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- Wednesday, November 24, 2004. On this day: BBC, Wikipedia, HowTo
- The Dissentery Diet
You want to lose weight in a hurry? Forget Atkins, diet shakes, counting points, hell even exercise, go for dissentery all the way. "I lost 10-15lbs in 1 day and I owe it all to dissentery."
Okay, there's 2 things wrong with that last paragraph. First of all, I don't know that I actually had dissentery. I definitely had some kind of intestinal infection though. Second, I don't know exactly how much weight I dropped in the 1 night from when it kicked in and I went to the doctor. I know that before I came to Lao I weighed around 175-180lbs and when they weighed me at the clinic I was down to 165lbs. I probably dropped I bit of weight since I came but I know I didn't drop over 10lbs.
4 days in the hospital on IV fluids later and I'm feeling a lot better. I'm still not quite 100% but I'm pretty much there now that I can eat a full meal on a regular basis.
Needless to say, this has put a bit of a cramp on the travel plans. I still think I'll head to Thailand for a bit though because Vientiane is pretty much shut down from the summit.
# Posted 9:11 AM (1) comments
- Thursday, November 18, 2004. On this day: BBC, Wikipedia, HowTo
- 2 months in
Well I've hit the 2 month mark here in Laos and things are going pretty good. I'm starting to settle into a routine of working and teaching (I teach 3 classes a week at work). I still need to work more on preparing for my classes but other than that things are pretty good.
Marian has gone back to Canada which means that for the first time in 2 months I'm sleeping in a proper bed (I was just using a matress on the floor and a sleeping sheet). On top of that, the en-suite bathroom in my new room has a working water heater so I've also had my first hot shower in 2 months which was a big treat.
Still working on the travel plans to Thailand. I think I'll spend a few days in Bangkok before heading to the coast. Then spend a bit of time there before going to Chiang Mai in the Northwest and then fly from there to Luang Prebang in Laos before coming back to Vientiane. I have to leave a bit later because I'm finishing my Lao language lessons this weekend. But, on the plus side, the 1st and the 3rd are probably going to be holidays too so I get a full 2 weeks off now.
# Posted 7:41 AM (1) comments
- Monday, November 01, 2004. On this day: BBC, Wikipedia, HowTo
- Even more nights in Bangkok?
No, I haven't re-injured my knee and ended up back in the hospital again! At the end of the month, Vientiane is hosting the annual ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) summit. Because of security concerns, the road my office is on is going to be closed each day (incidentally, this is also why the road my office is on is currently being re-paved). Because of this, I have a holiday from Nov 22 to Nov 30. Actually, Nov 22 is a Monday so really my last day of work is the 19th.
Because the city is going to be crawling with diplomats and officials, there's not going to be a lot to do since a lot of stuff will be closed off for security. So, I figure it's a really good time to not be in Vientiane. So, I'm now making plans to head to Thailand (probably to hit some of the beaches on the coast, do some snorkelling and maybe take S.C.U.B.A. lessons). Since I already have my multiple-entry visa it's no problem to head off for that time. More updates to follow.
# Posted 8:40 AM (1) comments
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