Abundance

Hi,
Today I'll tell you about airport waiting, dog sitting, tour negotiating and foot rubbing. We'll also discuss, briefly, the fine art of doing nothing. Curious?
The usual suspects wrote me with the correct answers for the new song. I'm thinking that the following line will help the rest of you: "Cheer up, sleepy Jean, oh what can it mean to a __ __ and a homecoming queen...?" Clue: Group is playfully named after a primate, any more and the answer will come out.
You will remember that last night I was going to the airport to pick up Blue. Well, when I got there I checked the screen above the arrival door. It showed the flight as being delayed and the arrival estimated at 10:30. It was 9:06. What? I walked over to the Air Asia office, which has a big sign reading 'On Time Guarantee'. After gathering myself back together from laughing, I asked about the flight. They figured it would be 9:45. That left me with about 30 minutes to kill in an airport that was quickly going to sleep. Shops were closing and all the T.V.s were in Thai. I accidently hit the YouTube button on my iPhone and sat and watched the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. It was hard not to laugh out loud. Now I know how to spend/waste/pass time.
Even though we were all tired by the time we got to the house, we ended up talking until about 1 in the morning. We had a fun time and completely forgot about the demands of our little buddy. Daku wakes up about every two hours and he lets us know that he's up. That means going into the bathroom and cleaning up after him and then keeping him company until he goes back to sleep. We take turns but it takes a toll on my daytime stamina. An afternoon nap would be ideal, but not always possible. Today we went to the vet and Daku got the green light to go into the yard.
Like a predator stalking it's prey, Daku approached the front lawn with a mix of caution and curious determination. I knew he'd never be able to sniff every blade of grass, but it looked like that was his goal. After a bit of that he started tasting what ever he could put in his mouth. Just like BamBam, he tried grass and leaves. Later, in the back, he went for a rock but Lisa was too quick for him. The hunt goes on.
Next week we're going on the road to see the sights. It's always curious to me how people can say one thing, do another and then double back if necessary. Our current potential driver/guide said he had a van. Today he wanted to show us his new car. A big new car. It still won't work for us and we learned that he doesn't have a van at all. Oh, he can get one. Hmm. If it doesn't work out we have a back-up plan so we're not worried. We won't be doing this until next week.
This afternoon we went down to Pai (our regular spot) and Lisa got a full massage and Blue and I got our 'feets did'. We sat and talked of many things, occasionally flinching from the pain being inflicted on our feet. The pain is then approached from different directions and it opens the flow of energy to various organs and parts of the body. When it was over we both felt revived and relaxed at the same time.
This evening we did nothing. To do this you just need something to prop the body and somewhere to gaze. A comfortable chair and someone to talk to about whatever comes to mind is a good way to do nothing. Of course the ultimate is to sit in the yard and just watch the trees grow, the pool flow and the birds as they dart in and out of the waterfall pond. Amazingly, this is not done often enough. Something to work on, livin' in Chiang Rai.
Happy Tuesday has just begun.

Peace,
Danny

"It is when you are grateful for what you have
and able to share it with others
that you are living in abundance."
~Unknown


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