Hello,

Yesterday, I decided to take a mental health day and treat myself.

In the morning, I slept in a bit later and got a cup of coffee. I then went over to the “fancy” hotel next door and spent the afternoon swimming in the pool. I also read some books and slept some more.

I went for a one hour Khmer massage. The massage was great. The girl sang to me in Khmer the whole time. The massage cost me $6 US for the hour. Amazing. After the massage, I went for dinner at an Indian Restaurant. I ate lots of food and loved it all.

At the end of my dinner, I noticed that it had started to rain. that was fine, because I parked my motor bike under a canape and I didn’t have too far to drive. I paid my bill and went out to get my bike. When I got to my motorbike, I found a young boy sleeping on the sidewalk snuggled right up against my motorbike tire. I was parked in a dry area and the boy must have been trying to escape the rain. I moved my bike and woke up for a second and rolled over. The boy was about 10 years old. his clothes were dirty and wet from the rain. He had gravel stuck to his face from sleeping on the sidewalk. He fell asleep again.

I started my motorbike and drove to my hotel. I kept thinking about whether there is anything I could have done different to help this little guy on the cold sidewalk. So much for my mental health day.

Love Gerry