Sounds of the Night

This little Gecko has been making some noise the last few nights. It may be that since I had been gone for a couple of weeks I forgot the sounds we get use to at night. Out of no where this... "eeeckkkk-ooooooo" sounds and almost makes you jump. They don't sound continously, so it happens off and on suddenly. Another sound that does happen fairly regularly is the night guard sweeping up the leaves in the morning. Notice I said "night guard" therefore when he is sweeping it is like 5:00 am before he leaves. I guess they feel that is part of their job description because they all do it up and down the street. A couple of mornings I wanted to take the broom and sweep him out the front gate. One more which is unique to this country is the bread man. Around 6:00 am, you can hear them yelling "nom paung" as they ride their bicycles carrying baskets filled with loaves of bread. It is a joke to try and mimic them because of the way it sounds. All is well! gail