1. Laid-off- future uncertain after Septemeber 30

2. Deep cut on heel- lots of blood, no ball room dancing for weeks and absolutely no shoes ( I will look silly at work- oh wait I have none.)

3. The third negative thing happened last night. 7 hour sleeper train departs Surin for Bangkok at 20:32. At 7:45 a huge rainstorm begins. Walk to the street in a downpour. Huge gash on the heel getting wet and taking on street water. No tuk-tuks in sight and after waiting 30 minutes none arrive. Knowing the train is usually late in up-country Thailand- I obtain a Som-lor (three wheel pedi-cab) and begin the slow slog in the rain to the train station. Arrive at 8:45. The train, along with my lower air con sleeper berth (it's oh so comfy) has come and gone. I sit, I think, I read. It is still pouring rain an hour later. By 22:30 I am on another pedi-cab in the rain to the bus station. ?Ah,? I thought I gave up the bus in Peace Corps, but here I am boarding the 23:00 bus, a bleeding and swollen laceration on my heel, bound for the 7 hour drive to Bangkok.

Gods, not done with me yet though. I am placed next to a large overweight foreigner who takes up 1.5 seats, leaving me with, yep, you guessed it, half a seat for the 7 hour night ride to Bangkok. I look to the sky and ask my lord, are your through yet? I?ll be good. I promise.

Only, good things can happen for a while now, yea?

Follow - up coming tomorrow. PERSPECTIVE- it's a good one so be sure to check in.

It seems like things can only get better from here...take it easy!

Its the laid-off part that is stressing me out. Where will my next pay check come from? How will I support my wife, pay our dual rents, pay off the credit cards, have fun, save for grad school and transition (costly move) to the states in a 13 months? My old boss wants to catch up after I return from Vietnam. I liked working for him but the property executive lifestyle burnt me out over the last 5 years. I do not want to return to that atmospher or work pace. Angel of Yala is coming down Thursday night. So maybe we could all take in some movies or do some lame activity like bowling. I'd like her to meet you 2U and Serp. ( Maybe Billards, beer and Long Gun sometime this week- of course before she arrives.)

Life is a circle RC. The bad has come and gone, the good will come. And when they come, make it last.

I hope so Beelee. I just had an improptu interview with the company across the hallway and I left feeling completely dejected. I didn't ask for an interview wit them. Shitman, this is not at bad as the hell Oshinlula is going through. I have got to snap out of this. Someone go get the lyrics to Night Train but Guns-n-Roses and put them in here. Then 2U and Serp will take me out to ride that train. I must go through the process. Be better by weeks end! Going to the Wat on Friday, try to get things swinging back in my favor.