Closing Remarks...

An incomplete list of various things:

Things I've Done Which I Didn't Expect I'd Do One Year and 2 Days Ago:

-see Oasis in concert, 50 Cent, and most importantly Fort Minor
-go barefoot (socks were my style)
-wear shorts (pants were my style)
-get pedicures (I wrongly assumed that pedicures were for gays)
-get massages (I wrongly assumed that massages were for gays)
-give 3 half-hour chapel messages
-exit the top of a tall tower via a zipline
-swim in freshwater (travel clinic told me not to)
-get stitches in a Thai hospital (nice nurses I must admit)
-100s of kms on scooter
-get a sonogram (not just for pregant woman)
-dance in da club till the break of dawn (I had a no-dance policy which may be reinstated up arrival on Canadian soil)

Things I'll Miss About Thailand

-the pink salmon (you have to have been here to know what this secret dance / inverted dive move is)
-movies (the three C's: comfy, cheap, cool)
-having enough money to do whatever I feel like (back to peanut butter / jelly sandwiches)
-easy, accesible transportation (taxis, samlors, songthaeuws, tuk-tuks, skytrain, subway, busses, trains, water taxis, motorcycle taxis; no need for a car)
-almost nightly Sombat's with Craig & Michelle (a roi ma)
-good, cheap food, half a walk away
-tuk tuk rides
-Mike's frequent tilts
-7-11 on almost every block
-friendly service at non tourist locations (sometimes 20 employees at an icecream shop, sometime 6+ employees at a 7-11 the size of a closet, an employeed or two in almost every little aisle at big C offering useless help such as constantly handing you random cards when you are looking at the cards section)
-no actual need for motorcycle license (theoretical need however)
-texas hold 'em with the gang
-my speakers (enjoy Mr. Nathan)
-students
-Craig throwing rocks with at my window to get my attention
-partying with the gang
-crazy rain
-sleeping 10 people in a room on occasion
-standing in the middle of the busy street waiting to cross the 2nd half
-having my laundry washed for me
-seeing an elephant walking down a busy street
-eating out every meal
-nice malls everywhere

Things I Won't Miss About Thailand

-soi dogs everywhere, in various states of disrepair
-transvestites every where you go
-grade 8 students (some exceptions)
-not being able to talk to almost every person I see
-walking ankle deep in gross water when it rains
-being dripped on the head by mystery liquid coming from drains walking down the sidewalk
-dodging soi dog poop
-smacking my head often
-mosquito bites
-taxi drivers that rip you off
-entire family on motorcycle (having two adults, a child, and an infant on a small scooter, all without helmets seems unsafe to me)
-people people everywhere
-sitting stuck in traffic
-bathrooms often without auto flushing, toilet paper, soap, or paper towel / blow dryer
-having to drink water out of bottles all of the time
-bus still moving when trying to get on/off
-photocopy jams
-stain on clothes after being washed at Snow White's Laudromat

Commenly Used Phrases With Mike/Craig
-mai supahp: means not polite but used excessively in various sometimes non-applicable situations; Example: This rain is mai supahp.
-what you don't realize is that if ______________, he/she/you/me/we/they/us/etc. will die; Example: What you don't realize is that if Mr. Tim and Mr. Nathan break every bone in my body twice, I will die.
-chooch: goofball, annoying person, cheap person, loser, or any other undesirable; Example: Why did you check raise before the flop, ya chooch?
-turkey: see chooch, less used since chooch was introduced by Mr. Mike
-true: use to affirm a statement made by yourself or another; Example: Mr. Craig: Mr. Mike's gonna go on a tilt if this taxi driver pulls a U-turn instead of a leo quoi. Mr. Sammy: True.
-ruthless: a term used to describe Mr. Sammy's poker playing; used by Mr. Mike on April 2, 2006.
-brutal: very not good; Example: You guys are brutal! (Mr. Mike to some junior high students while on a tilt)
-tilt: originally found while reading poker jargon on wikepedia to indicate poor playing resulting in frustration, used in situation where some is getting annoyed and could potentially have a flare in temper; Example: see above