i did it!

Chris and I have been watching season one of Heros on (pirated, naturally) DVD, so perhaps it's entirely normal that Hiro's triumphant "I did it!" cry after teleporting to NYC was echoing in my head this morning.

I had an adventure in Sukhumvit, which is a busy commercial area of Bangkok. The traffic is nearly always horrible, and I realized that the fastest route between my two errands meant walking. I've never explored central Bangkok by myself before - I do find the traffic, the noise, and the crowds kind of disorientating - but I only had to cover four blocks. I managed to navigate my way back to Sukhumvit Road from Bumrungrad Hospital, where my car was parked, and then set off, walking on the narrow sidewalks when I could, jumping into the street when there was a vendor's cart in the way, and avoiding the motorcycles that quickly zoom past. I had to cross two smaller sois and Sukhumvit itself, and I realized that it's better to try to cross in places where other pedestrians are waiting to cross as well - kind of a safety-in-numbers thing. Cars will pay more attention to a crowd of people than a lone individual, I think. I kept my sense of direction, and arrived at my destination without getting lost once (though I thought I was at least twice). I went about my business, and then followed the same route back to where my car was waiting. I was so thrilled at having pulled this adventure off that I called Chris while I was walking to tell him of my own triumph :)

Curious Heros-related digression: Our discs must have been copied from a TV-recording of the program, not from the official DVD release. What gave this away was the presence of a Global TV logo (complete with the little maple leaf telling me that the is rated 14+ in Canada) or an NBC logo on the corner of the screen!

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[jen c]

isn't that a great show? i just recently downloaded season one and the first several episodes of season two and spent most of the past two weeks getting "caught up". the latest episode, which aired last night here in canada, is waiting on my computer at home for viewing tonight!