Hi,
The air in Chiang Rai was a tiny bit better today. Still need a good wash with some rain. We stocked up on supplies to cover the weekend so we don't have to do to much driving around during the holiday.
"__ __ __ leaves __, and I'm not stuffin', believe you me. Don't you remember I told ya, I'm a soldier in the war on poverty.... You gotta have somethin' if you wanna be with me. You gotta bring somethin' girl, if you wanna be with me."
Hint: The singer is clearly wanting a monetary contribution to the relationship. One of a few people that sang and played with The Beatles on record.
We weren't the only ones who had plans to buy lots of 'stuff' today. Makro was packed with families and small store owners preparing for the Songkran weekend. It was interesting to note that some prices, especially chicken, jumped way up right before the holiday. Hmm, I hope it goes down after it's all over. When we left the store we paused to find the aisle where we parked and the attendant saw our indecision. He waved his arm toward the car, the same way he does when showing you an empty space. We all laughed.
On our way into town to get a bag of coffee we stopped to get a photo of the front of '@night'. I love the creative thought that went into making the banner that spans the front of the place when it's closed.
Things to do @night
As we approached the 'New Bridge' we noticed many awnings in the street next to the curb. It looked like the beginnings of a street fair. Then I spotted a man connecting plastic pipes and then we saw the water spigots. The road is going to be a party zone, complete with filling stations for the shops so they don't run out of water. The awnings are to protect the water tossers from the sun. Note to self: Don't go over New Bridge this weekend.
Sometimes we take for granted the fact that we've been here over 5 1/2 years and that we have established patterns. When we went to Doi Chaang for our coffee, they knew what to do when I put the bag on the counter. We went by TechnoCom and the young man behind the desk stood and said, 'Ink?'. He was right of course, that's what we buy in his shop. Then we went to the shop by the marketplace where we get our chicken sausage and the clerk said, 'Gai? (chicken)'. I guess it's nice to be remembered and treated as a regular customer instead of an oddity. That's how it seemed in the beginning. Now, we're almost locals.
Have a Thrilling Thursday.
Peace,
Danny
~Kenji Miyazawa
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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