Fasting Day #14…the last day!

November 27th, 2001 at 12:00am

Day #14. I am looking forward to eating tomorrow. I am SO glad this is the last day!! For the first time since the fast began I have been allowing myself to think about food and it’s been TORTURE all day.

Plus I had a bad day yesterday and that really off-set me. I somehow lost my bicycle lock. I don’t know if it fell off while riding or if someone stole it while I was on the phone in town. Either way it’s gone. And it’s a pretty serious problem when you consider the value of my bike and the lack of good locks available here. I was so upset. I traced my route into town back and forth 3 times looking for it – once by bike, once by foot, and once by motorbike with a guy who works here. No lock. No luck. What a complete bummer. I kept telling myself – at least it wasn’t the bike – but I was still upset over it.

So today I had to take a bus to Na Thon, all the way on the other side of the island, in an effort to find some type of lock. NOT what I felt like doing on the last day of my fast. I had envisioned a full day of relaxation with perhaps a 2-hour Thai massage to treat myself for what I had done to my body. Instead, I was on a 50-minute bus ride each way in a loud, noisy, smelly, busy port town dealing with lines in the post office, another scanner that didn’t work (still trying to scan photos in for the site), and just general annoyance in being there. And, maybe due to the stress, all I could see were the people eating – in restaurants, cafes, food stalls, etc., and all I could smell were the smells of delicious food. I felt like everyone in the town was eating except me! Torture. I finally found a crap lock which could probably be cut with a pair of scissors but it will have to do for now. All I can think about is a grilled cheese on whole grain bread with swiss cheese and tomato!! Ahhhhh!!!!!

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