GLOSSARYAb Naam: a shower as in to take a shower
Ayr : The third 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
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
Craig: Lek’s Welsh husband from Barry
Daddy’s Hobby: bar in Pattaya where Lek worked for ten years
Deng: red
Geek: a lover, mistress, or fancy man
Goong: Lek, Ayr and Goong had gone to Pattaya together
Gumnan: mayor, Nic in Baan Suay; wife
