Friday, October 14, 2016

Friday Funnies

Hi,

The weather in Chiang Mai has been perfect.  No rain at all, warm but not super hot.  On the surface, life went on as usual in this big city of the north.  Read on for more observations.

The ‘Zany Day’ song was “Fight Number 505” by The Rolling Stones.  ‘Old School Friday’ is not truly ‘Old School’, but it’s old enough to pose a challenge (555).  “Now if you feel that you can’t go on, because all your hope is gone, and your life is filled with confusion and happiness is just an illusion.  And your world is tumblin’ down, darling, __ __, __ __ for me.  __ __ __ to love and comfort you.  __ __ __ with the love, I’ll see you through.”  Hint:  This is tricky because the first part of the title is the two dashes, and the second part is the three dashes.  Got it?  It’s by four guys from the motor-city.

We went to the gallery this morning to set up the exhibit.  Our main job was to put the artwork where we wanted it so the staff could hang it.  Mrs. Wanthip, the gallery owner, was very helpful.  It was decided that the exhibit would open tomorrow, Oct. 15, but that the opening ceremony would not take place until late November.  Everyone is being asked to not have any celebrations, ceremonies, or activities for at least one month.  We just heard that the Festival of Loy Krathong is being canceled in Chiang Mai.  That’s a pretty big deal.  More will be revealed, for sure.

Television has been showing the same series of films about the life of The King since yesterday evening.  All the TV channels in Thailand are showing the same thing today.  For 30 days TV and radio must not broadcast any programs that include elements of entertainment, joy, violence, impoliteness, or overly expressed emotion.  "Program hosts and announcers must dress in black or white tones, mainly black, without a pattern, and be polite.”  These guidelines also apply to imported programming.  So, things are going to be different for a while.

We went to Central Festival Mall for lunch and there were a lot of people there; many dressed in black.  I have a ton of black shirts in my closet, but they’re all at home, so I picked up a T-shirt.  Government offices were closed today and that probably accounted for some of the crowd at the mall.  Traffic on the streets was very heavy in some areas.  It will be interesting to see how things are in Chiang Rai.  

Today’s photo is another take on the food court concept, as seen from an escalator.  


Tomorrow we will return to Chiang Rai, a day earlier than planned.  It will be good to get home.  

Have a Wonderful WeekEnd.          ‘Funnies' are coming.

             Peace,
                       Danny


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