What did you do for Halloween? I watched a zombie fest on a movie chanel out of Macau but couldn’t stay up to finish it inspite of drinking coffee all evening. I still haven’t moved, haven’t even seen the place yet. I may let Som move there and I’ll move over a little at a time over this next month. The scooter deal is going slowly, he hasn’t printed the contract because his printer is out of ink, meanwhile I have no transportation to the new place, a tuk tuk ride would be over 100 baht each way and would come to $200 a month which I can’t afford. The scooter would be $66 plus gas and oil. I have to go to Vientiene for a visa again, it’s been over three months since I got the two month double entry visa, two two month visas in one. Each of the two could have been extended by a month but it’s 1900 baht each time and getting another 2+2 visa is only 2000 baht in Lao and I like Vientiene, for a major city it’s pretty easy going and relaxed. Last time I spent the night there the beautiful desk clerk asked me to marry her and she was serious. The city is alongside the Mekong River and has a cafe/restaurant district there like Paris. Laos was a French colony and has fantistic breads, bakeries, cheeses, wines, and BeerLao which is a delicious hoppy beer that is only $1 for a 22oz bottle. Anyway I have to get another visa by the 18th and I think I’ll go as soon as I get my SS check so I’ll have the money, last time I was late getting my visa it cost me 1500 baht for the three days. A friend of mine is so far over due now that he can’t pay the fine so he’s basicaly hiding till he gets caught or sneaks into another country. The police and immigration are serious here, I wish him luck……….baba