Why is the way the way it is?
Blue corner white, red corner black
The fighting cocks duke it out
With their Gods at their back

All the knowledge the child digests
Unquestioned and never put to test
Makes the world the way it is
And unlikely to ever be at rest

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Today I’m feeling:

Lazy and a little uninspired. Last night Amy went to stay at her mum’s and it was cold enough to enjoy a whisky and I ended up finishing off what was left of the two bottles here. I didn’t feel too drunk but also didn’t feel great this morning either. The pleasure wasn’t worth it.

Today I’m grateful for:

 The TV and Xbox for keeping my sore brain busy today.

The best thing about today was:

Lard Na for brunch. Healthy and delicious and got rid of my minor hangover.

What was out of your control today and how did you handle it?

Last night I went to bed at about 11 and noticed a missed call from Amy. As she had told me that she was staying at her mum’s house I figured she was just calling to say good night so I didn’t call back. 

At some point during the night she called again but it was all a bit of a blur though I could remember something about helping her today at 8 am because she had been pulled over at a checkpoint. I immediately got back to sleep and my usual 6 am alarm annoyingly woke me up. Then I noticed Amy in her bed and she said, one more hour, to which I agreed. Even though I was confused at what she was doing here I easily slept again until 7 and the reset alarm.

We both hazily got up without talking much and eventually headed to the police station in the city.

Apparently Amy was out with friends last night and then went to meet Aun at Tawandang and as she was leaving there at around 2am she got pulled over at a police checkpoint and breathalysed. In typical Thai style, they told her that she should check the local websites before driving so that she can avoid checkpoints! And after they told her to come to the station in the morning they just let her drive off again!

Anyway, at the station she signed some papers and was told to come back again at 10 to go to court. As we didn’t know how long all this was going to take, she dropped me back home first.

Something I learned today?

In the court Amy accepted a 5000 baht fine and has to do some kind of community service, also reporting back to an office somewhere three times and if she’s found to have done anything else wrong she could face 7 days in jail!

Review your acts, and then for vile deeds chide yourself, for good be glad. — Discourses 3.10

Taking Amy into the city in the morning, though I’m not sure why I was needed except I was happy to provide moral support.