Meth: a Ticking Timebomb Gone Viral

The Rain in Spain...

We had a pretty dry wet season here in Hua Hin, but since winter arrived, it has rained almost every day.

Around 4.00 am, I wake to the first rumbles of thunder. I get up and go to the bathroom, and on my way back to bed, I close one of my bedroom windows (the one with only a small soffit above it). Then, as I lay down in bed, the approaching storm lulls me back to sleep. It's moments like this that make me appreciate retirement.

Before I became a caregiver for my parents, I drove a truck delivering hire equipment to builders. I remember mornings like this when I would wake up to the sound of rain and couldn't go back to sleep because I was dreading what the day would bring. These days, as I sit on the loo listening to the first drops of rain hitting the roof, all I feel is contentment. Knowing that Nada's warm body and our comfortable bed are just a few steps away, helps me forget my past challenges and realise just how lucky I am to be here in Thailand.

Nada has a fever this morning. I'm guessing that she is about to get her period. In the days leading up to her period, she gets very emotional. As I hugged her and wiped away her tears, I did what I do best and made her laugh. I realise it's all I can do to help her through.

I'm still teaching Nada English and one of the lessons coincidentally includes the quote...'The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain'.

We were going to go to the grocery store at Blueport today, but it can wait until tomorrow. I have enough of the items I can only get there on hand. The afternoons are generally clear of rain, and there are two Seven-11 stores, a mini Big C and fresh food markets all within five minutes of our house.


I've ordered Nada to go back to bed, which gives me a chance to write this post and catch up with the latest news.

I'm not going to whine about the US election result. The hope is that it won't have a huge effect on me here in Thailand. It's not my country anyway. Yes, I'm disappointed that a person who lacks morality...who in his closing speech simulated giving the microphone a blow job, could become the leader of the free world, but it's water under the bridge now. I cannot help but think this marks a huge change (and not for the better) for everyone, and not just for the citizens of the US. I could be wrong, and I pray that I am. That's all I have to say on the matter.