Peace

Hi,
It was a beautiful day in 'The Rai'. We went to school, dined by a lake, and cruised the Night Bazaar. Oh, and BamBam played guard dog and smiled at strangers.
Our most recent song brought out all the Rockers in the crowd. Paul and Pedro even knew the concert that I mentioned.
"__ __ __ __ __ __, I need you to need me I'd love you to love me, I'm beggin' you to beg me." Hint: Imagine, a Rock and Roll song about want and need. Hmm.
As planned, this morning Lek and a fellow teacher friend of hers arrived in a school van to pick us up for our latest adventure. We went to Chiang Rai Technical College to record some conversational exchanges for her English class. She wanted them to hear English spoken without a Thai accent. We were joined by Pun, who teaches internet technology. We were given our 'parts' and after a little practice, committed various conversations to tape. It was fun, and after we were done Lek invited us to lunch.
We were taken to a restaurant called Keung Doi (beside the mountain). It sat next to a big man-made lake and the view was incredible. It's actually a fishing lake and there were many people on the bank doing just that. We had a delicious lunch, walked around a bit and headed back to our house.
When the gate opened at the house we realized that BamBam was in the yard. She came tearing around a corner barking her head off. Intruder alert. She knew that Boot was at home and our truck was in the car port, so something was not right. After we got out of Pun's truck she kept barking, but did her 'smiling' thing. Lek, who is a dog lover, immediately commented on the smile. She has 16 dogs. I don't know how she does it. After we return from our vacation we'll go back to the college and speak to her class.
This evening we had dinner at the Night Bazaar and then strolled around and picked up a few gifts. We don't usually walk around as early as we did and it was interesting watching vendors setting up their tables and stalls.
That's all from Chiang Rai. Have a Good Thursday.

Peace,
Danny

"Peace is possible.
Each moment that one individual chooses peace inside,
the whole of humanity moves forward.
We each have the ability and responsibility
to become peacemakers in our daily lives."
~John Morton


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