I’ve figured out why the room was vacant. Firstly there are stacks of mosquitos – I’m just hoping that Pathum Thani (the outer suburb I’m living in) is a malaria-free area. I’ve discovered that the fake Birkenstocks I bought at the market are great fly swatters, but my wall is already beginning to turn from an off white into a mottled mix of mosquito and Birkenstock-sole print.
Then there’s the fact that it’s near the front door – I can hear everyone come and go. Finally, there was a lot of light coming in the window so I got up to see if I’d left the balcony light on, when I looked out the window I could see that one of the campuses floodlights was shining directly on my window. I looked for the switch in my room, but couldn’t locate it.
Needless to say there wasn’t a lot of sleeping done, but I figure if I learn to sleep through this I’ll be able to sleep through anything.
I’ve been looking into doing a language course while staying here as I’d like to learn a bit of Thai. A colleague of mine pointed out that the local language centre offers two language courses – Thai at 2,000 Baht (AUD$65) or French at 250 Baht (AUD$8.50) for 27 hours of class. Go figure the logic. When I saw the price of the French class I used the expression “Holy Guacamole”. I then spent 20 minutes trying to explain why I used that phrase, what Guacamole is and finding a picture of it on the Internet.
MOSQUITOS KILLED: AT LEAST 28
ACCOMMODATION RULE #1: ALWAYS CHECK FOR WATER NEAR YOUR ROOM
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