I didn't go to Chaing Rai. P'Tum called me at noon to tell me he didn't have to go anymore.

So, I spent the day fixing the water faucet with P'Noom, the mute apartment handyman/brother to the owner. After that was done we bleached my bathroom and patio to get rid of the soot stains that the air causes in this area. After that was done with I washed some clothes.

In the evening I decided to go take a look at other apartments. This apartment is pretty nice that I am in now. It's new. Food and supplies everywhere 24/7. Reasonably close to school. The downsides are the highish price and noise 24/7.

I went with one of the local motorcycle taxi drivers that is a friend of Momo's uncle. We checked out several places. Most were full.

The first available room I found was in a quite area not far from here. มีสุข Be Happy. Small building, maybe 20 rooms. The owner was very an old lady who was very cautious about who she let live there. She warned me about bringing lots of friends, booze, and smoking. The room was decent. No furniture, no big problem... thats cheap. The room had a high ceiling, big bathroom, porch, and sink! Good view, cheap price, quiet area. Possible drawback would be the long walk to buy things (ie. food) and the land lady seemed like she might take a while to fix things.

The second place was brand new. Not even finished with construction, really. I called and was told they had open rooms, decent price. The driver and I walked over to talk to the owners who were sitting across the road. The woman instantly tells the driver to translate that she doesn't accept my kind here. We were both shocked at what the hell that meant. He quickly spoke up for me, explaining that I was (lie) actually Thai, and could have my sister sign a contract (Momo). I explained that I was a student at BU and just needed a cheap room. No way. She says, looking straight at the driver, that I have to have a Thai wife. We both just looked at eachother. P'Ton says "Nong, you wouldn't want to live anywhere near this lady. Lets keep looking." Right on.

I don't know what to do. I'll just hope an answer comes to me. Everybody tells me that my current apartment is just too much money, for what I have available to spend in a month. I could move to Mee Sook, but it might be too quiet.

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