Day by day it gets better.

Well yesterday was much better.  We are back into our normal routine.  I had to get the kids out of the apartment more for my sanity than for them.  There were workers fixing something a few doors down and they were so noisy it was driving me crazy.  So we packed up the pram and headed down to the picnic area at the front of the building.  Sitting in the shade with the cool breeze was lovely.  The gardeners and cleaning ladies came over to talk to the kids. They have learnt their names now and the kids recognise them a bit better.  Judd even waves hello to people when they walk by and when we walk out of the elevator he gives a great big HELLO to the ladies at the front desk.  We have been here less than a week and he has won everyone over.  Lillie achieved that the first day, all she had to do was smile and bust out those cute little dimples and people just go all gooey.  I tried to pay the rent at the bank too, slightly successful.  I found a man to speak English and he gave me the right information, but it was our bank back in Aust. that let me down.  They don't transfer money to Thailand banks.  So back down I went to the font desk and paid with VISA but had to add a 5% surcharge, which on a large amount like that worked out to be an extra $200!  That was what we were trying to avoid.  But we can't live here for free. 

After Marcus came home from work we took the kids down to the pool for a swim and we got to talking to the nice New Zealand man again. He is good to get information off, he has even offered to show us around a bit too.  So a couple of Vodkas and some dinner later I was all nice and relaxed.  That lasted for about 5 Min's as Lillie decided she wanted to crack the shits, so I lugged everything back down the huge, temple like steps and ended my night.  Marcus hung around a bit more, which I was cool with as I want him to get as much local information as he can. I did get a nice perk when I turned on the TV though.  Sex and the City the movie was on, YAY!  My favourite.  As all my DVDs are still stuck in customs I was starting to have withdrawals.  The TV here is quite bad and to pay for more channels it is very expensive, compared to what we pay in Aust. Funny that.  Unfortunately I must have fallen asleep as I woke up later and some other crap was on. Ah well, not too much longer and our stuff will be out of customs, if not I will just have to slip someone some money to try just that little bit harder for me.  LOL!