To Grow

Hi,
Well, it was bound to happen. All that rain in SoCal has influenced the Chiang Rai sky. We got rain last night. It was pretty hard for a while. It was light this morning and then the afternoon was quite pleasant. The nice part about it was that it was still rather mild, temperature wise. We may get a little more overnight. It's a good thing here, because it clears the air and waters everything. Apparently, it doesn't usually rain this time of year. Hmm.
Some of you remembered "Heatwave" by Martha and The Vandellas. Now maybe the hints made sense. Try this one:
"__ __ __ __ __, you don't wanna call nobody else. Send it off in a letter to yourself..." Clues: There's a girls name in the title, by a prolific group that broke up and got back together.
We went to the property on Sunday. The crew has grown to thirty-seven. There was activity all over the place. The pits for the footings had been filled with sand and a crew from a neighboring village was busy working on the perimeter wall. I'll post some pics on the Flickr site.
After some investigating, the distributor for the flooring we wanted was located and we're going to get the color we wanted. Yea. We've been working on our bathroom floor plan. We have it laid out on the living room floor in tape. Really makes it easier to visualize the space.
After our visit to the sight we took a little road trip north, to Macro. It's kinda like Costco. Large quantities of things, no bags, good prices. It's the longest run we've made in the truck so far. We also stopped and filled the tank. They have these cool fuel pumps that allow the operator to press a button, in this case 'fill', and it stops when the tank is full. We just sat there and watched. Prices are a bit higher than in the U.S., but it seems that our little diesel truck is not very thirsty. I also noticed that one of the fuels offered is 'gasahol'.
I've been recording the sounds around us lately. Mostly the birds that gather in the trees. It's pretty amazing, like being in a tropical forest. Yesterday I managed to record the sound of the big lizard that I told you about. Eventually, I'll try and figure out a way for you to hear these wonderful sounds.
Our Monday is over and it's time to wind down. Have a Good Week, in between the rain drops.

Peace,
Danny

"To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future,
be totally unlike your past.
Your history is not your destiny."
~Alan Cohen

Gettin' Funky, Thai Style

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