well, i lost track of the days. so what. yesterday i moved into the apartment of khun nut, a friend who offered to sub-rent me her apartment for my stay. while its not so big, its easy, and its cheap. like 120 swiss francs a month cheap. i will find ways to spend the saved money somehow, i am sure. as a consequence, i hang around with thais a lot, and am picking up quite a few words. its very charming how these guys go out of their way to help you out.