So, I've concluded that even though I have a little more cushion on my butt than most people... it's still not enough. After spending countless hours sitting on buses, boats, tuk tuks, bikes and airplanes my ass is screaming at me to stop! I find it hard just to sit long enough to eat a meal or write this article. I went out for drinks the other day with some new friends and had to stand next to them while drinking because I couldn't sit any longer!
I think the 2 day boat ride down the Mekong River to Luang Prahbang pushed me over the edge. Although it was the most visually rewarding experience of my trip thus far, it destroyed any capability of sitting for the next week.
Faced with the idea of my ass planted on a bus seat for the 11 hour trip to Vientiane from Luang Prahbang, I relented and bought a plane ticket for 100 times the price just so I didn't have to put my ass through any more pain.
