From Gerry Hulbert

This from Gerry Hulbert entitled life in Thailand, multi e mail no1:

Well this is it, I hope it gets to you all.

I am still having a lot of problems with computing, and the internet, and with a slow connection phone line, sometimes it just won't work at all. At the moment I am sitting round the pool listening to Mozart, and enjoying fresh fruit for breakfast, 6 or 7 different kinds as well as coconut, and crousons. I have become a very good Mosquito hunter, and at night when its bed time you must make sure there are none in the bedroom or bathroom, (their favorite spot) because they love to eat you at night, I also have a bat like a tennis racquet, with batteries in the handle that gives out a small electric shock, on contact with a mossie, and in this house there are 4 such bats, and I have not had a nip for at least week.

Its almost time for a swim, then off to the beach, to spend some time with John's mum, on to play Bridge at the Tropicana Hotel on beach road, they supply unlimited tea and coffee, plus a sandwich in with the table money, of 150bt about 2 pounds. When the game is over we go for a few drinks with the lads, and pick up on the latest news and what’s going on over the weekend, and who is in town. Then around 7:30pm visit the night market, which is busy around then and very cheap, large and exotic, with fresh meat, fruit, vegetables, and sea food in abundance. Drive back to the house about 5km, make dinner maybe have swim, and plan on going out to Mick’s bar, till about 2or 3 am, then half an hour on the scooter back to the house. Do the Mossie hunt and then bed. T hats all for now folks.

Hope this gets to you.

The wayward Dingo