Slinging to Singapore

Every so often fate meets with circumstance and opportunities are created which cannot be denied. Since I will be returning to Bangkok on Friday morning and my flight does not leave for the states until Monday, I have deemed this the perfect opportunity to visit Singapore, the small city/state where I lived nearly 15 years ago. I know that the logistics will be complicated (money, airports, etc.) but I think this opportunity may not come again for a while. Now if I can only find the funds...
I held to my word and had a very cultural day yesterday. After visiting the one time resting place of the famed "emerald buddha", I stopped in the hill tribes museum to learn about the various hill people (Ahka, Lisu, Karen, Hmong, etc) living in the highlands of Thailand. The history is fascinating, particularly the dependence of the villagers on the cultivation of opium (which, to our wellbeing, has been made illegal). Today I wil ride a bus south to "Chiang Mai" which is different than the current "Chiang Rai" and explore the second biggest city in Thiailand. I will try to upload so pictures from my experience to date...