Chez Kraut (VII) ..... FIRING UP the house electricity grid ..... and Phap issues again ....

Where am I?.....Vinh Hoa, I think.... in March of 2021 ....Still Covid times !

 

5:00

overcast and drizzling ....

I'm tipsy by 6:15..... I should lay off the sauce since I have some phone calls to make ....

6:20

I've managed to talk to the doctor's receptionist.....the doctor needs to talk to me in person !?!..... so I give them my Viet phone number and I will anticipate the call..... Life in Canada involves SO MANY HOOPS to jump through.   When the office assistant wants my Canadian Care Card, I have to find my Canadian wallet...

...and OOOPS.... it's not only falling apart but now also is moldy ....  SAD, I bought that wallet in Bellagio on Lake Como together with Regine in 2010 and it always served as a reminder of that day..... but the wallet led a good life and I don't need the wallet to remember Gine ;-)

6:30

A quick call to Grandma.... she's getting her hair done.  And she sounds good !

7:00

H&H are here with food.... the usual fare.... thank god; I wasn't looking forward to fried fish again. VERY yummy but it brings out fears of a belly ache !

7:45

H&H are off..... they want 2 trieu tomorrow....fine, but then they have to work and bring breakfast ;-)

Beach bitch must be really hungry... she eats the rice as well and digs through the sand afterwards to find leftovers ....

8:30

I wire Jessica $280.... I simply can't allow myself to rely on her help without repaying it with a case of wine !

10:00

Overcast and drizzling and DEAD QUIET ....

... the beach seems deserted .....

10:30

Bored.... in need of some adventure .... so I build myself a WIDOW-MAKER....

and what am I going to do with it?

The Inverter takes solar 12V DC (lower power socket), produces 220V AC, which is plugged into the house 220 grid  (upper power socket)

Let there be light 

Et Voila.....  

I am feeding solar-made 220V into the house grid !

Does it work?

That light bulb hasn't been lit for FOUR MONTHS !

And even the fan runs !

However, by far not enough juice for the A/C units ;-(

12:00

Another Phap email asking for money.... 2 trieu this time..... that's 8.5 trieu within 9 days ....WTF?

I postpone replying to him.....

12:30

Time for a cold shower....it's been 3 days !  Not that cold after all....

13:30

Jenny shows up....

16:30

Jenny leaves....

I should buy some wine & cigs and TP ....

17:00

Muoi calls ..... Nha Hang cua Anh Chin .... I walk over ...

Muoi wants to cook me French Fries, but I decline. 

OMG, seen from 2026, Tay was SO LITTLE then ;-)

I remember what happened the last time...

.... 2 beers later it starts to rain... I head home ...

18:30

Take those wet clothes off....

18:45

Nhat shows up.... he saw a woman on my terrace and thought Jenny was Iwona !

19:15

I finally time to get stuff done ..... (LOL, I'd be yearning for so much friendly social activity in Vancouver ;-)

20:15

I have to write a reply to Phap.... this is difficult.... I want to write a pissed-off email.... but being with him makes me so bloody happy (hypocrite here) .... maybe my long radio silence will make him understand ? .... probably not though.... so I write a matter-of-fact reply..... let him be in limbo for a change....

20:30

doc sach va ngu?

ROADTRIP.... Bai Xep for a night over Chinese New Year.... Chuc Mung Nam Moi !!! and PUKING again

 6:30

a good night's sleep !

but still feeling slightly down.... at least I got over Thanh ....

clouds? 

 they better go away before I ride today ....

9:00

Let's solder that moon-light ;-)

lots of little things to do... I return the moon-light to Voi....

by 12:00, I need a nap... no point going traveling too early .... but I can't sleep... might as well cat-wash and pack.... I can sleep at Life's a Beach ....

along the way .....

G&T and chat with Quy..... 

nap

16:15

back in my room, I see Avocado Alex walking along the beach.... he's staying at Haven next door ... for another 10 days ....

16:30

Fish & Chips

It's supposed to be Fish & Chips

17:30

20:00

still tired but showered in lukewarm water...... 

it's probably too early for more food, but the kitchen closes in 45 minutes...

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Hawaiian Pizza......WAY TOO MUCH cheese !

Hawaiian Pizza.... I scrape half a pound of cheese off the top and hope that the rest will go through the digestive system without problems......

