Friday Funnies

Hi,

It was a warm, busy day in Chiang Rai. We just returned from the opening of an art exhibition. Stay tuned and I'll start from the beginning.

'Summer of Love' was filled with "Nights In White Satin" by The Moody Blues. 'Old School Friday' goes to 1956:
"You know I can be found, sitting home all alone. If you can't come around, at least please telephone. __ __ __ to a heart that's true." Hint: It would be mean to give too many clues on this one. Let's just say the singer rocked the jailhouse and leave it at that.

This morning Boot went to Ban Du to work with her former mother-in-law selling lottery tickets. Lisa worked on the finishing touches to her print for the '100 Artists' project. We went back to Central Plaza for lunch. After cruising all the eating places we settled on Sizzler. On our way to the restaurant I noticed that CAT (our former internet provider) was having an opening of their outlet in the mall. Pictures were being taken with key players and I noticed my friend Nucha standing in the pose. We made eye contact and I waved. That's when he broke from the pose and came out to invite us to come be in the picture. I kept saying how we weren't customers anymore. One of the women who I dealt with at the office came over and wouldn't take no for an answer. She kept saying 'Thai tradition', so we stood there with a bunch of people from CAT and had our picture taken. As we left, they gave us a gift, which turned out to be a coffee mug.

While we were eating our lunch at a window table watching the mall traffic, a couple passed by and the woman smiled and nodded to us. We couldn't place her until we realized it was probably a friend of Boot's that we met briefly at the house. Just as we'd finished our meal, our friend Jaa walked by. We saw each other and she came in and we had a visit.

After lunch it was time for Lisa to go back to the Rimkok for the final 'work day'. A few hours later I went to the hotel to pick her up and we looked at all the work that had been created this week. It's hard to believe that some of the pieces were created in just a few days. We went back to the house for a short time and then returned to the hotel for the closing dinner. Lisa made lots of new friends this week, shared the process she uses, and learned things from other artists. Tomorrow we'll go back in the morning for a ceremony for various artists that have died, and then another ceremony closing the project and giving the art to the government building.

The dinner at the Rimkok was still going when we left. We wanted to go to the opening of an exhibit at a new gallery in town that was showing eight artists who were also at the Rimkok project. We went to Doi Chaang for coffee and then drove down to the gallery. When we arrived, there were people standing in the street, crowded around for the opening ceremony. The energy was high, since many in the crowd were friends of the artists. Part of the opening included a glee club from the new Chiang Rai International School. The kids sang something, we don't know what it was, but they did it well, and stayed for the show. The presenter of the exhibit was the director of the school. Lisa knew the artists from the week, and past shows at 9 Art Gallery, but we'd never seen their work. This was a great evening of discovery and connection.

Tomorrow night we will attend another art opening at the Rai Maefarluang Gallery, which is set in a government compound that is like a big park. This has really been an 'Art Week' for us.

Have a Wonderful WeekEnd. Time for more 'Funnies'.

Peace,
Danny

More Funny English Notices

In a Yugoslavian hotel:
The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the
chambermaid.

In a Japanese hotel:
You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.

In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox
monastery:
You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and
Soviet composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except
Thursday.

In an Austrian hotel catering to skiers:
Not to perambulate the corridors in the hours of repose in the
boots of ascension.

On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:
Our wines leave you nothing to hope for.

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