One night in Bangkok

The MBK shopping mall in Bangkok is a seven story jungle of shops and market stalls selling pretty much everything you can imagine. I was able to buy a new shirt and pants which I was told I would need when teaching. I was tempted to buy some bootleg DVD's although I was not sure whether we would be given a television in our rooms. The MBK is one of three neighbouring shopping malls and outside Siam Square was a temporary pool set up with wakeboard jumps in an event to raise money for the flood victims. It was one of many events going on around the city in support of the victims of the flooding.
At the end of the week when all the classes were finished it was time to celebrate. Throughout the week we had been warned 'do not go to Khao San Road, beacuse if you do you will not be able to get back.' Then even as we drank waiting to leave the rumours began to spread and escalate. "The water is ankle deep all along the road," then 'the water is waste deep.' Until we had conformation from somebody already on the road that the street was open, ready and they were waiting for us to join the chaos.
Khao San Road is the Bangkok equivalent of Bangla Road in Patong with the street stalls offering DVD, suits, rip off t-shirts as well as the offer to see a ping pong show. A walk up and down the street was a Bangkok experience I would have been dissapointed to leave without experiencing. The street is lined with hostels and hotels making it a major drawcard for backpackers touring South East Asia. The street is also well recognised from the film The Beach and unlike the film I did not get offered snakeblood.
The internship crew gathered at the Lucky Bar and we drank on into the night. The night was great except for the fact I lost my camera. Somehow I had it in my pocket then when I stood up at the table it was gone. It was a brand new camera as well having only purchased it a month ago. Luckily I had backed up all the photos of Phuket onto my laptop. Somebody in Bangkok now has some amazing shots of Western Australia, Northern Territory and Thailand to look at.