Reasons

Hi,
Well, we made it back to Chiang Rai, without incident. As we were leaving the bus station, I spotted a sign over a shop that read:
"Pordee Coffee". It didn't look like a Thai word and the more I thought about it, I started laughing. Did it say 'Pour de coffee'? Hmm, maybe on our next trip I'll go find out. I love it.
Boy, did I get a lot of responses to the song line yesterday. Tomorrow I'll fill you in on all the research that was done. In case you need a little more for recognition, here's the opening line: "Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone. Susanne the plans they made put an end to you..." Hint: He's often called 'Sweet Baby __' and this was his first hit. Other than that, you're on your own.
As I mentioned yesterday, today is actually the first day of the water aspect of Songkran. As we made our way up the highway, the bus got 'splashed' a few times by young people. As we passed through various villages, we'd see small gatherings, with their water set ups. Usually a few buckets or trash cans, and a small bowl for tossing the water. A few had garden hoses and just sprayed the road. We did see some motorbike riders who were soaking wet.
Back in town, Supat's car got one good bit of water from some kids. I guess as the week progresses we'll see more of this. It's a good thing we have 'air' in the truck. Just keep the windows rolled up and hit the wipers when needed.
We went over to The Place to see the new roof. Now it's looking like a giant house. The workers finished the top portion and will finish when they return after the Songkran break. When we arrived, they were having a party. They were all sitting around on the ground in a circle, eating, singing, and drinking. They all had on their colorful 'Songkran shirts', which are actually Hawaiian Aloha shirts. Who would imagine that the popular garb for the Thai New Year is a shirt from Hawaii? Fortunately, we brought a few so we will fit in when we go to town. (That's if we go to town)
Another development at the property was the delivery of all the tile we've been ordering. It was quite something to see all the tile assembled in one place. Up until now, we've just seen it one tile at a time. Man, it's a lot of tile. Now it's just a matter of the right tile reaching the right room. I have faith that it will happen.
Drop by the Flickr site and check out the NZ pics and the new shots of the house. I'll be posting them tonight (your morning) so be patient.
Have a Terrific Thursday.

Peace,
Danny

"Some people have thousands of reasons why they cannot
do what they want to,
when all they need is one reason why they can."
~Willis Whitney

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