In my 13th ULOG, I want to say things cannot get worse, but I know that I am in a horrible spot in almost every area of my life with no safety nets anywhere, so yes, things can definitely get worse from here.
I want you to know how grateful I am to every one of you who votes my posts, comments with encouragement, has done wallet transfers, and gives me ideas of how to proceed. Steemit is one of the bright spots at this dismal time and I don’t know what I would do without you.
Leaving Thailand
I went to my Thai friends’ house for dinner on Sunday night. As I mentioned in my Ulog 12, one of my friends has been in contact with the hotel staff here to try to help me. At dinner she told me I needed to have 4500 thb on Monday, or they would lock me out of the room again. But if I had the money, I could stay until 7/31 as originally planned. I only was going to have 3000 thb by Monday and I asked her to please see if they could wait until Wednesday for the rest.
Instead, everyone left the table except for my friend and her mom. My friend said, “Don’t say anything,” and they they each gave me 1000 thb. My friends are not rich. They have been feeding me for months. They told me not to worry about ever paying the money back.
In case you do not know – this is a total of $60 usd. I cannot believe I am this bad of a spot that such a small amount will save me. I can’t believe that my friends would just give me such a large amount in terms of their standard of living. I just can’t believe this entire mess. They told me they just want to help me and they wish I did not have to leave. I can’t even write this without crying.
The agreed time to pay the hotel was 1 pm on Monday. I got all my money out of the atm and now had 5000 thb. So I could pay the hotel, and buy water but not get a train ticket to the border yet. When I got to the front desk, the wifi guy was there to speak English to me and told me “The Boss” said I needed to pay an additional 3000 thb above the 4500 or they had to lock the door again! This was 2500 more than I even had!
That was the moment I finally became hysterical. The wifi guy kept telling me to stop crying. I could not stop. The lady from the front desk I normally deal with was hugging me and trying to get me to stop crying. I am not someone to cry at all and now this is all I do. I pulled out all the money and said “I have no more. Why do you need more money now?”
The answer was to cover the last days of utilities. My utilities have never been 3000 thb for an entire month – they are more like 2200. I have already paid 1800 for untilites this month. The time in question is 7 days.
After an hour for me to calm down, wifi guy to call “The Boss,” and much negotiation, it was decided I could pay the 5000 now and then come back on Wednesday with more. At that time we would estimate a reasonable amount for utilities and I will pay something close to that. Then when I leave on July 31 we will settle up the utilities for real.
Then I walked back to my Thai friends’ house and they gave me some water and more food and drove me back here in disbelief.
Now I just pray that I can pay maybe another 300-400 thb on Wednesday and then that will be the end of lockouts and negotiations with the hotel staff and “The Boss.”
EDIT: No – they wanted 500 and so that is what they got. So I have no cash again and so will transfer again out of steemit.
Getting to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
You can see the wonderful advice of 
I will now try to:
- Take a train from Bangkok on 7/31 and arrive to Hat Yai, Thailand on 8/1. That part of the trip is about 18 hours.
- Take a bus from the Hat Yai Terminal all the way over the border and to the Terminal Berespadu in Kuala Lumpur on 8/1 and arriving late that night or early on 8/2.
- Stay in the terminal until noon-ish on 8/2 and the go to the Pasar Seni LRT Station in Downtown Kuala Lumpur. The hostel I booked is in a short walking distance from there and is about 800 thb for the first 6 nights I will be there. I have the next two weeks booked, but I will see how it goes.
But wait! I cannot make train reservations. My phone is dead (see ulog 12) and I need a phone number to make the reservation. I need to see if my Thai friends will help me after I get some cash. I need to get the train reservation asap. The bus I will pay for at Hat Yai when I get there.
Packing
I am working to:
- Get what I will take into one large suitcase and one travel bag.
- Get what I will leave with my friends into the three other suitcases I have.
- Get everything else out into the trash.
I am not doing to well with these three categories and cannot make decisions well. But I try every few hours to get up and try again.
Bxlphabet
I barely hear from my son still. He is upset and scared, but still posting and trying to eat and sleep. I have absolutely no way to pay his rent of $700 usd for July or the $700 upcoming for August. I know he will soon lose this home he has had for the last two years and I have no way to help him. Praying, praying, praying...
Here is the last photo I have of my son and I when he saw me off at the airport two years ago. I miss him so much.
Weight Loss Work
I have a post upcoming to help people figure out what they weigh now and what their goal should be for weight loss.
I have been working with two potential clients with this same material and I do not think either one of them will go through with it anytime soon. They are both having too much fun eating!
Both originally came to me because I am “such an inspiration.” Both have looked at my work. Both have the money for coaching. Both need to get it together and have said they want to. Both are much heavier that I was at their ages. Both are steadily gaining and having health issues related to their obesity.
I have spent many unpaid hours with each of them because I am a stupid optimist and I want no one to ever go through what I went through with my obesity.
One told me last night, “I would rather die than give up Cheetos.” Having been near death for reals with my obesity, this flippant remark puts me over the edge of sanity. Does he really want to die and be buried with a bag of Cheetos on his huge self? Yes, he does.
The second person is currently eating her way through the donut shops and fast food outlets of the US after several years in SE Asia. She is traveling west to east, visiting old friends, touring, and eating. You should see the food she posts continually now. Many people could eat each of her gigantic meals, but no one should eat this goopy garbage.
She has been fighting hard to maintain her weight and losing the battle during the three years we have been connected. Her most recent post said that she had to buy new pants after only 10 days back in the states, and she looks both pregnant and sick in her photos. A quote from her” “Who cares! I love this food, and I deserve it.”
EDIT: This girl just posted pics of the most goopy huge food ever! All from Chicago now. One of the people commenting on her post said "What other plans to you have for this stop besides eating?" Her reply? "I plan lay off food today bc I did something to anger my body yesterday." Ergh...
I feel like such a failure as I cannot reach either one of them. They are both just going to go off the rails indefinitely, and there is nothing I can do. If I keep trying to talk to them or help them now, they will end up blocking me. I know this from prior bad experiences. So I just hide their posts so I do not have to see them.
My Health
I am not sleeping well or eating enough. My arthritis is flared up badly and I am limping worse than normal. Every affected joint is on fire. The edema I fight is bad and I need to treat it so I can function on my trip. Here is a video from my playlist on treating edema naturally. I am wearing socks now, but still my ankles and lower legs are retaining fluid.
This is all I can think of right now. I'm going to try to sleep maybe. Thank you once again for all of your support. You give me hope and strength to carry on.
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