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Hi,

We had a night and day of rain. During the day it would start and stop, but wet just the same. We had lunch at Big C, and dinner at the Night Bazaar.

If you found yourself humming "Roxanne" at inopportune times, you can thank me, and The Police. You may even thank Eddie Murphy if you sang it the way he did in 48 Hours. See if you can vibe in on this one: "I, I love the colorful clothes she wears, and the way the sunlight plays upon her hair. I hear the sound of a gentle word, on the wind that lifts her perfume through the air..." Hint: The product of a different kind of family affair, this song became one of the signature pieces for this Southern Calif. group. More tomorrow.

Today we had to fend for ourselves since Boot wasn't feeling well. We were going to go by Bliss Photo to pick up Lisa art, so we decided to lunch at Big C. We usually eat at Black Canyon, but today we checked out S&P. We've never eaten there, but I heard someone mention that the food was good so we gave it a try. We were not disappointed. There was an extensive menu, and what we ordered we enjoyed. After lunch we looked at the 'Moon Cake' display in the center of the restaurant. All over town there are tables with assortments of moon cakes. Our waiter brought me a sampler of 'berries with nuts'. I tried a piece and it tasted like fruitcake. I bought two. The cakes are part of the observance of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and also to celebrate the full moon with family and friends. Next Wednesday we will go to Khun Jaffee's house for our second Full Moon Dinner. This tradition is Chinese in origin, but is widely practiced all over Asia today.

This morning the pool guy came while it was raining. I fully expected him to check the salt level, and leave. Instead, he stayed and did his whole routine. This is not the first time he's worked in the rain. It seems so ironic, watching him vacuum the pool while water falls from the sky.

At Bliss we picked up Lisa's original art, and a CD with about half of her show photographed in proper style. When it comes time to print the catalog for the show there should be no discrepancies about color.

There are some words in Thai that are spelled one way, for the benefit of foreigners, but never pronounced that way. At least not in the north. One of those words is the most common phrase used every day: 'Sawatdee' followed by 'ka' for women and 'kup' for men. The restaurant where we eat at the Night Bazaar is spelled 'Sawasdee', but no one says that. Also, when learning Thai the instruction for men is to end phrases with 'krup', but you don't hear men say the 'r'. It's just 'Kup', as in cup. I once got into a heated discussion with an American acquaintance who lives in the south, about how things are said in the north. It began when he corrected me for saying Chiang Rai with an 'R'. He said it was Chiang Lai. Well, he doesn't live here, and 'r' and 'l' seem to have a life of their own anyway. Tonight Lisa ordered water and the waiter looked at her with no clue as to what she said. It's all in the tone. If you don't use the proper tone, you just get a blank look. When she corrected her tone he got it immediately. The adventure continues.

Have a Wacky Wednesday.

Peace,
Danny

"Things turn out best for the people
who make the best of the way things turn out."
~Unknown

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