Watch both ways!

When I was growing up I was warned to "Watch both ways!" when I cross the streets. When I was raising my daughters I always warned them to "Watch both ways!" Well now it is time to warn myself. In Thailand people drive on the left, like in England. I find that I habitually look the wrong way first when crossing the street. I have to remind myself to "Watch both ways!".

In the morning I took a long walk in the park. I did not see a lizard. Yesterday I saw many of them. The people here call the lizards small crocodiles, but they aren't, they are Monitor Lizards.

I got the pictures back from the photo shop today, they were great. I spent some time editing, meaning throwing out the bad or duplicate photos. The cost was only 80 baht or 2.00 dollars per roll. I can use film again here with confidence. The photographs from the Ricoh GR1v and the GR21 were great. I also was happy with the pictures from my Bessa R2a and the 40mm and 28mm lenses.

Yesterday we had people all day working on the house building a roof for the laundry area. In Thailand people use steel, cement, plastic, and tile for construction. The only wood in the whole house is the bedroom doors and some composite wood furniture. It really works well for the climate. Construction is very different. Jit has a bid for the kitchen cabinets. They are custom made from aluminum and Formica with stone or tile counter tops. The bid is too expensive, but for me it seems cheap. It is under $1,000 for everything including installation. Many people in Thailand have construction skills.

Today we will go to the community meeting and visit Jit's aunt in the hospital. She is very sick. The hospital that we will visit is like a hospice. Chonrapathan hospital is located in the north of Bangkok in the Irrigation District compound at Pakket. Families can stay with the sick family members. Treatment is primarily to help the patients feel comfortable. The atmosphere is very different then the huge hospital that we visited with Jit's mother. We will be riding up with Juke's family.

Tomorrow back to STOU to meet with Nednapa. Jit wanted to go up to STOU today for the seminar's, but we just do not have time.