They did not want him, because he is sick with a persistent cough, and fails to turn up for work on time – the legacy of his late-night imbibing at carer R’s ya dong stand.
His mother is now trying to find him a job as a security guard, which is how he first worked when he left school at 16 a few years ago. She knows a guard who works at a condo near me, and yesterday was planning to take him for an interview.
I wanted to give Ball some food money yesterday, after he told me the day before that he had lost B400. But Ball did not return my calls, so I abandoned the idea.
He has not turned up at R’s ya dong stand for the last two nights, which is a welcome development. Perhaps it was forced upon him by the fact that he has lost his money. Or perhaps Mum has told him, now that he is not working, that he should try to save money by staying at home.
I turned up at his place in the afternoon, after sending a text message asking him if I could drop around with food money.
He was sitting inside, playing a computer game with his brother. He smiled at me through the open door, but did not bother coming out. I walked home, mission unaccomplished.
Carer R and Ball also appear to have fallen out, which is another reason, perhaps, that Ball is avoiding the place.
As for young Ball, I have noticed that when my friend is sober, he needs me less. Certainly, he does not like to be seen around this middle-aged farang in daylight.
‘Why do men your age like to think that young people find you so attractive?’ Maiyuu asked the other day.
He’s right – most of them don’t.
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Maiyuu has laid rubber floor tiles for the sitting room floor.
The place looks larger with a tiled floor. He also bought a couple of wooden slatted units which lie on the verandah outside the living room.
In other domestic action, Maiyuu called in two air conditioning men to clean two of our air con machines. One had sprung a leak. With the cost of cooling agent included, the bill was almost B3,000.
4 comments:
ReplyDeleteBlueman4 February 2010 at 01:07
If I am to read this correctly, you went up to the doorway of Ball and he did not even get up to greet you?
This is after you offered to help him with food money, and he never responded?
I am interested to see how this shakes out.
I have my own opinions.
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Bkkdreamer4 February 2010 at 07:07
Yes, that's right. I suspect he was so involved with his computer game that he had not checked hisn phone (I sent a text message), and did not know I was coming.
He is a young man, and best left to get on with his own thing - even if he does have no nmoney to eat!
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Doug4 February 2010 at 10:53
BK -- You may have explained why he behaved this way in this incident, but you haven't explained why such behavior is acceptable, or why you would tolerate it.
Is your ongoing soap opera with this kid for real? What could you possibly see in this guy? Granted he's got a good heart down deep, but why do you admire someone with such asocial and oftentimes delinquent behavior?
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Bkkdreamer4 February 2010 at 18:07
I saw Ball last night. Apparently, his Mum invited me in that day, but I did not hear her. He thought I was coming in too.
It was the first thing he asked me when I saw him: 'Why didn't you come in that day?'
So it was my mistake.
That said, I am likely to spend less time over there now...maybe on days off only. His drinking behaviour (and his cough) is what cost him his last job...if he wants to carry on drinking, that's up to him, but I don't want to support his habit.
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