swollen toilet paper like swollen doors- very heavy humidity.

i had my first dose of swim, the meditative lap lane kind, for the first time in a long time. it felt so good to do it and be only a few feet from the beach. i went to go visit my cousin in pattaya. we ate a delicious lunch, but after a nap in the car, i woke up disappointed by a dry throat from too much MSG. i'm trying to recall the slang for it here, "pookie" or something like that. something close to the word Pikachu.

its two days short of a week since my family left and i'm starting to feel the bug that wants to be on my feet and alone e.g. moved into an apartment, going to the library to pursue independent research, break the ice with my american accented thai, and start a photo project. i can think of one that i can do in the city already. if it doesn't rain this weekend, i think that's what i'll do.

torrential down pour as usual right now. i wish i could record it. amazing stampede of nature.