Hi,
Chiang Rai had one of those post-card days today. Beautiful blue sky with scattered clouds. Of course, it was hot and humid, but you can’t feel that on the card (555). We just returned from the Night Bazaar, where the joint was jumping.
The ‘Zany Day’ song was “Dang Me”, by Roger Miller, 1964. ‘Old School Friday’ comes to you from 1956.
“I’m gonna write a little letter, gonna mail it to my local DJ. It’s a rockin’ rhythm record, I want my jockey to play. __ __ __, I gotta hear it again today. You know, my temperature’s risin’ and the jukebox blows a fuse. My heart’s beatin’ rhythm and my soul keeps on singin’ the blues. __ __ __, and tell Tchaikovsky the news.” Hint: This is early R&R with a classical twist in the title. It’s by a pioneer of the genre. Hmm, if it walks like a duck, doesn’t mean it’s a duck.
The first thing we did today was drop by ‘The Wanderer’, which will be the name for the project being built by Khun Noot and her daughters. Since it’s a tribute to her husband, Khun Witcha, they felt it was a fitting name since he was a wanderer, traveling all around the world. A friend of ours brought us another South African Jacaranda tree and we passed it on to the project. They were delighted, since they only had one.
We breezed through the Healthy Market, then went to the car wash. No rain is forecast until next week so it won’t get dirty until then (5). We hung out at Work@Home, where we basically had the place to ourselves. When we’re out and about, we spend a lot of time laughing about this and that. Today, Blue came up with an idea for a website that had us in stitches. Can’t tell you yet, but when it happens, you will know. When the car was done, rather than park it in the shade, they left it in the sun. It just meant that it took longer to cool the inside once we got rolling. At the Friday Farmer’s Market we got fresh bok choy and cabbage.
When we return to the states, we usually come with things from Thailand. There are little people in our lives that we like to shop for, as well as a few big kids. The Night Bazaar is the perfect place to shop. This evening we picked up Cat from ‘The Kid’ dance studio, along with her new friend, Nesta. The girls went to the food court while we took care of business. Technically, it’s not ‘High Season’ for tourists, but you wouldn’t know it by the abundance of ‘visitors’ in the aisles of the bazaar. It might be due to the heavy rain and flooding in Bangkok. It’s happened before. If they buy things, it’s great for the local vendors. Nesta lives in Payao, which is a long way from Chiang Rai. She comes to town to study dance on the weekends and stays in a hotel near the studio. After we dropped her off we passed the fairgrounds and it was packed with people. Cat had heard that this was a new thing every Friday night. I can hear that familiar ‘thump thump thump’ in the distance.
After telling you about the dog outfits at Browney’s, it’s only fair to show you an example. What you are seeing are doggie sandals and goggles. Just what a doggie biker needs.
Have a Wonderful WeekEnd. Time for the ‘Funnies’.
Peace,
Danny
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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