It went a log way to getting him back in with the girls and he loved every minute of it. It would become a regular part of his frequent visits to Daddys Hobby.
They went to the apartment quite early at nine oclock, but both were tired after a week of parties. They went to bed after a shower and Lek fell asleep almost immediately as she often did. It was a knack that Craig envied.
He had had problems getting to sleep all his life; for as long as he could remember. Even as a very young child, he could remember going downstairs to ask for a drink of water, just because he was bored that he couldnt get to sleep. His parents advice had always been to just lies there with closed eyes as a rest is as good as a sleep. He didnt believe it any longer, but he still couldnt get to sleep.
Usually, he just got up and read, but this evening he had a new toy, so he switched the computer on and got ready to work. It would set the trend of the way things would be for the rest of his life, but he didnt know that yet.
Craig had made a few web sites before, but he knew that they were amateurish, so he set about looking for instructions on how to do it properly. He didnt want to have to learn HTML thoroughly, so preferred the route of using an editor.
After three hours of research he had selected a British HTML editor from a short list of six. It was not cheap, but by two a.m. it was on his desktop and he was preparing to launch it. This was typical of Craig, he always wanted to be doing it.
By six a.m. he had created a web site that was better than he had ever made before. At least it looked good in preview, so he looked around for a host for the web site. Within the hour, the web site was uploaded to the host and a decent-looking web site was live on the Internet. When he looked up, Lek was standing behind him.
You get up early, telak? I think you not go to bed. Why you not sleep, my dear?
Dont worry, Lek, its just that Im excited with this new modem. It allows me to do what I want at any time of the day or night. I love it. Look, I made my first web site in Thailand. Not bad, eh?
Very nice. You can make money with that?
Well, no, not yet. As it stands it will not make money, but....
So, I dont understand. Why you work all night for web site that not make money? Seem stupid to me. I dont understand Internet and web sites. Tell me later, I go to sleep again for one hour.
He didnt feel too discouraged, but he knew that he could not ever be certain of being able to make enough money on line to keep them together either. It was another facet of their new life together that was not guaranteed. In fact, so far there was nothing guaranteed except that anything could happen.
When Lek woke up again at eight thirty, Craig had applied for a Google Adsense account, a PayPal account, an Amazon account and several others. These would allow him to monetize his web sites, if he were accepted and it would mark the first step to being able to live in Thailand without financial worries whether it be in Leks village, Baan Suay, or Pattaya.
There was little more he could do now except think of an idea for a good web site, so he undressed and crept into bed beside Lek with sunlight streaming in through the French windows leading to the balcony.
Moments later, he heard:
Telak, I go get tickets for go to the village tonight. OK? I want to see my daughter and my family. See you later. We go tonight, if I can get tickets. Or tomorrow if I cannot.
Lek was getting up, before he was completely asleep this too would become a regular occurrence in their future.