I Was Chasing Chickens In Bo Phut

Lek, the Chai Had bungalow manager (probably the only remaining stucco hotel type guesthouse remaining on Koh Samui at that time in 1986) was very excited about dinner that night, for it was going to be real Indian curry. (The mother of Chai Had was an Indian woman brought up in Thailand, and occasionally relatives would come over from India, probably from the Nicobar Islands.

There had always been chickens running around at Chai Had and I never really paid them much attention. Occasionally one of the dogs would give them a chase with no luck and they mostly walked… Continue reading →