Wow... What easily could have been just another day turned into probably the most memorable new years for me. Started off simply enough with me doing nothing but not want to get out of bed and hanging around the guesthouse. When evening did finally roll around I just grabbed dinner and passed the next couple hours having a few beers and watching people enjoy a live new years soccer game. Honestly I wasn't really thinking "holiday" omg I have to go do something. I have perfectly happy just sitting and drinking. Then I started talking to a guy sitting next to me and hearing about his plans to go walking around and bar hopping a bit before hitting the street to watch everyone go nuts for the new year. It was hear that I realized I probably wanted to go out all along I just needed a little push. 

     So a bit later we started the 15 minute walk to the riverfront to the side streets littered with bars. Walked past quite a few before settling into one although only outside seating was left. Was for the better since inside was standing room only and a mess while I had the patio to myself and a dozen or so others which made for a more relaxed feel. Was pretty much done in by all the beer by midnight but after the 4th balloon pop right in my ear I was awake again lol. All the hostesses with sparklers poped the dozens of balloons hanging everywhere and locals took to the streets with small fireworks and roman candles. At times looking from the bar it almost looked like a firework war with different sides of the street firing off candles at each other lol. While it wasn't exactly the original plan to stay in the bar it was probably the safer bet with the chaos on the roads and the fact that walking wasn't easy at this point. The whole scene was great and made all the better by the company in the bar. If I wasn't so drunk I would have taken my camera and got great pictures of the fireworks war and all the crazy hostess balloon popping as well as the massive tuk tuk and moto bikes rushing around there customers... But mental pictures are just going to have to do. Inside the bars another story, dozens and dozens of pictures there ;)

     Its hard to say when the celebration ended simply because it really didn't... Not for the next couple days at least. Was still up at 4am the night off only to drink a bit more the next day with same the friends and hit the same bar the next night and the night after. The drinking was daily and nightly thing and its actually considered a week long holiday here so people are still yelling "Happy New Year!" which just seems to make me smile to keep me going. Today feels kind of add actually just knowing that I'll be staying in tonight but I'd probably collapse if I didn't as last night going to bed a 6am felt early. Going to the same place to keep the party alive every night really made it easy to really get treated like regulars and bring out the best times in everyone. Heres to not letting this holiday just be another day on the calendar like I usually do. Great time.