Thailand trip prep

I had no reaction to the Hep A shot, so I started on the refrigerated Typhoid capsules Thursday morning and still have no reactions, so this morning I took the 2nd of the 4 capsules needed. With this schedule I'll finish the 4th capsule on Wednesday morning, just before I drive down to Mom's in San Marcos, and wont need to keep anything cool on the way down.

With the help of Craigslist, on thursday evening I bought a used, large Eddie Bauer suitcase in very good condition. The owner wanted $20 and gave it to me for $10, essentially a gift. I should now have enough room for the 36 pounds of books I am taking to Bangkok, in my partial capacity as courier. I will need to travel light to keep the check in bag at less than the 50 pounds allowed, and the 22 pounds allowed for carry on.

I received the cell phone I bought on Ebay and now agree with the reviews by others online, which I should have read before buying, that this model is bad, with covers that slide off too easily, a screen that can't be read in bright light and larger than normal size. It is an unlocked GSM phone which should work fine with a Thai SIM card, which I also ordered on Ebay. I thought a refurbished cell phone would be better than trusting a used cell phone, but I now regret that decision because of the cons of the phone. The seller accepts returns only as credit toward another phone and they have only one other GSM clamshell phone, also rated poorly. So, I'll try to make do with this one.