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Here's the guy I was following today: Look at this little cutie that couldn't stay awake while everyone else was frolicking in the trees.

Blake, Why are you so angry and disrespectful? We had to take the motorbike to a flatter area to run. We live in a mountain range – it’s all steep hills and valleys. We can’t run hills everyday, that’d be overtraining, so we drive somewhere flat. It’s the same concept as driving to the track to workout. No, I don’t look like an athlete; that’s why I run, because I’m trying to become one and it takes practice. I’m pleased that you see that I’m very patriotic. But you completely missed the main idea of my Olympic blog, which was a commentary on how fortunate we are to live with all the privileges that come from living in the Western world. Living in a country that does not have the same prosperity and infrastructure makes you appreciate it very much when it’s gone. Stop using the word ‘gay’ as an insult – it gives the impression that you are insecure and uneducated; though I’m sure that you are not. Say something intelligent and respectful and your comments won’t be deleted.

Today my Thai running friend and I took her motorbike to the place where we run. Last time I was here I was too scared to ride them…am I growing up or loosening my ‘sense of safety’ grip… I don’t know :) But it was pretty fun and exciting. And I did it without hesitation! Plus I was carrying two water bottles and a towel at the time, so I only had one hand to hold on with as we weaved around the bends and hills of the mountain. Cool. Maybe by next month I’ll be driving my own motorbike around the park. We have one here at the house, but I never use it. Though I’m kicking butt at driving standard now! – Ya! Who saw THAT coming… not even me :) …should I tackle the motorbike next?? Look out “Scorpion” here I come...

This weekend I took a quick trip into Bangkok to meet Gavin to get my extra camera lens that was not available before I left. I thought I was just going for a night and planned to zip through the stores, pick up some stuff I need, meet Gavin, and zip back. But my overnight trip quickly turned into a weekend adventure as soon as I got into the city when Suchinda called to invite me to dinner and Music in the Park - which is an outdoor performance of the Bangkok Symphony Orchastra in Lumpini Park. Pretty cool. Totally unexpected, so I didn't bring my camera to take pictures. It was the last night of the 3 month concert series and all about a mix of Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day... so that was an interesting playlist. But it was a lot of fun. Next day, met Gavin at the airport then we tootled around Bangkok for a bit. Took a boat through th e city to the see the Palace but it was closed for a ceremony because of Chinese New Year; went to see the Reclining Buddha instead....

You know, I have dealt with some pretty gross things in my life. I worked at a public pool; I worked at a veterinary clinic. I’ve cleaned up everything that gets excreted from both kids and pets. I’ve assisted with some pretty intense animal surgeries (removing tumours, cleaning horrific abscesses). I’ve helped people whose toes and fingers were twisted and nearly completely detached. And, honestly and truly, I have done all those things with ease, only once feeling like I was going to vomit and needed to take a break (…which for those of you wondering was during a truly horrific abscess surgery on a cat's face). Today, however, officially achieved the title for the most horribly revolting thing I have ever had to do in my life!! Because, today, when I got home from the forest… … the rat… …was behind my fridge… …dead… …and with the heat and humidity here, it was already beginning to decompose… It took me about an hour to muster the strength to remove it. It took m...

Yeah, today was the best day yet! My first Thai friend!! And she doesn't speak ANY english... like none at all... so we can only speak Thai to each other! ... ya we don't really talk much. She's my neighbour, and I like her so much, even though I don't know what her name is. Yesterday, I went running around the "old golf course" which is also known as "the short cut" where we can basically drive across a field to get from this side of the park to the other. Usually when I go running, I run on the hilly road through the campsite where our houses are, but yesterday I ran through the short cut because it's flatter. She was driving through with her husband and they both got so excited in their truck when they saw me. Today when I came out to the porch to put my shoes on to go running again, she saw me and went and got her running shoes to come along!! Woo hoo. So we went running together! And tomorrow we are also going running. Ev...

The rat stole my soap. Yes, that’s right, I said the rat stole my soap. So last night the rat was wreaking havoc in the kitchen. I went to the fridge and opened the door and the rat ran out from behind the fridge bee-lining it for the corner of the kitchen that has the bathroom on the other side. After I got down from my stool and stopped shrilling with fear at this tiny deadly beast, I decided "that’s enough the rats have to go!" but how do I deal with this?.... so I just went to bed. Then, just to rub it in my face, I wake up in the morning to find the new soap is still in place triumphant whilst everything else in the bathroom is in shambles! There is a ledge along the top of the wall where the tile and wood come together, I keep toilet paper up there. But this morning I discovered something big enough to knock down all the toilet paper onto the bottles below scattering them everywhere around the room, apparently also uses this ledge. Enough was enough an...

So, something stole my soap. Yes, the bar of soap from my shower is missing.   Nothing else is missing. Nothing is out of place, everything is as it should be… minus my soap. I know I had a bar of soap when I showered yesterday. I’ve had it for about 2 weeks, so it was sufficiently worn, but it didn’t just disintegrate into the water!   Now my soap dish sits empty on its ledge… and my mind is perplexed!