A week and a day and I have already been robbed apparently... robbed or really pick-pocketed well really pick-pursed!! Last night after taking my first rickshaw ride alone I returned back to the hotel and as I was going through my purse I noticed my cellphone was missing. I was thinking maybe I left it at the office... well more like desperately hoping that I had but highly doubting that I had left it. I searched and asked around this morning and we couldn't find it.. we even called it and obviously it had already been shut/cut off. Crap . Seriously this phone was way better than my oldie that I had in Toronto and cost 1/4 of the price!
So I've had some run-ins with the local wildlife.. and by wildlife I mean bugs. I found a baby cockroach hanging around my toothbrush one morning. Yeah and obviously I disinfected it and ran for my toothbrush case only after I smushed him. Weird thing is after I finished brushing my teeth and went to throw out the paper that I had smushed him with... he was gone... honestly.. I know they survive everything but come on.. I got him goooood! I have encountered a few others and if anything gets bigger than these ones and I am seriously going to have issues.
I've also noticed I have mystery bites. They pop up out of nowhere. I am hoping that they are just ant bites as I have them keeping me company in my room as well. I checked for bedbugs and I am clean there.. but I don't where these mystery bites are coming from.. any suggestions fellow travelers?
Speaking of ants... I had this great candy stash going on.. and some ants tried to overtake it. I won the battle... or so I thought. I am mowing down my sucker today and I get to the middle.. take a good bite out of it...and I just happen to look down and BAM.. just like there should have been the tootsie roll centre.. I had ant centre! It.. or they.. not sure if there were multiples.. had crawled up the plastic sucker stick. Little protein never hurt anyone.. I guess...
Serious rain today... that's all I have to say about that.
On a better note in only a week I have picked up quite a bit of Bengali. You know the usual... Good Morning, How are you? I am fine. My name is... but I've got some goodies learned as well- Busy road- banana - no problem - Can you give me your pen? Some pretty useful stuff eh?.... right.
Maybe tomorrow I'll introduce you to some of my co-workers.. you know do some profile pics... oh and today I met the Dutch ambassador.. not that it is of any relevance to anything I have mentioned above. Oh and I also met the Canadian High Commissioner the other night at a benefit dinner. She might come in handy when if have a run in with the law!
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omg tooo funny about the ants with your candy. well do you have any good news? also i know you have a tv in your room is there anything that you can watch and understand? ...well i am watching the view and it is the first day with whoopi, just thought you would want to know, lol. and this is the first blog i have ever read and i think you are doing a good job. kill some bugs for me, michelle
haha Ashley you are funny. I was thinking bed bugs but then you went and said it wasn't, so I have no suggestions. Spiders maybe?? ha I guess that was a suggestion!
Anyways, crazy rain! I love the idea of profile pics for coworkers! You sound like you've been busy already - working and schmoozing with the high rollers at galas and going to weddings and such!
Glad to hear everything is going (mostly) well though!
Please take a video while you are on a rickshaw - that would be awesome.
And teach us all the Bengali word for Banana please!! haha
The bites are herpes.
I am thinking bites = spiders. Did you happen to pack a sleeping bag liner (or is that a stupid question as this point). Sounds like you are having a good if not interesting time...well at least you aren't freaking out too much. All this talk of bugs is freaking me out...I think I am going to pack RAID instead of clothes.
Hi Ash!! This is sooo cool! I am really enjoying reading this blog. You are doing a great job with it--it is really entertaining. Keep up the good work and keep us posted! As for the bites, I am sorry I can't help you! Keep smiling and keep writing! Love Aunt Cathy
Hahaha I want to see you and Michelle with the bugs lol, you're coping well compared to the mice at your place in TO.
Keep writing it givies me someithng to do when I'm wating for coffee in the morning...
Have a great day!
Cheers!
M.
p.s. is there something cool that I might want from there? Besides the wildlife carcases you have caused already : S
my mystery bug bites ended up being spiders. I just can't believe the ants in the middle of your sucker didn't even make the blog title. yuck!
Oh Ash, only you would this happen to! Love reading the blog, it has me laughing and cringing all at once. My coworkers want to know why you choose to go there when i read them some of the good parts! haha! I hope your having fun!
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