Song

Hi,

The cold season is upon us.  More clothes are required in the mornings when we go outside.  It warms up during the day, and then drops again when the sun goes down.  It’s a little warmer than the Los Angeles basin, so I can sympathize with those facing winter.  Now we know what to bring to stay warm.

The ‘Old School Friday’ song was “Donna” by Richie Valens.  This week’s ‘Easy Monday’ song really is an easy one:

“Stayed in bed all morning just to pass the time.  There’s something wrong here, there can be no denying.  One of us is changing, or maybe we’ve just stopped trying.  and __ __ __, baby, now __ __ __….”  Hint:  No way.

The Saturday celebrations honoring The King’s birthday were a lot quieter than we expected.  There was the sound of gongs in the morning.  Two different temples were ringing them, creating a very eerie atmosphere.  The large gongs have a very deep tone with a long ring to them.  In the evening there were some fireworks, but nothing excessive like during Loi Krathong.  During the afternoon we decided to make a run to Big C for a few things.  Oh, did we forget what day it was?  There were so many people going to Big C that they were parking their cars on the Super Highway.  The back-up was so far from the store that we decided to try the mall instead.  We found a place in the mall and only went to the market, avoiding the throngs that were probably upstairs.  

This eating thing is getting better every day.  Sunday we went out for lunch.  This time we went to the River House Resort.  Once again, I had a nice meal with no side effects.  Blue noticed a banana plantation on the property next to the hotel.  Trying to imagine what it will be like when they all have fruit boggles the mind.

We went back to the Night Bazaar for dinner and some final shopping before our trip.  Everyone was commenting on the temperature drop.  When we eat dinner at Sawadee Restaurant we have a perfect view of the Night Bazaar.  I noticed that there is a new generation of children ‘growing up’ amongst the vendors.  When we first moved here there were some little boys who spent their evenings running around together, making up games and doing what kids do.  Last night there was a group of girls doing the same thing.  The little boys are older now and we don’t see them.  What an interesting ’neighborhood’ to grow up in.

Today was the national holiday for the King’s birthday and it was pretty quiet around here, except for a few very large, window rattling explosions that were not fireworks.  They sounded more like something the military might set off from a cannon.

There was no party across the river this weekend.  Hmm, maybe it’s getting too cold for carnivals.

Have a Great Week.

              Peace,

                        Danny

 

“The brook would lose it’s song

if we removed the rocks.”

~Unknown