Day 27: "I see you..."

I FINALLY SAW AVATAR!!!!! Ok...so the trailers made it look like the most retarded movie ever, but I trusted Allison when she said that it was unbelievable. And yes, like most times, the girl was right. It was absolutely amazing, especially in 3-D! I can't believe the director thought it up 10 years ago, and we didn't have the technology to film it. Oh, and how much did they spend on filming it? Like $6 billion? I mean daaaaang! It better be a good movie! But seriously...every part of that movie was great--the filmography, plot line, acting, special effects, infusion of science, etc. (sigh) So good. I can totally see why Native Americans would think it's about them though...it's kind of the exact same thing. Haha. But clearly, the movie is on their side. And I'm like 1/135 Cherokee so I can say what I want. Haha. But yeah, any movie that can combine the manliness of war and fighting with the girly-ness of a love story is perfect. That way everybody's happy! :)

So watching a movie in Thailand is unique because before the movie starts, after 30 minutes of previews, everyone in the theater stands up to "pay homage to His Majesty the King." Then, they play the national anthem or royal song and show a short, 2 minute video about the King. It shows him helping people and how much people love him. There's seriously posters of the King at every business, home, shop, mall, building, etc. throughout Thailand. It blows my mind how an entire country can love a man so much. Ha. I guess coming from America that's odd because I for sure can't even imagine seeing Obama's ugly face on a poster on ever corner in America...much less everyone standing up to respect. I'm sure that's an issue of our right of free speech or something that somebody would complain about. It's refreshing to see the Thai people respect their King because there's just no question about it...they just do it. They don't complain that standing before a movie violates the "Constitution" or bull crap like that. Ok ok...off my soap box.

So anyway, tonight was an American kind of night, watching a movie and all. So of course when we passed McDonald's there was just no saying "no." I got that 97 baht #1 combo and ate the junk out of it! Everything was all well and good until I got home. AKA: No more American fast food for me thanks. That's going to be a transition for sure when I get back to the States...No matter how bad I'm craving a #3 from Checkers (@foxygenius & @taylormobley haha), I'm not going to be able to eat it for every meal every day like I used to. Hmm...what a concept. Maybe I'll continue to lose weight! Oh, and about that...I think I've already gained my 10 pounds back after that McDonald's. I feel like such a food sinner...but it was so freaking good!

Allison and I are just livin' the dream here. We're still not sick of each other, and I'm pretty sure we feed off of each other's goofyness. We've started saying the quote "For freeeeeee!!!" from the Adam Sandler movie Bedtime Stories. We even took a picture of us saying it while we were waiting to go in the movie tonight. Haha. Goofballs. So I wasn't feeling good (again) today...I coughed all last night (again) and woke up hacking my lungs out this morning (again) so I stayed home from school/work to rest it off (again). I'm done with my meds, so there's really no other option at this point. I'm feeling better now (minus the Mickey D's bad choice), so I'll be going to work tomorrow no doubt. But anyway, today was the longest I've been away from Allison, and I missed her! Haha...You guys just don't understand. We spend every waking moment with each other, even at our office at school. Once again, I am so thankful that I'm not alone on this trip and that we're getting to experience Thailand together. Ok, sentimental moment over. I'm going to bed now.

I'm out.
Cwalk.