Two Nights in Bangkok

I'm in Bangkok with my friend Lisa, and we are eagerly anticipating the arrival of our friend Arti. Last night we went to a movie with Lisa's Thai friend PK. He's a student in the electrical engineering department. Some of his textbooks are in English. I think studying engineering would be hard enough without having textbooks in a foreign language. The movie we saw (Sin City) was bizarre and bloody. Yuck! I should've waited until Bangkok to see Star Wars 3 because they're showing it in the bar at our hotel for free--from a pirated DVD. It's in English with poor English subtitles (Jedi Council = Cheddar Council). We were taken for a ride both literally and figuratively by a tuk tuk driver today. He took us around sightseeing, but we also had to stop at some shops that gave him a commission for taking us there. We knew it was going to happen, but it was frustrating in the end. Thai food is great, though very spicy. PK had us try his favorite dish yesterday, and it was too spicy even for him. Tonight we're going dancing!!! Then tomorrow we are getting out of Bangkok to a ko (island) for some swimming, snorkeling, hiking, etc.