I moved quickly, but only just quickly enough. I squatted in the humid toilet stall panting and thanking my good fortune to be in the railway station where public amenities are close by. I’d been lucky, but my confidence was shaken. India had been lulling me into a false sense of security. The game was on…
“Listen man, you got me at the wrong time. Normally I would try and have a conversation with you about this but I just hit my head really hard on the bathroom door frame, and I have no patience for your stupidity right now…”
…I found a lady with a sewing machine on a corner near the marketplace. I don’t speak Thai, so I showed her, in pantomime, what I wanted her to do, and made a little drawing for her. She nodded sagely, and told me to come back in an hour. One hour and three dollars later,…
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