I have been told and have observed that women who have hard labor, forget the pain when they are on the road to having another child. Traveling to Thailand is much like that. You forget you always forget something that you believe is essential. You forget you must wear the same underwear for 30hrs and that you get so tired you are falling asleep hold a fork of rice until you are so tired the rice drops of the folk just as you catch that your head is now heading for the rice bowl.
The last of the four planes is an hour late and has been so for 3 of the past four years. When you get to the airport and in the cab, the driver doesn’t want to leave you standing on a dark street with a large closed gate at the guest house. Sopha, your landlady welcomes you, Henry has provided beer and ginger snaps in the frig and after two hours, you are unpacked and stowed.
There is always something that creates anxiety and makes you wish to be home. This trip is money. When I got to breakfast, I only had 500 baht and the bill was 580 bt. They know me at the Blue Diamond, so I am good to go until I get back there tomorrow for lunch. So I proceeded to the bank. I was able to get $475 out of the bank in Bangkok but was frozen out this morning in Chaing Mai. My rent is $940…. So I got online and left two emails for the bank. Tried again tonight to get more money…24hrs after the last withdrawal. Contact your bank…. Got online at 9:45 am Wednesday 11/11…and yep, it is Veteran’s Day – bank holiday and I am out of luck to talk to someone until tomorrow night. I am sure it will be ok soon… but very frustrating.
The bank business has somewhat taken my mind off my other issue. I was standing still tonight next to my scooter and thought the kickstand was down… when the bike fell toward me, I felt over and landed on my left arm about 3-4 inches from my wrist. It is raining, the kitchen is closed so I am using the two bottles of water and the Leo that were in the frig on my arm to reduce the swelling.
So like everything… it is all good….it is my left arm… I can move my fingers probably just a bone bruise. If it is any worse in the morning, I will seek medical advise.
The positive – my one handed blog will be short.
2 comments:
sheesh... sounds exhausting already. hope you heal up quickly and get some rest!!!
Oh my - it always has to be something. Hopefully you will heal fast, get the money thing sorted out, and begin to really enjoy your time. I was so glad to see that you arrived safely (albeit late!). Thinking of you, and, by the way, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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