December 20, 2007 Steps: 15080 Temp:34C

Well, Jennifer was right. Oliver was up at 5:15. He did not want to miss this last day of school as it was basically a fun day all day. Activities weren’t starting till 8:30 and daddy could take him later but he was a little concerned that Gone would be too late. He wanted to go with mommy at 6:30. I convinced him to stay in bed 20 more minutes and then we got up and ate breakfast. Called Jenn at 6:00 to say he was on his way home and she just laughed. I went back to bed!!! While in bed all Oliver talked about was wanting Santa to bring him a basketball. He plays it all the time at school with the bigger boys and I guess he can leave his own ball in a locker there. We had a late start and then decided maybe we should go buy a basketball. And seeing as how we were going to town, maybe we should go to another show. I just finished reading “Northern Lights” which was filmed as The Golden Compass. It was an awesome book and of course better than the movie. I could hardly put the book down. But the movie was really well done. The story is a trilogy so I decided to go get the other 2 books. Easier said than done. Every book store we went in to was totally sold out of them. We finally stopped at one more centre and I got the very last copies. I can’t wait to read them. But, I digress. I really wanted to tell you all about the theatre. It is quite unbelievable. In a regular theatre there are 3 levels of seating. Our seats cost 160 baht each (the cheapest of course) – they were leather, partially reclining and the seat folds up like ours do. Next level (3 rows) cost 180 baht each and they’re a little plusher, recline more and the seat is not foldable. Then there are the 300 baht seats. They are the very last row, leather of course and a cuddling couch built for two. There is a whole separate theatre for ultra seats. These are a package deal for 600 baht each. This includes your own separate waiting area away from the masses and noise and while you’re waiting you are served a “drink” and some appies. How cool is that. Your 2 seats are in their own little pod – completely private. After the movie we wandered around the stores for awhile. These malls are so huge. There is a whole level devoted entirely to cosmetics – unbelievable. Caught the sky train home and headed to the little Vietnamese restaurant for something to eat. I ordered my vegetarian spring rolls and Tom was quite undecided. He saw a nummy looking plate of deep fried shrimp being delivered to a table and thought it looked pretty good. These shrimp looked huge so I latched on to one right away. Imagine my horror when I bit into it and found shell and all. Tom got through them but I don’t think he enjoyed it too much. Who would have thought??? Came home, having a big Leo beer and heading to bed.