Thursday, March 14, 2013

Student


Hi,

Today was a good day in Chiang Rai.  Many things got done, and we had a visit with a good friend.  Our social calendar is getting busy with lots of coming events.

I'm surprised that only two people knew the 'Zany Day' song.  Hmm, maybe the chorus will jar your memories:
"Workin' __ __ __, what a way to make a livin'.  Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'.  They just use your mind and they never give you credit.  It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it..."  Clue:  It has to do with working hours, which should be pretty clear.  Now all you have to do is know when to punch in.  (555)

This morning, while we were exercising the dogs, Boot called out that the yard people were at the gate.  They were not scheduled to come today, but I looked over the wall and saw the women in the back of the pick-up truck looking at me.  Hmm, we took the dogs inside and let the workers take over the yard.  It seems that when a crew can be assembled, they get to work.  We know the lawns need cutting when the dogs start 'grazing' on the long grass.  We just thought we'd get some notice.  It looks great now, just in time for new sprinklers.

We went into town and ran some errands later in the morning.  It struck me today that we can often park in one spot and take care of many things in a two block radius.  That's the beauty of living in a relatively small town.  Nothing is too far.   One of the stops was at the Post Office/Coffee Bar.  I sent some documents to Bangkok and it cost $.16.  At first I thought they made a mistake, but that was all it cost.  Hmm, nice.

Our good friend Pat came over for lunch and we hung out and talked for hours.  We always learn something about family dynamics 'Thai Style', and the nature of things in Chiang Rai.  Today we had an interesting discussion on the creative process and the element of pain.  Hmm, deep stuff.

We're back to being a one car household since we returned the rental car.  Actually, it just sat in the driveway after we got our car back.  I'm still getting used to how casual some transactions are dealt with.  We met the same young man who brought the car to the government building, he walked around the vehicle, checked the gas gauge, handed me our deposit and that was it.  No paper work at all.  It was almost the same at the body shop.  Work done, money paid, bye-bye.

This evening I met with a friend at Doi Chaang.  He lives south of Bangkok on one of the islands.  We spent an hour talking and it was a great way to finish the day.

This weekend is the beginning of the 2013 Formula One season.  Oh joy.  Sunday we've been invited to a house warming party and a baby shower.  

Today's photo is a little Hill Tribe wheel toy.  Kids pull each other around and sometimes brave small hills with them.

                        Hill Tribe Skateboard

Have a Thrilling Thursday.

                        Peace,
                                   Danny

"The secret to mastery in any field is to forever be a student."
~Martin Palmer

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