In Which This Cow’s Not Laughing
on Zoe Page (Sierra Leone), 19/Nov/2010 19:40, 34 days ago
7drugs taken (Aspirin, antihistamines, fun Malaria tabs)2breakfast pancakes prepared by Ranjan...1supper of oatmeal prepared by Ranjan (I’m his adopted daughter...what can I say?)20new Mefloquine tabs collected from VSO3taxis taken (total6-way)...1taxi paid (total2-way):1generous housemate,1taxi driver’s number needing to be taken (though, result, not having to be a phone whore and hand out mine in return for a free trip)90minutes spent at Sierratel...2minutes actually needed to fix modem10minutes walking to Crown and back (closed! How dare they?)30minutes waiting in Cafe de la Rose for our orders2verging on unacceptable dishes provided: cheese omelette with meat in, one cheese sandwich made with cucumber, tomato and a tiny scraping ofLa vache qui rit. Not really cheese, now is it?23calls of“White man”...27calls of“White woman” (phew)3magazines bought on street...5000Le saved on said magazines, though still not enough as2are Tesco freebies from circa 20063bucket baths in lovely ice cold water. Question: how does the water stay so cold when house is so hot?1brilliant sign seen:Pimp You Hair Salon presents the Pimp You Hair Carnival with Best Hair ContestDon’t think my unstraightened / unbraided mop would win. I don’t even have any fake stuff in like certain people. Buying bags of fake hair is big here.10+ hours without electricity at home...1hour actually wanting electricity when back home before it came on again45minutes of that waiting hour spend napping. Mmmm.3episodes ofPrivate Practicewatched...1of above being query relevant as about TB (which Alex almost certainlydoesn’thave, but still)1bar of chocolate eaten (wow...I must be sick)3litres of water drunk5litres (probably) of sweat sweated out. V.v.v. hot day.