January 28th and 29thy

Vaughn and I working on repairing concrete filters by scoring the concrete with a power saw and then chipping at it. It saves alot of time but the Khmer employee our friend PHala is disdainful as he would rather just sit there and chip away. I went with my friend Steve PsarKrum market to buy a bigger chisel and hammer and there I got my bicycle repaired. The repairman told me that my bike was not quality as it was made in China so I replaced the light for $2 with one made in Cambodia.
I met Steve and Vaughn for lunch down on Pub Street at a mexican joint called Viva that Chris had done some paintings for and that Scott had made a green geiko out of paper maiche. Then I bought a dish rack of sorts and then visited Se's boss Billy at This Life Cambodia. He is an Australian and more meek looking than I imagined but thinks the world of our Se and thinks he someday could be Prime Minister. Took a swim and a massage and then met an American at the spa at the Hotel Sokha Angkor where I work out. He is this tall good looking guy who helped me with to learn some neck exercises. He shocked me when he told me is 52 as he looks 30. He is here teaching dance meditation and yoga and hangs out at what is now called the Peace Cafe formerly the Singing Tree Cafe. We had dinner and he told me that he was here recovering from a very bad dump by a girlfriend that dumped him because he had a medical problem that made him seem very depressed but has turned out to be a hormonal issue. I empathized with him and moved on. I did meet Kevin ( the biologist) and his wife Beth who were in Town working with Mieko and who were looking for an apartment in Siem Reap., who came in to the restaurant for dinner while we were sitting there.