Ding Dong the Rat is Dead

For those of you that have been following the story of the rat I have some very exciting news. The rat is dead. On Friday night we got home from the mall and the note from our helper literally said , "I threw away the rat." We went upstairs to check out what happened and there was some blood, rat hair, and elephant glue on the floor and the railing. What we are hypothesising happened is that the rat ate all of the poison that we had laid out and exploded on the elephant glue. Our helper cleaned up most of it up. I got the joy of cleaning up the rest of it. I have pictures but I did not want to be too graphic. This is a G-rated blog you know. Then this weekend we got a sonar noise making device that will keep the bugs and rats away. No more rats for us. It was very exciting day for us.

Christmas in Bogor

I went to the friendly neighborhood Starbucks today to work on some school work. When I walked in there was Christmas music playing, snowflakes on the windows, and the baristas were wearing Christmas shirts and hats. Is Starbucks like this in America right now? I would really like to know. I was a little sad. What happened to Thanksgiving?

Happy Birthday to Auntie Kooch and Leah Koetje

Rat Traps 3 and 4

We have been trying to catch this rat for a while. We have tried many different ways of trying to catch him. On Tuesday as I was talking to Maddy on Skype I saw the rat on the stair glaring at me saying, "You can't catch me ha ha ha ha ha." So I screamed. Really loud. So loud that the neighbor came over with her helper who is fearless, and a great rat fighter. She could not catch the rat that night either. We have taken the rat catching to a whole new level. Forget drowning it (Sorry grandpa and grandma. We bought "The Reusable Never Miss Rat Trap (Kills Rats Every Time!)" So far it has not killed yet. A rubberband is supposed to go around the rats neck and suufocate him. It is quick and humane. We also bought some Elephant Glue that is supposed to be so sticky that the rat will go on it and not be able to get off. That has not worked yet either. I took some pictures of the lastest traps. Hopefully they will be filled with something soon. I am a little skeptical though.




The lady in the picture is Brittany. She is my roommate. As you can see we added a decorative pattern of raisins and nuts to the Elephant Glue I am all about style.

Sexy- The Motorbike

Here are some pictures of my new motorbike. Her name is Sexy. Sexy is a Honda Bemo from the 80's. I got her for free ninety-nine and then I had her completely rebuilt. I got to help design her and pick out the colors. Sometimes I would argue with the mechanic that was building the bike because I did not care about her original state but he really seemed too. She gets me to where I need to go which is to and from school, which is her purpose. I hope that the pictures will do her justice.

The Saga of the Rat Continues

Last night after running errands all night and being at school all day I got home. The electricity was off, and I was afraid to walk into my house for fear of being attacked by the ferocious warrior rat. I went and found a flashlight and a candle and sat in the dark eating some cookies figuring out what to do next. One of my errands was buying rat poison. This was the day that the rat was going to meet it's demise. When my roommate got home she had the same thought. We moved the rat traps inside. We baited them with fish, bread, and peanut butter covered in rat poison. We then sprinkled more poison around most of the house. Now we are waiting for the day when we can pull a grandpa and drown the rat.