Monday, August 16, 2010

Discover

Hi,

The sunshine and rain continue to trade places here in Chiang Rai. Over the weekend there was a lunch date, a dinner party, and an artistic consultation. We got an answer to the traffic mystery, had some interesting sightings, and more adventures in the wild kingdom of the Big Brown House.

The 'Old School' song was "Sha-Boom" by The Chords. How could you miss that one? Never mind, it's time for 'Easy Monday', and I'm sure you'll remember this one: "You went to school to learn girl, things you never, never knew before, like 'I' before 'E' except after 'C', and why 2 plus 2 makes 4... __ __ __, it's easy as 1 2 3. As simple as do re mi...." Hint: This one is by 5 brothers and the alphabet is involved.

Saturday night we went into town for a dinner party with the gang from The Sold Project. We ate at Da Vinci's, an Italian restaurant owned by our friend Aye and her husband. We had a wonderful time meeting new people, and having lots of fun conversations. Aye came by and we told her we'd had trouble finding the acupuncturist she had told us about. She offered to drive us down to the location so we'd know where to go. After dinner we met her and she took us right to the spot. The reason we missed it was because the sign was all in Thai.

Sunday Lisa had lunch with our friend Sutheera. During the meal, Lisa commented on the heavy traffic in town last Sunday and Sutheera explained that all over Thailand the government was giving tests for employment. She was involved at Rachapat University, where she teaches. It seems that there were tests being given at all the schools in Chiang Rai. She told us there were 40,000 people testing in Chiang Rai. That explains the traffic.

Later in the day Sompong and Nine, the owners of 9 Gallery, came over with their two boys. Lisa wanted to show Sompong the work she was doing for her upcoming show. They spent time in her studio discussing her process, and talking about her use of colors, and how she achieves the final result. It was a stimulating conversation for both of them. The boys spent time in the yard, and I hung out with Nine. The show is now scheduled to open in mid February.

We went to the Night Bazaar for dinner and afterwards we walked around. There is a college student who plays her violin in the Bazaar for donations. She's a regular fixture there, and last night we saw a little girl about 2 or 3 years old standing in front of her with a tiny toy violin. She was bowing it with a straw. It was a charming sight. Today we spotted a policeman riding a pink motorcycle. I'm going to call him 'Officer Pink Bike'. I guess you ride what you've got. Amazing Thailand.

This evening we took the dogs out after dinner and Daku the hunter captured a bird. Lisa tried to get him to drop it but it was no use. Instinct prevailed. Oh my.

Our bag is half packed for our trip tomorrow. We fly down to Bangkok, and then transfer to a flight to Krabi. From there we'll take a hotel van to a ferry that will take us to the island of Koh Lanta, and then to the resort. The whole trip from the Krabi airport to the resort takes two and a half hours. Then we rest, and enjoy.

Have a Great Week.

Peace,
Danny

"One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose
sight of the shore for a very long time."
~André Gide

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