Hi,
The weather has been the same as before: cold nights and warm days. We had a mellow weekend, got the yard groomed, and final preparations are being made for the trip to America.
The 'Old School Friday' song was recognized by a few readers. It was "Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt. Now it's time for 'Easy Monday'. "There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold, and she's buying a __ __ __. When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed, with a word she can get what she came for. Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a __ __ __." Clue: It's a guitar heavy ballad from an English band that conjures up images of a blimp. The song is a bit of a Rock suite. Hmm.
Saturday we had the party for the young people who are connected with The Sold Project. We sat outside around our new table and the 12 of us fit perfectly. The dinner was great and the conversation was light and fun. We're quite impressed with the way most of our friends have traveled so far, many of them on their own, to teach and explore. During the course of the evening I was asked if I had a Thai nickname yet. I didn't and so Tawee quickly gave me the name 'Denai' which means 'heart' (in a literary sense). That was pretty cool. He has a twin brother who agreed. There are several of our guests who will not be here when we return so it was great to spend time with them.
Sunday morning we had coffee with Atom and her sister Ting, who goes to university in New Zealand. We met at Doi Chaang and heard stories about Ting's recent vacation in China. Atom is studying Mandarin Chinese in preparation for her studies in Beijing in February.
In the late afternoon we went out to Martin and Kay's house for work on Lisa's catalogue. It turned into a trip back into town with the four of us dining at Sawadee and cruising the Night Bazaar. It was the first time we'd been out with them and we had fun.
There have been some interesting sights around town lately. At Big C this morning there was an employee on rollerblades who keeps an eye on the checkout stations and rolls up and down directing customers to the ones that are open. As we were checking out, one of the vegetables didn't have a price so he took it and skated over to the produce department for the price. What made it even more of a sight was the Santa hat on his head.
While sitting at a light we noticed a policeman waving his hand at someone. It was a young woman on a motorbike, without a helmet. Before she reached him she turned her bike around and sped off in the other direction. The policeman got on his bike, like he was going to give chase, but decided she was too far away so he just sat there. Hmm.
The day ended in the kitchen, hanging out with our friend Chalit, while Lisa made cookies for our trip. He brought us some traditional Thai desserts that his grandmother made, and we talked about lots of different things.
Have a Great Week.
Peace,
Danny
"Never make your home in a place.
Make a home for yourself inside your own head.You'll find what you need to furnish it -
memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things.
That way it will go with you wherever you journey."
~Tad Williams
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