Friday July 21, 2006: Lawana Resort

Mew and I each isolated RNA from 10 plasma samples and ran RT reactions for all using my protocol from Boston- primers, reagents, and conditions alike.
We got a flight from Bangkok International Airport around 7pm after almost being delayed. The plane was so cute and tiny! Two seats on each side, maybe only 60 people, maybe less? The flight was one hour, smooth and direct. Strangely, they served a meal for our 1 hour flight. The food looked disgusting, so I passed kindly. I sat next to Todd, who let me have the window seat. We talked candidly about our younger years in college, relationships, and family. I totally take back all the bad things I ever said about him... just kidding ;), I've never uttered a bad word about him.

The airplane was really small, but the airport at Koh Samui was even smaller! The 'terminal' was open on all sides with a thatched roof. It was even smaller than Aspen's airport! Excluding the runway, it was probably half the size of a football field. We found a taxi-bus and went to our hotel; Lawana Resort.

Our bungalow was furthest from the office, but closest to the pool and the ocean! It was a one-room place with a huge bathroom and huge bathroom windows overlooking the pool. The bathroom had 4 sections: toilet area, tub w/ shower, separate shower, and changing area and sink. In the bedroom was a large platform. Atop the platform was a large kingsize mattress along with a separate twin bed mattress.
Our first night was spent by the water. We ate a very scrumptuous dinner within feet of the Gulf. We then sat by the water on large wooden, reclining beach chairs. We stayed up fairly late gossipping, star gazing, and soaking up the bay view by moonlight. We called it a night after Liz and Todd were thoroughly eaten by mosquitoes. I somehow managed to avoid all but 3 or so bites.
Todd took the twin mattress closest to the wall, while Liz and I shared the king mattress. I settled for the middle spot. Todd had the A/C blowing right on him during the night, so he was freezing. Liz and I, on the other hand, had a great night's sleep.