Hi,
Our little corner of Chiang Rai was hot and sunny this morning. This afternoon it was a mix of clouds, sun, and hot. We stayed home all day but it was far from boring.
If you said "We Are The Champions" by Queen was the 'Easy Monday' song you were correct. It's 'Zany Day' time:
"I have a mansion, forget the price. Ain't never been there, they tell me it's nice. I live in hotels, tear out the walls. I have accountants pay for it all. They say I'm crazy but I have a good time. I'm just lookin' for clues at the scene of the crime. __ __ __ to me so far." Clue: The singer was once in a gang, soared with some birds, and played a lot of guitar. The song offers his perspective on how things are going. Hmm.
Wednesday is pool cleaning day. This morning things began as usual until Boot called upstairs to say that Johan was here and there was a problem. We had to have our pump repaired after the massive storm about a month ago. Now it wasn't running. Johan determined that it was a capacitor, which I know nothing about. He left and came back with a temporary solution. Meanwhile, Gary came by to give us an update on the condition of Jago, who had a run in with an aggressive dog and was recuperating. The dogs have a play-date scheduled for Friday morning.
With no morning clouds the day quickly turned into a scorcher. We just hung out in the coolness of our room. It is difficult to imagine living in a dwelling that has no insulation from the heat on a day like this, yet people do it every day. Not far from us, on the same side of the road there are shacks with tin or thatch roofs. I guess that's when you just sit under a tree and wait for evening.
Sunday there was an event here in Chiang Rai that we totally missed. It was the grand opening of the Chiang Rai United football stadium. It's just as well that I'm not that big a fan since the parking was apparently a mess. I wondered about that as we watched the place being built. Muddy fields do not make good car parks.
In this era of digital communication and mass marketing on an international scale, we sometimes forget how it touches some lives. When I was a boy there were comic books with super heroes like Superman, etc. Today there are so many super heroes that you need a data base to keep up. In Thailand the kids have grown up with a whole generation of things that fight evil. There are the everyday heroes that are humans with special powers, and then there are things that appear to be machines that change. Hmm. All of this is leading to the picture below of the throngs that turned out for super hero day at the Central Plaza. The sound of the screaming kids was deafening.
Super Hero Day
Tomorrow will be an 'adventure day'. Stay tuned.
It looks like a Wacky Wednesday.
Peace,
Danny
~Martin Palmer
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