Monday, October 14, 2013

Love


Hi,

The weekend was a busy time for us.  An overdue carwash, a birthday celebration, tennis from Shanghai and Formula One from Japan kept us pretty busy.

'Old School Friday' was "Everyday People" by Sly & The Family Stone.  Time for some 'Easy Monday' that you know:
"Your lights are on, but you're not home.  Your mind is not your own.  Your heart sweats, your body shakes, another kiss is what it takes... Whoa, you like to think that you're immune to the stuff, oh yeah.  It's closer to the truth to say you can't get enough.  You know you're gonna have to face it, you're __ __ __."  Hint:  Somebody needs a rehab, if there is one.

Saturday we went into town on a mission:  Get the car washed.  We spent half of our waiting time at Work@Home Bakery.  While we were hanging out, the owners came zipping home on their vintage Vespa custom.  They live behind the bakery/coffee shop.  After letting their dog Jonathan out, the three of them came in and we had a nice visit.  The second half of our wait was spent at Doi Chaang Coffee, a few doors to the south.  We browsed through the Thursday edition of the Bangkok Post, which was still full of new for us.  In the end, we drove away with a shiny, clean black car that looked like new.  

In the evening, we hung out with Cat after dinner.  Not long after she went to her room, Lisa saw a post from a friend wishing Cat 'Happy Birthday'.  We thought her birthday had passed, but discovered it was actually Saturday.  We went to her room and she confirmed that it was her birthday.  We decided that Sunday we would celebrate her 16th birthday.  Apparently, it's not a big deal here, but 16 to us, is one of those years that has some significance.  

Our Sunday plan was to go to Central Plaza, stroll around seeing the sights and then have lunch at Fuji Japanese Restaurant (her request) and then Swenson's for ice-cream.  When we arrived at the mall there was a giant expo going on.  It was everything about the Lana Stag Beetle.  I had no idea so many people were so interested in these big, black, scary looking bugs but folks of all ages were gathered around booths and displays.  There were lots of bugs sitting on pieces of bamboo, just staring.  They don't seem like they'd make a very playful pet, but people were buying them and taking them home in little plastic cages.  Normally, they are kept on a small log or bamboo stick, with a small string tied to the bug.  We didn't spend too much time on this, although I did investigate while Lisa and Cat were shopping.  Below is a photo I took from above one of the tables with displays of mounted insects, and a close-up of a Lana Beetle.  


At Fuji we had fun.  We watched as Cat ordered mass quantities of sushi.  We asked her if she was going to eat it all and she smiled and said 'yes'.  About 20 minutes later, she gave out a big sigh and announced that she was full.  That's when Lisa told her the saying 'Your eyes were bigger than your stomach.'  She laughed at that and we had the remaining food packed up to go.  There was, however, room for ice-cream and that was also fun.  We'd never been in Swenson's, since we can't eat ice-cream, but we had some strawberry sorbet that was too good.  I think we'll be going back.

Sunday evening we took Cat to the bus station for her trip to Bangkok with three of her friends and a staff member from The Sold Project.  They are going to give some training in tree planting to a group of young people.
  
Have a Great Week.

                     Peace,
                                Danny

"Real love begins where nothing is expected in return."
~Antoine de Saint-Exupery 

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