Friday Funnies

Well, I'm a little disappointed. Ricardo was the only one of you to write with the correct answer to the song. It was
"Walk Away Rene" by The Left Bank. And the clues were so good. I just knew I'd get lots of mail on that one. Now:
"You've got to give a little (Wa-hoo), take a little (Wa-hoo) and always have those blues a little, that's the story of, that's __ __ __ __" Clue: You gotta be a rock not to figure this one out, even it you don't know the song. (Ha) My weekend gift. If you remember the talking part, send me the best line of the song.
Today we spent the afternoon walking around in the center of town. We started with lunch at Doi Chaang coffe and then walked down to Nut's mom's restaurant. She was there, and showed us her latest jewelry designs. Soi mak (very beautiful) and pang mak (very expensive). She's now making things for the King's daughter. Oh my. From there we went into the market district and walked up and down the aisles, taking in the sights and smells.
This evening we had a little dinner party with 'The Family'. Jen, Nu, Third, and Pui joined us for a gourmet dinner based around fish dishes. We talked, laughed and had one of the best times we've ever had. During the course of the evening, we discussed the land we want to buy. Third is helping us deal with the land office and the owner. We showed them our plans and they gave us feedback. We asked them where the Garden Shrimp Restaurant was located and after much discussion, Third offered to take us tomorrow night. (we were thinking Sunday) We told him about our plans to go to the Festival with Boot and he invited her to come too. Boot agreed and we have a plan. The big joke was, Third is going to be out of town. Making plans for others. He wants to be a politician. Yep.
We're going to make our own Kratongs tomorrow. Boot will bring the parts and we'll assemble them ourselves. They will be made of banana leaves, stalk and some part of us. Hair, fingernail plus a coin and a candle. Sometimes flowers are involved. It should be fun and we'll take pictures of the process. Jen explained that they send the bad down the river to make way for the good. Hmm, making way for good is always cool.
After dinner, Third dropped us off at the NB for Kristy's last stand. We were doing good and then it started to sprinkle and all the merchants started packing up. Our holiday shopping is almost done. Whew.
I forgot to mention that the other day, when we went up north, we stopped off at Anantara, a resort across the road from the Hall of Opium. I know the general manager and he'd told me to come by anytime. Well, wouldn't you know that the day we went, Mark was in Nepal (another story). His assistant gave us the OK to roam around and we did, a little. This place starts at $300 a night, and we didn't want to overstay our welcome. The grounds are incredible. As we were leaving, we were asked if we wanted to see the elephant camp. Of course we would. We piled into a converted little car and made our way up to the camp. The elephants are the ones I told you about, that have been adopted by the resort. They live there with their 'families' and take the guest for rides and the guests can learn how to 'drive'. We got a chance to give them sugar cane and visit with the cutest 2 month old. Go to the Flickr site for pics.
It's time for the 'Funnies'. Have a Fun WeekEnd.

Peace,
Danny

Critical Dog

Following a woman with a dog out of the movie theater, a man stopped
her and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I was amazed that your dog
seemed to get into the movie so much. He cried at the right spots,
moved nervously at the boring spots, and laughed like crazy at the
funny parts. Don't you find that unusual?" "Yes," she replied. "I find
it very unusual. Especially considering that he hated the book!"

Gettin' Funky, Thai Style

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