Even though I could not fall asleep until after 11 pm, I woke up for morning chanting and felt well enough to go. I missed the last two days due to my sore throat and potential fever, but the homeopathy from Ven. Dhammananda seemed to have worked its magic overnight. I did not really trust homeopathy before, but now I actually believe it can work!
I still managed to take a nap and miss lunch. We did our marathon chant tonight, which is called the Gotami Sami. On the way back to my room I saw a spider that looked like a Tarantella, but skinnier, running across the bathroom doors into the darkness. It reminded me of the spiders in Harry Potter. I also saw a spider that looked like a Daddy Long Leg, but it had transparent legs. I blew on it gently (hoping to make it move so I could see how big it was) and I swear it flew at me! Some of these bugs really creep me out here.
Exhibit A: Nest of some sort in my room
Either the bugs died and I have nothing to worry about OR they have yet to hatch and therefore, I cannot kill them. Hopefully nothing lives in the nest anymore.
Exhibit B: Spider in the corner of my room eating a fly
I captured and released most of the flies that appeared at my window one day, but two met the sorry fate of this spider's nest. I do not respect this spider because the nest could not hold his pray and the two dead flies fell on my floor. I have not had the stomach to deal with them yet.
Exhibit C: It takes two to tango
Another gecko joined the other one at my window and I hope there is some secret romance between them so that I can see baby geckos soon. When one moves, the other one moves...it's quite entertaining. It's like watching a rural Thai tv show on my very own screen!
Exhibit D: Little geckos near the bathrooms
They LOVE this area and I always see at least 3 of them on this wall at night. One stays in the bathroom stall I use, but he hides behind the toilet and gives me privacy when I go in there, so I do not mind him. Unfortunately, my frog friend no longer lives in the shower. I hope he's doing okay out in the wild.
Exhibit E: MOMMA GECKO!!!
Ain't she a beaut? This is the only place I see her, so I do not know where she lives, but probably nearby these bathroom stalls. I love her spotting and eyes. I check before turning on the light now because I do not want to scare her with my fingers so close to her mouth.
Exhibit F: Sneaky frog
I saw this frog (or toad) near the bathroom the other night and I liked how well he blended in with the paint. I have only seen him once, when I took this picture.
Exhibit G: Not quite a bookworm
This spider hangs out behind my favorite...and only couch in the library and he made an excellent web behind it. Since I am sitting on the couch right now with my camera, I decided to take a picture of him.
Okay that is all the Thai wildlife I have captured on my camera so far, but I will post more pictures as I discover new species of bugs and reptiles in Southeast Asia.
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