2 Free 1!

Ummm... excuse me? What exactly does that mean? 2 Free 1. Is it 2 for 1, or 2 free when you buy one? Or buy two get one free? Gosh, I really don't know. It's quite unfortunate that as a native English speaker I can't even understand the English signs here! Thai signs, of course I don't understand those. But English signs?! Throw me a bone! I found the sign outside of Starbucks at a bakery and I couldn't help but laugh. It may have been very funny, but I think it was a combination of being delirious, my throbbing headache and the ridiculousness of all signs in Thailand.

Today was nothing special. It started like most days, as I was woken up by a blaring parade just outside my apartment. There were drums, all sorts of musical instruments, music blaring out of the back of trucks and cheering people lining the streets. But since when do parades being before 10 am? This parade was in full force by 7 am! My head began hurting last night and I went to bed early to ensure a good night's sleep. Khon Kaen didn't allow it. I have no idea what the parade was even for, but apparently something was a big deal and far more important than my sleep.

I was up for the day. I skyped with Garvey and he tried to help me fix my iPod. Over the summer I put photos on my iPod for Jen after she lost her camera. It was the only way we could think to bring the photos from Marid to Saratoga. Months later, I have no idea how to take the photos off of my iPod. Garvey finally explained a way that we thought it could work. Twenty minutes later, everything was gone. All of my music- gone. All of my playlists- gone. Our plan was a failure. I spent years collecting that music from tons of people, and it was gone with one wrong click. My iPod is getting a fresh start, and my ears will probably be bored very soon.

After my mini iPod fiasco, Koreana and I headed to Starbucks for a day of work. I was still feeling a little sick, but I knew I needed to do work. We spent about 4 hours in Starbucks and it felt like a little piece of home... almost. I have spent countless hours in Starbucks doing work. But in Starbucks in the states there are usually not tens of little shoeless Thai children running laps, screaming and dragging toys behind them. Too bad I didn't have an iPod to listen to.

Regardless, I was able to finish lots and lots of work, and my head didn't explode. Walking out of the coffee shop, the sign pushed me over the edge. 2 Free 1! Oh my. I need a nap, I can't even handle the signs with Thainglish. And back to the apartment I came to watch the Ellen Show and Music and Lyrics. Boy, I love my 3 television channels.