DOG BOX

I got my new accommodation today – a dog box at the university campus. It’ll do for a few months, and above all things cheap. The rents about $130 per month – not quite what I was paying in Fitzroy. It’s basically four walls, cold shower, and a TV playing only Thai channels and soccer – if my Thai gets anywhere near useful (which I doubt) I’ll be able to get my fill of Thai soaps as that’s all that seems to be shown on the box here. I hope it’ll be alright for a while, as I don’t plan on moving into Bangkok until the new year. That’s when the fun of living in a major metropolis should really kick in.

I’ve got a bike to get to and from work, and let me tell you it’s a beast. It may have been the first bike ever important into Thailand, but that’s what you get for $20. As I bump along the uneven footpath to work – no way am I going to ride on the roads – the seat keeps tilting backwards, and the task is made increasingly difficult as the handlebars aren’t aligned properly with the front wheel. I may need to do a little repair work over the weekend.

FORMS WRITTEN IN THAI THAT I SIGNED: MORE THAN I HAD FINGERS
FORMS WRITTEN IN THAI THAT I SIGNED THAT I UNDERSTOOD: 0
TV CHANNELS I CAN UNDERSTAND: 1