I'm Sorry But Our Lives are Just Not Exciting Anymore

Ok, I know, I used to update this thing every week if not more, but our lives have become pretty mundane and there's not really that much to tell these days. I guess this means, dare I say it, that we have fully adjusted to life in Bangkok?
School has been really hectic - but my reports are finally finished and handed in (what is that they say about starting to sound like your mother . . . ?) and Ryan has been pretty busy with work, so we haven't really been doing a whole lot.
Last weekend we had a date weekend so that we could finally spend some quality time together and it was really great. We went out Friday night for Chimichangas at our favourite Mexican restaurant, and as one Margarita turned into 3 and 4 I realized how great it is to be married to someone that you can spend an evening chatting about nothing and everything with and think that you had the greatest time, even though you didn't really do anything (yes I am still a newlywed!).
Saturday we cleaned our apartment (I told you it wasn't exciting) and then got ready for another date - Shrek 3 and dinner at a pub nearby. While this sounds pretty standard, nothing is "normal" when done in Bangkok. The movie was pretty decent, had some funny lines and was pretty cute. But what was really entertaining was listening to the ridiculously untimed giggles coming from the Thai people sitting behind us. I don't know what the subtitles were saying, maybe the movie is a lot funnier in Thai, but no one laughed at the parts Ryan and I thought were funny, but giggled HISTARICALLY at some very obscure scenes in the film. I also thought it quite curious when I went into the facilities to find a sign reading "Please to not stand on the toilet seat" in big letters on the wall. Now you may think (as I initially did) what on earth . . . but you must understand that many of the toilets here are squatters (low to the ground where you basically squat - hence the name - and do your thing) so I suppose in theory this sign could make sense. Still, the fact that this sign was in English and not in Thai made me wonder what us expats are supposedly doing in the loo . . .
Sunday we got the cat again. Clem and Steph were off to Hong Kong for a hockey tournament so we got to babysit. Now this is the third time we have had this little cat, but man was it BAD!!! In its defence, the cat has contracted some kind of illness and if it gets sick again it will probably have to get put down and so it has been a little spoiled, but COME ON! This cat was BAD!!! Needless to say, Ryan and I had a few interesting days chasing after the cat and trying to get it to stop doing something or other. I came home from work on Tuesday to find the little @#$%^& unplugged our fridge!! I am surprised it didn't electricute itself. It wasn't all bad, the cat did have her cute moments, but instead of calling her my usual nicknames, Jiggers or Snuggy (her name is Jigsaw and she always has a cold) we found our selves more frequently calling her a few new . . . er . . . interesting names. . . We were happy to get our home back under control when her parents got back, but still find ourselves tiptoing around expecting a crazy kitten to attack our feet or spring out from the corner!
Today was Sports Day at school which was pretty entertaining. The kids had been practicing all week and were really excited to show off their skills for their parents. Of course as soon as they saw Mom and Dad many of the events were forgotten! The kids did enjoy themselves though, and our grand finale of scooter races and then kid pushing mom on the scooters went off without a hitch. After a fun (although hot) morning we all gathered in the garden for a pot luck courtesy of the parents and then got to go home early. Not a bad start to a weekend.
Well, I suppose that is it. Not too exciting, but what were you expecting from the title? I guess Ryan and I could try to get out a little more so that all of you can stay entertained back home, but it seems we are needing more and more incentive to venture out into tourist land . . . hmmmm perhaps a little cash incentive would help. Ok if you would like to read more interesting blog enteries, please send your cash or money orders to . . . hee hee, just kidding!