Hi,
The weekend in Chiang Rai was rather mellow. There were a few parades, lots of chanting, lots of music, tennis and racing cars. Oh, and the rain paid us a visit or two.
The 'Old School Friday' song was "Earth Angel" by The Penguins. That was a long time ago. 'Easy Monday' should be a snap: "I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me. She showed me her room, isn't it good, __ __?" Hint:
There is furniture involved.
Saturday morning as I was taking Cat to school we encountered heavy traffic on Clock Tower street. Looking ahead, I could see flags and that was our first clue that a parade was being staged. The left lane was free so I decided on an alternate route. As we got close to the corner I realized we were behind a long line of Toyota Yaris cars and that the flags all said 'Toyota'. We were in a car parade, which is pretty 'old school' if you think about it. We laughed about that and moved across town without problems.
Early Sunday morning there was chanting from the village temple. Then there was music, more chanting, a sermon, and more music. It was very nice, just a bit long. Not long after the services were over, which was after lunch, local Thai rock-style music began from the school. It lasted all day and into the evening. We mostly heard the bass drum, which played the same pattern for almost every song. Oh my. Mid-morning we drove out to Khun Gahn's house to pick up some shirts she was making for me. We haven't seen her in a long time, since she's been working on the family's pineapple farm. As we got near her street we could see a little parade staging by the side of the road. On our return the little band of children had assembled and it was too cute to pass up. Today's photo is the local 'Melodica and Drum Corps'.
There is always something brewing with government agencies in most countries. Thailand is no exception. There is a plan to put all elephant operators under the control of an agency that would examine, register, and oversee how all of the elephants are treated. The elephant operators have threatened to bring hundreds of their animals to the Bangkok area and block traffic and confront the government house. This boggles the mind just thinking about it. Hopefully, it will not come to that. At least for the sake of the elephants, who don't need to be subjected to that kind of 'city shock'.
Today Cat went to school and we hung around the house all day. Her English homework is to translate a passage from English to Thai. Guess we will be of no help on this one.
Have a Great Week.
Peace,
Danny
a person has risked himself and dares to
become involved with experimenting with his own life."
~Herbert Otto
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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