Friday, June 16, 2017

Friday Funnies

Hi,

Well, the storm predicted for today did not happen.  We had a beautiful day with blue skies this afternoon.  More rain due on Sunday, or so they say.  Meanwhile, it’s hot.

The ‘Zany Day’ song was that old favorite, “She Came In Through The Bathroom Window” by The Beatles.  This week’s ‘Old School Friday’ tune is an old ‘Pop’ song you may remember:  “__ __ __ for you to notice me, to you, I’m just a kid that you won’t date.  Why was I __ __ __?…. __ __ __ for you to care, now my heart cries because your heart just couldn’t wait.  Why was I __ __ __?”  Hint:  By a ‘Girl Group’ named for a hair style, it’s an age-old lament.

We can’t seem to stay away from the gold shop.  Actually, we went back for an upgrade on my ring. The shops in the business district have open fronts and you just walk up and look at the glass cases.  Most have some sort of guard lurking nearby, but you don’t feel intimidated at all.  The whole thing is still curious to me.  There must be 6 or 7 shops within a 1 block radius.  At Big C there are 3 shops right together and they still seem to coexist just fine.  Amazing.

Since we didn’t have any short trips to make today, we went to Starbuck’s at the mall, took our coffee to the van, and had a Harry Potter listening party.  The men who handle the parking lot security have this weird task.  Every evening, at closing, they block off all the lanes within the parking lot with 3 inch wide cloth that looks like striped caution tape.  They loop it through metal gates and make it impossible to park until they take it all down.  In the morning they have to undo it all.  Meanwhile, cars are permitted on the lot at 10am, but with only a few stalls open, until 11:00 when the mall opens.  Most frustrating when all you want to do is get some coffee and listen to a book.  Next trip inside the mall I’m searching for the suggestion box (555).

I had a little bowl of mango with my dinner, which is my usual ‘dessert’.  What I didn’t know was, it was from the tree in the yard.  The one mango that survived (See Below).  Some of it was a little tart, but it was mostly very sweet.  Now I have to wait a long time before there’s another one.  It's good to know that the tree has potential.


Last evening Lisa went into the kitchen and Natcha and Neetchanon were each eating a piece of ice.  When Lisa arrived Natcha was just giving Daku a piece.  So there they were, the three of them chomping on ice, having a grand old time.  Neetchanon is saying Daku’s name very clearly now.  This evening, while they were upstairs, she said, ‘Daku ball’ as she handed it to me.  She picked up his bone to try and get another game of chase, but he was too relaxed to care.  

Tomorrow (Saturday) will be a busy one for us.  In the morning we’re going to the monthly meeting of the Expat Club to hear our friend Joakim talk about the early days of Chivit Tamma Da, that he created with his wife.  It has turned into a major success as a coffee shop/restaurant and a 'destination attraction' for tourists.  In the evening we’re going to The Factory to see a comedian who is on a tour of Southeast Asia.  We watched him on YouTube and he’s funny.  It’s the first time an event like this has happened up here, as far as we know.  

Have a Wonderful WeekEnd.     Time for the ‘Funnies’.

                Peace,
                          Danny


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