Last night the dog woke everyone in the villa, sounding a loud, continuous alarm. I looked out the shades and could see him barking maniacally at the entry door to the villa, but by the time I got some clothes on and went outside, he was up the street somewhere, still barking, but I could not see him.
Comments in the morning on the community WhatsApp group were made expressing the need to lock the door at night. And I suppose that is right. As the lockdown continues in Bali, crime has begun to rise. People are in need. They are not working. Their money is gone.
In the past, locking the door has been a problem because the dog used to go out at night and then show up some time in the wee hours of the morning looking to get back in, which he did by throwing himself at the door until I woke up and opened it for him. Now, however, he rarely ventures outside the villa. He figures his job is here inside. And he has discovered that he need not scavenge for food, as people here are willing to give it to him.
Still wondering what's he's going to do when we change location, next month perhaps. Hopefully he will not decide that he needs to guard the entire non-enclosed neighborhood.
Speaking of the new location, I went again this morning, as requested again by Louis, to inspect the building site and to make 'a more complete video'. Five, actually. Things do seem to be progressing, and they do seem to acknowledge what they are supposed to be getting done. All of the fixtures are going in, piece by piece, but the AC and wifi have not yet been arranged (given that Louis is still stuck in Australia). And you know there's no way I can move into a place without AC and wifi. God forbid.
Comments in the morning on the community WhatsApp group were made expressing the need to lock the door at night. And I suppose that is right. As the lockdown continues in Bali, crime has begun to rise. People are in need. They are not working. Their money is gone.
In the past, locking the door has been a problem because the dog used to go out at night and then show up some time in the wee hours of the morning looking to get back in, which he did by throwing himself at the door until I woke up and opened it for him. Now, however, he rarely ventures outside the villa. He figures his job is here inside. And he has discovered that he need not scavenge for food, as people here are willing to give it to him.
Still wondering what's he's going to do when we change location, next month perhaps. Hopefully he will not decide that he needs to guard the entire non-enclosed neighborhood.
Speaking of the new location, I went again this morning, as requested again by Louis, to inspect the building site and to make 'a more complete video'. Five, actually. Things do seem to be progressing, and they do seem to acknowledge what they are supposed to be getting done. All of the fixtures are going in, piece by piece, but the AC and wifi have not yet been arranged (given that Louis is still stuck in Australia). And you know there's no way I can move into a place without AC and wifi. God forbid.
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