Hi,
It was another hot, smokey day in Chiang Rai. There has been talk of flying tanker planes over the town and spraying water, but I'm not sure that will really help. At least it's reached the attention of everyone and now the powers that be will have to step up. Meanwhile, I ran errands, we went to the market, and we visited a friend.
Well, I have to give a shout-out to my friend Pam, who knew the song. Where are the rest of you? I think you're getting soft out there, needing easy songs and giveaway clues. OK, here's our lyrics for today. It's all here:
"__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __? Does anybody really care. If so I can't imagine why, we've all got time enough to cry."
Clue: There are eight blanks in the verse, but only seven in the title. Really? Really.
Sometimes the mornings can be deceiving when trying to determine if the air is better. Hope can cloud perception and it looks better, but is really the same. Hmm. By mid-morning there was no doubt about the poor quality of the air. We're really feeling bad for the people who have no choice but to live and work in it 24 hours a day.
While Lisa got her massage I went downtown to get things. All the things were within a block so it made it easy. While I was driving I was reminded of the courtesy that drivers give to the Samlor operators. When one of these older men is trying to change lanes or make a turn, most drivers will give them the right of way. It's not an easy job, even for a young man, trying to peddle a three-wheeler with one or two passengers around town.
After lunch and a nap we went to the market to buy some material. Lisa had a pair of pants made by the seamstress lady and decided to have her make more. The couple who owns the big fabric shop are always very helpful. Today the wife showed Lisa some Spandex made in China and then mentioned that there was a better quality made in Japan. She also mention that it was more expensive. We looked at both and bought the material from Japan. She could have pointed us to the expensive material first, but she didn't. When Lisa told her we were taking it to Orn, the seamstress, to have pants made, she immediately started telling us about a tailor she goes to who knows how to make pants for women. She even called him to make sure he'd be in his shop and told him we were coming. What a great experience.
The tailor had an amazing memory. He took about 5 or 6 measurements and didn't write anything down until he was done. I guess we'll find out next Friday if he remembered correctly. (555)
We visited two friends this afternoon. The first was our friend Natty, who we've known since we got here. She's been helping her parents run the family restaurant and doesn't have much free time so we try to stop by and see her when we can. Then we went to see our friend Tye, who is running her sister's pharmacy while her sister and her husband vacation. We took her some fruit and just went to hang out. She brought us water and then gave Lisa a gift, and two little presents for my Mom for her birthday in May. It was a very thoughtful thing to do and it's not the first time she's done something like this. We learn a lot about the 'chain of respect', as I like to call it. Elders and ancestors are highly regarded in this culture.
We just finished season seven of So You Think You Can Dance. We've already seen season eight so now it's off to Australia for season one of their version of the show. This could go on a long time. Last weekend was the opening round of the Formula One season and I forgot to tell you to set your TiVo. Don't worry, there's lots more and I'll be reminding you.
Have a Thrilling Thursday.
Peace,
Danny
You can steer yourself, in any direction you choose."
~Dr. Seuss
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