a bit cold, maybe...

so, just when i say that all i know is hot...

last night i couldn't sleep, so i got up in the middle of the night and plonked myself down in front of the TV - nothing on. but i noticed something - there i was sitting around in just my boxers, and i was...cold. so i put on a singlet. i was still...cold. so i put on a t-shirt.
that was just right.
it must've been about 25 degrees in the middle of the night when i got up - has that become cold to me? can i actually justify it as cold if i'm sitting around in my boxers?

so here is my chart of my NEW understanding of cold as it applies to life in bangkok:

Really Hot: close the windows, put on the airconditioner, sit around naked moving as little as possible.

Hot: leave the windows open with the hope of catching a breeze, turn on the fan, sit around naked.

A Bit Hot: windows open, fan maybe on, maybe off. wearing boxers only.

Cool: windows open, fan off, wearing boxers and a singlet.

Cold: windows open or maybe closed, fan off, wearing boxers and a t-shirt

Freezing: never happens. maybe in the cinema, where i sometimes take a long-sleeved shirt, or in a taxi where you have to ask the driver to turn the AC down...

...and this is the beginning of "winter"... thais are walking the steets with sweaters on in the morning...