Here I am blogging at a public (free!) internet terminal in the Singapore Changi Airport Transit Hall. How very weirdly-cheery-final-scene-of-"The Beach." I might next take in a movie or exciting cable TV on one of the lounges' LCD projection screens or find some Asian kids to play XBox with, also advertised as free and open 24 hours in my handy airport guide. Well, the kids might not be free, given as it's after 11pm. My next flight is at 7am and I've already passed my first layover of the multi-airport tour of Asia in Bangkok.
Leaving Cambodia from Siem Reap this afternoon was a little weird, and not without some heartstring-tugging regret. Even though it has been a week since I left Phnom Penh and my "life" there it was still sad to bid my final "sua s'dey!" to the goofball riverside moppets and my final "aw kuhn" to the customs officials at the departure gate. I've gotten used to some things, and been privileged with some special experiences that I won't get in the States. I have more debriefing to do and a backlog of travel stories to post so never fear, dear HiC readers, I'll keep filling in the blanks from my mother's kitchen table in Atherton.
For more details on my Thailand trip, as well as the somewhat more drunken companion piece to "Liveblogging Koh Samet" please click "Paige in Doha" at the top of my links list.
I might come back later and sleepblog and/or loveblog once I've lorazepamed, depending on my serotonin levels.
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