I just paid for 10 more days at Lankham, so that's at least 30 days in Pakse. The hotel's receptionist also works in the kitchen at times. She's Lao.

The cat is a Japanese maneki-neko, to bring in business. Those tiny scrolls say in Vietnamese, "VẠN SỰ NHƯ Ý," meaning a thousand matters according to your wishes. I'm assunming the waiing figure is also there to snag customers.