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Hi,


Today was a beautiful day in Chiang Rai. The weekend was a busy one. There was a birthday, a massage, and a trip to the Night Bazaar.

Our 'Old School Friday' song didn't get past some of you. It was "Ain't That A Shame" by Fats Domino. His real name is Antoine Domino. I think he should have used that, it has a magical ring to it. Now it's time for 'Easy Monday'. "Hey, have you ever tried, really reaching out for the other side? I maybe climbing on rainbows, but baby here goes...." Hint: The title is in four words, by a group named for either something you eat or something you spend. (Ha)

Saturday was Lisa's birthday. She woke up to a present, and then Boot came up with a cake with candles, and a box of pastries. We went to lunch at The Legend Resort, and in the afternoon had a massage. In the evening we went to the Night Bazaar for dinner. While we were waiting for our food, Lisa noticed that the sign for the Fish Spa read: "Happy Feet with Dr. Fish". It was a fun day.

Sunday we did the Big C thing. I did some shopping for new jeans and found a couple of pairs. Why are pants referred to as 'pairs'. One wouldn't buy one leg, would they? Hmm. Anyway, I have to get them shortened but that shouldn't be a problem once we connect with our seamstress friend Ghan. If I had bought them at Edison they would have shortened them right there in the store. How's that for service?

Today we went up the highway to Makro to get baking paper so Lisa can make more of her delicious cookies for me. We ended up finding a few more things that we didn't know we needed (Ha). From there we went back to Big C for cooking oil. We had 'credits' on our receipt that gave us the impression they were worth 400 Baht. When we got to the check-out counter we had to spend a certain amount to get the credit. After it was all done we spent a very small amount for a bunch of stuff. Now I see why we have a Big C card.

We had an 11:30am appointment with Jaffee at Doi Chaang and since we were early, we went by the pet supply store to pick up the dog food we'd ordered. Then, when we got to Doi Chaang, we still had time to kill. We met Kwan's boyfriend from England and had a brief visit with them. Inside, we saw people we know. It seems that many of our expat friends go there during the morning. We sat next to Eddy, from Puerto Rico, and in the course of things discovered that there is another expat who is selling bread at the health food store and it's totally natural. We'll have to give it a try. Jaffee finally arrived and we had our meeting about things dealing with Lisa's upcoming exhibit. Everything is falling into place. We got the 'proof' for the catalogue when we got home and it should be done in time.

After lunch I went to the little market in town and to my surprise, they were playing Eminem. That's a switch from the usual Thai Pop stuff. I love this little store because they give such good service. I bought two packs of drinking water and a young man insisted on carrying them to the car.

The Chinese New Year is coming up on February 5. We saw an article in a Chinese newspaper on the plane about the new year being the year of the Rabbit. To that end, there is "The Taiwan Homeless Bunny Protection Association." I guess they're preparing for all the little bunnies that will be given as gifts and then abandoned. We love the name.

Have a Great Week. A 'thank you' to Christopher for today's quote.

Peace,
Danny

"Hearing is one of the body's five senses. But listening is an art."
~Frank Tyger


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