Success

Hi,

It was a beautiful day here in Chiang Rai. Lots of blue sky, and pretty clouds. We had home improvement discussions with a contractor, Lisa reconnected with her masseuse, we got official mail, and I ran errands.

I'm a little surprised that I only heard from one of you regarding the 'Easy Monday' song. Eileen knew who and what is was even though she doesn't like the band. Now that's a good memory. Here's a little more of this fun song:
"Well the girls can't stand her 'cause she walks, looks, and drives like an ace now (you walk like and ace now, you walk like an ace). She makes the Indy 500 look like a chariot race now (you look like an ace now...) a lotta guys try to catch her but she takes them on a wild goose chase now... And she'll have __ __ __ 'til her daddy takes her T-Bird away."
Hint: Hey, I just gave you the song. What are those three little words that make up the title? It's easy and it's fun.

The other day I noticed that water had come into the bedroom where the ceiling meets the wall. Just a little, and it probably happened during some of the heavy rain. Our friends Sutheera and her husband Nukoon arranged for a contractor to come over for a look. He's coming back on Thursday to investigate. While he was here we asked about putting in a tank/pump system so we could have better, consistent water pressure. We'll do that after the repairs are made. It's nice to have friends who can help us with things like this, since language and reliability are key factors.

Lisa's favorite masseuse, Khun Joy, left the place where we met her and opened her own 'shop'. Today Lisa got a massage from Joy and it was right on time. While that was happening I got a haircut, bought a bouquet of flowers for Joy, and made a bread run. There was a hand-painted sign as you enter the street by the fruit market. It had a notice in Thai and under it, in small letters, 'Look Out'. I always do, but the new sign leads me to believe that somebody didn't.

Yesterday there was a very important looking envelope in the mailbox. It was from the government, and since Chalit was over, we had him translate the letter. It was an invitation to the presentation of the works produced at the 100 Thai Artist project that Lisa participated in a few months ago. There will be a ceremony to present the works to the new government building, followed by a dinner. This all happens on Friday afternoon and evening. Very exciting stuff.

Life continues to be an adventure for us here in Chiang Rai.

Have a Happy Tuesday.

Peace,
Danny

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position
that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which
he has overcome while trying to succeed."
~Booker T. Washington

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