18 June 2026
A rain-week count is a different room
The same grocery on Seri Thai Road holds a different stock picture when the lane is flooded with umbrellas and the supplier waits until the rain eases.
Journal
Notes from rooms we have already counted.
These pages are about shelves, lanes, and cartons. They are written by the people who do the visits.
4 March 2026
The pile behind the stock card
Most cards in a small shop describe the bin on the aisle. The quantity that matters is often in an opened carton one step behind it.
22 January 2026
Before the hot-season order
The order for water, basins, and festival packets often goes out because last year felt busy. The shelf still has last year's remainder.
12 November 2025
A full rail of the wrong sizes
The rail can look complete from the door and still be missing the two sizes the neighbourhood actually wears.