bloody blisters in bangkok

well... I finally made it to the crazy world of bangkok. the flight took 20 hours, not including the layover in korea. i watched 3 1/2 movies and one show on the flight; madagasgar 2, changeling, nick and norah's infinite play list, happy-go-lucky, and documentary on the galapago's islands. we left oak creek for the the bus station which would take us to chicago at 7:15am. we arrived in bangkok at 9:30 pm. I honestly still don't know what day it is or what time it is. i have yet to sit down to determine if bangkok in 13 hours ahead of us or behind us.
when i first got in, i went to the hostel and crashed. however, i woke up about 4am and sat in our sweltering hot room waiting for it to get light out. literally at the crack of dawn i got up to shower and be on my way to see the largest reclining buddah. i was all rested ulp and very excited to be on my way, but soon was ready to punch chaco in the face. chaco is my sandle. i spent $95 on a new pair of walking sandles before i left because i knew i would be wearing them a lot. bad idea... after 20 minutes of walking i had 3 different bloody blisters on each of my feet. the first person i saw selling sandles, i purchased a pair. they are one of the greatest ugliest things i ever put on my feet for 90 baht or $2.
after visiting buddah and releaving my feet, steve and i continued to walk and walk and walk. we walked through many markets selling the same shit, but awesome shit. i bought a tank top and a pair of glasses... yes, a pair of glasses. i bought a pair of glass for $4 and i can see!!!! my glasses at home suck, they don't fit on my head and i feel as though they don't even make a difference when i put them on, these bad boys do. this may be the greatest purchase i make while on this trip.
the rest of our day was spent trying to stay hydrated and find our way back to the hostel. i crashed at 7pm, steve got mad. "you're not going to get used to the time difference... you have to just suck it up and stay a wake or you'll be up at 4am again." so i was, whatever. i'll try to stay up till 9pm tonight.