Belief

Hi,
Well, another weekend's come and gone. Around here it just seems like 'same same', as they say around here. Things aren't necessarily altered that much on Saturday and Sunday. Life goes on.
It was nice to see that a lot of you remembered "The Duke of Earl", by Gene Chandler. Brought back many memories.
"I remember when I used to play shoot em up (Shoot em up, bang, bang baby) I remember when I chased the girls and beat em up. But I was young and didn't understand..." Hints: Speaking of memories, this one should surely bring some. An R&B oldie that should intrude on your present state of mind and take you back to childhood, as in the song. Oh, the games we played.
The F1 season is over and the last race was action packed from start to finish. Our favorite had a few problems, ended up at the end of the pack, then drove his way back to 7th place at the finish. It was enough for Lewis Hamilton to end up in second place in the championship points, in his rookie year. Wait 'til next year.
Saturday we went over to the 101 Cafe and Bakery for weekly concert of the Chiang Rai Youth Orchestra. It's made up of about 14 young people playing violin, cello and bass. They played for about 45 minutes, without a conductor. We were very impressed with their playing. Some time ago I told you about how a small group of them got a chance to go to Belgium and study with a concert violinist. There was a group of younger kids there (a field trip I suspect) and about 20 adults who came to listen. We'll probably check them out again. There are pictures on the Flickr site.
Today we had a little drama around here. Three of the fish in the pond died. A man came to clean the water, but was too late. Now there's only one lone fish. The conclusion, so far, is that the water was just too dirty. The pond needs a filter, in my opinion. We'll see about getting more fish.
I've added a bunch of pictures to the site from the day we went driving with Pat. There are some reliefs carved out of the side of a hill, and the fancy resort I told you about. Be sure and stop by and check them out.
If all goes as planned (which rarely happens) our 'stuff' will arrive in Bangkok tomorrow. Then it's a matter of our agent going through an 'unofficial negotiation' with the customs people. Can you say 'ransoming our belongings?'. Such is the way.
Have a Wonderful Week.

Peace,
Danny

"If you believe you can, you probably can.
If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't.
Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad."
~Denis Waitley


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