The crowd here consists of 20-30 year Western 'English Teachers'.... and the women all seem to think they live in 1920's Paris ....the guys are just the regular loud drunk peasant assembly.....  so NOT my crowd....

But I brought a BOB and drink with Quy, Steve, and Dan.... until midnight.... Here goes another one ....

12:30

enough

7:00  

something the issue with my stomach or my liver.... PLEASE NOT AGAIN

sleep more

8:00

the phone rings....Co Tam in Phu Diem !

5 minutes later, Chau calls....where are you.?...

5 minutes later an email from Jessica....the Vacancy Tax again

screw this, might as well go shower

9:00

a yogurt for breakfast... write some emails..... then it's almost time to check out.

10:15

Home.... with an aching belly ....

11:30

Here comes the bile again 

I call Chau to cancel...

PUKE AGAIN  .....sigh .....

another ROAD TRIP !!!..... meeting Phap again and again.... meeting Nguoi Linh .... and Phap again

In my house in Vinh Hoa:

6:30 .... I've slept in again ....

19 degrees and sunny ;-)

7:00

Hien sweeps by himself....  and still has to learn to look for spiders

I'm toying with the idea to fix the water this morning..... but NAHHH.... it can wait .....

another nap

8:45

OMFG..... Hoa, my cleaning lady used my airplane-travel-liquids bag to collect the rat's nest.... this has to STOP...she is simply TOO STUPID ....

10:30

Calisthenics done, cat-wash done, plants watered..... I am making good time today ....

a visit to Chau....they already called him and asked him whether he really ordered TWO solar panels ;-)  .... and he mentions Binh is in the hospital in Quy Nhon

Somehow I ride the scooter to Tuy Hoa ....

13:00

I'm JUST STARTING to write to Phap, when I see that I have an email from him .....and I get another one of those bland replies...... SIGH !!!!

14:00

Screw it... I'm going to take a HOT shower !!!

14:15

I might regret this VERY MUCH.... or not .... there is a Phap email....he wants to borrow another 1.7 trieu .....I SNAP and write "Why?  The hotel no longer pays you?" and this time I send it......

14:30

I'm JUST ABOUT to hop on the scooter to ride to coop.mart.... when he walks into the hotel lobby....he didn't read my email..... and as soon as I see him, I can no longer be angry.....  he gets off quickly.... and is cuddlier than ever..... oi gioi oi...what did I get myself into ?

17:45

we're just about to get into it again (YUMMY) when the Hotel Lady calls three times....he has to go to work..... luon xui xeo ..... nhung khong quan trong ;-)

I meet him for dinner at Bob's Cafe at 19:00....

.... and of course he's late

He's coming to the room afterward.... nature takes its course....OMG he's so snuggly ... and I actually LIKE his snoring ;-)

21:15

OOOPS. We slept in..... He's supposed to be at work already..... he leaves quickly

Coop.mart is about to close... so I walk to N-Mart.... another bottle of red and a YUMMY baguette... let's hope the fake cheese doesn't set of another colic....

10:00

I'm watching the most beautiful gay movie....

...... Your Name Engraved Herein...

.... at 55, I am living through what I should have been doing at 20 ..... and YES, Phap is like Birdy (and George) .... he's fucking NUTS and irresponsible .... and I friggin NEED that in my life

0:30

7:00

I'm freezing inside the room ..... I'm shivering

11:00

He's still not here.... and I'm running out of wine ....

a quick run to resupply

11:45

I'm just hopping into bed when he walks in ... I overreacted again ... many guests means many rooms to clean ....

He leaves soon after....

14:15

I fill up the scooter and head West.... a trip into Parts Unknown, to meet Toan at his army base

This is further than I thought.... I'm almost there, going slower, when I hear someone shout HEEEYYYY from a store.....it's the soldier at the barbershop ;-)

I brought a bottle of Bubbly....

He likes it ;-)

Time to head back to Tuy Hoa ....

17:00 

I'm back in the room

buy 10 Cialis....28k each ;-)  let's go to Coopmart..... BAD MOVE....

it is a zooish nightmare !

18:00

back in the room..... 

19:00

Dinner with Phap....

19:40

He comes back to the room again...  good thing I bought another BOB

.... and we're at it again..... and falling asleep in each others arms..... OMG.... such good cuddles.....

