A Hard Bed, Toilet Paper and to the LEFT!!!

I’ve had a really rough week on our bed – tossing and turning until nearly 3am every night. So last night I decided to go with a medicated sleep and popped two benadryl at 8pm – I was out like a light by 920pm. I think next time I decide to do that I’ll take them a little later – I woke up wide awake at 4am. I was awake until 8am and then napped until 10am. And my back hurts – a LOT!!! UGH! We have two mattress toppers and they don’t do a thing for me. They aren’t the memory foam type so I decided to try out a memory foam one – went to order it online and they cannot ship it here as there is a 50 lb weight limit on it. So we are sunk. I suspect there is a new mattress going into our second shipment. Though we probably won’t do that until the fall sometime so for now I am going to have to adjust to this horrible mattress.

So some more things to share with you about Thailand that are a little off or as they say, Same-same, but different! Most public bathrooms do not have toilet paper in the stalls. The toilet paper is out by the sink and you take what you think you’ll need only and then go into the stall. You also cannot put toilet paper into the toilets – there is a trashcan in each stall for you to place your toilet paper in – slightly disgusting. Their paper towels are more like Kleenex, which is annoying – wet your hands one day and try drying them with a Kleenex.

Everything here is to the left. So back home when walking in the mall or out on the street etc – you always stay to the right. Here it is to the left. They drive on the left too, which is a little weird as well.

The embassy had a 4th of July celebration earlier this week but Joe forgot to tell me about it so we missed out! Correction – he just told me that he didn’t know about it until afterwards! However there is a huge 4th of July celebration in Bangkok every year for all Americans living here. We bought tickets to it yesterday and will go to it tomorrow. It is put on by the Department of Commerce and is at the American School of Bangkok. Should be fun, but it won’t be as much fun as having steamed crabs, hamburgers and hot dogs down on the family farm! Instead we'll have hamburgers and hotdogs. And yes I call me Un - American but I hate hot dogs. I do love a good burger though. Unfortunately from what we have learned is that the beef here is a lot different - to me it is chewy and has an odd flavor that is not at all appetizing - this is due to the lack of FAT in their beef. So that is what we have to look forward to tomorrow. I am really hoping they'll have some BBQ Chicken - that is one thing they got right here - anything that includes Chicken!

I think tonight we are going to go see a movie. They have American movies with Thai subtitles. I am dying to see “The Hangover,” as that is all I hear about from everyone back home – we checked and it does not appear that the Hangover will be coming to Bangkok anytime soon. So instead we are going to go see “Fireflies in the Garden.” Apparently going to the movies here is quite an experience. You can get your own private suite equipped with a group of Thai’s to wait on you hand and foot. Fully reclining chairs and a large menu of all you can eat food and drinks (even alcoholic).

Sunday Joe leaves for a one-week trip outside of Thailand. I will be staying put while he is on this trip. I am hoping to keep busy with the American Women’s Club while he is gone – I think they have some events that week. Otherwise I’ll enjoy lots of pool time by myself all week!