A hot shower?  

Another slice of life from Cambodia... by Cindy J. Lahar  

January 27, 2004
Phnom Penh

This morning I got up and decided to take a warm shower!

It was cool when I woke up! My thermometer read 77 degrees F. ...the coolest morning yet. And a breeze as well! My moto-driver claimed he was cold on the way to work this morning (should have worn the long sleeves I guess)! So yes, indeed -- today was a day for a warm shower.

I have three showers, two bathrooms (each with a toilet that has its own "shower" too), and one bedroom in my place.

Today was the first hot shower I have taken since the day I moved into my apartment. Of course, I've taken many showers (I promise!) but after day one, I realized that one of the cold showers had the best water pressure and was mounted high enough so that I didn't have to crouch down to get my hair wet. Furthermore, considering that Cambodia is hot all year round - the "cold" water is not anywhere near as "cold" as what comes out of the faucet in Maine! And of course it has been so hot here that the cool shower is refreshing and not at all unpleasant - even for a creature of comfort with thin blood like myself. And if that isn't reason enough to move to the cooler waters -- I have to pay the electricity used for the "hot" shower-- so why add to my bills?

It was a nice shower this morning. But tomorrow I'm going back to the cold shower - I think I have a neck ache.

This page was created in August, 2004. 

Copyright 2004 - Cindy J. Lahar