So it turns out that I was indeed right about my previous tenant. My boss and a colleague read my latest entry and were very amused – I am indeed sleeping in the bed of a sloth whose concept of hygiene was limited to knowing what a bathroom was. I doubt, however, that he used it much. My body is covered in bites and I have been searching high and low for bed bug repellent.
Now, when one looks for insect repellent generally their names go along these lines – ‘Mortal Death – makes bugs bleed, even in death’ or ‘Pest Terror – a way to end your nightmares and to start theirs’. I find it comforting knowing that these hideous miniscule creatures are going to die an agonising, painful death. It puts a content little smile on my face. I also like the pictures on the canisters – there is nothing more beautiful than an upended mozzie. Don’t even get me started on the Rattex boxes – too stunning. One can imagine my disappointment when I discovered that the Omani version of ‘Raid – kills germs dead’ is ‘Piff Paff’. I swear to you they have called a bug repellent ‘Piff Paff’. So what’s their pathetic little catch phrase going to be? ‘I’ll piff and I’ll paff and I’ll blow your house down’. Puh leez.
Because I have very little faith in this namby pamby Piff Paff I have spread almost an entire box of powder onto my bed. And now I sit here, smugly, I can almost hear the strangulated cries for help from those little bastards and it is music to my ears. Rohini, the cleaner at school, will come over later to perform the funeral...with her vacuum cleaner. I will be there in full mourning.
I have had to over come my fear of driving into the desert twice a week, it is going to be my toughest challenge. I drove out there yesterday by myself. I knew that if I was going to rid myself of my anxiety with regard to the trip I would have to do the journey alone and so now, not having even been here for two weeks, I have taught myself to drive and will be driving a road that could be compared to Chapman’s Peak’s older brother who was once on steroids. It is a spectacular drive though and I will post pictures of the best bits onto the blog shortly.
‘Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands.’ Deuteronomy 8: 1
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