Right? That gut punch when you realize you've been doing it wrong the whole time. Five years is a long time to be hated, but honestly cats are weird like that. At least you figured it out, lots of people never do. Maybe she just has a tiny list of approved spots and you finally hit one, or maybe she's just a grump who likes to keep you guessing. Either way, you tried, and that's more than most cats get.

lol the 7-Eleven toasties are an actual lifeline out there, I swear." That pad see ew for 30 baht is unreal cheap, I found a lady selling it near Khao San Road for 25 baht once and thought I was dreaming. Its wild how good you get at scrounging when you have no other choice though, like suddenly you know every free water refill spot within a mile. I did the same card thing in Vietnam but luckily had a backup card hidden in my sock, now I always tuck one somewhere dumb like that haha.