Hi,
After days of forecasting rain, we finally got some 'small rain' late this afternoon. It may be enough to water the yard, but it won't cause any problems around town. Yesterday there was big rain in Chiang Mai. I guess the mountains stalled it and just gave us leftovers.
This week's 'Easy Monday' song was another hard one. Hmm, have to rethink this. "Baby Don't Go" by Sonny & Cher. I'm pretty sure you'll remember this 'Zany Day' song. It's all about a disaster at the movies.
"__ __,__ __. __ __ ... We've both been sound asleep, __ __ __ __ and weep. The movie's over, it's four o'clock and we're in trouble deep. __ __ __ __, __ __ __ __" Hint: Another tune by a duo.
On our way to Big C this morning we saw lots of military men in their dress uniforms. At Mengrai Square, on the highway, it was clear that this was to be the location of a big ceremony. Driving down the highway in the afternoon there were policemen on all the corners, waiting for a motorcade. We'll have to ask around to find out what it was all about.
At Big C, as we walked through the parking lot, I saw this wooden couch carved into the shape of a Naga, a serpent that is featured in Buddhist and Hindu mythology throughout Asia.
We made two trips into town today. In the afternoon we started at the bank. While Lisa and Blue went inside, I went to the mobile post-office van that was parked down the road. When I walked up to it, the window was closed and I thought I was too late. Then I noticed a man inside and he slid the window back and a rush of cool air came out. As he was filling out forms and stamping things I noticed that there was a small version of the air/con we have in our house, inside the van. That's pretty cool (pun intended). Having the postal service move to different locations during the day allows people who can't get into the center of town an opportunity to post letters and buy stamps.
We usually don't venture into Central Plaza in the early afternoon, but today when we arrived the place was packed. Since we didn't go into the main floor of the mall, I don't know if there was an event or not, but it looked like a sale day on a weekend. Our focus was in the lower level at Top's Market. Lisa commented that Top's is like Chiang Rai's version of Gelson's in Los Angeles. They have lots of imported items as well as a wide variety of fresh food. One might assume that it's there for expats, but that doesn't seem to be the case. It draws a lot of Thai shoppers in addition to their international clientele.
Time for Wacky Wednesday.
Peace,
Danny
"Embrace the glorious mess
that you are."
~Elizabeth Gilbert
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