I woke up quite early and did my 10,000 steps before breakfast. As I haven't got my toaster back it was plain bread and jam. I didn't mind as I was on the balcony in lovely weather. I've decided it's the ambiance and people who make a meal - not the food so much. Maybe that's because I eat to live.
Before it got too hot I walked up to a 24/7 shop to buy some basics. It's always an experience walking around here as there are people and traffic everywhere and it's total chaos. Back in Canada I'd be walking down the street and there'd be very little stimulation going on around me; here it's sensory overload all the time. Things are improving; the lady asked me if I wanted to buy a plastic bag but luckily I always take my own.
I didn't think I'd have any evening company, as there was a torrential downpour, but I was wrong. First of all Samnang came over and immediately wanted to discuss what I was having for dinner; at times he exhausts me as I don't feel like eating. This time he checked my cook books and decided on a potato and spinach curry. I thought it was spinach but it turned out to be a local vine. He asked if I wanted the stalks cooking and I said I did, knowing that spinach stalks are soft. When it came time to eating the curry I realised I'd goofed - the vine had tough stems so I had to fish them out of my bowl before being able to enjoy the rest of the meal.
Meanwhile Oudom and Ponleu decided they'd microwave some marshmallow candies. They ended up with a stretchy, gooey mass which kept them busy eating it and cleaning the bowl. Later we played a game of Skip Bo. Their Chinese class had been cancelled so Oudom said he wasn't going home until the time the class would have ended. So that meant having them until 8.30pm.
