This is just a quick one, because I'm off to bed.
Today, I went to a prison in Bangkok to go and meet some of the inmates. They're all in on drugs charges, which I don't have huge amounts of sympathy for, but for these guys, visitors once in a blue moon are the only chance they get to speak to anybody outside of the prison. One Nepali guy I spoke to had been in for 11 years, and still had 20 to go. A Burmese guy has been in there for years, too.He said his embassy haven't gone to see him once. It was pretty eye-opening.
In some ways the prison was better than I thought it would be. You can bring in food and magazines for the prisoners. But in other ways, it was awful. Some of them share rooms with 17 guys, apparently. And the inequality, race wise, is very clear from their stories. Westerners get thee best deal, by far.
After that, I went to the Soi Cats and Dog charity. I have offered to volunteer, and I start tomorrow. I will eventually be the web editor, but tomorrow I am just spending the day getting to know people, and playing with the animals. What could be more fun?
I was true to my diet today; I ate porridge for breakfast, nothing for lunch and just mangoes and soya milk for dinner. I wasn't hungry at all - I was too busy. I did have three fizzy drinks, though. Ooops! Never drink them at home, but in Cambodia I couldn't get enough. I hope that won't be the case here, too.
I can't ever seem to wean myself off sugar! It's either LOADS of chocolate, LOADS of mangoes or LOADS of fizzy drinks. Discovered Jack Fruit today, though - it's sweet, but not overly so.aybe it can be my healthier treat?
Okay. That's it. Goodnight!
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This is my first blog. Ever. I guess I am pretty slow on the uptake, because I think even my Gran has her own blog by now. Maybe next year I will discover what bluray and HD compatible mean.
In the meantime, I am blogging. I originally wanted to track my weight loss, but in the process of losing weight, I met some interesting people and went to some exciting places, and read far too many books on Buddhism that eventually my health and wellbeing became much more important than the numbers on the scales (though don’t get me wrong – I still love to see them going down!)
So, this blog is about my quest for a healthy, more fulfilled life. It’s worth noting that I just broke up with my boyfriend. We’re still great friends, but it knocked me for six a little, and I found that I had A LOT more spare time on my hands. That might explain why I find time for three work outs on some days, time for ‘omming’ seminars and time to read an awful lot of stuff on the internet about Buddhism, weight conversions, vegetarian meals, pranayama and anything else that I am obsessed with that day, during the hours I am supposed to be working.
At the moment, I am a 27 year old freelance journalist living in Bangkok. When I started the blog, I was a 26 year old journalist slaving away for 10 hours a day in a boring office and dreaming of the day when I'd be freelancing in Bangkok.
But, the grass is always greener, so I'd probably rather be doing whatever it is you did on your most exciting adventure. As long as it's travel related, I wish I was doing it. My current obsessions are journalism (as always), yoga (should I do yoga teacher training?), international development (I'm contemplating a Masters), losing weight and bumming around the world having adventures. I don't think about much else.
Dull, isn't it? Join me.
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This is my first blog. Ever. I guess I am pretty slow on the uptake, because I think even my Gran has her own blog by now. Maybe next year I will discover what bluray and HD compatible mean.
In the meantime, I am blogging. I originally wanted to track my weight loss, but in the process of losing weight, I met some interesting people and went to some exciting places, and read far too many books on Buddhism that eventually my health and wellbeing became much more important than the numbers on the scales (though don’t get me wrong – I still love to see them going down!)
So, this blog is about my quest for a healthy, more fulfilled life. It’s worth noting that I just broke up with my boyfriend. We’re still great friends, but it knocked me for six a little, and I found that I had A LOT more spare time on my hands. That might explain why I find time for three work outs on some days, time for ‘omming’ seminars and time to read an awful lot of stuff on the internet about Buddhism, weight conversions, vegetarian meals, pranayama and anything else that I am obsessed with that day, during the hours I am supposed to be working.
At the moment, I am a 27 year old freelance journalist living in Bangkok. When I started the blog, I was a 26 year old journalist slaving away for 10 hours a day in a boring office and dreaming of the day when I'd be freelancing in Bangkok.
But, the grass is always greener, so I'd probably rather be doing whatever it is you did on your most exciting adventure. As long as it's travel related, I wish I was doing it. My current obsessions are journalism (as always), yoga (should I do yoga teacher training?), international development (I'm contemplating a Masters), losing weight and bumming around the world having adventures. I don't think about much else.
Dull, isn't it? Join me.
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