Confession: I don't like Takhab

Good news- I learned a new word today. Bad news -that word is takhab. It means centipede. Worst news- I learned it because I encountered one. It looks like this:

Note: I took this picture from the internet because I was to chicken to take one myself.

 I discovered this creature in the bathroom. I saw it and called to Lily. She came and peeked her head around the corner, and screamed. Then told me to get out quick because if they bite  you they are poisonous and you will die quickly. So I got out! She was surprised that I was so calm when I called her. I had no idea what I was dealing with. We then made a barricade, to keep the centipede in that part of the house. The idea was to try and get it out of the bathroom, through the kitchen, and then back outside. Once Lily and I started to put our plan into action, we chickened out and called our neighbors. They came to our rescue and Cru Li hit it with a broom until it was unconscious and swept it into a dustpan and took it outside. We thanked them profusely and they went back to their home. We asked ourselves, why was the centipede in the bathroom? We went back to clean it up and our question was answered. It had been eating a frog.

Ohhh Thailand.