Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Attitude

Hi,

Another rainy day in Chiang Rai. We spent most of the day without the internet, had frustration at immigration, and got resolution on the cutting job around the pool. Tonight we'll let it wash away with a massage.

The 'Easy' song was "Brandy" by Looking Glass. My how the memory can fade. This should be a real test, for some:
"Last night your shadow fell upon my lonely room. I touched your golden hair, and tasted your perfume...then came the dawn, and you were gone. You were gone, gone, gone. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __." Clue: This is song from the 60's by a group named after a fruit that's been aged, and plugged in. The title is 8 words about the night before. Hmm.

My visualization of a sunny day wasn't very effective. We hit the highway in a light rain, and it was off and on for about half of the trip to Mae Sai. Traffic was light so it wasn't so bad. When we presented our papers to the officer at immigration, he informed us that there is a new law that requires a stamp on our marriage license, from the U.S. Counsulate in Chiang Mai. We also can't present a joint bank account. So, we will be driving down to Chiang Mai week after next for a visit to the Consulate office. Oh yes, and next year we will visit immigration before it's time for renewal, to ask about new laws.

There isn't much point in describing what it's like to not have an internet connection. You probably know. I put in a call around 10:30am, and after a visit by two techs, and some work they did somewhere else, it came back at around 4pm. In the meantime, the crew from yesterday, that didn't cut the concrete right, returned, along with Johan's assistant who had discussed the mistake in the cutting. It all ended well, we didn't get charged, and some pressure has been relived on the pool walls.
What surprised me was that they worked through the rain. I really expected them to either wait for it to clear or come back another day.

We're heading out to Arisara for a much needed massage. It's time for Wacky Wednesday.

Peace,
Danny

"Ability is what you're capable of doing.
Motivation determines what you do.
Attitude determines how well you do it."
~Lou Holtz

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