Her body is releasing toxins through her sweat, which then comes in contact with the scars on her face making them burn. So she scratches her face, which it turn makes the scars even worse. The entire right side of her face has abrasions caused by repeated scratching and it is looking much worse than when she first returned from the rehab center. It's almost as if she's fallen from a moving vehicle on to asphalt and she's used her face to slow down.
If there's one thing I learned about getting older, it's that we don't always get any wiser. My wife is going through a lot, so forgetting something that happens only once a year isn't really a big deal when you step back and take in the big picture.
Speaking of stepping back and taking pictures...
Here's a series of photographs of Little Nio sporting a red baseball cap that was a gift from my officemate, Khun Somsak, when he came back from Beijing. The cap doesn't really fit him, but it looks adorable with the rest of his outfit. He looks cute and he knows it.
Little Nio is a real character. He's got a lot of personality and he is so full of life that he is so much fun to be with all the time.
A thoughtful moment at the office. Little Nio comes with me when I have to come to work on the weekends. Once he's interested in something he can stay preoccupied for quite a while.
After going to the office we stop by Fortune Town to grab a few movie titles before heading back. Something catches his eye on our way up the escalators... it's a huge construction site. We spend a few minutes watching the big construction machines moving around. From this distance they look like his little toys.
I don't know exactly what it is about our connection, but because we spend so much time together I know exactly what he wants, what catches his attention and what he is trying to communicate. Right now, it's mostly about him wanting to be understood rather than trying to understand other people, but it doesn't curb his enthusiasm about exploring things and figuring things out.
Back at home, Little Nio tries to get some attention from his Mommy. She's not doing too well and even with a controlled constant temperature with the air conditioning on, she swings from either being too hot, or feeling too cold. Her mood swings are very erratic as well.
Back again at Fortune Town, we have a favorite Japanese restaurant on the basement level that serves gyoza. One of Little Nio's favorite dishes. He can finish off two orders of gyoza all by himself. That's ten pieces in case you want to keep count.
He's becoming picky about foods and it is starting to get challenging to get him to eat vegetables. Unfortunately he doesn't seem to have a problem with snacks and sweets.
Here's Little Nio with a peach flavored lollipop thoughtfully studying a kinetic water sculpture. There's a pump that gets the water up to the spout, which in turn drops down to make all sorts of things happen like a "Rube Goldberg" machine. It's a great example for demonstrating causality and fluid dynamics, but I suspect it might be a wee bit advanced for a two year old.
Later that evening we stop by Prachaniwet Market on our way home to grab some street food for dinner. We finish off a bowl of egg noodles before heading back home. Here's Little Nio relaxing on the bench that the motorcycle taxi gang's use as their hangout. He's unfazed by the tough neighborhood, and the local toughies seem to have a soft spot for him and he's welcome to sit with them.
