The pink dragonfruit is very delicious when cold, so I always put them in the fridge before eating. I think Cambodians have similar beliefs about geckos, especially a very big one called a Tokay. Each house can only have one Tokay because they are territorial and eat other lizards. We don't have a Tokay, but this new species of gecko is very interesting to me, very clumsy on the wall.

I think there are so many geckos here in Cambodia that even a cat could live on a diet of purely wall geckos and still never hurt the population 😁. I know some cats that like to present half-dead gifts to their owners, such bizarre little creatures aren't they.

Oh no, that's expensive, but I too have never seen them affordably priced in the USA. Last time I was back home though, a Chinese market in the big city near me had affordable jackfruit and few other well-priced tropical Asian fruits. I enquired and she said the Mexicans are now growing Asian produce to sell to Asian grocers, so I'm sure that will keep bringing the prices down. I can't believe Florida isn't full of tropical fruit farms considering the prices they fetch there.

There is never such thing as enough rest these days. The webcam wire is kind of my own fault, I should've stored things more properly. I checked Logitech's website, and they sell replacement repair wires, so I'll just have to wait until the next time I visit the capital. Really sucks though because I was trying to start teaching Khmer online again, guess that'll have to wait.

You've got the same geckos over there as we do, mostly the tiny mosquito eaters, and I'm sure you've encountered the tokay geckos, the giant ones with orange spots on their backs. Usually these are the only two varieties I see, but our microclimate is host to some strange species. This one was really clumsy and awkward on the wall, almost falling alot, and when it got close to the window, it just jumped through the bars from a distance. I think his little experiment with becoming a house gecko didn't go as planned, ditched our concrete box for a return to the forest. If it returns, I'll try to get some better photos.

Sounds like a tokay gecko, those things are brave, and their bite hurts because they have a mouth full of burrs kind of like a fish. They're aggressive and will generally not allow another Tokay to take up residence if they have already occupied your house. In Cambodia it's considered good luck if your home has one. I don't mind them at all, they are beautiful to watch on the walls, but sometimes so loud at night they won't let you sleep.

A temporary mancave, or more appropriate would be a "man desk." The wife and kids just returned, and my batteries feel recharged, time to start waking up early and doing the school routine again.

The adult version is to cut a bunch of chilies, get sidetracked with a new podcast episode, then touch your eyes 👀🔥!!

I was thinking that it would be like the presidents of the United States of America video for "peaches" but that's even better!

Here in Cambodia if you have the big Tokay gecko, your home is considered to have good luck. So far no tokay geckos, only the common house geckos and this strange crocodile looking one. He never came back, just one daytime visit and he returned to nature.

Haha, my wife and kids love to eat noodles with rice too, but for me it's a bit strange to add carbs to carbs.

I cleaned my desk just for this post honestly, it's usually a hot mess full of random items that shouldn't be on the desk. The wood floor is an illusion, just ceramic square tiles that have a woodgrain pattern, but good to know it can pass for a wood floor in photos.

Never, geckos are welcome here, but I do get tired of the poop. Our ceiling is open and the geckos really love the rafters, so that means they aren't just on the walls here, a tiny wet poop can fall on you anywhere at anytime. I get hit with a tiny turd from above about twice a day, but if you carefully pinch the gecko turd, you can pluck it with smooshing it and toss it out the window 😁.