Hi,
This has been one of the most adventurous weekends in a long time. It may take a couple of days to tell you, but it's worth the ride.
Last week's 'Old School Friday' song was "Baby I'm Yours" by Barbara Lewis. 'Easy Monday' should be a snap:
"When I'm drivin' in my car and the man comes on the radio, he's tellin' me more and more about some useless information, supposed to drive my imagination. I can't get no, oh no, no, no. Hey, hey, hey, that's what I say.
__ __ __ __ __, __ __ __ __ __, 'cause I try and I try and I try and I try..." Hint: Life can sometimes be so frustrating. Hmm, and it's by some of the oldest rockers in the world.
Saturday morning we went about 20 miles outside of town, to The Sold Project Resource Center for the parents meeting. It looked like the whole village was there. The scene was very inspiring, seeing whole families there to support their children and the work being done. I would guess that maybe there were close to 100 people. We were introduced to three recent college graduates who were supported by Sold. One is now an English teacher, another works at a hospital with a degree in science. We left after about hour and returned in the afternoon. Cat took us up the hill, into the village to see her sister's house. We met her grandmother on the road and she walked up and hung out with us. At the house Cat gave us a tour and then we sat on a mat in the yard and enjoyed the view of Doi Chaang (Elephant Mountain) in the distance. There were two dogs and a bunch of chickens in the yard. It was absolutely quiet. I asked Cat how she got to the highway for school when she was living there and she told us she rode her bicycle. It's almost a mile of bad dirt roads. The van would pick her up at 6:30am and she'd return at 6:30pm. Life is different for her today.
Between our visits to the country we went to the local Suzuki dealership to look at the new (for Thailand) Ertiga. It's what they call an MPV (multi purpose vehicle). Basically, it's a small 7 passenger van based on the Suzuki Swift, built in India. We went for a test drive and today (Monday) we ordered one in black.
After visiting with Cat's family we went to Boonrawd Farm for the Farm Fesival. As we approached the property we could see 5 large hot-air balloons in the distance. Cat decided that she wanted to ride in one. More on that later. We sat in line for about an hour before parking. People were coming from everywhere to attend this event. It ran for 5 days, but Saturday night was 'the night'. We got there early enough to walk around and check out our dinner options. Once we got our food, we had to walk around and find a place to sit and eat. So many people. We finally got to eat and then the first band hit the stage. They performed a very tight set that included some Thai originals as well as some American oldies (James Brown and Earth, Wind & Fire).
As we moved around the Festival grounds we ended up by the balloons. It was time for the ride. We got our tickets and then waited while they did a production number with smoke and colored lights on the balloons. It was a very cool show that would have looked better sitting down (555). Once they started 'flying' the balloons the line moved at a good pace. The three of us got to ride in our own basket together. Inside the basket with the fire operator is a little scary at first, with the giant flame right above your head. Heat rises so it takes a few extra blasts to start the upward movement. We must have been 40 to 50 feet in the air, with three ropes holding us in place. The view was awesome.
The view from above Farm Festival
The three of us returning to Earth
Tomorrow we'll continue the weekend adventures.
Have a Great Week.
Peace,
Danny
should not interrupt the person doing it."
~Chinese Proverb
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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