It was shortly after midnight. The apartment was old and the air conditioner worked, a little, when you thumped it hard. I got to move out of this place I thought. There was a rattling noise from the metal rack where I kept the beer glasses. Then the bed started to shake. Imperceptibly at first. As a past Geography student I knew what was happening - earthquake. I dashed next door to wake up my Australian mate Bob and warn him of the impeding disaster. Old buildings like this are not usually constructed to the highest standards of the building code. Does Thailand have a building code? - I wonder sometimes.

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