Pooey and I had a real connection tonight. She was dressed all frumpy although the women who worked where she does were all dolled up. I normally don’t let myself get lured in, but her energy was like a bright shining ray of light in a den on iniquity. Anyway, I’ve never seen anything like it in Thailand, putting a Tom Boy looking girl in front. Maybe she was just hanging out in the front (tourism is down). But whatever the reason, there she was, and I immediately could tell she was special and they were using her for that reason. They let me just sit and talk with her. A few of the other girls came and spent some time, and helped translate.  It was all heart as the language wasn’t there.