Words

Hi,
You must be really be busy. Nobody wrote me about the song. Lisa knew it, and I'm sure August knows it. Think:
"Break my heart, I want to go and cry. It's so sad to watch a sweet thing die Oh, __ __" Hint: They spent their early years at the beach. There's a girls name in the title. Oh, come on, you should know this.
Today we went out with Supat and looked at the property since the brush had been cleared. Now we get to see exactly what we bought. Huge, to us. I'll put some pics on the site so you can see just what I mean. The only bummer is, there's a really cool tree, right in the middle, where the house will be. We learned that there's a wall that must be built, to keep the dirt from spreading. Then, there will be another wall that protects the property, later.
This afternoon we went to the hospital for our final Hepatitis-B vaccination. Once again, we were amazed at how easy and friendly everything went. We walked in, unannounced and were sent to a station in the main building. A few minutes later we saw a doctor (a pediatrician) who filed out our cards as she asked us a few questions. The nurses had quoted us a price of 555 Baht per shot and the doctor confirmed it. We noted that it would be much more in the U.S. She said she thought that's where it came from. Hmm. Oh yeah, that amounts to $18.25 apiece, for everything.
From the hospital we walked a block, into the marketplace and found a store we'd been to before. We were looking for light-bulbs, but walked out with a water dispenser, batteries, and sponges. Oh, well, it's stuff we'll use. Took a few random shot of 'things you've never seen' for you to check out.
An observation: There is something that struck me today. We had been told that there were certain forms of bigotry in LOS. One doesn't want to see these things, but after a few months, it's had to deny. Amazing as it may seem, skin tone is something that tends to separate people. Hmm, who'd imagine? Even here in Thailand, most of the advertising shows fair-skinned happy people, yet when one walks the street, everyone is not the same. Like the song said, 'Everyone is beautiful, in their own way', but some feel less-than and we've learned this first hand. A stroll down the aisles of Boots Drug and Cosmetics store and you'll see countless products with the phrase 'whitening or skin whitening' as one of the benefits. It's just an observation, of a culture that's different.
This is Joyce's last night in Chiang Rai. Tomorrow she'll fly to Bangkok and finally home in a few days. It's amazing to have friends that will fly half way around the world to help you realize a dream. By the way, Bangkok Blue is having a one day Holiday Boutique on December 17. That's a Monday. If you want to find some great gift ideas, check it out.
Time to go play over at Flickr. Have a Great Day.

Peace,
Danny

"Appreciative words are the most powerful force for good on earth!"
~George W. Crane

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