Although monks couldn’t handle money directly, there were donations and expenses to be kept track of. Many of the older monks and abbots had a hard ...ime adjusting to the tablets, and they usually selected a trusted younger monk to do the accounting and using the Wat’s tablet. Some of the older monks and abbots had still been using the Lukk-hid, or abacus, and were very skilled with it.Being a westerner, I had been selected to be the one at Wat Mai Nong Hoi to take over the accounting and to use. “Baby, sorry but you try it out na. You’ve also had a tiring day at work and at the gym”, she said to me innocently. I was lukewarm about the idea, but she insisted and came closer to me trying to pull the vest up from my stomach. I nodded in agreement and quickly pulled the vest all the way from my body. I was walking towards the jacuzzi that Ritu had now filled with warm water on a water-massage and vibration setting (she felt was best for relaxing). As I was trying to enter, Ritu exclaimed,. She hooked long dangling earrings into her lobes, and then picked up the matching necklace. She rarely bothered with it because the clasp was so awkward but she’d always thought it to be so pretty. She sat fiddling with it for about five minutes before rising with a grunt of frustration. Izzy walked from her bedroom straight into her sisters. ‘Jess could you just…’ she began still fiddling with the thing. Jessie’s room was empty. ‘Richard decided to take your sister out for the evening,’ Daniel. Heather sank into a deep and restful slumber. She dreamed of beautiful lush green fields with flowers, birds and butterflies twittering about as she glided gracefully through. She felt young and lithe, bouncing and prancing about, her feet felt incredibly light and nimble, the knots and pains from standing and walking around all day at work melting away in her dream. As she skipped along, the grass was turning soggy and she could feel her toes getting wet.Dan woke early that morning, but stayed.