Journey

Hi,

Yesterday I mentioned the wettest week in the year. I wasn't talking about rain, though we had more today and expect it all week. If you want to understand, read on.

I suppose it's good to know the oldies, even if you learn them from cartoons. Such is the case with this song. The group had a morning cartoon and one of your fellow readers knew the song from that. Hmm. This is an easy one and the next line will prove it.
"__ __ __ It's easy as, 1 2 3, As simple as, do re mi __ __ __, 1 2 3 Baby, you and me." Hint: Do you really want me to spell it out for you? One member of this group still manages to make the news from time to time.

Today we drained the pool (sob). Tomorrow the work will begin on an alternate inlet system. It seems that there is a leak in the plumbing under the pool. We keep having to add water, which throws off the chemistry of the pool, not to mention the cost of the water. The job is going to probably take about a week and then the filling will begin. It might take longer since rain has been predicted off and on this week.

So, the wet week I was referring to is the celebration of Songkran. It's the Thai New Year and it begins April 13 and goes to the 15th. Those are the official dates. The fact is, it's a week of activities and celebrations. The most glaring difference between this and other holidays is the throwing of water. It began, long ago, with flicking water on people for good luck. That has escalated to children and adults standing on the side of the road tossing buckets of water on cars and motorcyclists, pick-up trucks cruising the street doing drive-bys, and super soakers (big squirt guns) everywhere. Last year we were still at the rental house and living in a dense village. We got to see the action first hand. This year we're a little more isolated, but we're right across the river from the 'fair grounds' so we expect it to be just as active as Loy Krathong. The key is not to go out a lot, keep the windows up and be poised to hit the wipers at a moments notice.

We're still having problems with our internet service. I have been to the office twice, talked to Bangkok once and today I found out they're doing a system wide check to find out where and what the problem is. I can tell them where it is, it's here in Chiang Rai and somebody needs to climb a pole and adjust something. (Ha) That's tellin' 'em. Really, that much is obvious. I was told today that by April 5 they should know something. My new friend at CAT, Da, told me to come in on number 6 and they would make an adjustment on our bill. That seems fair. OK I'm calming down. I can still read and send email from my phone if necessary.

Once again, it's time for Happy Tuesday.

Peace,

Danny


"It is good to have an end to journey toward;
but it is the journey that matters in the end."
~Ursula K. LeGuin


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