the soup ( I did some art direction)

one of the lounges

breakfast table... lazy susan.

We are living in Enny's guest house, my mom moved downstairs into a room with real walls because of the constant sound of rats and who knows what on her roof. My room has bamboo walls and giant gaps everywhere but no rats or lizards... I keep saying out loud "gekkos only thank you "...so far so good.

Breakfast is included and we have scrambled eggs with tomatoes and toast. We had a lovely meal last night at Batavia restaurant ... thai seafood soup. It was a real relief to not hate the food.

There are about 30 rooms here ... upstairs is all gardens and sitting areas , Javanese style rooms with batiks and wood everything. Cold water only in the sink but hot in the shower which is just a showerhead in the wall next to the toilet. I am happy here... Last night I watched Cop Out, the Tracy Morgan Bruce Willis cop movie. I bought it in the mall... the way I knew it is a completely illegal bootleg is I heard people laughing and saw a guy change seats. I have never seen one before and although I feel guilty about it I would totally do it again given the options. There are no options...

Some things are trying to come out of me... I have a scaly rash on my left earlobe It isn't itchy but my ear is hot. Raina says it is toxins or maybe a bubble. Also I have had a reoccuring monumental itch in my left hand... off and on this whole time and it was better for a couple weeks and now it is back... I cannot stop scratching it but I get no relief because the itch is inside my hand... like in the tissue. I think it is layers of toxins coming out... excruciating. Raina gave me powder to put on and I hope it gets better.

I am sitting in one of the many grandma style lounges here and I hear the gekkos calling... it sounds like a series of little kissing sounds. I just figured something out ... sometimes I hear a sound like woodblocks... someone hitting them rythmically, I think it is like a popsicle cart with a bell... someone selling food passing by in the street hitting the wood blocks to tell the area he is here... this may be very useful if my theory is correct, foraging for food is getting tiresome.

We like it here and I think the balur is gentler so we are going to stay for about 10 more days.

I hope my series of Weeds holds out...

xxxoo