Day 094 of Our Winter: Jay's younger sister is still coughing. It's been almost a week and last night she wasn't able to sleep much because of it. So, today we asked the hotel staff and were directed to a little clinic down the street. She met with an old Thai doctor who checked and prescribed some medicines. She's been taking over-the-counter 'everything' that has had little effect. The old doc determined it'd be best if she went on a course of antibiotics as the cough was probably too severe to be only a virus. The sisters stayed around the hotel so Renuka could continue to recuperate.
Jay and I went out several times but stayed mostly in the neighbourhood. We walked by the following display near a hotel mall. Chinese New Year is observed in most of SE Asia. This year it falls on the new moon around February 17th. It will be the year of the horse in 2026. Of their 12 symbols, Jay was born under the horse. He knew that but I just looked it up and found out he's a Wood Horse who are usually less chaotic than the upcoming year of the Fire Horse. Luckily, they get along well with Earth Pigs and this must account for our quickly upcoming 41 years.
