Today's lunch break was spent shopping. First it was off to Mike's Shopping Mall where I bought 3 more silk shirts that are the exact same as the other 7 silk shirts — the only 7 shirts — that I own... just different colors. I also bought a pair of shorts that are the exact same as the other 5 shorts — the only 5 shorts — that I own. Total price, 4000 baht... $100.
I also bought Pui a silk nightgown and matching bathrobe. She's been running around in her pale-blue teddy-bears-with-balloons night shirt for as long as I've known her, and I think it's time to upgrade. Total price, 4000 baht... $100.
After that, it was off to Carrefour Home Center where I picked up (finally) a microwave oven. I found a nice stainless-steel Whirlpool model for 4000 baht... $100.
When I got the new microwave oven home and plugged it in, I found out one of the distressing facets of Thai housing: Oftentimes, while those white rectangular plates that you see on the walls (commonly called "plugs") may have 3 holes in them, it is very likely that only one of them is actually connected to anything (that would be the electricity, naturally). The other 2 are just there to fool you into thinking that you are dealing with a modern, safe electrical system, but aren't actually doing anything functional... such as, say, grounding the electricity.
Now, if you are dealing with something made entirely of plastic (like my blender, for instance), you could spend your entire life not realizing that in your hands is an uncompleted electrical circuit trying to find a home for 200 happy volts.
However, plug in a stainless-steel-encased microwave oven, and boy-oh-boy will you find out quickly about those 200 volts.
Anyway...
The other wonderful news of the day is that Pui's brother is now in trouble with the law. Apparently he and 2 of his friends were out in a field somewhere getting drunk, and stupid friend #1 pulled out a gun and fired it, and stupid friend #2 is now in the hospital with a superficial gunshot wound. I can't understand everything Pui is describing to me, but my best guess is that it was a ricochet. Regardless: All of them are idiots, and all of them are in trouble. Firearms are a no-no in Thailand. Discharging firearms in Thailand doubly so. All 3 of them will be doing a month or two in jail.
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2 comments:
It sounds like a good day of shopping.
Good to read your blog; how many readers do you have now boss?
Sorry... that's a State secret. Actually, it's always almost the exact same number every day, give or take 15 or 20 people.
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