21:30

and he's gone again .....

0:30

sleep?

6:15

I'm COLD.... I don't feel like visiting Co Tam today

9:00

nap

10:00

Phap email .... are you leaving at lunch today? .... mo mo nee ? A little later, I think: WHY am I such a cynical arsehole?

I'm wearing a shirt, a sweater, and a rain jacket... and I'm still freezing.... the north wind is atrocious....   but no rain.... I'm afraid for my solar panels and am not looking forward to a cold house at a windy beach....

12:30

back in my house..... barely any wind, SUNNY, the batteries at 14V.....it is PERFECT !!!!

OK, first things first.... buy 2 boxes of wine 

The neighbours are using Lisa's fire pit as a garbage dump...... 

Let's collect those pump parts ......

The Monkey drops by.....

15:30

I send away the Monkey... I need a nap....

nap

17:00

I ride to Chau's.....  we drink a bit.... there is another Lazada delivery.... and OMFG, the delivery guy and I KEEP exchanging glances and smiles... and he is SO fucking gorgeous..... what a country !

18:00

Got some milk in the store..... I have Muesli again ;-)

in the world:   

at least Nixon wasn't a fat pig and got a decent haircut once in a while ...

I'm still thinking about that Lazada delivery guy...OMG ... Gaydar was pinging so hard.... 

19:45

A Phap email.... oi gioi oi...  I reply with loving drool.... and then don't hear back.... always the same heartbreak ......

22:30

No reply from Phap.....even after another email from me..... and I'm ready to DITCH him again.....

Day 10 without power....Road Trip !!! from Home to Tuy Hoa ....

 6:00

I wake up for the umpteenth time.... but now it's bright outside !

I've gotten over the 6 trieu.... but not over the loss of trust in the Vietnamese of Phu Yen.... ah well.

Today will be a strange day.... I will travel to Tuy Hoa without meeting Phap.... on the other hand... I used to travel to different cities all the time without meeting anyone... just a different city was enough ... and I'll get to eat Fish & Chips again (or Pizza?)

7:00

H&H are back..... they will work every day.... and again I explain to Hien to LOOK for dirt.... they have 4 or 5 days to get this place ship shape.  And if they can't manage that I'll get a tiny bit upset....

9:45

it's raining..... oi gioi oi.... riding 70 km over atrocious roads in the rain ????

10:30

A few sunny streaks, but not generally traveling weather....I'm going to get wet today !..... might as well around noonish.... and taking a shower can wait until Tuy Hoa... the hotel will have HOT WATER, lOl.

11:30

let's screw it.... time to get wet ?

a quick visit to Choi's.... he's watching children's cartoons on his phone during lunch and insists on feeding me too.... but I refuse the meat ....

Just behind Ganh Do: 

HOLY SHIT !!! 

 The Bamboo Bridge is GONE !!!

I'm riding like the wind .... 40 km tail wind .... a quick stop at minimart But Vinmart+ is CLOSING OUT and DOWN ..... 

and at 13:15 I'm in my room ... 206 this time .... first thing to do is set the A/C to HEAT ....maybe it works ?

13:30

start up the computer.... OMFG.... XUI XEO .... I have translating work !!

14:00

I've managed (at least I think so) to negotiate with the receptionist in Vietnamese that I keep my room tomorrow until 14:00 and that the scooter will stay here

15:00

I'm juggling blog writing with listening to music with writing to lovers and clients .... and with drinking wine... and I can feel that it'll be time for a nap soon !

nap

16:45

Phap wrote an hour ago ... 

The first WARM shower in 10 days

Phap shows up at 17:45 .... cuddles...

18:00

eat 

19:00

I thought he had to work at 7 .... but no.... he comes up to the room ... holding hands leads to more ... someone was horny and comes faster and faster... or maybe I'm just learning how to push his buttons (literally).... 

19:30

Just WHY is he asking for 500k when he leaves... he says to buy clothes... 

20:15

I have a craving for bread with ham .... wasn't the pizza enough?.... I don my raincoat and head to Coopmart..... I'm one of the very few people wearing a mask and there is no temperature check !

20:45

How about doing some translating work and writing some e-mails .... OK, so I watch some Netflix as well ;-)

22:30

I write a "good night!" email to Phap... and one minute later get an email back ...with hearts ;-)

You're just like a dream !

23:30