Hi,
Under a strange, hazy sky we went on a road trip to immigration. It was nice to get out and enjoy the countryside.
A lot of you were quick with a response to the 'Easy Monday' song. Nothing like a really easy song to start the week.
"You see the signs, but you can't read. You're runnin' at a different speed. Your heart beats in double time, another kiss and you'll be mine, a one track mind. You can't be saved, oblivion is all you crave, if there's some left for you, you don't mind if you do... You know you're gonna have to face it, you're __ __ __." Clue: Powerless over Cupid.
Normally, we would have done our '90 day check in' at Central Plaza, when immigration brings the show to town. The first Saturday of this month we were in bed so we missed it. Today we drove up to Mae Sai, which is the border town with Burma. The drive took just under one hour. Mid-morning travel on the highway is uneventful, except for the police checkpoints. They don't stop us, but it slows everything down for a few minutes. The countryside is lush from the rainy season and the foothills seemed magical as they loomed up from the flat rice field foreground. As soon as we walked into the immigration office we saw our friends Scott and Michele. It's always nice to see familiar faces; it helps break the ice. This was the first time we had been to the office in Mae Sai in a long time. They have streamlined a few things and our check in only required presenting our passports. No more filling out forms with copies of this and that. We were there for less than 30 minutes.
Yesterday morning we were to have a visit from whoever is buying property next to us. It was a big mystery as to what it was all about. Our friends Chalit and Amber came over to help with translation and for Chalit to 'witness' the property line numbers. We waited for 45 minutes and no one showed. Chalit called a number on the letter and a man, I guess the real estate man, said he was on the lot behind us and we should come to him. Reluctantly, we drove to him and then met the parties involved. A large plot of land directly behind us is being bought by the sister of the farmer. She plans to sell small parcels for little houses. This sounds familiar, and the other lot where they tried this is still vacant. Of course, that's fine with us, but even if they build it won't be a problem. We plan to put up some very tall plants in the meantime, to start our 'green wall'. Today's photo shows the rear of our property from the farm behind us and the land that's being bought.
Have a Happy Tuesday.
Peace,
Danny
they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."
~Marcel Proust
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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