(
This goes with, but was never added to the
travel journal. Only now with a
conclusion do I put it
down)
The sun was setting and I had
less then 3
hours to
get this crying Thai girl to the bus station before she missed her ride
and was stuck in Bangkok. Not only that, but it left me with less then
2 hours to pack and get
MYSELF to the airport and catch my plane
out.
I had one stop to make before I left Thailand.
The Onyx
BreakerHours
earlier
I saw it
on the way in to my hotel, a small shop, tucked away behind various
tourist traps selling shirts and hats that scream "hey look! I'm not
from here!!"
When I arrived there was this
Thai....princess...would be the best way to describe her. Not in a
negative way, she just seemed so....regal. I probably would have
married her on the spot with her black and purple semi dreaded
hair.....
....She stood over a glass case FULL of
some of the most amazing onyx items I've seen. I
don't care much for jewelry but I do love onyx and silver in
combination.
Two pieces stood out, a ring and a
necklace. "4,000 baht" she said. I was a bit shocked with that, most of
the stuff I had seen on the street was going for 500 baht at the
maximum. And there was no use trying to work my amateur bartering
skills. "No I cannot" she cocked her head with a
smile.
Did I really want to spend that
much?
Did I want to skip this and go back to the
states....maybe never coming back to Thailand
again?
I gave it until that night to
decide.
Fast
Forward!
Watana's bags in
hand, I rush to the Onyx breaker before hailing a taxi
and...........
NOOOOOOOOOOO.
GATES
DOWN.
SHOP LOCKED UP!!! SURELY I AM FORTUNES FOOL, NOT YOU
ROMEO!By the time I got back from
sending Watana off, I had 0 time to waste. I threw my things in my
bags, checked out, and ran across the street to the hotel my brother
was staying at. We said our goodbyes since he still had 6+ months of
travel left, but before I left, I slammed down about 5000 baht. I told
him the story and asked him to get them for me in the morning. He said
it would be hard....his plane
left for Dubai the following morning....early, but he'd
try.
With that, I waved and jumped on the
bus.
Fast
Forward 6+Months to Present
Day
Braving months of
travel, and the robbery capital of South America, my brother came home
baring gifts.
Not only did he get the ring
He got the
necklace
A ring, given to him in Egypt near the pyramids. He
knows I think highly of Ra and Scarabs. From what I gather by the ring,
its a symbol of protection through Ra/Khepri. Yes....no? Egyptians!?
And a Jaguar
talon from the Amazon which I am presently trying to turn into a
necklace
I am a happy
panda.
Yeee!!
~Lvraving16
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