Pest Control

Working late in the office, I was being pestered by three dumb fluttering bugs that must have been taking shelter inside from the rain. My insecticidal impulse was rising as they flapped and flopped about, throwing themselves against the floor, walls, and desks repeatedly. But then a gecko appeared in the middle of the floor, calm and cool. It basically waited there, while one by one, the fluttery bugs, in their haphazard, careening manner flew right next to it. It snapped them up nicely without much apparent effort. A fun little show for me--the gecko swallowing them down, at one time having two sets of wings protruding out of its mouth, and its little belly making some sort of digestive pumping action.

Just now another bug has appeared and the gecko, not content with his meal of three, is in chase.

I guess I should close the outer door before the gecko gets full, otherwise in the morning the office might be littered with the unconsumed carcasses of these short-lived bugs.

Speaking of tomorrow, I'll be going to the police station for the last step in the process of getting my Alien Resident Certificate. After being in Taiwan for over a year, I'm finally a legal working resident.

Everything is hunky dory. My only concern is shutting the bugs out without shutting the gecko in...