Hi,
The sky above Chiang Rai is still not showing any signs of rain. Maybe it will not appear at all.
I expected more of you to recognize the 'Easy Monday' song. There were maternal and paternal units involved.
"__ __, can't trust that day. __ __, sometimes it just turns out that way. Oh __ __, you gave no warning of what was to be. Oh __ __, how could you leave and not take me?" Hint: So easy, yesterday has relevance.
Today's big adventure was a trip to Makro. We almost had to put it off. At the end of morning dog play, something happened to Daku's right rear foot. He limped around and then spent time licking his foot. Upstairs Lisa cleaned and soaked it. Daku then stayed in one position while we dressed for the vet. When we were ready to leave he got up and was fine. On to Makro.
There are some aisles at Makro that we seldom use. Some contain commercial kitchen supplies, others are stationary and printing supplies. Today we were looking for clothes hangers and ended up on an 'new' aisle. We weren't sure we'd find anything and then we saw hangers of every description. As we moved on to the produce section there was a table filled with 'Baby Mandarin Oranges'. Tiny little oranges that were almost bite-size. I shoulda bought some.
The big news in the meat department is the addition of an automatic hand dryer by the customer sink. Before the dryer, after handling any meat products one would wash the hands and then walk away trying to shake the water off. Hmm. Store security doesn't seem to be an issue at most places where we shop. At Makro though, they have a person who stands at the exit door and examines your receipt and then stamps it. This makes no sense at all since you have just left the check-out cashier. What?
When living in the country of your 'first language' it's very easy to use the internet to research almost anything. Whether it's material for knowledge or shopping for an item. That is not the case when living in another country. Many times, I will do a Google search, get a page of results, and then have to look for one that appears to be in English. Sometimes I can translate the site by clicking a button. Then it's a matter of trying to understand the translation. It's a challenge that becomes quite an adventure.
One of the major 'petrol' station chains has recently posted signs at their entrances to notify customers of the capabilities of their 'facilities'. Here's the picture that's worth a thousand words:
Have a Happy Tuesday.
Peace,
Danny
~Russian Proverb
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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