GLOSSARYAb Naam: a shower, as in to take a shower
Ayr : One of the three friends who went to Pattaya together
Baan Suay: Lek’s village
Baht : Thai currency worth 2p or 3c; 15.2 grammes of gold
Bangkok Post: Thai daily, English-language newspaper
Beou : Lek’s cousin and owner of Daddy’s Hobby
Ben : a half bottle of whisky
Ben’s Coffee Shop: in Phichai
Bpom : the sole survivor of their two dogs Bpom and Bpouy
Bum : the daughter of the owners of a shop by the Wat
Chalita : Lek’s sister, married to Deo, living in Bangkok
Chang : Beer Chang; an elephant; a tradesman or contractor
Choop : a kiss
Consuela : landlady at the guest house in Pueblo Lindo
Craig : Lek’s Welsh husband from Barry
Da and Bot: Ayr’s foremen from Mae Sot
Daddy’s Hobby
