Here in Thailand it’s the Queen’s birthday, no liquor sales, no bars open, probably a parade, they’re big on parades here and go all out. The bar next door to my apartment is getting three brand new girls today and can’t open, getting a new pool table too. The Mama san has offered me my choice of the new girls and I think this time I’ll take her up on it. I’ve been offered a girl before but it was a choice of a new girl who wasn’t dealing well with fat, old, drunk, farang(foreigners) or a veteran, 30’s bargirl. I hemmed and hawed and said how about tomorrow, and never quite made a commitment. I think I gotta take this offer or I may never get another and who knows, it may be the event of a lifetime. I have not heard from my Lao friend who may or may not move in with me, she should be here by now, I’m sure she will show up when I have this other girl in my bed… In other news I love my apartment, it’s the equivalent of an American efficiency apartment with no kitchen but brand new and costs $130 a month plus elect/water and has 5-6 English cable tv channels. My brother has sold a small piece of land in New Mexico and I’ll have a teeny monthly income from that and hopefully more will sell and I’ll be able to live comfortably here rather than nickle dime finance which so far has been the case. Bye for now, details on request…….baba