It's Thursday AM and I am at the clinic while Lauri has gone to Ketapang with several others for the opening of an orangutan hospital. So...I will attempt to write as beautifully as Lauri and describe the last couple of days.
Last evening, while sipping our before dinner cocktail (well, that's a bit of a stretch-- I can tell you that the straight lime squeezed on the gin does nothing to improve Bombay Saphire -- so got to find something else). Anyway, the monkeys were once again jumping on the roof -- normal sounds, it seemed-- however, when I reentered the kitchen there was roof debris all over the stove and counter. It seems as though one of the little buggers had punched a hole in our roof!! So...I dutifully called Hotlin (dentist and founder and next door) -- her response "someone will fix it in the morning --it's only water". And...needless to say, it rained hard much of the night so the bucket I placed on the counter had about six inches of water and the floor was very wet -- but the floors are designed to let the water through, so no sweat.
This morning, I made poached eggs on toast -- a total treat. With the bread our helper is making, my calorie intake has increased nicely. The bread toasts quite nicely on a frying pan -- new approach for me.
Yesterday's patients were interesting at times. We discharged a young woman with Dengue and another with resolving bacterial enteritis (came in quite dehydrated and likely acidotic). We drained a nasty scrotal abcess (and looked for TB). An older man with advanced glaucoma in both eyes (pressures of 40 in one and 60 in the other). A child with possible measles (more likely a viral examthem).
We now think we have more than one Tokay in the house -- at least Lauri thinks one is smaller than the other. I have yet to take a tape measure to the little beast (am told they bite), so I will wait on my analysis. At least we have had no rummaging in our plastic bags the last few nights.
Not much else to report today -- we are now over the half-way point and headed downhill. Don't know what the weekend has in store, but Erika leaves on Sunday, so there may be a picnic on the new dock on Saturday (wherever that is). We did buy a pineapple yesterday, but it appears to need some ripening. Our supply of mangosteens is depleted, but need to so some more shopping. Since Lauri is in Ketapang today, they likely will stop by a larger store -- will see what she returns with.
Jim
Last evening, while sipping our before dinner cocktail (well, that's a bit of a stretch-- I can tell you that the straight lime squeezed on the gin does nothing to improve Bombay Saphire -- so got to find something else). Anyway, the monkeys were once again jumping on the roof -- normal sounds, it seemed-- however, when I reentered the kitchen there was roof debris all over the stove and counter. It seems as though one of the little buggers had punched a hole in our roof!! So...I dutifully called Hotlin (dentist and founder and next door) -- her response "someone will fix it in the morning --it's only water". And...needless to say, it rained hard much of the night so the bucket I placed on the counter had about six inches of water and the floor was very wet -- but the floors are designed to let the water through, so no sweat.
This morning, I made poached eggs on toast -- a total treat. With the bread our helper is making, my calorie intake has increased nicely. The bread toasts quite nicely on a frying pan -- new approach for me.
Yesterday's patients were interesting at times. We discharged a young woman with Dengue and another with resolving bacterial enteritis (came in quite dehydrated and likely acidotic). We drained a nasty scrotal abcess (and looked for TB). An older man with advanced glaucoma in both eyes (pressures of 40 in one and 60 in the other). A child with possible measles (more likely a viral examthem).
We now think we have more than one Tokay in the house -- at least Lauri thinks one is smaller than the other. I have yet to take a tape measure to the little beast (am told they bite), so I will wait on my analysis. At least we have had no rummaging in our plastic bags the last few nights.
Not much else to report today -- we are now over the half-way point and headed downhill. Don't know what the weekend has in store, but Erika leaves on Sunday, so there may be a picnic on the new dock on Saturday (wherever that is). We did buy a pineapple yesterday, but it appears to need some ripening. Our supply of mangosteens is depleted, but need to so some more shopping. Since Lauri is in Ketapang today, they likely will stop by a larger store -- will see what she returns with.
Jim
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