Hi,
The weekend weather was cloudy skies with evening downpours. We spent time with friends and struggled with the internot. This week I promise to answer email.
Our 'Old School Friday' song was "Born Under A Bad Sign", originally by Albert King. It's also been done by B.B. King, and I love the version by Cream. Now it's time for 'Easy Monday'. This goes out to all the competitors who won big things over the weekend. If that's not a clue, well... "I've paid my dues, time after time. I've done my sentence, but committed no crime. And bad mistakes, I've made a few. I've had my share of sand kicked in my face but I've come through. (And we mean to go on and on and on and on) __ __ __ __ my friends...." Hint: A great anthem if you're on the winning side (555)
It seems that we have to keep an eye on the sky these days. Clouds and colors can be indicators of whether it will rain. Nothing worse than planning a bunch of errands and getting caught in a storm. We did pretty well on Saturday morning. After grocery shopping we stopped by Bliss Studio to visit with Chalit and Amber. Chalit and his brother recently launched a web site for the photo studio and it's definitely someplace to visit. Click on the link:
In the late afternoon, just after our swim, the rains came. It's been good for our new plants so we don't really mind. The wind wasn't too bad and it wasn't enough water to cause 'pooling' on the lawns. We watched part of the Formula One qualifying from England and when they had a rain delay we switched to Wimbledon for the women's final.
Sunday morning Tatt and I drove south of town to Wat Rong Khun. He'd never been there, but knew about it. Tatt likes to draw and he really enjoyed all of the artwork in the temple and the galleries. We did the best we could at communicating and it seemed to work. He told me that when his parents come to visit him he would like to take them there. While we were on our little tour, Lisa and our friend Sutheera were at our house working on her presentation of a paper she has to deliver in English. When we returned to the house she got to meet Tatt and they talked a bit. It was then that we learned that he wants to study airplane logistics. Still trying to figure out exactly what that means. More conversation will no doubt fill in the blanks. Below is a photo of the beginning of Friday's parade. The rest of the students hadn't lined up yet.
Parade formation begins
Sunday evening we had plans to have dinner with Chalit and Amber at the Night Bazaar. We pulled out of the driveway and a few drops of rain hit the windshield. About 2 minutes later we were driving in a downpour and knew that our plan was not going to work. We turned around and went home. Just as we were about to start with a dinner plan the power went out. It came back on and then went off and stayed off. It was dusk so we could still see enough to grab flashlights and pull out the candles. Once the candles were in place Lisa realized that we had no water since the pump is electric. Hmm. About 10 seconds after that the lights came on and we all breathed a sigh of relief.
Upstairs it was a different story. The internot never came back. After checking and re-checking I finally surrendered to the fact that something was very wrong and it was outside of the house. We settled in and watched the English Grand Prix and then the Wimbledon men's final. I must say that I've had my fill of sportscasters who speak a different kind of English. And to think, they're from England. Oh well.
Today Chalit and Amber came over for lunch and conversation. While they were here we got a return call from the 3BB tech about coming over. Chalit explained what was happening in Thai so they really understood that it was not a router issue. Two guys showed up this afternoon and ended up having to climb a pole on the street. Eventually they restored our connection but it still keeps dropping. I have to remind myself that there was once a time when there was no internet at all. What?
Have a Great Week.
Peace,
Danny
we must not only act, but also dream;
not only plan, but also believe."
~Anatole France
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