Hi,
We’ve been enjoying mostly clear skies with moderate to hot temperatures the last few days. The nights are cool and the flowers are starting to bloom.
The ‘Old School Friday’ song was “Do You Wanna Dance” by Bobby Freeman. I suppose it’s time for an ‘Easy Monday’ song since only one person knew the ‘Old School’ tune. “Diamond life, lover boy, he moves in space with minimum waste and maximum joy. City lights and business nights when you require streetcar desire for higher heights… No need to ask, he’s a __ __…” Hint: A player’s player.
This weekend my phone had a nervous breakdown. When you can’t do a simple function because different applications keep opening, or it starts taking random photos, or it decides not to respond to screen taps, it’s time to ask for help. Sunday we went to the Apple Service Center at Central Plaza. I learned that there is something under the screen that goes crazy and causes all this mayhem. I have to wait 2 weeks to see what’s going to happen. In the meantime, I have an original iPhone from around 2009 that’s good for getting calls and text messages. I’ll need help bringing it up-to-date ‘cause 2 weeks without solitaire and email is just too long (555).
Saturday morning we went to the wedding at The Wanderer. We got there early and had a chance to visit with our friends Somluck and Tamiko, from Doy Din Dang. They’re fun to talk to and she has a quick sense of humor. The wedding ceremony was in the air/con room and fortunately for me, they had all of the doors open. It’s a place where the cats hang out and standing by the door made it OK for me. After the wedding there was a luncheon in the ‘Glass Room’. The food was, of course, delicious, and the room was full of happy people. The bride and groom created picture frames with a big slot at the top. Each guest was asked to write something on a little heart-shape and put it in the slot. The hearts stacked up in random order to create an alternative to a guest book. When they hang the two frames, they will have a constant view of loving thoughts from friends.
Natcha and Neetchanon returned from Mae Sai Sunday evening. Whenever they make the trip north, Neetchanon gets an extra dose of family love. This morning she had the biggest smile ever when she saw us. Her personality is blossoming and getting more vocal. I don’t know how, but Natcha still carries her on her back in a sling when doing some housework and around the kitchen. She sings to Neetchanon and sometimes it’s as if the baby is singing back. What a wonderful sound.
This evening we went to the Wiang Indra Resort, around the bend from our house, for their Loy Krathong Festival evening. The setup was beautiful, with tables near the river and lots of food, buffet style. We managed to find some things to eat, and enjoyed the ambience a lot. We saw people we know and that was fun. The hotel is situated directly across the river from the spot at the fairgrounds where people place their krathongs in the river. This gave us a view of the many floating lights. Each krathong has a few sticks of incense and a candle. The glow from the candles reflect on the water, making them seem bigger that they are. Loy Krathong is a time to ask the river for forgiveness and also give thanks. The forgiveness is for all of the things that are done that harm the river. The thanks is for the benefits the river provides. This is also the end of the 30 day mourning period and the first chance for many people to get out and do something ‘social’. When we returned to our house the traffic on our road was backed up for almost 200 meters from the main road that leads to the fairgrounds.
Today’s photo was taken this evening. These are some of the Krathong choices.
Tomorrow we go on our language trip to Phayao (the ‘h’ is silent), about an hour south of Chiang Rai, with our teacher and other students. We will be attempting to speak Thai all day. Hmm.
Have a Great Week.
Peace,
Danny
“The enemy is fear.
We think it is hate,
but it is fear.”
~Gandhi
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