The Mystery of the Missing Computer

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Case Number 1
Detectives: Hilary and Amanda

8:30 It started out as a normal Sunday here in Thailand. All was well in Chiang Mai. We woke up.

10:00 The first out of the ordinary event was the arrival of four new farang. They are the new Let's Start Talking group from Longview. They all seem very nice and are very excited to be here.

4:00 The second unusual event was the LST sign up where there were many many new people in the Zone who were signing up for times to read with the new readers. We met a few new people and we saw nothing to cause concern. Our friends P Tik and P Oan from the English lessons at the courthouse came and will be studying here for the next few weeks. They invited us to go to Walking Street with them and to eat a Japanese dinner.

5:00 Of course we accepted and had a great time. P Tik was very generous and showered us with gifts, drinks, and an amazing dinner. She even said she was falling in love with us and asked us to call her Bah "Aunt" Tik.

10:00 When we returned we were shocked to find that Mark's laptop was missing! He remembered putting it in the spare room to charge it and saw it last at lunch time. In order to solve this mystery, after a long search and a discussion with Robert and our friends Wut and Bon, we decided to call the local authorities.

11:00 A drunk cop came with a teddy bear notebook and a pink pen to investigate. After unlacing his combat boots and leaving them outside he searched the scene of the crime in order to find the guilty culprit. After inquiring if he had a way to track the serial number or mac address he responded by saying, "Is that possible?" After seeing he would not be much help we proceeded to seek out higher authorities and took a trip to the local police station.

11:30 Mark gave the detective all of his information while we sat outside and watched the goings on of a Thai police station. We saw two people go in the jail and one was a transvestite.
12:00 A post-police station roti(fried sweet pastry thing smothered in condensed milk and sugar) was in order. We ate the last ones on the man's cart.
The odds of this mystery being solved are slim to none and we are sad for Mark's loss, but he is taking it very well. We are going to be much more careful with our belongings now.