6:00 on Kho Rong
still groggy
6:30
NO BROKEN PIPES ....Jessica went to check ....what a RELIEF !
7:00
Iwona is her usual self....on her phone.... everyone else can wait for her..... I am SO sick of her over-privileged behavior ....
8:00
she said 8am for breakfast....and is L8 AGAIN.....SO SO sick of it.....
8:15
she is there...already with all her luggage, which she leaves at reception
I leave to finish packing and from my porch see that she keeps running back between the breakfast area and her room (which already has been cleaned) .... DUH
We get into another little huff while waiting for the ferry..... My mistake apparently was saying "No" when she issued a false statement..... "I have to protect my boundaries", she says..... I feel sorry for her but I can not help her ....and I tell her honestly "We two can not travel together" ...she doesn't even seem to understand that there are people who get along SWIMMINGLY without all that bullshit.....
9:45
I tell Viji "maybe in 4 weeks" .... I get on the ferry first and Iwona almost last..... the ferry goes to the other pier first...... Iwona didn't take her bag to her seat and goes to the front to make sure they don't unload it with all the other bags .....OOPS...they DID.....BIG DRAMA ...."My Bag, they LOST my bag!!" .... next stop is Koh Touch Pier..... again she runs to the front, shows pictures of the bag to everyone...... then the ferry leaves......we have to go back to the pier where we started (Thanks Ivona!) .... I don't know how the Khmer did it ...but one of the receptionists brings her bag .....THIS TIME she finally takes it to her seat.....and then moves seats.....far away from me..... would have saved a lot of DRAMA and TIME if she had carried that bag to her seat the first time...... But princesses don't carry their bags :-(
The ride is BUMPY....sometimes the boat crests a big wave and is in free-fall before it hits the next one ... no one pukes ....I keep staring at the horizon....
When the boat is finally in calm harbor waters, I noticed that the taxi guy called twice already... I call him back right away and apologize for not sending a message from Koh Rong..... but my word is my bond....so I always forget the fact that this is not always the case with other people....
I touch Iwona on the shoulder and say "have a safe ride" ....'you too' she manages to stutter back.... I don't think I will be communicating with her anymore....there is no point.... she annoys me....and she is NOT learning from my wisdom....
The taxi guy is standing behind the gate with a sign...... hands me over to his 'brother' and an almost brand new Lexus SUV...... and off we go on the nice new Chinese highway ....I sleep lots
14:30
The usual Phnom Penh traffic....Finally, we reach the hotel .... the 'brother' thinks $100 is generous.... by now I don't care....I'm just happy to get out of a car !
Ugly room, no kettle, glasses, nothing..... and that construction site that I have watched so often from Ohana ....is RIGHT NEXT to me.... the construction guys can walk onto my terrace !
16:15
I go shopping for booze, food & cigs at Smile and ask the owner for a glass and cutlery....
17:30
I call The Monkey and he tells me the most unbelievable story....... Ba Nam told Lisa that I should be charged only 1 trieu/month instead of 1.5 trieu or otherwise she would cut their electricity..... WHAT THE FUCK?!!!!!!!!! Ba Nam is my friend?!??? .....the Monkey just says "We are Vietnamese.....we are different....it's about RESPECT.......
SHITE....While I have understood that right away (that is the reason why I LOVE this country).... Lisa and especially Tina will NEVER understand any of it.... SO SAD....
nap
20:00
awake again..... pain because nothing from Phap....he better NOT pull one of his weekend stunts again...
20:45
Tipsy and TIRED
nap
21:45
Phapie replied......"today I am happy but I'm always thinking about Han".......ooooooooohhhhh I miss him so much !
happy sleep.....
