thailand with love:

Time for all that melancholy to be over I say! I have come back to Bangkok after surviving some simple life in a tiny Buddhist village called Si Sa Asoke close to the Lao border and am looking forward to flying back home to my computer and other commodities I might normally enjoy, such as a hot shower. But before I do that, I still have about a week to thrive in the bubbly city life here in Banglamphu. Can't wait to start posting pictures when I get back to Europe! Later =)

going septic

After two weeks of building septic tanks with a wild Irishman and a chainsmoking Englishman I sadly have to announce that my time working for the construction site in Nam Khem is over. At the moment I feel torn between my thesis and life outside the tiny academic paper. My heart is telling me to break free from the restrictions of studying but my brain is leading the way at the moment. So as it turns out I will be coming back to Norway in the beginning of October. Again, mixed feelings. I can't wait to see all you guys again after such a long time but on the other hand I'm kind of not so keen on going back to the edge of the world. It just seems so far away from everything. I'm sure things will turn out great again, as they usually do, but for the time being I want to allow myself to feel a little melancolic. Till we meet again, laa khawn khaa and take care!